Honest Aging: what we gain with age with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig
Tue, Apr 11
|Virtual Event
Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, a trailblazer in transforming the way we approach aging individually and as a society.
Time & Location
Apr 11, 2023, 7:00 PM
Virtual Event
About the event
Dr. Mia talks with Dr. Rosanne Leipzig, a trailblazer in transforming the way we approach aging individually and as a society. In her 40+ year career, she has treated thousands of patients and trained hundreds of doctors and practitioners in all specialties of medicine. She is the Gerald and May Ellen Ritter Professor and Vice Chair, Emerita of the Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. We talked about her new book, Honest Aging: An Insider’s Guide to the Second Half of Life. * Rosanne's inspiration for writing the book * Ageism, both external and internal * What is normal as we age and how to talk to loved ones about it * How old is too old to hold public office * Sex! No, older adults don't just stop having sex when they get to a certain age You can purchase Honest Aging book from the publisher, on GoodReads, Bookshop, and Amazon.
Transcripts on www.miayangmd.com. Email: ask@miayangmd.com Opinions expressed are exclusive of Dr. Mia Yang and not reflective of her or guest speaker's employers or funders.