OldSmarts - Age Smart!: Recent Episodes

Robert Stall MD / Stall Senior Medical LLC / OldSmarts LLC

Helping seniors and others live better lives

Podcast notes:

All “What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show episodes originally one hour, now edited and compressed to ~15 minutes each for quicker listening

Coming soon: Elders Of the World interviews!

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Guest: Richard J. Gehring MSW CSW, President & Margaret Tyrrell RD – Meals On Wheels of Buffalo & Erie County

AARP – Eating Well
Erie County Stay Fit Dining Program
Meals On Wheels Association of America
Meals On Wheels of Buffalo & Erie County
National Resource Center on Nutrition and Aging
NYS Office for the Aging Congregate Meals
U.S. Administration On Aging – Nutrition

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Guests: 
Stephanie Lehner, Reverse Mortgage Specialist; Member, Aging In Place Council
Janice Bauer, LTC Insurance Specialist, American Portfolios Financial Services / Member, Aging In Place Council

National Aging In Place Council
AARP Reverse Mortgage Info
National Reverse Mortgage Lenders Association
American Assn for Long Term Care Insurance
NYS Partnership for Long-Term Care

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Guests:
Larry Vogel, RN,
Schofield Residence Adult Day Health Care Program Kathy Pharris, Catholic Charities Adult Day Care 

Adult Day Care – Erie County
National Adult Day Services Assn (NADSA)
54th anniversary of the”Shot Heard ‘Round the World“

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Guests: Larry Vogel, RN, Schofield Residence Adult Day Health Care Program & Kathy Pharris, Catholic Charities Adult Day Care 

Adult Day Care – Erie County
National Adult Day Services Assn (NADSA)
54th anniversary of the”Shot Heard ‘Round the World“

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Guests:
Tammie Lee Demler, PharmD & President,
Pharmacists’ Association of WNY Massoud Arbabzadeh, MD & Susan Giardino, NP, Vascular Interventional Associates

Medicare Drug Coverage (Part D)

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Guests:
Deborah Bergfeld, MD,
Buffalo Spine and Sports Institute Azher Iqbal, MD, Vascular Interventional AssociatesGoogle – Osteoporosis
Hip Fractures (Merck Manual of Geriatrics)
National Osteoporosis Foundation
NIH – Osteoporosis & Bone-Related Diseases
Spinal Cement… (from NY Times 8-28-05)
Spine Fractures (Merck Manual of Geriatrics)

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Guests:
Lisa Greisler, Nursing Director (
Visiting Nurses Association of WNY)
Marilyn Green, Long Term Care Resources Manager / Telephone Assurance Program (
Coordinated Care)

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Guests: Lisa Greisler, Nursing Director (Visiting Nurses Association of WNY) & Marilyn Green, Long Term Care Resources Manager / Telephone Assurance Program (Coordinated Care)

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Guests: 
Dorothy Levitt (Erie County Dept. of Senior Services)
Wally Smith (AAA of WNY)
Michael Dollard (Alzheimer’s Association of WNY)
Lisa Thorpe (ECMC Driver Evaluation Program)

AAA On-Line Defensive Driving Course
AARP Driver Safety
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Driving
California DMV Senor Guide for Safe Driving
NHTSA Assessing and Counseling Older Drivers

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Guests:
Ms. Susan Grelick, Amherst Town Supervisor
Mr. Gerald Brownrout, former Amherst Councilman

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Guests:Ralph Benedict, PhD (ECMC Neuropsychologist)Laurie Menzies, Esq (Elder Law Attorney, Pfalzgraf Beinhauer & Menzies LLP)
NYS Health Care Proxy Info | Form
NYS Non-hospital DNR Info | Form
WNY Health Care Proxy Coalition

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Guests: 
Evan Calkins, MD (Geriatrician)
Beverly Kubala, RN (President, Network In Aging of WNY)

A Geriatrician Enjoys Growing Older (story about Dr. Calkins from 1996)
Network In Aging of WNY

Other reading
AntiAging Information
De Senectute (by Cicero, in Latin)

Do You Want to Live Forever? (Technology Review article)
Merck Manual of Geriatrics

Other resources
American Geriatrics Society
Gerontological Society of America
National Institute on Aging
U.S. Administration on Aging

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Guests:
Alex Gelfer, MD (Pulmonologist/Sleep Expert)
Professor Linda Zemel (Writer & Dream Interpretation Expert)

Dr. Gelfer 716-631-8863
 National Sleep Foundation
Sleepnet

Professor Zemel 716-631-5323
writer14221@buffalo.com
Online Guide to Dream Interpretation
The Dreams Foundation

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Guests:Mr. Charley Ferguson, retired Buffalo Bill Mr. Ray Hammel, DPT, Buffalo Rehab Group 

Football Injuries
Sports Injuries & the Aging Athlete
Virtual Sports Injury Clinic

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Guests: James R. Marshall PhD, Roswell Park Cancer Institute 877-ASK-RPCI ) & Ms. Gretchen Leffler, American Cancer Society WNY  National 800-ACS-2345 (800-227-2345)

