Exploding the Myths and Meeting the Challenges of Older Drivers

Abstract:

This 1 contact hour course explores the senior driving population which is the most rapidly growing group of drivers. As professionals in the field of Driver Rehabilitation, it is imperative that we are aware of the nuances associated with this population. Issues of age related factors, the aging process, and the impact on driving will be discussed in this webinar. In addition, definitions will be established as to whom this population consists of and how each group’s needs are similar and different. 

Learning Objectives:

Learn terminology related to the aging process.
Identify the statistics related the population and driving.
Identify the degradation of cognition, and physical skills related to aging.
Identify what/whys of the concerns of the physician related to this population.

Dr. David Carr

Dr. Carr is the Alan A. and Edith L. Wolff Professor of Geriatric Medicine in the Department of Medicine and Neurology at Washington University in St. Louis. He is a board certified internist and geriatrician and completed his fellowship training in geriatrics at Duke University in 1990. Dr. Carr accepted a position as Clinical Director in the Division of Geriatrics and Nutritional Science at Washington University in 1994. He was a clinician in the Memory and Aging project in the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center for 20 years, continues as a researcher in this setting, and maintains an outpatient consulting practice in dementia. Dr. Carr is Medical Director of The Rehabilitation Institute of St. Louis and Parc Provence, the latter a community facility for dementia care excellence in the greater St. Louis area. He was the recipient of the Distinguished Clinical Faculty Award at Washington University in 2013 and named Teaching Attending of the Year from the PMR residency program in 2014. In 2015 he received the Neville Grant Barnes-Jewish Hospital Award for Clinical Excellence and Compassion and recipient of the Distinguished Service Award from the Association of Driving Rehabilitation Specialists (ADED). Dr. Carr is also the Director of the WU Neuroscience Driving Simulator Laboratory with a mission to enable neurologically impaired drivers to return to safe and active driving.  He has been and currently is the principal investigator or co-investigator on research initiatives related to medical conditions and driving with funding through NIA, NEI, MoDOT, and past and/or present consulting work with NTHSA, TIRF, AAAFTS, University of Toronto, and AGS. He recently received a grant from the Missouri Foundation for Health to create a unique geriatric primary care clinic/model in the St. Louis area. He has been the primary author or co-author on over 80 peer review manuscripts and chapters.

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