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Full Schedule of Events
- Wednesday, March 4, 2009
- Thursday, March 5, 2009
- Friday, March 6, 2009
- Saturday, March 7, 2009
- Sunday, March 7, 2009
This Meeting Schedule is subject to change – please check back frequently.
Last update: January 28, 2009
7:00 am - 8:00 am
AAGP New Board Member Orientation
Invitation Only
Room: HOTEL - Lehua Suite
8:30 am - 5:00 pm
AAGP Board of Directors Meeting
Room: HOTEL - Coral 1 & 2
4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Annual Meeting Registration Opens
Room: Kamehameha III
7:00 am - 6:00 pm
Annual Meeting Registration
Room: Kamehameha III
7:30 am - 4:00 pm
Review in Geriatric Psychiatry: Preparations for Subspecialty Examinations
Sponsored by the AAGP Education Committee
Ticketed Event
Room: 313 A
Chair: Daniel D. Sewell, MD
Faculty: Allan A. Anderson, MD
Carl I. Cohen, MD
Robert Kohn, MD, MPhil
Melinda S. Lantz, MD
William M. McDonald, MD
David W. Oslin, MD
Adam Rosenblatt, MD
Martha Sajatovic, MD
Julie Wetherell, PhD
8:00 am - 11:30 am, 12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Proper Billing and Fair Reimbursement for Elder Care: An Update on Medicare Billing, Coding and Documentation
Sponsored by the AAGP Clinical Practice Committee
Ticketed Event
Room: 306 A/B
Chair:
8:00 am – 11:30 am
Medicare: From The Basics To New Developments
Faculty:
David Greenspan, MD
Gary S. Moak, MD
Elliott Stein, MD
12:30 pm - 4:00 pm
Medicare Coding, Documentation and Billing – 2009 And Beyond
Faculty:
David Greenspan, MD
Gary S. Moak, MD
Elliott Stein, MD
Cheryl Moak
8:00 am - 12:30 pm
2009 Training Directors Program
Sponsored by the AAGP Teaching and Training Committee
Invitation Only
Room: 301 A
Committee Chair: Iqbal Ahmed, MD
Program Chairs:
Judith Neugroschl, MD
Sibel Klimstra, MD
11:00 am – 1:00 pm
AJGP Editorial Board Meeting
Room: 307 B
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Neuroscience Teaching Day - A Genetics Primer for Geriatric Psychiatry: Beginning the Era of Personalized Medicine
Sponsored by the AAGP Research Committee
Ticketed Event
Room: 301 A/B
Co-Chairs:Helen Lavretsky, MD
Paul Newhouse, MD
Faculty: Daniel H. Gerschwind, MD, PhD
Greer Murphy, MD, PhD
Margie Wright, PhD
1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Sleepy, Grumpy, and Dopey: Responding to Late-Life Sleep Disturbance is More Than a Fairytale
Sponsored by the AAGP Nurses' Interest Group
Ticketed Event
Room: 304 A/B
Faculty: Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN
Norma G. Cuellar, RN, DSN
Marianne Smith, PhD, ARNP, BC
4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Book Signing with New York Times Columnist Jane Brody
Room: Kamehameha III
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Exhibit Hall Opening Reception
Room: Kamehameha III
5:30 pm - 8:30 pm
Presidential Plenary and Awards Dinner
Room: Ballrooms B
6:30 am - 5:00 pm
Annual Meeting Registration
Room: Kamehameha III
7:00 am - 8:00 am
Past President's Breakfast
Invitation Only
Room: 307 B
7:00 am - 9:00 am
The Rising Tide of Affective Disorders: Focus on Bipolar Disorder
Supported by an educational grant from AstraZeneca
Room: Ballroom A
Chair: Martha Sajatovic, MD
Faculty:
Colin A. Depp, PhD
Martha Sajatovic, MD
Robert C. Young, MD
7:00 am - 9:00 am
Toxic Effect of Persistent Pain in Older Adults: An Update
Supported by an educational grant from Pfizer
Room: Ballroom C
Chair: Jordan F. Karp, MD
Faculty: Jordan F. Karp, MD
Thomas W. Meeks, MD
Stephen Thielke, MD
Jurgen Unutzer, MD, MPH, MA
7:00 am - 8:30 am
Developing Your Research Career Breakfast
Sponsored by the AAGP Research Committee
Room: 302 A/B
Co-Chairs:Laura Dunn, MD
