Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017 – Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2017

11:30 AM – 01:00 PM
US/Central

A Conversation on Aging
presented by The Health Museum and The Women's Fund

Please RSVP by Thursday, August 17 to [email protected] or 713-623-6543.

$20 per person:

*Limited seating and lunches available at the door.
*Includes boxed lunch, drink, Museum entry and parking.

REGISTER HERE

Dr. Dyer has practiced geriatric medicine for over 20 years as a clinician, research-er, educator and administrator. Following training at Baylor College of Medicine, she joined the Baylor faculty and founded their geriatrics program at the Harris Health System and the Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute (TEAM). In 2007, she joined the UT Health faculty and founded the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Medicine. Her research and publications have been in the area of elder mistreatment and interprofessional geriatric teams. She was a delegate to the 2005 White House Conference on Aging and twice provided testimony to the U.S. Senate on behalf of vulnerable elders. In 2007, she joined the UT Health faculty as Professor of Medicine. From 2011 to 2016, she served as Chief of Staff for LBJ Hospital and UTHealth Associate Dean of Harris County Programs. She is currently board certified in Geriatric Medicine and serves as the Executive Director of the UT Health Consortium on Aging and Special Assistant to the President.