Transitions in Retirement Essentials (Open to the Public)
Every Saturday • 9:30 a.m.-noon • Shapiro ABCD*
*The October 19 class will meet in Mackey Auditorium
This engaging, fun, life-changing program will teach us to appreciate what matters most for ourselves, our dreams and our goals, and how to enjoy the exciting times ahead. If we develop a few goals and plans for these years, the transition into
retirement will be smoother and much more fulfilling. This series of classes will provide some structure and professional aid in planning for an exciting future.
Coordinators:
Kathy Collier, Kathryn Cozza, Jim Kashiwada, Mickey La
Casa, Joseph Lawton, M.D., Russell MacKeand, Ellie Monroe, Jim Monroe,
Joyce Ono, Arie Passchier and Mike Stover
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Retirement Mini-Series—Part 1: Creating Energy and Preventing Fatigue in the Process of Healthy
September 14 Speaker: Jyotika Wali, M.D. |
Dr. Wali is an internal medicine specialist with extensive experience in the management and promotion of healthy living in the St. Jude Heritage Medical Group. She will address the problems associated with senior living, giving particular emphasis to fatigue and energy maintenance. |
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Retirement Mini-Series—Part 2: Successful Aging in Retirement September 21
Speaker: Dr. Barbara Cherry, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, CSUF Department |
Dr. Cherry will present insight to a successful retirement which requires some planning and thought. This session will address structure and purpose, engaging in meaningful activities, maintaining a positive outlook, and ways to protect your health in terms of cognition, nutrition and physical ability (both active and sedentary behaviors). Information will be based upon on-going research being conducted at CSUF by Dr. Cherry and/or colleagues. |
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Retirement Mini-Series—Part 3: Building a Dividend Portfolio September 28
Speaker:
John C. Pak, Certified Financial Planner, RCIP, EA,
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Safe, fixed and conservative investments have yielded low rates for the past
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Weight Control and Its Medical Implications October 5 Speaker: Susan Watkins, RD CDE (Registered Dietician-Certified Diabetes Educator) |
Susan Watkins will discuss the medical implications of maintaining a normal body weight and methods for attaining an appropriate weight.
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Medicare Essentials: What You Need to Know When You Sign Up for Benefits October 12 Speaker: Gene Campbell, HICAP Counselor and Community Educator, Council on Aging-Southern California, Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program (HICAP) |
Confused about Medicare? Want some good advice from State-registered, unbiased experts who are not in the business of selling, recommending, or endorsing any products? This class is designed for those soon to be eligible for Medicare or those planning to make changes during the annual October 15 through December 7 election period. The topics to be covered are Basic Medicare Benefits, Medicare A-B-C-D, Medicare Supplemental, Medicare Advantage plans, and Prescription Drugs Plans. |
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Google, Your Phone and Security October 19 • Mackey Auditorium Speaker: Jim Cenname, OLLI Computer Education Instructor |
Is your data safer with Google than in your file cabinet, your doctor’s office or with your tax preparer? This class examines how safe your data is when it’s paper in your file cabinet (or someone else’s file cabinet) or in a post office mailbox compared to stored with Google, et al. or on your phone. We’ll discuss how to keep your data more secure and what to do when it gets stolen. |
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October 26 |
No class |
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Management of Chronic Pain November 2 Speaker: Fred Nowroozi, M.D., Joseph Calb, DPH and Physical Therapy P anel |
Dr. Nowroozi, the Medical Director of the St. Jude Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation and Chronic Pain Center with board certification in internal medicine and rehabilitation and pain management, will bring a panel of physical therapists with Dr. Calb, a pain management and rehab pharmacist. They will discuss the methods and benefits of coordinated management of chronic pain which is of importance to the senior population. |
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Are You Ready to Retire? November 9 Speakers: William Clark and Mary Ann Hamamura-Clark, OLLI Instructors |
This class is valuable for those planning to retire, newly retired or well into retirement. Discover the best time to retire and how your own life experiences can be used to lay the groundwork for a rewarding and healthy future. We will discuss important aspects of successful aging. Instructors William Clark and Mary Ann Hamamura-Clark have shared these principles in the popular OLLI “Mastering Retirement” course for the past eight years. |
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Social Security Essentials November 16 Speaker: Jeffrey Rodriguez, Public Affairs Specialist, Social Security Administration
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Don’t miss this opportunity to have your Social Security questions answered. This informative and entertaining session is led by Jeffrey Rodriguez, Social Security Administration Public Affairs Specialist. People associate Social Security with only retirement benefits, but Social Security is much more. It’s medical, disability and life insurance. Topics that will be discussed include: when is the best time to start retirement benefits, how benefits are calculated, when to start Medicare, payments to beneficiaries, and more Social Security life-impacting issues. |
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November 23 |
Thanksgiving Break—No Class |
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November 30 |
No Class Scheduled |
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December 7 |
No Class Scheduled |
