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1

Gray Divorce w/ Nicole Rochester, MD, and Betsy Pake 10/13/26

2

Physician/Patient Communication w/ Neil Farber, MD, Internal Medicine (retired) and Author 10/6/26

3

Election 2026: Why It Matters w/ Greg Ferro, EdD, U.S. History Lecturer 9/29/26

4

Sense of Smell and Aging w/ Todd Spock, MD, Otolaryngologist and Rhinologist 9/22/26

5

Climate Change and Older Adults w/ Aaron Guest, PhD, Gerontologist, Arizona State University 9/15/26

6

Hearing Loss w/ Robert (Bob) Keefer, PhD, Author. Hear Better, Live Longer 9/8/26

7

Falls Prevention Awareness w/ Emily Nabors, MS, National Council on Aging, 9/1/26

8

GLP-1 Medications w/ Neil Caporaso, MD, Emeritus Professor in Public Health, 8/25/26

9

Advance Care Planning w/ Aaron Zajdel, LCSW, Care Connections Manager, Goodwin Living 8/18/26

10

Senior Centers w/ Dianne Stone, National Council on Aging, 8/11/26

11

Village Movement w/ Barbara Sullivan and Wendy Zenker 8/4/26

12

Home Medical Products and Equipment w/ Ashley Plauche, American Association for Homecare 7/28/26

13

Opioid Use w/ Elana Kieffer Blass, MBA, Gerontological Society of America 7/21/26

14

Diabetes w/ Jacinda Shapiro, RN BSN, Certified Diabetes Care & Education Specialist 7/14/26

15

Genetics and Aging w/ Sharon Terry, CEO, Genetic Alliance 7/7/26

16

Nursing Home Models w/ Charlie Sabatino, JD, independent consultant on aging and law 6/30/26

17

Reverse Mortgage w/ Steve Irwin, National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association 6/23/26

18

Driver Safety w/ Kurt E. Gray, Principal, KEG Consulting, LLC Driver Safety Services 6/16/26

19

Aging in Place: Home Modifications w/ Louis Tenenbaum, HomesRenewed Ventures, LLC 6/9/26

20

Carotid Artery Disease w/ Charanjit Khurana, MD, Interventional Cardiologist 6/2/26

21

Benefits Programs for Older Adults w/ Jen Teague, National Council on Aging 5/26/2026

22

Medical Cannabis w/ Leah Sera, PharmD, MA, BCPS, Univ of MD School of Pharmacy 5/19/26

23

Parkinson’s Disease w/ John Lehr, President/CEO, Parkinson’s Foundation 5/12/26

24

Gerontological Occupational Therapy w/ Carol Siebert, OTD, FAOTA, The Home Remedy 5/5/26

25

Zen Caregiving w/ Roy Remer, Executive Director, Zen Caregiving Project and Author 4/28/26

26

Bladder Health w/ Aleece Fosnight, MSPAS, Medical Adviser, Aeroflow Urology 4/21/26

27

Kinship Caregiving and Grandfamilies w/ Donna Butts, Senior Fellow, Generations United 4/14/26

28

Advanced Illness/End-of-Life Care w/ Andrew Molosky and Franklin Guerrero, Chapters Health Systems 4/7/26

29

Long-Term Care Insurance w/ Natalie Vayo, CEO, Family Solutions for Care 3/31/26

30

Money Management w/ Kay Bransford, Professional Financial Advocate & Fiduciary 3/24/26

31

“Silver Screamers” documentary w/ Sean Cisterna, Canadian film director and producer 3/17/26

32

Healthcare Advocacy w/ Nicole Rochester, MD, Professional Health Advocate 3/10/26

33

End-of-Life Doulas w/ Jane Euler, MS, Cofounder & Lead Doula, Present for You LLC 3/3/26

34

Aging and Employment Recruitment w/ Hope Johnson, President & CEO, Pyramind LLC 2/24/26

35

Social Security w/ Walter Gottlieb, National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare 2/17/26

