Conference has tips for optimal aging

National and local experts will discuss new approaches for everyday and proactive aging at Grand Valley State University’s Sixth Annual Art and Science of Aging Multidisciplinary Conference. The theme for the 2011 conference is Optimal Aging: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow.

The conference will open with a presentation by Dr. Larry Lawhorne, director of Geriatrics at the Wright State Boonhof School of Medicine and former director of the MSU-based Geriatric Education Center of Michigan. His lecture is titled, “The Modern Fountain of Youth: An Ecology of Optimal Aging.”

Art & Science of Aging Conference
Friday, February 11
8:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos Center, GVSU Pew Grand Rapids Campus

Lawhorne’s presentation begins at 9 a.m. Morning and afternoon break-out sessions will cover a wide range of topics including the benefits of exercise, healthy eating, prescription purchasing practices, picking a retirement community, and more. A closing panel session features older adults sharing stories of life-changing choices they have made.

Another recurring feature of the conference is the presentations of Grand Valley student research on aging, in a poster format, which allows attendees to engage the students in discussions of their research. 

For questions about the conference call (616) 331-6641 or e-mail [email protected].