SPOKANE, Wash. — Pulitzer-Prize-winning researcher Robert N. Butler, M.D,. will deliver the Washington State University Spokane Robert F. E. Stier Memorial Lecture in Medicine on Feb. 24. He will be one of three distinguished speakers for the evening event, which will be centered on the topic, “Living Long and Living Well: How Can We Afford It?”
The event will be from 7-9 p.m. at the Red Lion Hotel at the Park,
From 1975 to 1982,
In 1976
This research helped establish the understanding that senility is not inevitable with aging but is, instead, a consequence of disease. The NIMH research contributed to a different vision of old age, setting the stage for the concepts of “productive aging” and “successful aging.”
In 2003, he received the Heinz Award for the Human Condition, and in 1995, he chaired the advisory committee for the White House Conference on Aging.
At the event, students from the Interdisciplinary Design Institute at WSU Spokane will display works featuring community designs for intergenerational living. A certificate of attendance for attendees may be applied to Category II credits for healthcare professionals and continuing education credits for others.
The Stier Lectures are coordinated by the
The series features annual presentations from key leaders in medicine who represent the current state of the art and science, and whose works have increased professional and public understanding of new technologies and challenging issues. The lectures serve the medical profession and the public to increase dialogue and stimulate interaction around innovative ideas and biomedical technologies.
For more information on the Stier lectures, contact the AHEC at (509) 358-7640, ahec@wsu.edu.