Aging Matters

Conversation w/ Celina Gorre, Chief Executive Officer, WomenHeart: National Coalition for Women with Heart Disease, about risk factors, common symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of cardiovascular disease in women; also, rehabilitation and prevention.

Conversation w/ Deborah Lewis, MBA, CPA, Professional Certified Financial Planner, about retirement planning steps and stages, mistakes to avoid, and follow-up after retirement to ensure financial stability.

Conversation w/ Rachel Coates, MA, Bureau Director, Arlington County Aging and Disabilities Services, and Helen King, MSW, Director, Arlington Agency on Aging, about community Area Agencies on Aging, programs/services for older adults/caregivers, and Arlington’s Agency on Aging program offerings.

Conversation w/ Susan Ryan, CEO, The Green House Project, about current nursing home care,resident quality of life, and how the Green House Project differs from the traditional nursing home model.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Michelle Sosa, LCSW, Kinship Navigation and Outreach Coordinator, Arlington County Department of Human Services, about circumstances requiring kinship care, placement arrangements, caregiver rights and responsibilities, and community resources.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Shira Lotzar, Chief Engagement Officer, Purposeful Hire, and Co-Founder, Boomerworks.org, about the current status of older workers in the workplace, exploring alternative employment, and how to effectively achieve employment goals.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Priyanka Kanth, MD, Gastroenterologist and Director, Gastrointestinal Cancer Prevention Program, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital, about signs and symptoms, risk factors, diagnostic screening, and treatment for colorectal cancer, and lifestyle changes to reduce risk

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Peter Karacki, MD, Hospitalist, Virginia Hospital Center Physician Group, about hospital medicine and how hospitalists provide and coordinate comprehensive medical care of hospitalized patients.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Tania Bougebrayel Cohn, Community Engagement and Resilience Manager, Arlington County Department of Public Safety Communications and Emergency Management, about preparation for disasters and emergencies, and Arlington Emergency Management programs, services, and resources.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Jelena Kecmanovic, PhD, Clinical Psychologist/Founding Director, Arlington/DC Behavior Therapy Institute, about holiday blues among older adults and ways families can support them during the holidays.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Maestro Thomas Colohan, Artistic Director and Conductor, Washington Master Chorale about history and origins of traditional and modern Christmas carols and favorite holiday songs sung most often.

Conversation w/ Amy Bernstein, Au. D., FAAA, Audiologist, Lesner Hearing Center and Bonnie O’Leary, Certified Peer Mentor and Outreach Manager, Northern Virginia Resource Center for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Persons, talk about benefits/limitations of wearing hearing aids, and pros and cons of OTC and prescription hearing aids.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Sara Pappa, PhD, Coordinator, Northern Virginia Falls Prevention Alliance, Marymount University, and Jade Bender-Burnett, PT DPT NCS, Lecturer, Marymount University Malek School of Health Professions, about causes/risks of falls and falls prevention programs.

Conversation with Michelle Thomas, Coordinator, VA Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program (VICAP) and Mary Beth Donahue, President/CEO, Better Medicare Alliance, about Medicare basics, enrollment, VICAP services, and types of Medicare Advantage Plans.

Conversation w. Ricki Fairley, triple negative breast cancer survivor and Co-Founder/CEO, TOUCH, The Black Breast Cancer Alliance (BBCA), about risk factors, symptoms, types, diagnosis/treatment of Black breast cancer, and TOUCH BBCA activities and programs.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Eric Anderson, MD, Director, Interventional Pulmonology, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital and Professor, Clinical Medicine, Georgetown University, about lung cancer, including risk factors, diagnosis, treatment and prevention.

Conversation with Dr. Yabo Beysolow, MD MPH, Owner, YB Consultants, and Technical Consultant on Immunizations and Vaccines, about COVID-19 vaccine updates, other vaccines older adults need, and racial and ethnic disparities related to getting vaccines.

Conversation w/ Kirstan Fuller, Social Innovation Manager, Seabury Resources for Aging, about consequences of social stigma and prejudice against LGBTQ older adults, problems seeking services and housing, and resources to help live long and healthy lives.

Conversation w/ Christine Dolan, MBA, Daily Money Manager, C. Dolan & Associates, about hiring and working with a daily money manager and services provided.

Conversation w/ Sal Selvaggio, DDS, Primary Dental Care Provider, Washington, DC, about dental health conditions, dental insurance, and preventive oral health care.

In this CLASSIC Aging Matters episode, host Cheryl Beversdorf talks with Rohit Satoskar, MD, Director, Medical Services, MedStar Georgetown Transplant Institute, and Medical Director, Liver Transplantation, about liver diseases and liver transplant process.

Conversation w/ Matt de Ferranti, JD, Arlington County Board member, about Arlington’s aging population, their needs for affordable housing, and how the County’s Missing Middle Housing Study will impact this population.

Conversation w/ Elizabeth Landsverk, MD, Geriatrician and Author of “Living in the Moment: Overcoming Challenges and Finding Moments of Joy in Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias,” about steps family members need to take regarding care when a loved one is diagnosed with dementia and how to provide best quality of life as the disease progresses.

Conversation w/ Lindsey Vajpeyi, Director, Early Stage Programs, Insight Memory Care Center, about dementia types, signs and symptoms, diagnosis, and community resources for individuals diagnosed with dementia and their families.

Conversation w/ Mike Studer, DPT, Clinical Specialist, Neurologic Physical Therapy, about exercise and physical activity benefits for older adults, why geriAthletics is becoming popular, and how to participate.