Join Assisted Living Services for an afternoon of fun and learning.
The 6th Annual Celebration of Healthy Aging will feature keynote speaker Auguste Fortin VI, MD and MPH. Dr. Fortin will present “Where to Go, What to Ask, How to Create and Maintain Relationships with Your Health Care Team.”
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
2:00—6:30 p.m.
Owenego Beach & Tennis Club
40 Linden Ave.
Branford, CT (directions)
The celebration will also offer many other fun and educational activities, including:
- Wellness tent
- Tai Chi demo and lessons
- Delicious food
- Music from The Branford High School Music Makers, The River Ramblers, and The Von Zells
- Spotlight on Shoreline Senior Centers
Assisted Living Services is proud to sponsor this Shoreline Eldercare Alliance event. We are dedicated to Shoreline Eldercare Alliance’s mission to educate families, caregivers and seniors of resources available to them. Also, Assisted Living Technologies will be in the wellness tent area of the event to demonstrate technologies that can help seniors live safely at home.
Other important info:
- Parking lot available at 1:45 p.m. Doors open at 2:00 p.m.
- Attendees need to be comfortable navigating steps and walking—no elevators or ramps available!
- For more information: email [email protected] or call 1-800-426-5086
About Dr. Fortin
Auguste H. Fortin VI, MD, MPH is Director of Psychosocial Curriculum for the Yale Primary Care Internal Medicine Residency Program. He is an Associate Professor of Medicine at Yale School of Medicine and is Director of Communication Skills Education there.
He graduated from Brandeis University and Tufts University School of Medicine. He did his residency in Internal Medicine/Primary Care at Bellevue Hospital/NYU Medical Center and obtained his M.P.H. from The Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health. He completed a fellowship in internal medicine at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. He is a Fellow of the American College of Physicians and of the American Academy on Communication in Healthcare, where he serves on the Board of Directors.
Professional interests include medical education, doctor-patient communication, the psychosocial aspects of medical care, meaning in medicine, mindfulness, and professional burnout prevention.
When not doctoring, Auguste enjoys singing, sailing, flying, Zen and fatherhood. He lives in New Haven, CT, with his wife, Oi and daughter, Camille.
