Briefly Describe Plans for 2021

Scientific Education by Faculty – Continued

• Dr. Gomes-Osman taught a 3-credit graduate level class to physical therapy students,

Neuroscience II 641. In the class, students learn about clinical neurophysiology and functional performance in the healthy nervous system and in neurologic conditions.

• Dr. Ramos was chair of the Department of Neurology Grand Rounds and was instrumental in planning for several speakers to present to faculty and staff on topics of aging, dementias and neurocognitive aging.

• Dr. Crocco conducted the following scientific education: - Geriatric Psychiatry Lecture Series Jackson Memorial (JMH) General Psychiatry Residency Training Program to develop and implement comprehensive geriatric specialty lectures in all 4 years of general psychiatric residency training. - Weekly Case Conference JMH Geriatric Psychiatry Training Program: Coordinate and supervise all geriatric psychiatry Fellow’s weekly presentations of patient’s case history including biological, psychological and sociological data and formulate an integrated treatment plan. - Weekly Journal Club JMH Geriatric Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Weekly coordination and supervision of all geriatric psychiatry Fellows with the objective of critical evaluation of peer-reviewed, original research articles and application of the knowledge to the care of their geriatric patients. - Geriatric Psychiatry Seminar JMH Geriatric Psychiatry Residency Training Program: Develop and implement a weekly core curriculum-focused conference that covers knowledge and skill areas necessary for the successful completion of the geriatric psychiatry training program and commonly seen diagnoses. - Doctoring II: Dementia Small Groups Miller/UM School of Medicine Students: Lead small groups of 20-25 medical students in diagnosis and evaluation of cognitive disorders.

• Dr. Levin taught the course Foundation of “Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience” to upper level graduate students. She also gave weekly clinical teaching rounds attended by practicum and graduate students, post-doctoral Fellows and faculty in the Division of

Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neuroscience. She coordinated the case presentation and led the discussion each week.

• Dr. Rundek continues teaching MS classes in Clinical Translational Investigations and a UM

CTSI grant writing course annually (she is director of the MS CTI program at UM).

Scientific Education by Trainees

• Judith Lobo taught/mentored graduate students on successful agers among older adults living with HIV.

• Katalina McInerney, PhD taught “Coping and self-care strategies during quarantine” during a Clinical Staff meeting for the UM Neurology Department, Selected Divisions in

March. This presentation intended to provide information on self-care and healthy coping strategies relevant to administrative staff working during a Pandemic.

• Katalina McInerney, PhD and Joshua Rooks, PhD started an 8-week mindfulness, stress management and relaxation program for patients diagnosed with neurological disorders and their caregivers. The goal of the program is to promote wellness through improved coping mechanisms and self-care. The first program took place in February. The March program was postponed due to the Pandemic.

• Katalina McInerney, PhD, Sonya Kaur, PhD and Gustavo Rey, PhD taught a class on

“Wellness and Mindfulness” for the Epilepsy division meeting series on self-care for clinicians in May. This presentation aimed to educate providers in the benefits of mindfulness for self-care, improved patient care and avoiding burnout.

• Sonya Kaur, PhD gave these lectures to the UM PSY 615 class: - “Temporal Lobes-Anatomy and Systems” - “Homeostasis, Memory, olfaction, hallucinations” - “Biomarkers of Neurodegenerative Diseases”

2. Public Education

MBI Public Education Program Led by Dr. Sun

Two series were scheduled this year as part of our alliance with the Miami-Dade County Mayor’s Initiative on Aging. One in English and one in Spanish. All 8 presentations were cancelled due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. We approached our community partners about continuing our education and outreach mission virtually. We scheduled several Zoom presentations. It took some time to get enrollees as our senior population was getting acclimated to the new virtual presentation format. During our MBI regular weekly meetings, we discussed how older adults were faring, being isolated and removed from their usual routines. Hence, we designed the Pandemic and the Aging Brain 3-part virtual Seminar Series in partnership with the Miami-Dade Public Library System. (It started late in the year as they were acquiring a Zoom license.) The series included:

We continued our outreach with some important aims. We wanted to make sure that minority seniors and caregivers were aware of community resources available to them and to teach about sleep, nutrition and exercise. This outreach is listed below.