36

Heart Health w/ Ruth Lindquist, PhD, RN, Professor Emeritus, Univ. of Minn. Sch. of Nursing. 2/10/26

37

Vision Impairment w/ Stephanie Welch-Grenier, PhD, Nat’l Rsch & Trng Ctr on Blindness & Low Vision 2/3/26

38

Retirement Planning w/ Deborah Lewis, MBA, CPA, Certified Financial Planner, 1/27/26

39

Geriatric Physical Therapy w/Cathy Ciolek, PT, DPT, President, APTA Geriatrics 1/20/26

40

Tax Preparation w/ Nancye Lewis, tax preparer, Thurston CPA 1/13/26

41

Aging and Brain Health w/ Catherine Diaz-Asper, PhD, Center for Optimal Aging, Marymount University 1/6/26

42

Peripheral Artery Disease (PAD) w/ Stephanie Forster & Sarah Nicodemus, Cardiopulmonary Rehab, VHC Health 12/30/25

43

Visit with Santa Claus, North Pole 12/23/25

44

Intuitive Eating w/ Elana Sullivan, MS, RD, Registered Dietitian, Arlington, VA Agency on Aging 12/16/25

45

Emergency Management Planning w/ Jason Elmore, EPIO, CPC-PIO, VA Department of Emergency Management 12/9/25

46

The Supreme Court of the United States w/ Greg Ferro, EdD, U.S. History Educator and Lecturer 12/2/25

47

Palliative Care and Hospice Care w/ Joan Carpenter, PhD, CRNP, Associate Professor, Univ of MD School of Nursing 11/25/25

48

Vaccines and Immunizations w/ Michelle Fiscus, MD, FAAP, Association of Immunization Managers 11/18/25

49

Medicare Update w/ Michelle Thomas, MPA, Virginia Insurance Counseling and Assistance Program 11/11/25

50

Atrial Fibrillation – Knowing the Basics w/ Omair Yousuf, MD, Cardiac Electrophysiologist 11/4/25

51

Osteoarthritis and Low Dose Radiation Therapy (LDRT) w/ Robert Hong, MD, Radiation Oncologist 10/28/25

52

Suicide Awareness and Prevention w/ Jill Harkavy-Friedman, PhD, American Foundation for Suicide Prevention 10/21/25

53

Funeral Planning w/ Sara Williams, President, Funeral Consumers Alliance 10/14/25

54

Mental Health Disorders w/ Nicholas Schor, MD, Geriatric Psychiatrist 10/7/25

55

Estate Sales - Company Services and Shopping Tips w/ Daniel Sanders, President/CEO, Four Sales, Ltd. 9/30/25

56

Medicine Use w/ Kathy Cameron, BS Pharm, MPH, Pharmacist and Healthy Aging Consultant 9/23/25

57

Moving and Senior Move Managers w/ Jennifer Pickett, National Association of Senior & Specialty Move Managers 9/16/25

58

Creative Writing w/ Katherine Schweit, JD, Author, Attorney, Former Senior FBI Official 9/9/25

59

Falls Prevention w/ Sara Pappa, PhD, MCHES, Director, Northern Virginia Falls Prevention Alliance 9/2/25

60

Relocation Decisions w/ Cathi Coridan, MA, Serving Seniors Real Estate Mastermind & Referral Network 8/26/25

61

Adult Caregiving and Employer Support w/ Terry Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Ken Dychtwald, PhD 8/19/25

62

Aging in Place Housing Options w/ Michael Bouchard, Management Consultant 8/12/25

63

LGBTQ+ Aging w/ Sophia Ross and Sherrill Wayland, MSW 8/5/25

64

Hearing Loss w/ David Jara, Au. D., Clinical Audiologist 7/29/25

65

Military and Veteran Caregiving w/ Elizabeth Field and Pattie Cullum 7/22/25

66

Guardianship and Conservatorship w/ Erica Wood, JD, Consultant on Law and Aging 7/15/25

