Linda Fried to Visit Scranton as Keynote speaker at The University of Scranton/TCMC 2013 Northeastern Pennsylvania Conference on Aging
Dr. Fried is a recognized leader in the fields of epidemiology and geriatrics. She has dedicated her career to the science of healthy aging, particularly the prevention of frailty and disability whose innovative approaches to healthy aging benefit our rapidly aging society. Her recommendations include the design of a range of health-promoting activities and an expanded roles for older adults that solve major societal needs.
Dr. Fried co-founded Experience Corps, a community-based senior volunteer program designed to support the academic success of children, while also serving as a health promotion program for older adults. Her scientific career has defined the phenotype of frailty as a new clinical syndrome, provided evidence as to its causes and identified opportunities for prevention. Her research has also identified approaches to prevent cardiovascular disease and the loss of independence with aging, a key factor to healthy aging.
Dr. Fried is the recipient of numerous honors and awards, including the APHA Archstone Award, the U.S. National Bridge Builders Award, the Maxwell Pollock Award of the Gerontological Society of America, and has been named a “Living Legend in Medicine” by the U.S. Congress. Dr. Fried is an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences' Institute of Medicine and of the Association of American Physicians where she serves on the governing Council. She is a member of the World Economic Forum Global Agenda Council and Council on an Aging World, and of the MacArthur Network on an Aging Society.
Conference co-chair Herbert Hauser, Ph.D., research scientist at The University of Scranton said that the entire conference planning committee is extremely excited about Dr. Fried’s visit to the region and the conference.
“I cannot express how happy I am that Dr. Fried accepted our invitation to be the keynote speaker at the conference,” said Dr. Hauser. “With her immense experience in the field of aging, Dr. Fried brings a great deal of expertise and credibility to the conference and the region.”
The Third Annual University of Scranton/TCMC 2013 Northeastern Pennsylvania Conference is scheduled for Thursday, April 11, at The University of Scranton. The conference provides a forum that educates practitioners, providers, academics, economists and the community with numerous and diverse presentations. This diverse group of academics and industry professionals promotes the view that healthy aging results from an integrated approach to caring for elders. The focus of this conference is to provide an opportunity to learn about best practices, new research findings and how our changing economy will affect healthy aging in NEPA. This forum provides the participants with an ability to interface academic findings with practical applications, and more importantly facilitates collaboration between practitioners, health care institutions and academic centers. The conference also provides a platform from which information is disseminated to all concerned with healthy aging.
In addition to The University of Scranton and TCMC, the conference is a collaboration between Johnson College, Keystone College, Lackawanna College, Marywood University and Penn State Worthington. Sponsors are Affinity LTC, Allied Services, Blue Cross of Northeastern Pennsylvania, Lackawanna College, Marywood University, Penn State Worthington Scranton, and United Way of Lackawanna and Wayne Counties.
Conference registration fees vary.
For additional information or to register, visit www.scranton.edu/academics/cas/aging-conference, or call Sufyan Mohammed, Ph.D., assistant professor of communication, or Jack Strain, faculty specialist for communication, at 941-6332.
