| The Glennan Center focuses on the
preventive, interventional, and research aspects of age-related
diseases. By applying the findings from aging research to intervene
in chronic disabilities of aging, The Glennan Center will help older
patients maintain the highest possible degree of function and
independence and avoid unnecessary and costly institutionalization.
The physicians of the Glennan Center are members of the Department
of Internal Medicine. A board-certified geriatrician services as
medical director. Clinical support staff includes nurse
practitioners and human services counselors.
Our physicians also care for patients who are residents of
Westminster Canterbury (a retirement community in Virginia Beach)
and Oakwood Nursing Home (in Norfolk).
Additional services available at the Glennan Center include:
Memory Assessment Clinic
We can successfully treat many conditions that cause memory
problems, including reactions to medications and vitamin
deficiencies. In the Memory Assessment Clinic, a geriatrician, a
neuropsychologist, and a licensed geriatric social worker evaluate
the extent of memory loss and look for its cause. They also suggest
ways patients and their families can plan for the future. We accept
Medicare, Medicaid and most commercial insurance providers.
Referral from your primary care physician is recommended. To
schedule an appointment for the Memory Assessment Clinic, call Ruth
Westcott at (757) 446-7040.
Driving Simulator
Driving gives us the freedom to get where we want to go when we
want to go there. It is a key to independence and quality of life.
None of us can drive forever, but we all want to drive safely for
as long as we can. While driving may seem like second nature, it is
a complex task that requires a range of cognitive and psychomotor
abilities that include memory, judgment, motor control and speed,
decision-making and attention. These skills are necessary for safe
driving and unfortunately, often decline as we age. The fatality
rate for older drivers is nine times as high as the rate for
drivers 25 through 69 years old. Identifying older drivers who are
actual or potential safety risks is an important challenge.
The Glennan Center for Geriatrics and Gerontology has developed
the Older Drivers Research Program to study driving competencies of
older drivers. The goal of this program is to help mature adults
continue driving safely, as late in life as possible. Knowing the
predictors and determinants of decline of driving skills are
critical to successfully developing intervention strategies that
may prevent, delay or minimize the decline of driving skills.
The Older Driver Research Program is committed to the advancement
of "safe mobility for life" and hopes to provide physicians,
caregivers, police and others with a greater comprehension of the
older driver. Finding ways to keep seniors driving longer will
promote independence and enhance the quality of life for many.
For more information, please call Dr. Barbara Freund or Rebecca
Ferris at (757) 446-7192. Top |
Care Providers
DePaul Primary Care Clinic
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Located on the 2nd floor within
Bon Secours DePaul Medical Center
150 Kingsley Lane
Norfolk, Virginia 23505
(757) 889-5432
Christianne N. Fowler, GNP
Marissa Galicia-Castillo, M.D.
Rosanne Newman, M.D.
EVMS Primary Care Clinic
Office Hours:
Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5:00 pm
Located on the EVMS campus at:
825 Fairfax Ave (Hofheimer Hall)
4th floor
Norfolk, Virginia 23507
(757) 446-7040
Rex Biedenbender, M.D.
Rhonda Fahrunger, PA
Christianne N. Fowler, GNP
Charles H. Webb, M.D.
Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital
Rex Biedenbender, M.D.
Marissa Galicia-Castillo, M.D.
Alicia G. Pangilinan, M.D.
Portsmouth Family Medicine
2700 London Blvd., Portsmouth
(757) 397-6344
Richard M. Bikowski, M.D.
Stanley L. Brittman, M.D.
Resources for Geriatrics
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• Family Practice Notebook - Geriatrics
• National Council on the Aging
• National Institute on Aging
• Driving
Simulator Research at EVMS
• Memory
Assessment Clinic at EVMS
Glennan Center in the News
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Researcher to study elderly drivers |
