Abstract
The Joseph T. Freeman Award Lecture will feature an address by the 2016 Freeman Award recipient, Thomas T. Perls, MD, of Boston University Medical Campus. The session will also include the presentation of the 2017 Freeman Award. The Joseph T. Freeman Award is a lectureship in geriatrics and is awarded to a prominent physician in the field of aging, both in research and practice. The award was established in 1977 through a bequest from a patient’s estate as a tribute to Dr. Joseph T. Freeman.
The Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award Lecture will feature an address by the 2016 Excellence in Rehabilitation Award recipient, Steven L. Wolf, PhD, of Emory University School of Medicine. The session also includes the presentation of the 2017 Excellence in Rehabilitation Award. The Excellence in Rehabilitation of Aging Persons Award is designed to acknowledge outstanding contributions in the field of rehabilitation of aging individuals.