Via Livestream
Protect, Prevent, Progress
Aging and Immunity, Disease Prevention, Behavior and Cognition
Join the University of Arizona Arthritis Center for enlightening presentations highlighting the latest discoveries in immunity, disease prevention and cognitive and behavioral research on the pathway to healthy aging.
Program Agenda
Saturday, May 21, 2022
9:00 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
Via Livestream
9:00 a.m.
Welcome and Introductions
C. Kent Kwoh, MD
Director, the University of Arizona Arthritis Center
Chief, Division of Rheumatology, UArizona Department of Medicine
Professor of Medicine and Medical Imaging, UArizona College of Medicine – Tucson
The Charles A. L. and Suzanne M. Stephens Endowed Chair in Rheumatology
9:05 a.m. - 9:35 a.m.
T'ai Chi: Health, Healing and Eternal Spring
Edna Silva, RN
Co-founder, The Heart Series
Founder, the Center for Wu Style T'ai Chi Chuan
9:35 a.m. - 10:35 a.m.
Exercise Prescription for Arthritis and Healthy Aging
Mike Siemens, MS
Clinical Director of Exercise Physiology, Canyon Ranch Wellness Resort - Tucson
10:45 a.m. - 12:45 p.m.
The Eva M. Holtby Endowed Keynote Presentation
Protect, Prevent, Progress:
Aging and Immunity, Disease Prevention, Behavior and Cognition
Janko Nikolich-Zugich, MD, PhD
Mindy Fain, MD
Kathleen Insel, PhD, RN, MSN
12:45 p.m. Closing