REGISTER for this FREE EVENT
Join our Netivot Shalom community for our second workshop as part of our Mysteries of the Universe series made possible, in part, by a grant from Scientists in Synagogues.
Netivot Congregant, Dr. Michael Steinman (Professor of Medicine at UCSF), will discuss: “Everything you wanted to know about medications but were afraid to ask.” During this session Mike will talk about how scientists determine the benefits of medicines, common problems such as drug-drug interactions, and what you can do to maximize the benefits and minimize the harms of your medications. There will also be time for Q & A. Virtual Participation Welcome.
Register here by 12 Noon, Friday, April 28
Please Join Us In-person or Online!
9:30 – 10:00 Bagels & Shmooze
10:00 – 11:00 Everything you wanted to know about medications but were afraid to ask with Dr. Michael Steinman
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Dr. Steinman is a Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatrics at the University of California, San Francisco and the San Francisco VA Medical Center. A geriatrician-researcher, he cares for older adults in outpatient and inpatient settings and conducts research evaluating how older adults use medications, the problems that arise from medication overuse and misuse, and strategies for improving pharmaceutical care for older adults. His research is funded by the National Institutes of Health and he is co-principal investigator of the US Deprescribing Research Network, Associate Director of the UCSF Pepper Center for Aging Research, and co-chair of the American Geriatrics Society Beers Criteria of Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Older Adults.
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