67

Library Resources w/ Suzanne Lapierre, Fairfax County VA Public Library 7/8/25

68

Life Settlements w/ Rob Haynie, Managing Director, Life Insurance Settlements, Inc. 7/1/25

69

Financial Planning w/ Jim Joseph, CFP, President, FSA Wealth Partners 6/24/25

70

Medicare Fraud and Abuse w/ Shawn Smith, Director, Virginia Senior Medicare Patrol (SMP) 6/17/25

71

Meals on Wheels w/ Carter Florence, Meals on Wheels America, and Mary Tugwell, Meals on Wheels of Arlington 6/10/25

72

Aging Well w/ Sara Margolin, PhD, Associate Professor, SUNY Brockport, and Author 6/3/25

73

Bone and Joint Health w/ Jocelyn Wittstein, MD, Orthopedic Surgeon and Co-Author 5/27/25

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Autoimmune Diseases w/ Julius Birnbaum, MD, MHS, Rheumatologist and Author 5/20/25

75

Home-Based Care w/ Lance A. Slatton, The Senior Care Influencer 5/13/25

76

Patient Priorities Care w/ Mary Tinetti, MD, Yale School of Medicine 5/6/25

77

Impact of Federal Workforce Reductions w/ Hey-Jin Kong, MD, Primary Care Physician, 4/29/25

78

Aging and Playwriting w/ Jose Rivera, Playwright/Director 4/22/25

79

AmeriCorps Seniors w/ Mary Hyde, PhD, Director, Research and Evaluation, AmeriCorps 4/15/25

80

Lifestyle Medicine w/ Brad Moore, MD, Director, Lifestyle Medicine Program, GW University 4/8/25

81

Immigrant Journey w/ Emma Violand-Sanchez, Ed.D., Immigrant, Educator, and Author 4/1/25

82

Age and Driving w/ David Bernstein, MD, Geriatrician and Author 3/25/25

83

Alcohol and Cancer w/ Neil Caporaso, MD, Emeritus Professor in Public Health 3/18/25

84

Living with Parkinson’s disease w/ Stan Goldberg, PhD, San Francisco State University 3/11/25

85

Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Mild Dementia Diagnostics/Therapies w/ Doug Elwood, MD, MBA, and Mark Hanson, PhD 3/4/25

86

Aging and Incarceration w/ Celeste Barry, The Sentencing Project, and Jose Saldana, Release Aging People in Prison, 2/25/25

87

Middle Market Older Adults w/ Melissa Andrews, President and CEO, LeadingAge Virginia 2/18/25

88

Aging in Place w/ Elexa Waugh-Quasebarth, Clinical Manager/Occupational Therapist, 2/11/25

89

Aging and Beauty w/ Marcella Johnstone, Cosmetologist and Master Stylist, 2/4/25

90

Estate Planning w/ Elizabeth Gray, Attorney at Law, McCandlish Lillard 1/28/25

91

Senior Community Service Employment Program (SCSEP) w/ Linda Siam and Liz Berke, PhD 1/21/25

92

Redefining Aging w/ Patricia D’Antonio, MS MBA, National Center to Reframe Aging 1/14/25

93

Community Services to Meet Changing Aging Needs w/ Maimoona Bah, LCSW, Arlington (VA) Aging & Disability Services 1/7/25

94

Arthritis w/ Michelle McLeod, PhD, Arthritis Foundation

95

Visit with Santa Claus 12/24/24

96

Aging and Playwriting w/ Jack L.B. Gohn, Playwright, Critic and Author 12/17/24

97

Ageism w/ Tracey Gendron, MS, PhD, Gerontologist and Chair, Dept. of Gerontology, VCU 12/10/24

98

End of Life Support w/ John Kirn Wenderlein III, Hospice Chaplain and Author, Remember Me 12/3/24

99

Speech Therapy w/ Susan I. Wranik, MS, MA, CCC-SLP, Speech-Language Pathologist 11/26/24

100

Adult Day Programs w/ Michael DiGeronimo, CTRS, and William Zagorski 11/19/24