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Table of Contents
Welcome and Introduction 1
Meeting Information 2
CME/CE Information 3
Acknowledgements 7
State-of-the-Art Clinical Updates Session 11
Clinical Skills Workshops 12
AAHCP Meetings 14
Schedule-at-a-Glance 16
Schedule of Events
22
Wednesday, May 2
25
Thursday, May 3
37
Friday, May 4
50
Saturday, May 5
Exhibitors 60
62
AGS Marketplace
63
Technology Pavilion
63
Technical Exhibitors
66
Non-for-Profit Exhibitors
Exhibit Floor Plan 69
Convention Center Floor Plan 70
Hotel Floor Plan 72
Faculty Disclosures of Financial Interest 73
Program Committee Disclosures of Financial Interest 76
AGS/FHA 2011 Corporate and Foundation Contributors 77
Presenters Index 78
Welcome & Introduction
Welcome to the 2012 American Geriatrics Society Annual Scientific Meeting in Seattle, WA!
The AGS Annual Meeting is the premier forum for the latest information on clinical geriatrics, research on
aging, and innovative models of care delivery. The meeting will address the professional and educational
needs of geriatrics professionals from all disciplines through state-of-the-art educational sessions and
research presentations about emerging clinical issues, current research in geriatrics, education, health
policy, and delivery of geriatric health care.
Highlights include:
Henderson State-of-the-Art Lecture:
Quality, Safety, and Cost: What Health Care Can Learn from Geriatrics
Thursday, May 3, 10:00 – 11:00 A.m.
David B. Reuben, MD will highlight some seminal innovations that have been developed in geriatrics and
that can provide solutions for the problems that health care reform needs to solve to be successful. Dr.
Reuben will also identify strategies that attendees can use to influence health care and bring geriatrics into
a leadership role in redesigning care for all Americans, and will identify future challenges that US health
care will face and stimulate the audience to think about how these can be met.
AGS Updated 2011 Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
Friday, May 4, 4:30 to 6:00 P.m.
The American Geriatrics Society recently published the AGS Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially
Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. The Beers Criteria serve as a critical tool in in preventing
adverse drug events in older adults and are an important tool for systems and individuals who seek to
ensure high quality healthcare for older adults. This program will present an overview of the updated
criteria, as well as it’s application in today’s health system. Guiding Principles for the Care of Older Adults with Multimorbidity: An Approach For Clinicians
Saturday, May 5, 9:00 to 10:30 A.m.
In 2011, the AGS convened an interdisciplinary panel to develop an approach by which clinicians can
interpret clinical practice guidelines when caring for older adults with multimorbidity. After a thorough
literature review, the panel agreed upon a set of guiding principles for the clinical management of
multimorbid patients. This program will present an overview of the guiding principles, strategies for their
clinical application, and recommendations for a future research agenda.
We hope you find the 2012 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting to be a rewarding experience. Please take a
moment to complete an evaluation form after the meeting. Your comments will be greatly appreciated
since they will help make future annual meetings of even greater benefit to our attendees.
Belinda Vicioso, MD
2012 Annual Meeting Program Chair
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP
President
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Meeting Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Meeting Location*
The Washington State Convention & Trade Center
800 Convention Place
Seattle, WA 98101
The Sheraton Seattle Hotel
1400 Sixth Avenue
Seattle, WA 98101
(across the street from Convention Center)
* Unless specified otherwise, all sessions will take place in the
Convention Center
Annual Meeting Registration
Registration is located in the South Lobby of the Washington
State Convention Center and is open during the following times:
Wednesday, May 2
Thursday, May 3
Friday, May 4
Saturday, May 5
6:00 A.m. – 7:00 P.m.
6:30 A.m. – 6:00 P.m.
6:30 A.m. – 6:00 P.m.
6:30 A.m. – 4:00 P.m.
Name Badge
Room (604). Presentations will be downloaded from the speaker
ready room and sent to the respective meeting room on a secured
intranet circuit approximately 45 minutes prior to the start of each
session. Presenters are encouraged to bring their own CD-ROM or
memory stick to the Speaker Ready Room, where they will have the
opportunity to review their presentations or make any changes.
Please check in at the Speaker Ready Room the day BEFORE
your presentation, if possible. Speakers may preview their
audiovisual presentation in room 604 during the following hours:
Wednesday, May 2
Thursday, May 3
Friday, May 4
Saturday, May 5
7:30 A.m. – 6:00 P.m.
6:00 A.m. – 5:00 P.m.
6:00 A.m. – 5:00 P.m.
6:00 A.m. – 4:00 P.m.
Press Room: 309
The Press Room is located in room 309 and is open during the
following hours:
Wednesday, May 2
Thursday, May 3
Friday, May 4
Saturday, May 5
9:00 A.m. – 5:00 P.m.
8:00 A.m. – 5:00 P.m.
8:00 A.m. – 5:00 P.m.
8:00 A.m. – 5:00 P.m.
Your name badge is your admission ticket to all annual meeting
events, including entrance to the exhibit/poster hall. Please be
sure to wear your name badge each day. Your name badge has
been encoded with your mailing address. This card will allow
you to sign into sessions that use the “Tap and Go” system for
CME/CE tracking and is also an easy way to give exhibiting
companies your mailing info.
Messages
Admission to Pre‑conference
Sessions
In an effort to strengthen our online geriatrics community,
we invite all 2012 AGS Annual Meeting attendees to highlight
meeting events using Twitter. We highly encourage all attendees
to utilize the #AGS12 hashtag while tweeting during the meeting,
to showcase research presentations, clinical updates, networking
functions, and other topics relevant to your areas of interest. The hashtag makes it possible to form an instant community
of colleagues who are following each other’s impressions and
observations.
If you purchased tickets for an additional fee pre-conference
session, the ticket was included with your name badge. Tickets
for sessions that are not sold out can be purchased at the
registration desk. Only attendees holding tickets for these
sessions will be admitted.
Exhibits
The exhibits program is an extension of the meeting’s
educational sessions. Exhibitors from educational institutions,
non-profit organizations and product manufacturers will
provide information on products and services designed to assist
geriatrics professionals. Exhibits will be on display during the
following hours:
Thursday, May 3 Friday, May 4
12:00 – 6:00 P.m.
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Lunch
Complimentary lunch is available in the exhibit hall on Thursday
and Friday at 12:00 p.m.!
Speaker Ready Room: 604
All meeting rooms will have presentation computers that will be
networked to a central computer located in the Speaker Ready
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Messages for meeting participants may be posted on the bulletin
board in the meeting registration area. Incoming messages for
participants that are received at the meeting registration desk
will also be posted here.
Twitter
Photography Policy
A professional photographer and/or videographer may be
present at the AGS annual meeting. By registering for meeting,
you understand that your image may appear in photographs
and/or videos and grant AGS and their representatives and
employees the right to take photographs and/or videos of you
and your property in connection with the above-identified event
as well as to copyright, use, and publish the same pictures in
print and/or electronically. You agree that AGS may use such
photographs and/or videos of you with or without your name
and for any lawful purpose, including publicity, illustration,
advertising, and Web content, without your express written or
verbal permission.
Smoking Policy
Smoking is not permitted at any AGS function.
CME/CE Information
CONTINUING EDUCATION INFORMATION
Target Audience
Learning Formats
The AGS Annual Scientific Meeting is the premier educational
event in geriatrics, providing the latest information on clinical
care, research on aging, and innovative models of care delivery.
The Annual Meeting Program Committee has worked hard
to create an exciting program that will present high quality
clinical and scientific content to our diverse audience. The 2012
Annual Meeting will address the educational needs of geriatrics
professionals from all disciplines. Physicians, nurses, pharmacists,
physician assistants, social workers, long-term care and managed
care providers, health care administrators, and others can update
their knowledge and skills through state-of-the-art educational
sessions and research presentations.
Clinical Skills: Hands-on experience in a small-group
interactive learning environment to develop clinical skills
relevant to the care of older adults.
