2026 Brock Institute - Glennan Center Community Lecture

Objectives:

1. Describe four recent advances in dementia care, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and collaborative care models.
2. Discuss ongoing gaps in evidence in dementia care delivery and future research directions.

Please note: Lecture is designed for the general audience, open to all.

Location:

Brock Commons

Batten University

Map will be provided to attendees prior to event

Abbreviated Schedule of Events:

5:30 pm: Registration and Dinner begins

6:30 pm: Scholarship Presentation and Lecture

8:00 pm: Event concludes

This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™

Lee Jennings, MD, MSHS, AGSF

Division Director, Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine

Professor

Department of Medicine

The University of Oklahoma Health Campus

EVMS Alumna | MD Class 2006

Lee A. Jennings, MD, MSHS, Professor of Medicine and Division Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at the University of Oklahoma Health Campus, is a geriatrician and health services researcher whose work focuses on improving models of care delivery for persons with dementia and their family caregivers. She has established a statewide older adult health education and community outreach program focused on dementia healthcare workforce development in Oklahoma. She is the Director of the HRSA-funded Oklahoma Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program and was awarded an NIA R01 to study end-of-life outcomes of community-dwelling persons living with dementia. She is a graduate of the Tideswell Emerging Leaders in Aging program and an Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) fellow. She sits on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and is Vice Chair of the national Medical and Scientific Advisory Group for the Alzheimer’s Association.

Objectives:

1. Describe four recent advances in dementia care, including prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and collaborative care models.
2. Discuss ongoing gaps in evidence in dementia care delivery and future research directions.

12:00 pm

EVMS Waitzer Hall, Room 300 or via Zoom

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Zoom: https://odu.zoom.us/j/98044510013?pwd=50CFi7QkiCq2mb8zDNppYsidPQXCTW.1

Meeting ID: 980 4451 0013 ; Passcode: 276851

Please note: The Grand Rounds lecture will lean more towards academic/medical audiences.