WHAT’S UP DOC? RELEVANT MEDICAL ISSUES FOR 55+

COURSE LEADERS: Dr. Woody Emlen, George Ho

MEETS: 6 Wednesdays TIME: 10:00am - 12:00pm

DATES COURSE MEETS: 3/4, 3/18, 3/25, 4/1, 4/8, 4/22

PRICE: $50.00

LOCATION: 8081 E. Orchard Rd., Greenwood Village, CO 80111 Map

TYPE: Lecture,Q&A

CATEGORY: SCIENCE / TECHNOLOGY & MEDICINE

NOTE:

Speakers: Various physicians

DESCRIPTION:

Hear from a different physician specialist each week to explore the effects of aging on the body and for an overview of medical issues relevant to our population. Areas to be covered this semester include: General Geriatric medical
issues, Arthritis, Psychiatry, Dermatology, Cardiology/Exercise, and Ophthalmology. This course is not intended to address individuals’ medical problems or provide specific medical advice, but to cover relevant, interesting and timely topics in the medical field.

Speakers are practicing physicians from the greater Denver area and include Dr. John Scott, Geriatrics; Dr. Meg Lemon, Dermatology; Dr. Joel Goldsmith, Ophthalmology; Dr. Alan Fieger, Psychiatry; Dr. Bob Contiguglia, Nephrology; and Dr. Michael Schiff, Arthritis.

COURSE LEADER:
Dr. Woody Emlen

Dr. Woody Emlen is a graduate of Stanford University and the University of California (San Diego) School of Medicine. He was Professor of Medicine and Immunology at the University of Washington and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center for almost 20 years, where his practice was in Internal Medicine and Rheumatology (Arthritis) and his research focused on inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. In the late 1990s, Dr. Emlen left academic medicine to pursue a career in biotechnology, serving as Vice President of Scientific Affairs for Palo Alto-based InterMune Pharmaceuticals. In 2004 he co-founded his own Denver-based biotechnology company, Taligen Therapeutics, serving as CEO until the Company’s acquisition in 2011. He currently is retired from medicine but serves on the Boards of several early-stage Biotechnology companies.

COURSE LEADER:
George Ho

In order to stay engaged in lifelong learning, Dr. George Ho, discovered the Academy through its writing courses during the Spring term 2010. For 40-plus years, he worked in Rheumatology with an additional subspecialty interest and training in Hospice and Palliative Medicine. Now retired, he welcomes the opportunity to apply that professional knowledge, experience and talent to helping members of the Academy navigate the health care system through information and self-exploration. Since 2011, he has facilitated the Academy course entitled Making and Sharing Sound End-of-Life Choices which he will continue to provide as long as the demand exists.