Current Perspectives on Centenarians: Introduction to Lifespan and Healthspan

Dr. Kheirbek is a Professor of Medicine and the Inaugural Division Head of Gerontology, Geriatrics, and Palliative Medicine at the University of Maryland School of Medicine in Baltimore, Maryland. She holds board certification in Internal Medicine, Geriatric, and Hospice and Palliative Medicine. She is an expert in quality improvement program development and its implementation in older adults. Dr. Kheirbek's research portfolio includes numerous large-scale projects with a particular focus on the fastest-growing segment of the global population - the oldest of the old. Her interest in centenarians, as expert survivors, was developed after years of caring for a 108-year-old patient. She has trained scores of learners on age appropriate, person-centered care, emphasizing the practice of medicine with empathy, reflection, and professionalism. Fueled by keen observation and natural curiosity, Dr. Kheirbek is a writer whose work has been featured in the Baltimore Sun, New York Times, Washington Post, and US World and News Report.

Dr. Llorente is Professor of Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry at Georgetown University School of Medicine, and the Deputy Assistant Under Secretary for Health for Patient Care Services in the US Department of Veterans Affairs. She obtained her medical degree from the J. Hillis Miller College of Medicine at the University of Florida in Gainesville, Florida and completed her psychiatry residency training at Jackson Memorial Hospital/University of Miami. She is Board certified in general psychiatry, geriatric psychiatry and addiction medicine. She has participated in numerous research studies including potential treatments for Alzheimers disease, examining models of mental health services delivery for geriatric patients, and screening for substance use disorders among older adults. Dr. Llorente aims to expand the knowledge base on the characteristics and factors that contribute to quality of life and centenarians offer a unique opportunity to examine those characteristics and factors.

Dr. Kheirbek 是馬里蘭大學醫學院的內科教授及老年學、老年醫學和緩和醫學部門的首任部門主管。她擁有內科、老年醫學以及安寧緩和醫學的專科認證。她在老年人質量改善計劃的開發及實施方面是專家。Dr. Kheirbek 的研究項目包括多個大型計劃，特別關注全球人口中增長最快的群體——高齡者。她對百歲老人的興趣源於多年照顧一位108歲病人的經驗。她培訓了許多學習者，強調年齡適宜的以人為本的護理，並注重以同理心、反思和專業精神來實踐醫學。Dr. Kheirbek 以敏銳的觀察力和自然的好奇心為動力，是一位作家，其作品曾刊登於《巴爾的摩太陽報》、《紐約時報》、《華盛頓郵報》和《美國新聞與世界報告》。

Dr. Llorente 是喬治城大學醫學院精神科的教授，並擔任美國退伍軍人事務部患者護理服務的副助理部長。她在佛羅里達州蓋恩斯維爾的佛羅里達大學 J. Hillis Miller 醫學院獲得醫學學位，並在傑克遜紀念醫院/邁阿密大學完成精神科住院醫師訓練。她在一般精神科、老年精神科和成癮醫學方面擁有專科認證。她參與了多項研究，包括阿茲海默症的潛在治療、針對老年患者的心理健康服務交付模式的研究，以及對老年人藥物使用障礙的篩查。Dr. Llorente 旨在擴展有關影響生活質量的特徵和因素的知識，而百歲老人提供了一個獨特的機會來檢視這些特徵和因素。