Mikhail Kogan, MD Wellbeing Series Webinar Media Kit
- Hosted by the University of Minnesota’s Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing (and your organization name).
- In this kit, you will find visual assets, key messages, links, and descriptions for this upcoming Wellbeing Series webinar. Please feel free to modify messages for your respective audiences.
- For more information, please contact Kit Breshears, Director of Communications for the Center, at 612-300-3010 or [email protected].
Webinar Details
- Title: Thriving Through the Years: Simple, Science‑Backed Steps to Healthy Aging
- Date and Time: March 26, Noon to 1:30 p.m. Central
- Format: Online via Zoom
- Learn more and register.
Webinar description
In this accessible, engaging webinar, Dr. Kogan explores evidence-based strategies to support healthy aging at any stage of life. Drawing on integrative and geriatric medicine principles, he demystifies how lifestyle factors—like nutrition, movement, stress management, and social engagement—can nurture longevity, vitality, and wellbeing. Participants will learn practical, science-informed tools they can adopt right away to boost resilience, brain health, physical function, and emotional balance, while understanding what truly matters as we age.
Presenter Information
Dr. Mikhail Kogan is a leader in the rapidly growing field of Integrative Geriatrics and a prominent advocate for incorporating holistic approaches into mainstream healthcare. He is the chief editor of the definitive textbook “Integrative Geriatric Medicine”, published by Oxford University Press as part of the Andrew Weil Integrative Medicine Library series. He also authored “Medical Marijuana: Dr. Kogan's Evidence-Based Guide to the Health Benefits of Cannabis” and has been involved on an international level advocating for effective and safe use of medical cannabis especially in geriatrics and palliative care.
Dr. Kogan currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer of the GWU Center for Integrative Medicine, Associate Professor of Medicine in the Division of Geriatric and Palliative Care. Dr. Kogan’s leadership extends to numerous organizations. He is the current member of the National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) CAM PDQ Board, contributing to evidence-based guidelines for integrative oncology. He served on the boards of the American Board of Integrative Medicine, GW Center for Aging, Health, and Humanities, IM4US, AlzLife, and others. He is also the founder and former ED of AIM Health Institute, a nonprofit organization in the Washington, D.C. area that provides integrative medicine services to low-income and terminally ill patients, regardless of their ability to pay.
About the Bakken Center
For more than 30 years, the University of Minnesota's Earl E. Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing has served as Minnesota’s most trusted wellbeing resource.
The Bakken Center enriches health and wellbeing by providing exemplary interprofessional education, conducting rigorous research, delivering innovative engagement programs, and advancing innovative models of care. It is our vision to advance the health and wellbeing of individuals, organizations, and communities through integrative health and healing.
Our faculty – nearly 80 in number – are leaders from diverse academic backgrounds, and are passionate experts in their fields. More than 1,700 students take our courses each academic year, and thousands participate annually in our community programs and workshops.
Founded in 1995, the Center is housed within the University's health sciences, and is aligned with the University’s School of Nursing.
Key Messages
- Dr. Mikhail Kogan, a leader in the rapidly growing field of Integrative Geriatrics, demystifies how lifestyle factors—like nutrition, movement, stress management, and social engagement—can nurture longevity, vitality, and wellbeing during his Wellbeing Series talk on March 26 at noon Central. This talk will be held via Zoom, and is presented by the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing and (your unit name.)
- Learn practical, science-informed tools that you can adopt right away to boost resilience, brain health, physical function, and emotional balance, while understanding what truly matters as we age during Dr. Mikhail Kogan's Wellbeing Series talk on March 26 at noon Central. This talk will be held via Zoom, and is presented by the Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing and (your unit name.)
Resources
Social Media
Facebook, Instagram, and LinkedIn
Please feel free to shape the key messages into Facebook posts, and schedule accordingly to your audiences’ engagement habits.
The Center’s Instagram is umn_csh, and on LinkedIn, we are the University of Minnesota Bakken Center for Spirituality & Healing.
If you would like to appear as a co-sponsor on the Facebook event page to ensure your audiences see the event on your calendar, please send us a request via Facebook.
Please contact Kit Breshears at [email protected] or 612-300-3010 for more information or assistance.