Denise Feil, MD, MPH
Panelists:
Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD
George Niederehe, PhD
Warren Taylor, MD
Molly V. Wagster, PhD
8:30 am - 10:00 am
Senior Researchers Workshop - New Turns in the Roadmap: A Workshop for Established Investigators
Sponsored by the AAGP Research Committee
Room: 302 A/B
Co-Chairs: Paul Newhouse, MD
Eric Lenze, MD
Panelists:
George Niederehe, PhD
Molly V. Wagster, PhD
8:30 am - 10:30 am
Spouses' Coffee
Room: HOTEL - Lehua Suite
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Business Meeting
Room: 312
9:00 am - 5:15 pm
Exhibit Hall Open
Room: Kamehameha III
9:00 am - 10:00 am
Exhibit Hall Coffee Break
Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company
Room: Kamehameha III
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 101
An Ounce of Prevention: Preventing Depression in Later Life
Room: 301 A/B
Chair: Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD
Presenters:
Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD
Charles F. Reynolds, III, MD, MA, MPH
Stephen Thielke, MD, MS, MA
Discussant:
Jürgen Unützer, MD, MA, MPH
This session will present information about the fast-growing science of depression prevention, with important take-home messages for clinicians and researchers caring for individual patients, and for those concerned with health promotion and senior health care policy.
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 102
Pain, Palliative Care, and End-of-Life Issues in Psychogeriatric Patients
Room: 304 A/B
Chair: Jothika Manepalli, MD
Presenters:
Veerainder Goli, MD, MBA
George Grossberg, MD
Abhilash K. Desai, MD
This session will highlight key issues related to managing end-stage dementia patients and addressing the needs of family and professional caregivers. This session will also discuss pharmacological and nonpharmacological strategies to effectively manage pain and psychiatric problems during end-of-life using case scenarios.
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 103
Teaching Psychotherapy to Geriatric Psychiatry Fellows
Room: 305 B
Chair: Mark D. Miller, MD
Presenters:
Mark D. Miller, MD
Patricia Arean, PhD
John Kasckow, MD, PhD
Jennifer Q. Morse, PhD
Joel E. Streim, MD
This session will review the principles of the various psychotherapies used in geriatrics: interpersonal, cognitive behavioral and problem solving therapy. In addition, it will provide teachers in geropsychiatry training programs with a framework for teaching these three modalities to geropsychiatry fellows and help clinicians understand how to use these therapies in a nursing home setting.
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 104
Tough Love: Ways to Make the Difficult Decisions When Caring for Dementia Patients
Room: 306 A/B
Chair: Denise G. Feil, MD, MPH
Presenters:
Laura B. Dunn, MD
Sahana Misra, MD
Thomas Meeks, MD
Denise Feil, MD, MPH
This session will present the current science behind physician decision-making in dementia and will lay out the ethical principles, present the role of shared-decision-making, identify cultural differences, and focus on diabetes care in dementia as a model for individualized decision-making.
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 105
Translational Advances in Understanding Cognition and Emotion in the Aging Brain: From Primates to People
Room: 313 A
Chair: Paul A. Newhouse, MD
Presenters:
Julie A. Dumas, PhD
John Morrison, PhD
Jeri S. Janowsky, PhD
Discussant:
Paul A. Newhouse, MD
This session will highlight translational approaches to investigating changes in cognition and emotion in aging by examining new findings from aging primates, human neuroimaging, and hormone-cognition interactions.
