NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer's Center announces its January 2017 Guest Lecture Series presentation: “The Role of Lifecourse Risk Factors, Ethnoracial Disparities and Diabetes on Dementia Risk,” presented by Dr. Rachel Whitmer, Senior Scientist, Kaiser Permanente Division of Research, Associate Professor, Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California San Francisco.
The presentations will be held Tuesday, Jan. 24, from 8:15 - 9:15 am at Light Hall, Room 208, at Vanderbilt University. Refreshments will be served.
For more information about the VMAC Lecture Series, please contact Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center Guest Lecture Coordinator, Claudia Chin at 615-322-8676 or vmac@vanderbilt.edu.
The Vanderbilt Memory & Alzheimer’s Center Lecture Series is now offering CME for physician attendees and APA CE credit for psychologist attendees.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 1 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)TM. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
It is the policy of the ACCME and Vanderbilt University School of Medicine to require disclosure of financial relationships from individuals in a position to control the content of a CME activity; to identify and resolve conflicts of interest related to those relationships; and to make disclosure information available to the audience prior to the CME activity. Presenters are required to disclose discussions of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentations.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. Vanderbilt University School of Medicine maintains responsibility for this program and its content.
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine designates this educational activity for 1 CE credit toward the continuing education for psychologists.
About the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance
Founded in 1999, the Alliance bridges the institutions of Meharry Medical College and Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Its mission is to enrich learning and advance clinical research in three primary areas -- community engagement, interprofessional education and research -- by developing and supporting mutually beneficial partnerships between Meharry Medical College, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and the communities they serve. Through community engagement, the Alliance serves a large community of stakeholders including surrounding universities and colleges, community organizations, faith-based outlets and community health centers. Its interprofessional education enhances students' interdisciplinary understanding and improves patient outcomes through integrated care. The research conducted provides access to experienced grant writers and materials supporting the grant application process and facilitates grant-writing workshops.
