Tuesday, February 11, 2010

Renaissance Vinoy Resort, Grand Ballroom
501 5th Avenue NE, St. Petersburg, Fl 33701

6:00pm ~ Cocktail Reception; 7:00pm ~ Dinner & Awards

8:00pm ~ Presentation by Dr. Gary Small

Business Casual Dress
Complimentary valet parking will be available at the 5th Avenue entrance.

Awards
Annually, St. Anthony’s Health Care Foundation, honors outstanding service through the giving of two awards: the Helen D. Roberts Philanthropy Award and the Roy G. Harrell, Jr. Leadership Award.

Presentation Topic
“The Technological Revolution and How Our Brain is Adapting”

Guest Speaker ~ Gary Small, M.D.

Dr. Gary Small is a professor of psychiatry at the UCLA Semel Institute and directs the Memory and Aging Research Center and the UCLA Center on Aging. He is one of the world's leading experts on brain science and has published numerous books and articles. Scientific American magazine named him one of the world's top innovators in science and technology, and he frequently appears on The Today Show, Good Morning America, 20/20 and CNN. Dr. Small has invented the first brain scan that allows doctors to see the physical evidence of brain aging and Alzheimer's disease in living people. Among his numerous breakthrough research studies, he now leads a team of neuroscientists who are demonstrating that exposure to computer technology causes rapid and profound changes in brain neural circuitry.
Author of: The Memory Bible, The Memory Prescription, The Longevity Bible, and iBrain.