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DESCRIPTION: \n\n5858 Côte-des-Neiges Road\, 3rd Floor\, Montreal\, QC \n\n
 The 91ºÚÁÏÍø Department of Family Medicine and the St. James Lite
 rary Society are pleased to present:\n\nDR HIRSH ROSENFELD ANNUAL DISTINGU
 ISHED PUBLIC LECTURE IN FAMILY MEDICINE\n\n'Old Age Ain't for Sissies: How
  to Live to 120'\n\nDr. A. Mark Clarfield\, Director of Medical School of 
 International Health and Director of Global Health\, Ben-Gurion University
  of the Negev\n\n \n\nThis talk will explore the fascinating biology of ag
 ing and why this is so challenging in our present day and age. From the st
 arting point of genetics\, Dr. Clarfield will explain why we get old (usua
 lly) but\, more importantly\, why and how we cannot last forever despite t
 he advances in modern day medicine. He will also give some basic advice on
  how we can increase the likelihood of living and enjoying a relatively he
 althy and happy old age.\n\nDr. A. Mark Clarfield was brought up and educa
 ted in Toronto\, receiving his MD from the University of Toronto in 1975. 
 He went on to specialize first in Family Medicine\, then\, Community Medic
 ine and Public Health and\, finally\, in Geriatrics. Together with his wif
 e\, Dr. Ora Paltiel who is also a physician\, they moved to Montreal where
  he was with the Faculty of Medicine at 91ºÚÁÏÍø from 1978 -1992.
  During that period\, Dr. Clarfield was Chief of Geriatrics at the Sir Mor
 timer B. Davis – Jewish General Hospital\, as well as head of the 91ºÚÁÏÍø U
 niversity Division of Geriatric Medicine. He was the Assistant Dean of Stu
 dents at the Faculty from 1989-92 and reached the rank of Professor. He ma
 intains his adjunct professor appointment at 91ºÚÁÏÍø.\n\nIn 1992
 \, he moved to Israel and from 1994-2001\, he was Head of the Division of 
 Geriatrics at the Ministry of Health in Jerusalem. Shortly thereafter he w
 as appointed Head of Geriatrics at the Soroka Hospital and the Sidonie Hec
 ht Professor of Geriatrics at Ben-Gurion University in Beer-sheva\, where 
 he now works. In 2009\, he was appointed head of BGU's Medical School for 
 International Health and he is also the medical consultant to Eshel in Jer
 usalem.\n\nDr. Clarfield's research interests include Alzheimer disease an
 d the related dementias\, the organization of health care services\, medic
 al history and ethics. \n\n \n\nTuesday\, May 29\, 2018\, 7 pm\n	*Free admi
 ssion - open to the general public*\n\n\n	91ºÚÁÏÍø Dept. of Family Medicine (
 Rooms 4 & 5)\n	5858 chemin de la Cote-des-Neiges\, 3rd floor\n\n'Old Age Ai
 n't for Sissies: How to Live to 120'\n\n\n	 \n
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SUMMARY:Public Lecture - Dr. Hirsh Rosenfeld Annual Distinguished Public Le
 cture in Family Medicine - with guest speaker Dr. A. Mark Clarfield 
URL:/familymed/channels/event/public-lecture-dr-hirsh-
 rosenfeld-annual-distinguished-public-lecture-family-medicine-guest-speake
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