Meet-the-Expert: Allows attendees to discuss important topics
in geriatrics with a renowned faculty in a small group setting. The
audience size is limited to 50 attendees.
Paper Session: 6 oral presentations of research abstracts
grouped around a common theme or topic.
Poster Session: Posters of original research displayed for
informal browsing with opportunities for individual discussion
with authors.
Pre-conference Session: Expanded sessions that cover current
topics that impact how we care for the older adult population.
Attendees pay an additional fee to attend these sessions on the
day before the official start of the meeting.
Symposia: A symposium typically involves 3 presentations on
a subject of vital importance to a broad segment of annual
meeting attendees.
Workshop: An interactive session that emphasizes the exchange
of ideas and the demonstration and application of techniques
and skills. The audience size may be limited.
Learning Objectives
• A
nalyze current research in geriatrics and describe its clinical
and educational implications
• I nterpret information on the prevention, diagnosis, treatment,
and management of clinical disorders in older adults
• I dentify prevalent psychosocial problems in older people
• D
escribe medical, psychological, social, and rehabilitative
interventions to improve independence and quality of life of
older people
• D
escribe the problems of comorbidity, multiple morbidity,
and burden of illness and their relation to normal aging, frailty,
disability and adverse outcomes of care
• T
each geriatrics effectively to interdisciplinary healthcare
professionals, students, and trainees
• I dentify ethical issues in healthcare delivery, medical
treatment, and decision-making
• D
iscuss the impact of different cultural/ethnic/language
backgrounds & health literacy/numeracy on the care of
older adults
• I nform current health policy relating to financing and delivery
of geriatric care
• D
escribe effective delivery of geriatric health care in acute,
sub-acute, long-term care, and other settings
• A
nalyze results of geriatric and risk assessment of older
patients, specify appropriate interventions, and identify
anticipated outcomes
Speaker Slides
In response to requests from past annual meeting attendees,
the 2012 Annual Meeting PowerPoint™ presentations from our
educational sessions will be available on the AGS website at the
end of each day. We hope that you will find the slide resource
useful following the meeting.
Disclosures
As an accredited provider of Continuing Medical Education,
the American Geriatrics Society continuously strives to ensure
that the education activities planned and conducted by our
faculty meet generally accepted ethical standards as codified
by the ACCME, the Food and Drug Administration, and the
American Medical Association’s Guide for Gifts to Physicians. To
this end, we have implemented a process wherein everyone who
is in a position to control the content of an education activity
has disclosed to us all relevant financial relationships with any
commercial interests within the past 12 months as related to
the content of their presentations. Disclosure documents are
reviewed for potential conflicts of interest, and if identified, such
conflicts are resolved prior to final confirmation of participation.
Faculty and Program Committee disclosures can be found at
the back of this book. The material presented in this activity
represents the opinion of the speakers and not necessarily the
views of the AGS.
Accreditation
The American Geriatrics Society is accredited by the
Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education
(ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for
physicians.
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CME/CE Information
Continuing Medical Education
AMA/AAFP Equivalency:
The American Geriatrics Society designates this live educational
activity for a maximum of 30 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™
Physicians should claim only credit commensurate with the
extent of their participation in the activity.
AAFP Prescribed credit is accepted by the American Medical
Association as equivalent to AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
toward the AMA Physician’s Recognition Award. When applying
for the AMA PRA, Prescribed credit earned must be reported as
Prescribed, not as Category 1.
Category II Continuing Education Credit
The American Geriatrics Society is authorized to award a
maximum of 30 hours of pre-approved Category II (nonACHE) continuing education credit for this program towards
advancement or recertification in the American College of
Healthcare Executives. Participants in this program wishing to
have the continuing education hours applied towards Category
II credit should list their attendance when submitting an
application to the American College of Healthcare Executives for
advancement or recertification.
American Academy of Family
Physicians Prescribed Credit
This Live activity, American Geriatrics Society 2012 Annual
Scientific Meeting, with a beginning date of May 2, 2012, has
been reviewed and is acceptable for up to 31.25 Prescribed credits
by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians
should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of
their participation in the activity.
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American Osteopathic Association:
Since the AGS is an approved ACCME accredited provider,
the 2012 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting will be recognized by
the American Osteopathic Association as equivalent to AOA
Category 2 credit. Certified Medical Director
This course has been approved for up to 23.25 credit hours of
clinical education and 20 credit hours of management education
toward certification as a Certified Medical Director in Long Term
Care (AMDA CMD). The AMDA CMD program is administered
by the American Medical Directors Certification Program. Each
physician should claim only those hours actually spent on the
activity.
CME/CE
Information
AMDCP APPROVED MANAGEMENT
CREDITS:
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
Leadership Development Boot Camp (1.75 credit hours)
2:00 – 2:45 p.m. 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. Plenary Session: Defining Success in Academic Careers in Geriatrics
Surviving: Balance and Fulfillment
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Fall Prevention in Hospitals: Implementing Tailored Fall Prevention Interventions Using an Interdisciplinary
Approach (1.5 credit hours)
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Enhancing Quality and Safety in Acute Care Through Partnerships with Hospitalists (1.5 credit hours)
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. Don’t Get Lost in Translation – A Practical Approach to Cultural Competency (1.5 credit hours)
7:30 – 9:00 a.m. CPT Coding: Basic Principles and Practice (1.5 credit hours)
10:00 – 11:00 a.m. Henderson Lecture: Quality, Safety, and Cost: What Health Care Can Learn from Geriatrics (1.0 credit hours)
1:00 – 2:30 p.m. Patient Safety Across the Care Continuum: AHRQ Tools and Research (1.5 credit hours)
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Data Sanity – Quality Improvement in the Nursing Home Using Statistical Process Control (1.5 credit hours)
2:45 – 4:15 p.m. Facebook, Blogs, and Twitter: Using Social Media to Advance Geriatrics (1.5 credit hours)
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012
7:30 – 9:00 a.m.
10:45 – 11:00 a.m. 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. 2:15 – 3:45 p.m. Current and Emerging Wireless Health Technologies: Building the Wireless Health Network (1.5 credit hours)
AGS Washington Update (.25 credit hours)
Public Policy Lecture (1.0 credit hours)
Reducing Hospital Readmissions and All-Cause Harm (1.5 credit hours)
Partnerships to Enhance Research Related to the Care of Older Adults (1.5 credit hours)
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012
10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 10:45 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. 12:30 – 2:00 p.m. Update in Smart Home Technologies: “Getting Smarter as We Age” (1.5 credit hours)
Coding and Reimbursement: Stump the Professor (1.5 credit hours)
Effective Care Transitions: The Call for Geriatric Leadership (1.5 credit hours)
Continuing Nursing Education
Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit
The American Geriatrics Society has been approved by the
California Board of Registered Nursing (Provider No. CEP 10299)
to provide continuing education. The 2012 AGS Annual Meeting
program is eligible for up to 30 nursing contact hours.
The American Society of Consultant Pharmacists is
accredited by the Accreditation Council for
Pharmacy Education as a provider of continuing
® pharmacy education.
Attendees can earn up to 23.25 pharmacy contact hours
(CEUs) for participation in the educational programming at the
AGS 2012 Annual Scientific Meeting. The program number and
amount of continuing pharmacy education credit that will be
awarded for each qualifying session are indicated in the Continuing Pharmacy Education Credit Application. To receive CE credit,
participants must attend the program in its entirety and evaluate the program. Statements of credit will be mailed within 6-8
weeks after the meeting.
Continuing Pharmacy Education Session Evaluation/Attendance Forms can be picked up at the AGS Information desk
located in the registration area. The evaluation form can be
returned to the registration desk by the close of the meeting,
or mailed or faxed by June 30, 2012 to: AGS Meetings Department, 40 Fulton Street, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10038, Fax:
212-832-8646.
