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Founding Director Center for Optimal Aging
Marymount University
Arlington, Virginia, United States
Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM is the Founding Director of the Marymount Center for Optimal Aging and Professor of Health Sciences at Marymount University. In addition, she is the co-principal investigator of the Cerebral Palsy and Adult Transition Program (CPAT) from the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. Dr. Heyn has been involved in disability, gerontological, and applied clinical health research, mentorship, instruction, and program development for over 20 years. Her investigations related to (1) patient-reported health outcomes with a focus on individuals with disability and underserved populations; (2) preventing or delaying the onset of Alzheimer’s disease symptom manifestation with physical activity and lifestyle approaches; and (3) cardiovascular risk factors and frailty characterization in individuals with disabilities have been funded by the National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Community Living, Coleman Institute, and the J.T. Tai Foundation. She has distinctive knowledge in evidence-based methodologies and clinical practice guidelines. Her meta-analysis study on the effects of exercise training for individuals with dementia is recognized as one of the most cited articles from the Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation and is highly scored in Altmetric. She is well-known for developing effective evidence-based clinical research programs (i.e., PMID: 26472583, PMID: 24569702 and PMID: 30605502, PMID: 29568518) and she received several awards and honorable mentions for her effective mentoring style. Her research is also frequently cited in various media such as View of Washington, ABC 7 News, and other related media and scientific news reports. Dr. Heyn’s contributions to medical education and research is recognized internationally by the Alfonso Bovero Award from University of Sao Paulo.
I do not have any relevant financial / non-financial relationships with any proprietary interests.
Monday, November 7, 2022
1:30 PM – 5:30 PM
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
12:45 PM – 2:00 PM
Tuesday, November 8, 2022
2:15 PM – 3:30 PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
3:30 PM – 4:30 PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
4:45 PM – 6:00 PM
Wednesday, November 9, 2022
6:15 PM – 7:15 PM
Thursday, November 10, 2022
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday, November 10, 2022
10:45 AM – 12:00 PM
Thursday, November 10, 2022
1:30 PM – 2:45 PM
