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Presented by University of Arizona Center on Aging and the Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine in the Department of Medicine at the U of A College of Medicine – Tucson:
Advances in Aging Research Lecture Series
and Geriatric Grand Rounds
— CME Credit Provided by the University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson —
“Clinical Trials and Older Adults”
Presenter
Mindy Fain, MD
The Anne & Alden Hart Professor of Medicine and Chief, Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine, Department of Medicine, U of A College of Medicine – Tucson, and Director, U of A Center on Aging and Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (AZ-GWEP)
This month’s lecture will be followed by an interprofessional panel discussion that will include Mindy J. Fain, MD; the R. Ken Coit College of Pharmacy’s Jeannie Lee, PharmD, BCPS, BCGP, FASHP, AGSF; and U of A College of Nursing’s Cheryl Lacasse, PhD, RN, AOCNS.
Noon to 1 pm (MST), Monday, Jan. 12, 2026
This virtual lecture will be broadcast by a livestream web link:
https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/31093/event
Learning Objectives
- Explain why older adult inclusion is important in clinical trials.
- Describe barriers to inclusion of older adults in clinical trials.
- Explore strategies to drive older adult participation in clinical trials.
Accreditation Statement
The University of Arizona College of Medicine – Tucson is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Arizona College of Medicine - Tucson designates this live activity for a maximum of 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 credit. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Disclosures
All faculty, CME planning committee members and the CME office reviewers have disclosed that they have no financial relationships with commercial interests that would constitute a conflict of interest concerning this CME activity.
Special Sponsor: The mission of the Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program (AZ-GWEP) is to provide the best possible care through an interprofessional approach to individual, system, community and population-level education, training and models of care innovations.
The Advances in Aging Research Lecture Series, also known as Geriatric Grand Rounds, are free and open to the public, particularly clinicians in the community with a professional interest in learning and earning continuing medical education credits (CMEs).