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CME/CE Information
Geriatrics Recognition Award
Nurses, physician assistants, and physicians can apply continuing
education credits earned at this meeting towards the Geriatrics
Recognition Award (GRA) of the AGS, which recognizes
individuals who are committed to advancing their continuing
education in geriatrics/gerontological nursing. For more
information about continuing education credits and the GRA,
please visit the AGS website: www.americangeriatrics.org or call
the AGS office at (212) 308-1414.
CME/CE Certificates & Evaluations
At this year’s annual meeting, AGS will be using RFID technology
for session tracking. Simply hold your name badge in front of
the CE station at the entrance of each session and collect your
printed receipt.
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There will be a link on the AGS website to the online CME/CE
session evaluation and certificate service. The site will be available beginning on Thursday morning. Sessions will be posted to
the site the day after the live session occurs, so you will be able
to log in and evaluate the sessions you attended within 24 hours
of attending them. You will be required to provide course evaluation information, in order to successfully complete the educational requirements and produce your CE Certificate listing the
sessions you attended.
Your impressions of the annual meeting are important to
us, and we appreciate your ideas and suggestions. Please take a
moment to complete the evaluation section for the sessions you
attended at the meeting.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Acknowledgements
The AGS wishes to thank the following individuals and organizations for their
participation in and support of the 2012 AGS Annual Meeting:
2012 Annual Scientific Meeting Program Committee
Belinda Vicioso, MD, 2012 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting Chair & AGS-AMDA Program Liaison
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, AGS President
Members:
Sandra Bellantonio, MD, Education
Committee Representative
Sally L. Brooks, MD, Professional Education
Executive Committee Representative
Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, BC,
Professional Education Executive
Committee Representative
Jerry Gurwitz, MD, Research Committee
Representative
Irene Hamrick, MD, CMD, Health Systems
Innovations-Economics and Technology
Committee Representative
John Heath, MD, 2011 AGS Annual
Scientific Meeting Chair
Donald Jurivich, DO, COSAR
Representative
Sunny Linnebur, PharmD, Public
Education Committee Representative
Michael Malone, MD, Public Policy
Committee Representative
Annette Medina-Walpole, MD
Paul Mulhausen, MD, Clinical Practice
and Models of Care Committee
Representative
James T. Pacala, MD, AGS President-elect
Arun Rao, MD, Ethnogeriatrics Committee
Representative
Kenneth Schmader, MD, 2013 AGS Annual
Scientific Meeting Chair-elect
Joel Streim, MD, AGS-AAGP Program
Liaison
Bruce R. Troen, MD
Caroline Vitale, MD, Ethics Committee
Representative
2012 Annual Meeting Proposal Reviewers
Giridhar Adiga
Ali Ahmed
Kannayiram Alagiakrishnan
Cathy Alessi
Demetra Antimisiaris
Christine Arenson
M. Javed Ashraf
Dale Avers
Lisa C. Barry
Steve Bartz
Brad Bobrin
Sagar Borker
Lisa Boyle
Christine Bradway
Ursula Braun
Chris J. Bula
Marc Cantillon
Cynthia M. Carlsson
Pierrette J. Cazeau
Diane Chau
Yen-Ching Chen
Huai Cheng
Toni Chiara
Barbara Cochrane
Gabriela Cohen
Tien Dam
Maria V. Danilychev
Margaret Dean
O. David Dellinger, III
Priyanka Duggal
Ahmad Farooq
Suzanne Fields
Christine Fordyce
Ana Tuya Fulton
Carmen Castillo Gallego
Jen-Tzer Gau
Lisa Gibbs
Andrea Giusti
Maria R. Gonzalez
Karen Hall
Raza Haque
Michael Harper
S. Nicole Hastings
Arthur D. Hayward
Farrah Ibrahim
Abid Iraqi
Laurie Jacobs
James Judge
Donald Jurivich
Khurram Jehangir Khan
Rita Khoury
Mary B. King
Sei Lee
Kathye E. Ligh
Lyn Lindpaintner
David L. Marcus
James R. McCormick
Lynn McNicoll
Coles Mercier
Vandenbroucke Michel
Arvind Modawal
Zahra Modjarrad
Lona Mody
Ahmed Mohammedin
M. Jane Mohler
Mohammad Mehdi Namaee
Birju B. Patel
Robert Pearlman
Sandra Petersen
James Powers
Mindy Oxman Renfro
Shayna Rich
Karlene Richardson
Marco Ruiz
Cheryl Sadowski
Cathy C. Schubert
Beata Skudlarska
Rebecca Sleeper
Soryal Soryal
Michael Steinman
Niharika Suchak
Theodore T. Suh
Hany Tadres
Marcia Da Luz Lima Tancredi
M. V. Tanur
Mihai Teodorescu
Babak Tousi
Eleni Tsiantouli
Renuka Tunuguntla
Jessie VanSwearingen
Barbara Vogel
Jeng Wang
Glenda Westmoreland
Heidi White
Sevil Yasar
Carolyn Zhu
Kwang-il
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Acknowledgements
ABSTRACT REVIEW
2012 Abstract Review Committee
Jerry Gurwitz, MD, Chair
2012 Abstract Review Category Chairs
Sanjay Asthana, MD
Daniel R. Berlowitz, MD, MPH
Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric, MD, MHS
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Susan M. Friedman, MD, MPH
Joseph T. Hanlon, PharmD, MS
Susan Hardy, MD
Kevin High, MD, MS
Reena Karani, MD
Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH
Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD
Catherine A. Sarkisian, MD, MSPH
Ronald I. Shorr, MD, MS
Jeffrey Silverstein, MD
George E. Taffet, MD
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH
Louise C. Walter, MD
2012 Abstract Reviewers
Dawn Alley, PhD
Christine Arenson, MD
Wilbert Aronow, MD
Byron Bair, MD
Christina Bell, MD
Simon Bergman, MD
Rebecca Beyth, MD
Arline Bohannon, MD
Kenneth Boockvar, MD, MS
Cynthia Boyd, MD, MPH
Jennifer Brach, PT, PhD
Sara Bradley, MD
Katherine Callahan, MD
Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS
Charles Cefalu, MD
Sarwat Chaudry, MD
Jane Driver, MD
Edmund Duthie, MD
Ronan Factora, MD
Andrea Fox, MD
Angela Gentili, MD
Lauren Gleason, MD
Tanya Gure, MD
S. Nicole Hastings, MD, MHS
Beth Hungate, ARNP
Christopher Janowski, MD
Manisha Juthani-Mehta, MD
Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS
Heidi Klepin, MD
Kathy Kemle, PA
Ariba Khan, MD
Sei Lee, MD
Bruce Leff, MD
Sharon A. Levine, MD
Cari Levy, MD
Hannah Lipman, MD
Kenneth W. Lyles, MD
Una Makris, MD
Alayne Markland, MD
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Sameer Mathur, MD
Simon Mears, MD
Isaura Menzies, MD
Yuri Milaneschi, MD
Lona Mody, MD
Lynn O’Neill, MD
Esther Oh, MD
Pamela Parsons, ARNP
Kushang Patel, PhD
Melissa Perkal, MD
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP
Michael W. Rich, MD
Jeanette Ross, MD
Joseph Ross, MD
Martine Sanon, MD
Pushpendra Sharma, MD
Al Shaw, MD
Kenneth Shay, DDS
Kaycee Sink, MD
Michael A. Steinman, MD
Mark A. Supiano, MD
Stephen Thielke, MD
Kathleen Unroe, MD
Camille Vaughan, MD
Lisa Walke, MD
Carlos Weiss, MD
Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS
Eric W. Widera, MD
G. Darryl Wieland, MD
Jo Wiggins, MD
Consuelo Wilkins, MD
Michi Yukawa, MD
Acknowledgements
Organizations participating in programs at the 2012 AGS Annual Meeting:
American Academy of Home Care Physicians
American Academy of Hospice and Palliative Medicine
American Academy of Neurology
AGS Foundation for Health in Aging
American Federation for Aging Research
AMDA
Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic Programs
Association of Subspecialty Professors
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
National Institute on Aging
The John A. Hartford Foundation
Thanks to the following organizations for their
support and assistance in conference management:
Talley Management Group, Inc.
