Lecture program - Winter 2021
All lectures will be online.

Sunday, April 25
2:00 pm
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Unpacking Dementia: Update & Overview - News You Can Use
Dr. Robert Harbaugh, M.D., Neurologist
youtu.be/e8RbMVsX8p4
The dementia epidemic will emerge as the “climate change” of human health during the remainder of this century. Dr. Harbaugh explains the exact meaning of “dementia” and how we should conceptualize this complex set of life altering disorders. He gives an overview of basic concepts, including normal brain aging, why now the worldwide epidemic of dementia, the spectrum of manifestations of common dementias, and briefly reviews the classification of dementia subtypes. He will also discuss the basics of routine medical evaluation. Lastly, Dr. Harbaugh investigates the latest disease-modifying interventions as well as reviews major rethinking about the complex “causes” of dementia.
Sunday, May 23
2:00 pm
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The Birds of Colombia
Santiago M. Escruceria
youtu.be/CQ95cnTIHiE
Santiago Escruceria will talk on Colombia’s efforts in land and bird conservation, on birding tourism, and share images of the Colombian landscape and its amazing bird diversity. Santiago manages the Outdoor Education Center program at Mono Lake. He is an avid birder and bird photographer, leading birding tours in Colombia during the winter and nature walks for school groups in the Mono Basin during the rest of the year. He is currently President of the Eastern Sierra Audubon Chapter.