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Session 106
Award Winner Paper Presentations
Room: 305 A
Chair: Eric Lenze, MD
Presenters:
Fayaz A. Ibrahim, MD,
2009 Member-in-Training Research Award
Hiroyuki Uchida, MD, PhD, 2009 Barry Lebowitz Early Career Scientist Award
Nancy Harvey, LMSW/Service Program for Older People, Inc.,
2009 Deirdre Johnston Award for Excellence and Innovation in Geriatric Mental Health Outreach Services
10:00 am - 11:30 am
Clinical Practice Committee Meeting
Room: 302 A/B
10:15 am - 11:45 am
Diversity Committee Meeting
Room: 307 B
10:30 am - 11:30 am
APRN Interest Group Meeting
Room: 312
11:00 am - 5:15 pm
Poster Viewing
Room: Kamehameha III
11:30 am - 1:30 pm
Trainee Mentoring Lunch
Room: 302 A/B
11:45 am - 1: 45 pm
Effective Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease: Translating Guidelines into Practice
Supported by an educational grant from Forest Research Institute, a division of Forest Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Room: Ballroom A
Chair: George T. Grossberg, MD
Presenters:
Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS
George T. Grossberg, MD
Douglas W. Scharre, MD
Gary W. Small, MD
1:30 pm – 2:30 pm
Disaster Preparedness Task Force Meeting
Room: 307 A
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Open Doors Program for Medical Students
Room: 307 B
Co-Chairs: Brent Forester, MD
Josepha A.Cheong, MD
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm
Opportunities in Geriatrics – A Program for Psychiatry Residents
Room: 312
Chair: Paul D. Kirwin, MD
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
Session 107
Distinguished Scientist Award Lecture
Room: 306 A/B
Chair: Susan Schultz, MD
Presenter:
Jerome A. Yesavage, MD, 2009 AAGP Distinguished Scientist
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 108
Electroconvulsive Therapy: An Update on the Use of Modern ECT Techniques and New Research Findings
Room: 305 B
Chair: William M. McDonald, MD
Presenters:
Georgios Petrides, MD
William V. McCall, MD, MS
Mustafa Husain, MD
Discussants:
Adriana Hermida, MD
Charles Kellner, MD
This session will provide clinicians with a review of the relevant literature and provide practical guidelines for the administration of ECT.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 109
Hitchhiker's Guide to Teaching: Leadership Essentials for Educators
Room: 305 A
Chair: Melissa Andrew, MD, MEd
Presenters:
Melissa Andrew, MD, MEd
Lisa Van Bussel, MD, FRCPC
This session will examine parallels between leading and teaching, and provide participants with a framework to examine their preferred leadership styles and the styles of others. Participants will have the opportunity to further develop their teaching abilities and discuss important concepts from the leadership literature.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 110
Recent Research Advances in Late Life Schizophrenia
Room: 304 A/B
Chair: John Kasckow, MD, PhD
Presenters:
Carl Cohen, MD
Sidney Zisook, MD
John Kasckow, MD, PhD
Discussant:
Dilip Jeste, MD
This session will expand clinicians' knowledge of late-life schizophrenia, help develop a better understanding of outcomes of schizophrenia in later life, and present exciting new advances in this area.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 111
Screening for Memory Problems and Dementia in Clinical Practice
Room: 313 A
Chair: Soo Borson, MD
Presenters:
Lori B. Frank, PhD
J. Wesson Ashford, MD, PhD
Marta S.Mendiondo, PhD
Discussant:
Herman Buschke, MD
This session will describe the state of development and options for screening for memory disorders, dementia, Alzheimer's disease, and other causes of dementia in clinical practice. In addition to providing background for current arguments for and against memory screening, this session will also address existing measures and their optimal use in screening and/or diagnosis.
2:00 pm - 3:30 pm
Session 112
Treating Addiction in Older Adults: The Emergence of a New Generation
Room: 301 A/B
Chair: Frederic C. Blow, PhD
Presenters:
Valerie J. Slaymaker, PhD
David W. Oslin, MD
Derek D. Satre, PhD
Discussant:
Stephen J. Bartels, MD
This session will provide an overview of new research findings related to substance use and abuse among individuals in later life, including the role of families, the impact of craving and affect, and the predictors of long-term outcomes in the treatment of late-life addictions.