Meeting and Exhibit Management
ScholarOne
Abstract Management
Fry Communications
Program Design and Production
PRG-Denver
Audiovisual Services
Showcare Event Solutions
Registration Management
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Acknowledgements
AGS FELLOWSHIP
Congratulations to our new AGS Fellows! AGS Fellowship is a special honor that recognizes members’ professionalism, scholarship
and contributions to the profession of geriatrics and to the Society. Please join us at the AGS Members Business Meeting on Thursday,
May 3 from 9:15 to 10:00 A.m. as we recognize our new Fellows!
Peter H. Cheng, MD, AGSF, CMD
Palo Alto Medical Foundation
Kathryn M. Daniel, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC
University of Texas at Arlington,
College of Nursing
Michael John Dolamore, MD, CMD,
FAAFP, AGSF
NYMED, Inc
George W. Drach MD FACS, FCPP, AGSF
Universities of Arizona and Pennsylvania
Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, BC, AGSF
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
Marissa C. Galicia-Castillo, MD, MSEd,
CMD, FACP, AGSF
Eastern Virginia Medical School
Monica Horton, MD, MSc, AGSF
South Texas Veterans
Healthcare System
Lynn McNicoll, MD, FRCPC, AGSF
Alpert Medical School of Brown University
Adrienne Mims, MD, MPH, AGSF
Medicare Quality Improvement at
Alliant/GMCF
Sandra Y. Moody, MD, BSN, AGSF
University of California, San Francisco
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Ann Marie Nye, PharmD, FASCP, AGSF, CGP
Campbell University
Donna I. Regenstreif, PhD, AGSF
GeroConcepts, Inc.
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, AGSF
University of Maryland School of Nursing
Vivyenne Roche MD, AGSF
UT Southwestern at Dallas
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, AGSF
VA GRECC & UCLA/JH Borun Center
Cathy C. Schubert, MD, AGSF
Indiana University
Inna Sheyner MD, CMD, AGSF
University of South Florida College of Medicine
Laurence M. Solberg, MD
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine
Caroline A. Vitale, MD, AGSF
University of Michigan
Workshops
STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINICAL Clinical
UPDATESSkills
SESSION
SATURDAY, MAY 5
10:45 A.m. – 2:00 P.m.
The State-of-the-Art Clinical Updates Session is a special two-part session dedicated to providing relevant clinical information for the
practicing geriatrics clinician, and a comprehensive update about the latest advances and critical issues from faculty who are at the
forefront of geriatrics.
PART I — 10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
PART II — 12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Kenneth E. Schmader, MD, Duke University Medical
Center
This session will present cutting-edge clinical material, and offer
pragmatic advice on how to put this information into practice.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss clinical impact/outcomes related
to hypertension; (2) discuss clinical impact/outcomes related
to nosocomial infections; (3) discuss clinical impact/outcomes
related to dermatology.
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Kenneth E. Schmader, MD, Duke University Medical
Center
This session will present cutting-edge clinical material, and offer
pragmatic advice on how to put this information into practice.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss clinical impact/outcomes related
to urinary incontinence; (2) discuss clinical impact/outcomes
related to osteoporosis; (3) discuss clinical impact/outcomes
related to pressure ulcers.
Hypertension
Mark A. Supiano, MD, University of Utah
Urinary Incontinence Patricia S. Goode, MSN, MD, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
Nosocomial Infections
Suzanne F. Bradley, MD, University of Michigan Medical
School
Dermatology
Wendy E. Roberts, MD, Generational and Cosmetic
Dermatology
Osteoporosis Kenneth W. Lyles, MD, Duke University
Pressure Ulcers Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of
California, Los Angeles
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State-of-the-Art Clinical
Updates
CLINICAL
SKILLSSession
STATIONS
Gain hands-on experience from expert faculty in a small-group interactive learning environment. Learn about and practice developing your clinical
skills relevant to the care of older adults. There are a total of ten skills stations available. Skills stations are 30 or 45 minute sessions and are offered
multiple times. The Clinical Skills Stations are located in the Exhibit Hall on Thursday and Friday from 12:00 to 4:30 P.m. (complete schedule below).
Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
Thursday: 3:00 P.m., 3:45 P.m.
This station will briefly review the importance and calculation
of the ABI for patients with peripheral arterial disease, focusing
on identifying the arteries, measuring the systolic blood pressure
and calculating ABI and result interpretation. Participants will
practice performing the measurement on each other.
Faculty: Yin Ping Liew, MD; Sikkim Ang, MD, Armida Parala, MD
Assistive Devices
Thursday: 12:00 P.m., 12:30 P.m.
This station will demonstrate appropriate walker (2 wheeled
and 4 wheeled) and cane technique (straight came and 4-prong
cane), how to measure for height, how to select the device, etc.
Faculty: Gregory E. Hicks, PT, PhD; Jaime Gerber, MD
Breaking Bad News
Thursday: 1:30 P.m., 2:00 P.m.
This station will briefly review the SPIKES protocol for breaking
bad news and involve participants in a role-play and debriefing
to try out the new skills. They will be supplied with handouts
and references to take with them to reinforce the approach after
their return home.
Faculty: Caroline Harada, MD
Falls/Gait/Balance Assessment
Friday: 1:30 P.m., 2:00 P.m.
Basic tests of gait and balance will be reviewed. These will
include the Get Up and Go Test, the Functional Reach Test
and the POMA. Learners will also be taught the standard
nomenclature and components of a gait evaluation and will
practice assessments on each other. Faculty will ‘’act out’’ some
common abnormal gaits. Learners will be given a handout that
reviews basic terminology and how to best use each of the tests.
Faculty: Shahla Baharlou, MD; Christine Chang, MD; Florida
Olivieri, MD
Incontinence
Thursday: 1:30 P.m., 2:00 P.m.
This station will review screening questions for incontinence
and rapid, practical means of assessing the various types of
incontinence thru case studies which stress a realistic approach
for a busy office setting.
Faculty: Qing Cao, MD; Tae Lee, MD
Joint Injections
Thursday: 3:00 P.m.; 3:30 P.m., 4:30 P.m.
Friday: 12:00 P.m., 12:30 P.m.
After a brief demonstration of joint injection techniques by
faculty, participants will practice the injections on joint models
with faculty support. They will be given detailed, illustrated
handouts to review at home.
Faculty: Julio Martinez Silvestri, MD; Mohamed Elarabi, MD
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Musculoskeletal Exam
Friday: 3:00 P.m.; 3:45 P.m.
This station will feature an introduction to the Peyton technique
of teaching procedures/clinical skills. Thereafter, participants
will rotate among several stations and apply the method to learn
several new musculoskeletal exam techniques which will include
a shoulder exam, a get up and go test, and a slump test. This
session will combine both an approach to teaching clinical skills
with the mastery of several physical exam techniques.
Faculty: Maura J. Brennan, MD; Reham Shaaban, MD;
Laura Iglesias, MD; Mohamed Elarabi, MD;
Julio Martinez Silvestri, MD
Screening for Older Driver Safety
Thursday: 12:00 P.m., 12:30 P.m.
This station will feature an office-based assessment of medical
fitness to drive, focusing on appropriate screening questions to
ask both older adults and their companions regarding driving
safety; assessments with a strong evidence base with which to
further evaluate individuals; and when referrals to Occupational
Therapy or to the DMV are appropriate for rehabilitation or
further testing.
Faculty: N. Wilson Holland MD, FACP; Lisa Rosenberg, MD;
Sarah Hallen, MD
Toenail Removal
Friday: 12:00 P.m., 12:30 P.m.
Participants will learn indications for toenail removal and which
procedures are appropriate for geriatrics practitioners. Get
hands-on experience with digital blocks, wedge resection and
removal of ingrown toenails. Follow up care and complication
guidelines will also be discussed.