Cancer Prevention & Research
 Foundation
CDC – Cancer Prevention & Control

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Guests:
James R. Marshall PhD,
Roswell Park Cancer Institute 877-ASK-RPCI )
Ms. Gretchen Leffler,
American Cancer Society WNY National 800-ACS-2345 (800-227-2345)
Cancer Prevention & Research
 Foundation
CDC – Cancer Prevention & Control

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Guests:
Fred Pordum, DPT,
Willcare Bob White, Tai Chi Expert

BPPV (Vestibular Problems)
Fall Prevention (CDC)
Taoist Tai Chi Society – Buffalo

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Guests:
Pati Aine Guzinski,
Erie County Department of Emergency Services Kitty Sullivan, Lifeline

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Guests:
Bob Meiss,
Beechwood Continuing Care Mike Maloney, Niagara Lutheran Health Care 

Community Guide to Senior Care
LeadingAge Western New York (formerly WNYAHSA)

Sokolove Law
Has recovered hundreds of millions of dollars for families affected by nursing home abuse

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Guest: Joseph Mylotte, MD, Chief of Infectious Disease, ECMC

Centers for Disease Control
Erie County Health Department
Ntl Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease
NIH Health Information
NYS Department of Health

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Guest: Joseph Mylotte, MD, Chief of Infectious Disease, ECMCCenters for Disease Control
Erie County Health Department
Ntl Institute of Allergy & Infectious Disease
NIH Health Information
NYS Department of Health

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Guests: Carrie Cline, Diversified Hearing Audiologist, Red Rosica, Retired Audiologist & Dr. Ernesto Diaz-Ordaz, Cochlear Implant Surgeon; Dr. Raymond Paolini, Buffalo Otolaryngology Group Physician (phone interview)

Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly
Interview with Dr. Paolini
Self-Help for the Hard Of Hearing of WNY
UB Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic
UB tinnitus info

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Guests:
Carrie Cline, Audiologist
Diversified Hearing Red Rosica, Retired Audiologist
Dr. Ernesto Diaz-Ordaz, Cochlear Implant Surgeon
Dr. Raymond Paolini,
Buffalo Otolaryngology Group

Hearing Handicap Inventory for the Elderly
Interview with Dr. Paolini
Self-Help for the Hard Of Hearing of WNY
UB Speech-Language & Hearing Clinic
UB tinnitus info

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Guests:
Bonnie DeGweck & Phyllis Gorski, Publishers,
After 50 News Amy Remmele, Ask the Life Coach Jerry Flaschner, Publisher, Living Prime Time

Jerry’s Obituary
(July 12, 2006 Amherst Bee)

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Guests:
Bonnie DeGweck & Phyllis Gorski, Publishers,
After 50 News Amy Remmele, Ask the Life Coach Jerry Flaschner, Publisher, Living Prime Time

Jerry’s Obituary
(July 12, 2006 Amherst Bee)

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Guests: Reverend James Lewis III & Mrs. Carol Wolf

Network of Religious Communities

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Guests: Reverend James Lewis III & Mrs. Carol Wolf

Network of Religious Communities

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Guests: Tom DeLoughry, Niagara Caregivers Network & Miriam Callahan, Erie County Caregiver Coalition

Center of Renewal
Erie County Caregiver Coalition
Niagara County Caregiver Support Services

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Guests: Tom DeLoughry, Niagara Caregivers Network & Miriam Callahan, Erie County Caregiver Coalition 

Center of Renewal
Erie County Caregiver Coalition
Niagara County Caregiver Support Services

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Guests: My parents, Doris and Al Stall

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Guests: My parents, Doris and Al Stall

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Guest: Mr. Jimmy Griffin, Buffalo Councilman (former Mayor of Buffalo)

Jimmy Griffin
(from Through the Mayor’s Eyes at Buffalonian.com)

Where’s the Mad Dog?
(August 6, 2004 Buffalo News article)

Mayor Griffin Obituary
(May 25, 2008 Buffalo News)

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Guest: Mr. Jimmy Griffin, Buffalo Councilman (former Mayor of Buffalo)

Jimmy Griffin
(from Through the Mayor’s Eyes at Buffalonian.com)

Where’s the Mad Dog?
(August 6, 2004 Buffalo News article)

Mayor Griffin Obituary
(May 25, 2008 Buffalo News)

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Guests: Karl & Tina Fiebelkorn, UB School of Pharmacy

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording

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Guests: Janet Cosmann, Jean Duffy, Dorothea Haase and Gail Siskin – Red Hat Society Members

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording 

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Guests: Janet Cosmann, Jean Duffy, Dorothea Haase and Gail Siskin – Red Hat Society Members

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording

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Guest: Leilani Pelletier, former Program Director, Alzheimer’s Association of WNY

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording

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Guest: Leilani Pelletier, former Program Director, Alzheimer’s Association of WNY

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording 

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Guest: Pam Krawczyk, former Erie County Commissioner of Senior Services

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording

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Guest: Pam Krawczyk, former Erie County Commissioner of Senior Services

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording 

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Guest Judi Naylor RN, former Director of Nursing, Beechwood Continuing Care

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording 

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Guest Judi Naylor RN, former Director of Nursing, Beechwood Continuing Care

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording

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”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording

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Guests: Dorothy Eshelman and Saul Elkin

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording

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Guests: Dorothy Eshelman and Saul Elkin

”What Should You Expect At Your Age?” radio show recording