Advances in Aging Lecture & Geriatrics Grand Rounds with U of A’s Meena Dagar, MD

Presented by the 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

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“Nutrition in Older Adults: Protein, Fiber, and Beyond”

Presenter

Meenakshi Dagar Minghelli, MD
Assistant Clinical Professor, Medicine,
Program Director, Geriatric Medicine Fellowship,
Division of General Internal Medicine, Geriatrics & Palliative Medicine (GGP), College of Medicine – Tucson
Director, Ambulatory Geriatrics, Banner – University Medicine Tucson

This month’s lecture will be followed by an interprofessional panel discussion that will include Mindy J. Fain, MD, the Anne & Alden Hart Endowed Chair in Medicine, chief of the GGP Division, and director, U of A Center on Aging and Arizona Geriatrics Workforce Enhancement Program; 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 p.m., Monday, April 13, 2026

This virtual lecture will be broadcast by a livestream web link:
https://streaming.biocom.arizona.edu/streaming/31101/event

Learning Objectives

1. Recognize age-related changes that affect nutrition in older adults.
2. Apply protein, fiber, and key micronutrient guidelines to reduce frailty and functional decline.
3. Integrate practical, patient-centered nutrition strategies into older adult care.

Flyer to post & share: Advances-in-Aging_flyer_04.13.26_Dagar.pdf

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 one 1.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Disclosures

All faculty members, 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.

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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, is free and open to the public, particularly clinicians in the community with a professional interest in learning and earning continuing medical education credits (CMEs).