Faculty: Jodie Sengstock, DPM; David M. Sengstock, MD, MS
Vertigo
Friday: 3:00 P.m., 3:30 P.m., 4:00 P.m.
This station will review the prevalence and impact of BPV and
will teach participants how to perform a Dix Halpike, lateral roll
and canalith repositioning maneuvers to diagnose and resolve
vertiginous symptoms and avoid the side effects that commonly
occur with use of anticholinergic drugs.
Faculty: James O. Judge, MD; Beata Skudlarska, MD; Mithill
Choksey, MD
Welcome to Medicare
Friday: 1:30 P.m., 2:00 P.m.
This station will review how to conduct and get paid for a
“Welcome to Medicare” visit, including the seven required
elements of the exam and billing requirements.
Faculty: Shobhana Chaudhari, MD & Daniel L. Swagerty, MD
Updates Session
CLINICALState-of-the-Art
SKILLS STATIONSClinical
SCHEDULE:
The Clinical Skills Stations are located in the Exhibit Hall.
THURSDAY
Time
Skill Station 1
Time
Skill Station 2
12:00 – 12:30 P.m.
Assistive Devices
12:00 – 12:30 P.m.
Screening for Older Driver Safety
12:30 – 1:00 P.m.
Assistive Devices
12:30 – 1:00 P.m.
Screening for Older Driver Safety
1:30 – 2:00 P.m.
Breaking Bad News
1:30 – 2:00 P.m.
Incontinence
2:00 – 2:30 P.m.
Breaking Bad News
2:00 – 2:30 P.m.
Incontinence
3:00 – 3:30 P.m.
Joint Injections
3:00 – 3:45 P.m.
Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
3:30 – 4:00 P.m.
Joint Injections
3:45 – 4:30 P.m.
Ankle-Brachial Index (ABI)
4:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Joint Injections
FRIDAY
Time
Skill Station 1
Time
Skill Station 2
12:00 – 12:30 P.m.
Toenail Removal
12:00 – 12:30 P.m.
Joint Injections
12:30 – 1:00 P.m.
Toenail Removal
12:30 – 1:00 P.m.
Joint Injections
1:30 – 2:00 P.m.
Falls/Gait/Balance Assessment
1:30 – 2:00 P.m.
Welcome to Medicare
2:00 – 2:30 P.m.
Falls/Gait/Balance Assessment
2:00 – 2:30 P.m.
Welcome to Medicare
3:00 – 3:30 P.m.
Vertigo
3:00 – 3:45 P.m.
Musculoskeletal Exam
3:30 – 4:00 P.m.
Vertigo
3:45 – 4:30 P.m.
Musculoskeletal Exam
4:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Vertigo
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AAHCP
Meetings
AAHCP ANNUAL
SCIENTIFIC AND PRACTICE MANAGEMENT MEETING
BRINGING HOME THE CARE CONTINUUM: HARNESSING
HIGH TECH, HIGH TOUCH HOME CARE MEDICINE
May 3–4, 2012
This program highlights the benefits of bringing medical care into the home. Exploring key issues in practice management, this
meeting presents applicable emerging technologies and innovations in home care and reviews clinical practice standards. The
conference will also include an update on the Independence at Home demonstration, scheduled to begin in 2012. Learning
objectives: (1) describe the health policy, health economic, epidemiologic, and demographic trends that impact home medical care;
(2) successfully manage a home medical care practice from the logistical, quality, and financial perspectives; (3) review “state of the
art” diagnosis and treatment of commonly encountered clinical scenarios in home medical care; and (4) discuss focused learning in
“niche” areas such as home care education, research, and alternative practice settings.
DAY 1 THURSDAY MAY 3, 2012
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Grand Ballroom
CME/CE Credit: 7Track: Clinical Practice
Supported by grants from.Amedisys and Cleveland Clinic.
7:30 – 8:00
8:00 – 9:30
Continental Breakfast
Opening Remarks and Moderated Panel Discussion: Independence at Home Act Policy and Implementation
Update for Medicare, Medicaid and Managed Care
Peter A. Boling, MD; James C. Pyles, JD; Mike N. Tudeen; Bruce Kinosian, MD
9:30 – 10:30 Special Update on Medicare Payment Policy, the Accountable Care Act and What it Means for Home Care
Medicine Providers
James C. Pyles, JD; Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, AGS President; Kathy A. Kemle, MS, PA-C, DFAAPA
10:30 – 10:40 Break
10:40 – 11:30 Moderated Panel Discussion: Measuring Success in Home Care Medicine: Tracking, Benchmarking and
Improving Productivity, Efficiency, Quality and Patient Experience
Adam C. Groff, MD, MBA; William J. Zafirau, MD; Karl Eric DeJonge, MD; Gary H. Swartz, JD, MPA; Steven Landers,
MD, MPH (moderator)
11:30 – 11:40 Break
11:40 – 12:30 Focused Breakout Sessions
•Breakout A – Employer/Managed Care Contracting For Small/Medium Home Care Medical Groups
Brent Thomas Feorene, MBA; Steven L. Phillips, MD
•Breakout B – The Concierge Medicine Option and Stating Your Case for Getting Capital for
New Care Models
Thomas W. Reed; Chip Measells
12:30 – 1:30
Lunch & Exhibits
1:30 – 2:30
Practice Management Keynote: The Health Consumer Perspective and What it Means for Medical Care at Home
Mike Magee, MD
2:30 – 3:20
Focused Breakout Sessions
•Breakout A – Integration of Ancillary Diagnostic Services
C. Gresham Bayne, MD; Thomas S. Parker, MD
•Breakout B – Key Topics in Elder Law
Edward R. Ratner, MD (moderator); Marie-Therese Connolly
3:20 – 3:30Break
3:30 – 4:20
Focused Breakout Sessions: Assuring the Delivery, Relationships and Payment Services and Quality
•Breakout A – Starting My Home Care Medicine Practice
Gary Swartz, JD, MPA; Brent Feorene; C. Gresham Bayne, MD
•Breakout B – Medical Director and Community Relations: The intersection of house call practices and 1)
skilled home care, 2) private duty home care and 3) hospice
Edward Ratner, MD; Rebecca E. Conant, MD; Cindy Pinson, MD; George E. Kikano, MD
4:20 – 5:00
Practice Management Wrap-up
6:30 – 8:30 Optional Social/Networking Reception
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AAHCP Meetings
DAY 2 FRIDAY MAY 4, 2012
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Grand Ballroom
CME/CE Credit: 6Track: Clinical Practice
7:30 – 8:00
Continental Breakfast
8:00 – 9:20 Opening Remarks
Bruce A. Leff, MD, President, AAHCP; Steven Landers, MD, MPH, 2012 Program Chair
Moderated Panel Discussion: The State of Mobile Communications Technology for Home Care Medicine
Arthur Lane; C. Gresham Bayne, MD
9:20 – 9:30Break
9:30 – 10:30
Focused Breakout Sessions
•Breakout A – Teaching the Next Generation: Precepting and Teaching During House Calls
Rebecca E. Conant, MD; Jennifer Hayashi, MD; Robert L. Jayes, MD; Robert M. Kaiser, MD, MHSc, FACP
•Breakout B – Clinical Topics
Geriatric Pharmacology – Practical Pearls
Thomas Parker, MD
10:30 – 10:45
10:45 – 11:30
11:30 – 12:20
12:30 – 1:30
1:30 – 2:20
2:20 – 2:30 2:30 – 4:00
4:00 – 4:15
Clinical Needs of Assisted Living Residents
William R. Mills, MD
Break
Academy Annual Meeting, Annual Report & Awards
Keynote Address: Why Coordinated Care Matters to Patients and Families
Jonathan Rauch
Lunch & Exhibits
Focused Breakout Sessions
•Breakout A – Hospital at Home: The Clinically Home Approach
Richard R. Rakowski
•Breakout B – Home Care Policy & Management:
Washington Legislative and Policy Update Home Care Agency Perspective
Mara Benner; Kelly Jalowiec, RN
Break
Moderated Panel Discussion: New Care Models and their Intersection with Home Care Medicine, How
Academy Members Capitalize on the Transitional Care, Hospital Readmission Reduction, Medical Home and
Other Care Management Models
John Mach, MD; Allen Dobson, MD; Brad Stuart, MD; James C. Pyles, JD; D. Yale Sage
President’s Closing Remarks
Bruce A. Leff, MD
15
Schedule-at-a-Glance
AGS 2012 SCHEDULE-AT-A-GLANCE
*Unless otherwise noted, all sessions will take place in the Convention Center
WEDNESDAY, MAY 2, 2012
Time
Session
Room
Track
Page
6:45 A.m. – 1:00 P.m.
