Dr. Richard Lindsay The Golden Opportunity: Aging Well
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(JILL) Cresent Halls Nursing Clinic ------------------------------------------------------------------------ About the speaker Dr. Lindsay served as Head of the Division of Geriatrics at U.Va. for over twenty years and is currently the Chairman of the Commonwealth Council on Aging. He was selected as one of the first seven Geriatric Medicine Academic Awardees by the National Institute of Aging and developed the geriatric curriculum, fellowship training program and continuing education program in geriatrics. He is a past President of the American Geriatrics Society and past Chairman of its Board of Directors. He served as a member of the former Governor’s Advisory Board on Aging for the Commonwealth Virginia under 5 Governors and as its Chairman under Governor Allen. A recipient of numerous honors and teaching awards, Dr. Lindsay continues to be involved in the teaching of geriatrics to medical students and residents. He is also a sought after speaker and expert on aging issues at the national level. He has testified before the United States Senate on aging issues and the problems of shortages of care providers. Dr. Lindsay recently participated in a national TV course on caregiving and has co-hosted a TV series on aging for WVPT. This past summer, Dr. Lindsay was appointed by Governor Warner to represent Virginia at the upcoming White House Conference on Aging. The White House Conference on Aging occurs only once a decade and delegates provide aging policy recommendations to the President and Congress. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Speaker News Read about this speaker in the news View news stories about topics related to this speaker's research and teaching |