UVA_HRHealthy Brain Aging: What You Can Do to Reduce Your Risk for Dementia
Learn what you and your primary care team can do to reduce your risk of dementia
Join UVA Associate Professor Dr. Heather Ferris, MD, PhD for this Hoos Well reward-eligible webinar. You'll learn to recognize your risk factors for developing dementia and learn what you and your primary care team can do to reduce your risk of dementia. Presented by Hoos Well and UVA FEAP as part of Thrive Together, a monthly series of reward-eligible webinars designed to enhance mental health and social & emotional well-being in the UVA community.
Learning Objectives
- Recognize your risk factors for developing dementia
- Understand changes you can make on your own to reduce your risk of dementia
- Learn ways your primary care team can help you to reduce your risk for dementia
About Your Presenter
Dr. Heather Ferris, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism at UVA. She founded the Geriatric Diabetes Clinic where she cares for adults over the age of 65 with diabetes. In addition, she works with people with early stages of dementia to use lifestyle and medical interventions to slow cognitive decline. She also runs a basic science laboratory that studies how obesity and diabetes contribute to dementia.
