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UBC Healthy Aging Research Seminar: New Uses for Bedside Ultrasound in the Older Adult Patient

September 21, 2022, 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 2022
2:00PM – 3:00 PM
ZOOM MEETING & IN-PERSON (RUDY NORTH LECTURE THEATRE, DJAVAD MOWAFGHIAN CENTRE FOR BRAIN HEALTH)

Dr. Michael Kobor, the Edwin S.H. Leong UBC Chair in Healthy Aging – A UBC President’s Excellence Chair, will provide a welcome and introduction to the new Edwin S.H. Leong Healthy Aging Program.

Following this, Dr. Kenneth Madden, Professor in the Division of Geriatrics in the Department of Medicine at UBC will present on “New uses for bedside ultrasound in the older adult patient”. This presentation will describe some of the latest research done by the Gerontology and Diabetes Research Laboratory (GDRL) on establishing point-of-care ultrasound as a technique useful in answering specific clinical questions at the bedside of an older adult patient.

Learning Objectives

  1. To recognize the increasing importance of bedside ultrasound in both medicine in general and in care for older adults specifically.

  2. To be able to describe newer uses and limitations for this technology in common issues seen in this population, such as sarcopenia, frailty and diabetes.

We invite you to join in person if possible to get to know others at UBC doing work related to healthy aging. Snacks and refreshments will be provided. For those who can’t attend in person, there is also an option to join via Zoom

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Data Science and Health

10th Floor, Diamond Health Care Centre, 2775 Laurel Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V5Z 1M9

Research Excellence Clusters at UBC Vancouver is a joint initiative of the Provost and Vice-President, Academic, UBC Vancouver and the Vice-President, Research and Innovation. Funding support for the clusters is provided by Academic Excellence Funds – UBC Vancouver.

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