Fellowship Directors Pre-Conference
Session (additional fee)
4C 1/2
Education
22
9:00 A.m. – 12:00 P.m.
Healthcare Changes Reach Main
Street: QIOs and Hospital CEOs Need
Geriatrics Healthcare Professionals
611/612
Clinical Practice
22
PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS (additional fee)
1:00 P.m. – 5:30 P.m.
Increasing Practice Opportunities: Co-managed
Care of the Geriatric Fracture Patient
606/607
Clinical Practice
23
1:00 P.m. – 5:30 P.m.
Share the Care of Older Adults: Providing
Quality Palliative Care Across the Continuum
4C 3/4
Clinical Practice
23
1:00 P.m. – 5:30 P.m.
ABIM Maintenance of Certification Learning
Session – Updates in Geriatric Medicine
611/612
Professional
Development
23
2:00 P.m. – 6:00 P.m.
Leadership Development Boot Camp
4C 1/2
Professional
Development
24
5:45 P.m. – 7:00 P.m.
RECEPTIONS
New Members & New AGS Fellows Reception
Sheraton Hotel:
Cedar A/B
Networking
24
International Attendee Reception & Poster Session
4 A/B
Networking
24
COSAR Reception
Sheraton Hotel:
Juniper
Networking
24
THURSDAY, MAY 3, 2012
7:00 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
SECTIONS
Fellows-In-Training Breakfast
Sheraton Hotel:
Cirrus Ballroom
Networking
25
Nurses Breakfast
Sheraton Hotel:
Aspen
Networking
25
Pharmacists Breakfast
Sheraton Hotel:
Cedar A
Networking
25
Social Workers Breakfast
Sheraton Hotel:
Cedar B
Networking
25
Aging and Money: Geriatric Assessment
and Preventing Financial Exploitation
6A
Clinical Practice
25
Fall Prevention in Hospitals: Implementing
Tailored Fall Prevention Interventions
Using an Interdisciplinary Approach
6E
Clinical Practice
26
Enhancing Quality and Safety in Acute Care
through Partnerships with Hospitalists
4C 3/4
Models of Care
26
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING PAPER SESSION
616/617
Research
26
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
WORKSHOPS
Don’t Get Lost in Translation- A Practical
Approach to Cultural Competency
608/609
Ethnogeriatrics
27
Model Geriatric Programs: Geriatric
Education Materials and Methods Swap
3A/B
Education
27
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
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SYMPOSIA
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Time
Session
Room
Track
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.,
continued
Time Management: How to be a Happier and
More Productive Geriatrics Clinician-Researcher
606/607
Research
27
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
MEET-THE-EXPERT
613
Clinical Practice
28
International Activities
620
Networking
28
Palliative Care
614
Networking
28
Veterans Health Administration
611/612
Networking
28
CPT Coding: Basic Principles and Practice
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
Page
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
PLENARIES
9:15 A.m. – 10:00 A.m.
AGS Members Meeting
6 B/C
28
10:00 A.m. – 11:00 A.m.
Henderson State-of-the-Art Lecture
6 B/C
Clinical Practice
28
11:00 A.m. –12:00 P.m.
Plenary Paper Session
6 B/C
Research
29
12:00 P.m.– 1:30 P.m.
Poster Session A
Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B
Research
29
12:00 P.m.– 4:30 P.m.
Clinical Skills Workshops
Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B
Clinical Practice
29
12:00 P.m.– 4:30 P.m.
The Third T. Franklin Williams
Scholars Alumni Meeting and Medical
Subspecialties Section Meeting
Sheraton Hotel:
Cedar
Networking
29
1:00 P.m. – 2:30 P.m.
SYMPOSIA
Best Practices to Manage Behavioral
Manifestations of Dementia: Addressing
the Overuse of Antipsychotics
6A
Clinical Practice
29
Neurological Gait Disorders in Older Adults
6E
Clinical Practice
30
Patient Safety Across the Care Continuum:
AHRQ Tools and Research
4C 3/4
Models of Care
30
Scholarship Skills Boot Camp – Part I
3 A/B
Education
31
1:00 P.m. – 4:00 P.m.
Geriatric SimWars
608/609
Clinical Practice
31
1:00 P.m. – 2:30 P.m.
MODELS OF GERIATRIC CARE PAPER SESSION
616/617
Research
31
1:00 P.m. – 2:30 P.m.
MEET-THE-EXPERT
613
Research
32
Cancer and Aging
614
Networking
32
Healthcare for Low-Income Seniors
620
Networking
32
Private Practice Providers in Geriatrics
615
Networking
32
2:30 P.m. – 4:30 P.m.
ADGAP Business Meeting
618/619
2:45 P.m. – 4:15 P.m.
SYMPOSIA
NIA Symposium for Senior Researchers
– What is New on the Horizon?
1:00 P.m. – 2:30 P.m.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
33
Do Neurohormonal Antagonists Improve Outcomes 6A
in Diastolic Heart Failure? Insights from Propensity
Matched Studies of Medicare-Linked OPTIMIZE-HF
Clinical Practice
33
Medication Safety: Patient and Systems
Levels Approaches to Reduce Medication
Errors and Adverse Drug Reactions
6E
Clinical Practice
33
Getting to Know the National Institute on Aging:
A Symposium for Go-Getters in Aging Research
4C 3/4
Research
34
17
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Time
Session
Room
Track
2:45 P.m. – 4:15 P.m.,
continued
Data Sanity — Quality Improvement in the
Nursing Home Using Statistical Process Control
606/607
Models of Care
34
2:45 P.m. – 4:15 P.m.
WORKSHOPS
Aging and HIV:AGS / AAHIVM Consensus
Panel Treatment Strategies
616/617
Clinical Practice
35
Facebook, Blogs, and Twitter: Using
Social Media to Advance Geriatrics
4C 1/2
Education
35
613
Education
35
615
Networking
35
DOs in Geriatrics
614
Networking
36
Needs of Older Gay and Lesbian,
Bisexual and Transgender Persons
620
Networking
36
4:30 P.m. – 6:00 P.m.
Presidential Poster Session B
Exhibit Hall: 4 A/B
Research
36
6:00 P.m. – 7:00 P.m.
Poster Walking Tour on Communication Strategies
Exhibit Hall: 4 A/B
Research
36
6:30 P.m. – 8:00 P.m.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
SGIM
614
Networking
36
Book Club
613
Networking
36
2:45 P.m. – 4:15 P.m.
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Crafting and Writing Your Educational
Projects for Publication
2:45 P.m. – 4:15 P.m.
SECTION
Physical Therapist and Rehabilitation Specialist
2:45 P.m. – 4:15 P.m.
7:00 – 8:00 P.m.
Page
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS & SECTIONS
FRIDAY, MAY 4, 2012
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
SYMPOSIA
Are Men Really from Mars? The Challenge of
Preventing Falls and Fractures in Older Men
6A
Clinical Practice
37
Meeting the Oral Health Needs of Vulnerable
Older Adults — Geriatric Dentistry, Special Care
Dentistry, and Models of Oral Health Care
6E
Clinical Practice
37
Acute Care for Elders (ACE) as a Geriatrics
Safety and Quality Improvement Program
4C 3/4
Models of Care
37
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
GERIATRIC BIOSCIENCE PAPER SESSION
616/617
Research
38
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
WORKSHOPS
Model Geriatric Programs: Geriatric
Education Materials and Methods Swap
3 A/B
Education
39
Caring for our Complex Patients: a VA GRECC
Symposium about Integrating Health Care with
Health Information Technology Innovations
606/607
Research
39
Clinical Practice
40
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
MEET THE EXPERT
Current and Emerging Wireless Healthcare
613
Technologies: Building the Wireless Health Network
7:30 A.m. – 9:00 A.m.
