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As Sunrise Senior College looks to continue to bring presentations for our seniors on maintaining a healthy lifestyle as we age, we are pleased to welcome Dr. Zafar Ahmad.  He is an orthopedic surgeon practicing at Down East Community Hospital. In this in person only 2-session presentation, he will emphasize the importance of regular physical activity as we age and will provides tips and useful information on how to incorporate them into daily routines.  Dr. Ahmad became an orthopedic surgeon because he wanted to make a difference in patient’s lives.  He finds positively impacting his patients’ quality of life very fulfilling and enjoys working closely with primary care providers to ensure his patients feel informed, empowered, and supported. 

While participants will learn about the immediate benefits of being active, the course also includes discussions on maintaining a healthy diet.  Additionally, Dr. Ahmad will talk about how to avoid joint problems through many different topics.

Presenter: Dr. Zafar Ahmad received his Medical Degree from St. George’s University of London, UK and specializes in procedures such as: Partial knee replacement, as well as soft tissue work; Total knee replacement; Revision knee replacement; Primary hip arthroplasty; Hip resurfacing; Hip revision surgery; Lower limb trauma and Wrist and forearm fractures.

Class Information:  This is an in person only class - held in-person in UM@M’s room SCI 102. Dr. Ahmad will be presenting all sessions in person.

All facilities at the University of Maine at Machias (UM@M) are fully handicap compliant.  The facilities used by Sunrise Senior College (SSC) at the college have ramps, elevators and handicap accessible bathrooms.  Our offsite functions and activities have various limitations and restrictions and may not be fully handicap accessible.  SSC will endeavor to identify limitations at these to you in advance.

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“Sunrise Senior College does not endorse any appeal or representation made by a presenter, non-profit organization or business during an SSC presentation.  SSC members attending the presentations may wish to pursue additional involvement with the organization or presenter based on the material that was presented and in doing so, they are acting on their own and not as part of SSC.”

This class is available to all current Maine Senior College (MSCN) Members. The general public not wishing to join Sunrise Senior College at this time may attend this class for a $20.00 fee.

Important: If at this time you are not a current member of Sunrise Senior College (SSC) but are planning to join as a member today, make sure you answer that “Your SSC membership is current” when checking out so that we can properly bill you for this class.

Sunrise Senior College (SSC) is a membership-based organization. Our SSC members receive special benefits as current members when they register for this course. Any member of another MSCN college is also able to enjoy this course, but may incur some additional charges. If you are a member of the general public, you can take this course but will have to pay additional fees associated with being a non-member. For any attendee that is not a current member of Sunrise Senior College, any materials required for the course are your responsibility. When checking out, please carefully read and answer the questions asked associated with this specific course so that you are charged appropriately for this class. Failure to do this may result in your being cancelled from the course. We hope you enjoy this offering.