May 7, 2020

Council on Aging to host COVID-19 information webinar on "Opening up for Ages 65+" today

Vanderbilt University Medical Center’s Arie Nettles, PhD, and James Powers, MD, will join with Grace Smith, executive director of the Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee, for a webinar about concerns and best practices for people aged 65 and older as Nashville prepares to reopen.

The webinar, "Opening up for Ages 65+," is part of a series designed to answer questions so the public can have confidence about the guidelines and their role in both personal and city safety. The webinar is hosted by Michael Caldwell, MD, director of Public Health, with remarks from Alex Jahangir, MD, chair of the COVID-19 Task Force.

Nettles, associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics, director of the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity and chair of the Statewide Planning and Policy Council for the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, is positioned to talk about psychosocial issues and aging and how ageism could impact life during re-entry and post pandemic.

James Powers, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, will talk about health risks with the novel coronavirus and how to insulate against infection while being active and healthy.

Anyone interested in looking through the lenses of the older adult who wants to secure a sense of purpose, resiliency and value is welcome to join the webinar. The discussion will contribute to thoughtful healthy behaviors and positive change to social determinants across settings.

Details and sign up:

  • Opening up for Ages 65+ will be held Thursday, May 7, from 3-4:30 p.m.
  • Welcome: Michael Caldwell, MD, director of Public Health
  • Nuts and Bolts of Operating in the Age of Coronavirus: Alex Jahangir, MD, chair of the COVID-19 Task Force
  • What do the Next Steps Look Like for 65+: Grace Smith, executive director for the Council on Aging of Middle Tennessee
  • Peer to Peer: James Powers, MD, Division of Geriatric Medicine at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
  • Arie Nettles, PhD, associate professor of Clinical Pediatrics, director of the Office of Inclusion and Health Equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and chair of the Statewide Planning and Policy Council for the Tennessee Department of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Questions and answer: Everyone

Sign up: https://nashville.webex.com/nashville/onstage/g.php?MTID=e69a20e786da0989e0222559546701be4