18
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
E-Learning
615
Networking
40
Ethnogeriatrics
620
Networking
40
Junior Faculty Research Career Development
614
Networking
40
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Time
Session
Room
Track
Page
PLENARIES
9:15 A.m. – 10:00 A.m.
AGS Awards Ceremony
6 B/C
10:00 A.m. – 10:45 A.m.
Outstanding Scientific Achievement for Clinical
Investigation Award Presentation and Lecture
6 B/C
Research
41
10:45 A.m. – 11:00 A.m.
AGS Washington Update
6 B/C
Public Policy
41
11:00 A.m.–12:00 P.m.
Public Policy Lecture
6 B/C
Public Policy
41
12:00 P.m. –1:30 P.m.
Poster Session C
Exhibit Hall: 4 A/B
Research
42
12:00 P.m. – 4:30 P.m.
Clinical Skills Workshops
Exhibit Hall: 4 A/B
Clinical Practice
42
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
SYMPOSIA
Assessing the Safety of Older Drivers:
Screening and Assessment, Rehabilitation
and Community Stakeholders
6A
Clinical Practice
42
Geriatric Psychiatry Updates
6E
Clinical Practice
42
Scholarship Skills Boot Camp – Part II
3 A/B
Education
42
Pre-Clinical Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease
608/609
Clinical Practice
43
CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS PAPER SESSION
616/617
Research
43
Screening and Preventive Care in Older AdultsOptimizing Quality by Individualizing Decisions
4C 3/4
Clinical Practice
44
Reducing Hospital Readmissions
and All-Cause Harm
606/607
Models of Care
44
Acute Hospital Care
620
Networking
44
Care Transitions
613
Networking
44
Family Physicians in Geriatrics
615
Networking
45
Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)
614
Networking
45
Simpler but Safe? New Oral Anticoagulant
Therapies versus Warfarin to Reduce Stroke
Risk in Older Atrial Fibrillation Patients
6A
Clinical Practice
45
Improving the Quality of Care of Gravely Ill Older
Patients: Re-Imagining Care at the Boundary
6E
Ethics
45
Partnerships to Enhance Research
Related to the Care of Older Adults
611/612
Research
46
New Frontiers in Geriatrics: The Jahnigen
and Williams Awardees Report on
Research Leading to Improved Care by
Surgical and Medical Subspecialists
618/619
Research
46
When Patients Insist on Going Home: How
to Best Care for Challenging Patients
4C 3/4
Clinical Practice/
Ethnogeriatrics
47
Pearls on Publishing
606/607
Research
46
608/609
Clinical Practice
47
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
2:15 P.m. – 3:45 P.m.
2:15 P.m. – 3:45 P.m.
41
WORKSHOPS
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
SYMPOSIA
WORKSHOP
MEET-THE-EXPERT
Clinical Challenges in Dementia Management
19
Schedule-at-a-Glance
Time
Session
Room
Track
2:15 P.m. – 3:45 P.m.
SECTION MEETING
3 A/B
Networking
47
Disaster Planning and Preparedness
614
Networking
48
PACE
615
Networking
48
Polypharmacy
613
Networking
48
Wound Prevention and Management
620
Networking
48
3:00 P.m. – 4:30 P.m.
Poster Session D
Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B
Research
48
3:45 P.m.
Coffee Break
Exhibit Hall
Networking
48
4:30 P.m. – 6:00 P.m.
PLENARY
6 B/C
Clinical Practice
48
Clinical Research in Dementia
613
Networking
49
Elder Abuse and Neglect
620
Networking
49
Interprofessional Education and
Practice in Geriatrics
615
Networking
49
Students
614
Networking
49
Residents Welcome Session
3 A/B
Networking
49
Sheraton Hotel:
Grand Ballroom
Clinical Practice
50
6 B/C
Clinical Practice
50
6 B/C
Clinical Practice
51
Clinical Practice
51
Teachers Networking Section
2:15 P.m. – 3:45 P.m.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
AGS Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially
Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults
6:30 P.m. – 8:00 P.m.
7:00 P.m. – 8:00 P.m.
Page
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2012
7:00 A.m. – 12:30 P.m.
Section for Enhancing Geriatric Understanding
and Expertise among Surgical and Medical
Specialists (SEGUE) Program
7:30 A.m.–9:00 A.m.
PLENARY
Geriatrics Literature Update: 2012
9:00 A.m.-10:30 A.m.
PLENARY
Guiding Principles for the Care of Older Adults
with Multimorbidity: An Approach for Clinicians
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
State-of-the-Art Clinical Updates Session – Part 1 6A
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
SYMPOSIA
Controversies in Drug Treatment of Alzheimer's
Disease: What is Meaningful Benefit?
6E
Clinical Practice
51
Update in Smart Home Technologies:
“Getting Smarter as We Age”
4C 3/4
Clinical Practice
52
Gold Mine or Mine Field: Practical Issues for
Investigators Choosing and Using Secondary Data
608/609
Research
52
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
EPIDEMIOLOGY PAPER SESSION
616/617
Research
52
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
WORKSHOPS
Model Geriatric Programs: Geriatric
Education Materials and Methods Swap
3 A/B
Education
53
Coding and Reimbursement: Stump the Professor
606/607
Clinical Practice
53
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Schedule-at-a-Glance
Time
Session
Room
Track
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
Page
Geriatric Consultative Services
620
Networking
53
Information Technology Issues
613
Networking
53
Long Term Care
615
Networking
54
Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease
614
Networking
54
11:00 A.m. – 12:30 P.m.
Resident & Other Postgraduate
Trainee/Student Poster Sessions
Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B
Research
54
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
Residents Lunch & Special Interest Group
4C 1/2
Networking
54
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
Student Poster Session Lunch
4 A/B
Networking
54
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
State-of-the-Art Clinical Updates Session – Part 2 6A
Clinical Practice
54
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
SYMPOSIA
Effective Care Transitions and Models
to Decrease Hospital Re-Admissions:
The Call for Geriatric Leadership
6E
Models of Care
55
Survival, Decision-making and Palliative Care
Options for End-stage Kidney Disease
4C 3/4
Clinical Practice
55
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
GERIATRIC EDUCATION PAPER SESSION
616/617
Research
55
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
WORKSHOPS
Educational Product Development
Peer Review Workshop
3 A/B
Education
56
Cancer in Long Term Care
606/607
Clinical Practice
56
Genetics of Longevity
611/612
Research
56
Hearing Impairment: Strategies to
Promote Safety and Quality of Care
608/609
Clinical Practice
57
12:30 P.m. – 2:00 P.m.
2:15 P.m. – 3:45 P.m.
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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP &
SECTION MEETINGS
Medical Humanities
613
Networking
57
Physician Assistants Luncheon
304
Networking
57
Pharmacotherapy Update: 2012
6A
Clinical Practice
57
H.E.L.P. to Prevent Hospital Complications
6E
Models of Care
58
Feeding Tube Use in Persons with Advanced
Dementia: Where are We Now?
606/607
Clinical Practice
58
AGS Expert Panel Recommendations for Vitamin D 608/609
to Reduce Falls and Injuries in Older Adults
Clinical Practice
58
616/617
Research
59
4C 3/4
Education
59
SYMPOSIA
2:15 P.m. – 3:45 P.m.
HEALTH SERVICES & POLICY
RESEARCH PAPER SESSION
2:15 P.m. – 3:45 P.m.
