Reynolds Project Events
Educational events and lectures for professionals, students and the public are presented by specialists in geriatrics from TTUHSC to facilitate discussion and collaborative learning.
Reynolds Geriatric Teaching Series
The geriatric teaching series is open to professionals and students. It is a great forum
for conversation and collaboration in geriatric issues.
| July 8, 2008 "Assessing the Dementias" featuring Randolph Schiffer, MD, Chair, Neurology. |
| Aug. 12, 2008, "Carcinoma of the Prostate" featuring Bernhard T. Mittenmeyer, MD, Professor of Urology |
| Sept. 9, 2008, "The Aging Lung" featuring Raed Alalawi, MD, Assistant Professor, Internal Medicine |
| Oct. 14, 2008 "Assessing Older Adults" featuring Lynn Bickley, MD, Associate Dean of Curriculum and Fiona Prabhu, MD, Associate Professor, Family Medicine |
| Nov. 11, 2008, "Does Every Prolapse Need to be Fixed?" featuring Cornelia DeRiese, MD, Obstetrics & Gynecology |
| Dec. 9, 2008, "Trauma in the Elderly" featuring Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgery |
| Jan. 13, 2009, "Geriatric Incontinence" featuring Fiona Prabhu, MD and Andrew Dentino, MD, Family Medicine |
| Feb. 10, 2009, "Foot Problems in the Elderly" featuring J. Speight Grimes, MD, Orthopaedic Surgery |
| Mar. 10, 2009, "Osteoporosis Care in Elderly Men" featuring Neha Mittal, MD, Internal Medicine |
| Apr. 14, 2009, "Roundtable Panel: End-of-Life Discussions" featuring Andrew Dentino, MD, Chief, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine |
| May. 12, 2009, "Geriatric Patients with Aphasia" featuring Melinda Corwin, PhD, Assistant Professor, Speech Language & Hearing Sciences |
| June 9, 2009, "Geriatrics Program Evaluation" featuring Betsy G. Jones, EdD, Family Medicine |
| July 14, 2009, "Male Menopause" featuring Bernard Mittemeyer, MD, Professor, Urology |
| August 11, 2009, "Neuropsychologic Testing in the Elderly" featuring Valerie Hobson, Graduate Assistant, Neurology |
| September 8, 2009, "Geriatric Eye Topics" featuring Kelly Mitchell, MD, Assistant Professor, Ophthalmology |
| October 13, 2009, "Artificial Nutrition & Hydration" featuring Tommie Farrell, MD, Associate Professor, Family Medicine |
| November 10, 2009, "Hypertension in the Frail Elderly" featuring Rebecca Sleeper-Irons, PharmD, Associate Professor, School of Pharmacy-Geriatrics Division |
| December 8, 2009, "Medical Management of the Perioperative Patient" featuring Sharmila Dissanaike, MD, Assistant Professor, Surgery |
All lectures are 12:15-1:00 p.m. and are located in TTUHSC ACB 110 or 120
Print version of lecture schedule.
FM - IM Lecture Topics 2003-present.
Healthy Aging Lecture Series
Featured monthly in Lubbock from September to May, the community is invited to participate in
the free lectures at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Room ACB 100,
from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. Click here for Parking Map.
During each lecture, coffee, tea and cookies are provided. The 2008-2009 schedule is below:
| Sept. 24, 2008 "Alzheimer's Disease: Research Update & New Treatment Option" featuring Paula Grammas, Ph.D. |
| Oct. 22, 2008 "Breast Cancer - What You Need To Know About Your Risk and How To Prevent It" featuring Sharmila Dissanaike, M.D. |
| Nov. 19, 2008 "Advanced Directive From a Clinical Standpoint" featuring Andrew Neal Dentino, M.D. |
| Jan. 28, 2009 "Balance and Gait" featuring Kerry Gilbert, Sc.D. |
| Feb. 25, 2009 "Diet and Obesity in Elderly" featuring TBD |
| Mar. 25, 2009 "Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease" featuring TBD |
| Apr. 22, 2009 "Pain in Elderly" featuring TBD |
| May 27, 2009 "Accessing Health Information on the Internet" featutring TBD |