Topics: International Speakers Bureau, Inc. |
Fee Range: $10,001 to $15,000 (fee note) |
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 Biography: A Professor of Psychiatry and Biobehavioral Sciences at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) Semel Institute, Gary Small, MD, is also the Parlow-Solomon Professor on Aging at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. He serves as Director of the UCLA Memory Clinic, UCLA Memory and Aging Research Center, and UCLA Center on Aging. Dr. Small's pivotal work with PET scans revealing Alzheimer's disease in the brain has led to a better understanding of the disease. Dr. Small has also started one of the first memory clinics to help adults improve memory function through mental exercise and drug treatment and has spearheaded memory-training classes throughout the U.S. In presentations across the country, Dr. Small describes the latest research on how food, medicines, exercise, alcohol, stress, and lifestyle choices directly affect the aging of our brains, and how we can make informed decisions to prevent memory loss and maintain brain health. He also teaches his most successful memory techniques for names and faces and other practical daily memory challenges. Dr. Small's program of memory training and mental aerobics will improve your memory ability now, and help get you on the road to keeping your brain young for years to come. The author of more than 500 scholarly publications, Dr. Small serves on the editorial boards of many academic journals. He is the author of The Memory Bible: An Innovative Strategy for Keeping Your Brain Young, The Memory Prescription: Dr. Gary Small's 14-Day Plan to Keep Your Brain and Body Young, and The Longevity Bible: 8 Essential Strategies for Keeping Your Mind Sharp and Your Body Young. Dr. Small earned his medical degree from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and served as an intern in internal medicine at the Children's Hospital and Adult Medical Center in San Francisco, California. He then completed a residency in psychiatry at Massachusetts General Hospital, where he was appointed Chief Resident of the Psychiatric Consultation-Liaison Service, and completed a clinical fellowship in psychiatry at the Harvard Medical School. He then became a fellow in geriatric psychiatry at UCLA and has been on the medical faculty at UCLA ever since. The recipient of numerous awards and honors, Dr. Small is listed in "America's Top Doctors and Best Doctors in America," and his accomplishments have been recognized by the International Psychogeriatric Association Research Award, the Senior Investigator Award from the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry, and the American Psychiatric Association's Jack Weinberg Award in Geriatric Psychiatry. In 2002, Scientific American magazine named him one of the world's top 50 innovators in science and technology. Dr. Small's research has been featured in many lay publications, such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, The Los Angeles Times, The Washington Post, Time Newseek, and The International Herald Tribune. He is a frequent guest on ABC's 20/20, Good Morning America, Martha Stewart Living, The Today Show (more than a dozen appearances), CNN, ABC World News, NBC Nightly News, and CBS News. |
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Programs: iBrain: Surviving the Technological Alteration of the Modern Mind One of America's leading neuroscientists reveals the remarkable brain evolution caused by the constant presence of technology today, separating the digital natives - those born in the computer age - from the digital immigrants, who discovered computer technology as adults. Today's frenetic progress in technology, communications, and lifestyles is evolving the way young brains develop, function, and process information - creating new neural pathways and altering brain activity at a biochemical level. To compete and excel in this age of brain evolution, all of us must adapt, and Dr. Gary Small elucidates the strategies and tools that we need to enhance our technological, social, and empathic abilities. Living Longer-Better Dr. Small's program, based on his latest book, The Longevity Bible, is designed for those who wish to slow down the aging process. He delivers a comprehensive, well-balanced program that anyone at any age can follow to look and feel years younger. Based on eight essential strategies, it incorporates the principle of Mindful Awareness ? the process of moment-to-moment awareness of one's thoughts, feelings, and physical states. Dr. Small shows that when we keep our minds sharp, we are more inclined to stay physically fit, enhance our relationships, maintain a longevity diet, and follow the other healthy lifestyle strategies. New Medical and Lifestyle Strategies for Keeping the Brain & Body Young We all forget things sometimes - our keys, a phone number, the reason we went to the market. According to Dr. Gary Small, we can easily eliminate much of this forgetfulness through memory exercises and a brain fitness program. Based on his recent scientific discoveries, Dr. Small can immediately improve your mental performance and help you to keep your brain young. You'll learn the most successful memory techniques for names and faces and other practical daily memory challenges. Dr. Small's program of memory training and mental aerobics will improve your memory ability now, and help get you on the road to keeping your brain young for years to come. Visualizing Alzheimer's Disease: Use of Brain Imaging for Better Diagnosis and Drug Development The prevalence of Alzheimer's disease continues to rise, yet a significant number of patients remain un-diagnosed and un-treated. This lecture will discuss how advances in brain imaging can help assist with early diagnosis and improve overall management. Recent developments have led to new technologies that provide measures of the brain pathology of neurodegeneration in living humans, which may prove useful in accelerating anti-Alzheimer's drug discovery. Advanced imaging techniques and biological markers for disease may provide unique opportunities to accurately diagnose Alzheimer's disease years before patients have obvious symptoms. If neurons can be protected from neurodegenerative damage in early stages, this may preserve cognition and quality of life, and may confer considerable benefits to society. Diagnosis and Management of Dementia and Associated Behavioral Conditions Diagnosis and management of dementia and behavioral conditions is a major challenge for doctors. Patients present with multiple psychiatric, neurologic, and medical complications so that assessment and differential diagnosis require a clear knowledge of the most effective and efficient assessment available tools and strategies. Dr. Small will describe when and how to use neuropsychological assessments, screening laboratory and genetics tests, and neuroimaging techniques. Several symptomatic treatments can help cognitive function, and medicines are available for agitation and other behavioral disturbances. Working with caregivers effectively and managing behaviors with non-pharmacological interventions often compliments pharmacological interventions. This presentation will provide an update on the latest strategies for dealing with this challenging patient population. |
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