Aging Matters

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.