Healthy Brain Aging: What You Can Do to Reduce Your Risk for Dementia
Join this Hoos Well reward-eligible webinar 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. Part of UVA FEAP and Hoos Well’s "Thrive Together" series of monthly reward-eligible webinars on enhancing mental health and social & emotional well-being.
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.