3:00 pm - 4:00 pm
Affiliates Meeting
Room: 307 A
3:30 pm - 5:15 pm
Exhibit Hall Coffee Break
Sponsored by Eli Lilly and Company
Room: Kamehameha III
3:30 pm - 5:15 pm
New Research Poster Session and Reception
Room: Kamehameha III
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 113
A Staff Development Intervention to Improve Resident Care Through Effective Teamwork
Room: 313 A
Chair: Alan B. Stevens, PhD
Presenters:
Alan B. Stevens, PhD
Angela K. Hochhalter, PhD
Discussants:
Christopher C. Colenda, MD, MPH
This session will define organizational culture and present a conceptual framework for how staff development can lead to changes in the culture of long-term care settings.
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 114
Bob Dylan's Musical Life Review: Creative Resilience and Aging
Room: 306 A/B
Chair/Presenter: Jeffrey M. Lyness, MD
This session will use images, videos, and audio clips to tell Bob Dylan's remarkable career biography, paying particular attention to how he has used life review methodologies to infuse his work with vitality and ever-deepening meanings.
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 115
Evaluating and Managing Aggressive Behaviors in Geropsychiatric Patients
Room: 304 A/B
Chair: Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS
Presenters:
Randy J. Nelson, PhD
Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS
Discussant:
Barry D. Lebowitz, PhD
This session will discuss what is currently known about various models for the neurobiological basis for aggressive behaviors, the prevalence of aggressive behaviors in geropsychiatric patients and the clinical, financial, and ethno-cultural impact of these behaviors on the healthcare system, and the evaluation and management of aggressive behaviors in geropsychiatric patients.
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 116
Fragile X-Associated Tremor/Ataxia Syndrome (FXTAS): A Novel Dementia Syndrome
Room: 305 A
Chair: Andreea Seritan, MD
Presenters:
Randi Hagerman, MD
Paul J. Hagerman, MD, PhD
Andreea Seritan, MD
Jim Grigsby, PhD
This session will inform participants about clinical features of FXTAS and who to test for the premutation, as well as about RNA toxicity related to the premutation. Clinical and radiologic diagnostic criteria and common neuropsychiatric features in FXTAS will also be presented.
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 117
Geriatric Psychiatry Workforce Across the Pacific
Room: 301 A/B
Chair: Brian Draper, MD, MBBS, FRANZCP
Presenters:
Brian Draper, MD, MBBS, FRANZCP
Paul D. Kirwin, MD
Robert H. Llewellyn-Jones, PhD, FRANZCP
Discussant:
Gary S. Moak, MD
This session will examine geriatric psychiatry workforce issues that are of concern in North America, Australia and New Zealand. It will present data from workforce surveys and examine issues that are of relevance in rural and regional areas.
3:45 pm - 5:15 pm
Session 118
Treatment of Cognitive Deficits Among Older Individuals with Mood and Psychotic Disorders
Sponsored by The Affiliates Group
Room: 305 B
Chair: Lisa T. Eyler, PhD
Presenters:
Lisa T. Eyler, PhD
Colin A. Depp, PhD
R. Scott Mackin, PhD
This session is aimed at care providers and researchers and will review published and recent studies regarding treatment of cognitive deficits in older mentally ill patients, point out gaps in the literature, and raise methodological considerations for future studies.
4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
CME Committee Meeting
Room: 307 A
4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Fellowship Exhibit – Meet with Training Directors
Room: Kamehameha III
Students and residents, please stop by the fellowship exhibit area to meet with many of the geriatric psychiatry fellowship directors, learn more about the opportunities available at the various programs, and gather information about opportunities in geriatric psychiatry. The fellowship exhibit will be open throughout the meeting for you to pick up literature, but this is your opportunity to meet personally with the fellowship directors and other faculty.
6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
An Evening with the AAGP-PAC: Aboard the Battleship Missouri in Pearl Harbor
Sponsored by the AAGP-PAC
Ticketed Event
USS Missouri
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