WORKSHOP
Competency Certification in Cognitive and
Behavioral Disorders for Medical Students,
Residents, and Other Health Care Practitioners
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Schedule—Wednesday,
May 2, 2012
WEDNESDAY,
MAY
2, 2012
PRE-CONFERENCE SESSIONS
6:45 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
9:00 A.m. – 12:00 P.m.
FELLOWSHIP DIRECTORS
PRE‑CONFERENCE SESSION
HEALTHCARE CHANGES REACH
MAIN STREET: QIOS AND
HOSPITAL CEOS NEED GERIATRICS
HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS
Additional fee session: $75
Room: 4C 1/2
CME/CE Credit: 4Track: Education
Moderator: Susan M. Parks, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Developed by the Association of Directors of Geriatric Academic
Programs (ADGAP) and the Teachers Section
The role of the geriatrics fellowship director is complex and
involves a variety of activities and responsibilities. This session
will present practical instruction for both new and seasoned
fellowship directors.
Learning objectives: (1) describe ACGME fellowship program
requirements; (2) discuss the revised RRC requirements; and;
(3) discuss challenging fellowship training issues with colleagues.
6:45 A.m. Breakfast available for all preconference
participants
7:00 A.m. Peer Networking
7:30 A.m. Nuts and Bolts of Being a Fellowship Director
8:00 A.m. Update on the ACGME Fellowship Program
Requirements: Perspectives from the Family
Medicine and Internal Medicine RRCs
Peter J. Carek, MD, MS RRC-FM, Chair
Lynne M. Kirk, MD, RRC-IM, Representative
9:50 A.m. Round Table Discussions I
(Topics will include: ACGME Survey; Recruitment;
Keeping it Fresh- Avoiding Burnout; Technology —
Bandwidth, Geripal, POGOe, Online Journal Club)
Facilitators: Steven Barczi, MD; Amy M. Corcoran,
MD, CMD; Amy R. Ehrlich, MD; Susan M. Parks, MD;
Vivyenne M. Roche, MD; Eric W. Widera, MD
10:50 A.m. Break
11:00 A.m. Round Table Discussions II (see above)
12:00 P.m. ADGAP Fellowship Program Directors Business
Meeting
Susan M. Parks, MD, Chair
Room: 611/612
Track: Professional Development
Developed by the Council of State Affiliate Representatives (COSAR)
Co-Moderators: James S. Powers, MD, Vanderbilt University,
Co-Chair, COSAR & Jeffrey E. Escher, MD, New York College of
Medicine, Co-Chair, COSAR
This year’s AGS Council of State Affiliate Representatives
Leadership Development Session will focus on how geriatricians
and other geriatrics professionals can be engaged in responding
to the roll-out of the Affordable Care Act in their communities,
and through this engagement assume leadership roles in local
hospitals, healthcare organizations, and medical societies to
advance quality improvement and new models of care for
older adults. Geriatrics healthcare professionals have led the
way in areas such as care coordination, care transitions, efforts
to reduce hospital readmissions, the patient-centered medical
home, working in interdisciplinary teams, and other approaches
that support new national initiatives to improve care quality and
reduce unnecessary healthcare costs. Don’t miss this important
opportunity to learn techniques to utilize your expertise to
frame questions and positively influence healthcare decisionmakers at the local level.
Learning objectives: (1) review current patient safety and
quality initiatives; (2) review successful approaches to care
transitions; (3) describe ways that geriatrics healthcare
professionals can offer added value to hospitals and health
systems in our current payment environment, through
improving transitional care and other approaches to care that
employ geriatrics principles.
Local Leadership Opportunities in Care Safety and Quality
Improvement Programs
Adrienne Mims MD, MPH, Alliant-Georgia Medical Care
Foundation
Leadership Roles for Geriatrics Healthcare Professionals in
Transitions of Care for Older Adults
Kyle Allen, MD, Riverside Health System
How New Medicare Changes Impact Care Delivery and
Quality for Older Adults
Ariel A. González, Esq., AARP
Opportunities for Geriatrics Healthcare Professionals in
Advancing Medicare and Medicaid Innovations
Paul McGann, MD, Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation
Panelist Q&A
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Schedule—Wednesday, May 2, 2012
1:00 – 5:30 P.m.
1:00 – 5:30 P.m.
INCREASING PRACTICE
OPPORTUNITIES: CO-MANAGED
CARE OF THE GERIATRIC
FRACTURE PATIENT
SHARE THE CARE OF OLDER ADULTS:
PROVIDING QUALITY PALLIATIVE
CARE ACROSS THE CONTINUUM
Additional fee session: $95
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 4Track: Clinical Practice
Developed by the Acute Hospital Care Special Interest Group
Moderator: Daniel A. Mendelson, MS, MD, FACP, AGSF,
University of Rochester
This course addresses areas where medical providers have
self-identified a need to improve including initial diagnosis
and management, medical comanagement, anesthetic
considerations, balancing risks, designing a system of care, and
matching care to the patient’s goals for elders with fragility
fractures.
Learning objectives: (1) construct, implement, and measure
a system of interdisciplinary care for older adults with fragility
fractures; (2) perform comanaged care including facilitating
communication and managing transitions in care of fragility
fractures; (3) assess and manage secondary prevention including
understanding the basic biology of aging and how this affects
bone health and metabolism and the importance of recognizing
and managing complications; and (4) describe the importance of
early surgery and weight bearing and facilitate early optimization
and restoration of function.
Fragility Fractures for Geriatrics Providers
Simon C. Mears, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Principles of Comanagement
Daniel A. Mendelson, MS, MD, FACP, AGSF, University of
Rochester
Anesthesia and Pain Management of the Fragility Fracture
Patient
Frederick E. Sieber, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Managing Comorbidity and Risk
Joseph A. Nicholas, MD, MPH, University of Rochester
Post-operative Medical Management and Secondary
Prevention in the Fragility Fracture Patient
Robert M. McCann, MD, FACP, AGSF, University of Rochester
Outcomes in Geriatric Fracture Management
Susan M. Friedman, MD, MPH, AGSF, University of Rochester
Implementing a Geriatric Fracture Center and Lean Processes
Stephen L. Kates, MD, University of Rochester
Interactive Case Discussions
Additional fee session: $95
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 4Track: Clinical Practice
Developed by the AGS Education and Ethnogeriatrics Committees in
collaboration with the American Academy of Hospice and Palliative
Medicine (AAHPM)
Moderator: VJ Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University
Nationally renowned experts from a variety of venues (ICU,
acute care, long term care and psychiatric care) identify the
opportunities and challenges inherent in integrating palliative
care into the care of seriously ill older adults and offer practical
tips to improve quality of care.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss how to integrate palliative care
into care across a variety of venues; (2) describe barriers inherent
in this process; and (3) utilize practical tips to improve the
quality of care across a variety of venues.
Intensive Care of the Seriously Ill Older Adult
Erin K. Kross, MD, University of Washington
Acute Care of the Seriously Ill Older Adult
Roger W. Bush MD, Virginia Mason Medical Center
Nursing Home Care of the Seriously Ill Older Adult Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina Chapel Hill
Psychiatric Care of the Seriously Ill Older Adult
Scott Irwin, MD, The Institute for Palliative Medicine at San
Diego Hospice
Home Hospice Care of the Seriously Ill Older Adult
VJ Periyakoil, MD, Stanford University
1:00 – 5:30 P.m.
ABIM MAINTENANCE OF
CERTIFICATION LEARNING
SESSION: 2010 & 2011 UPDATES
IN GERIATRIC MEDICINE
Additional fee session: $105
Room: 611/612
CME/CE Credit: 4Track: Clinical Practice
Co-Moderators: Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, University of
Connecticut School of Medicine & Hollis D. Day, MD, MS,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
This live, self-study session is intended to help physicians
complete the American Board of Internal Medicine (ABIM)
Self-Evaluation of Medical Knowledge modules through
group discussion. This session will cover the 2010 and 2011
Update modules in Geriatric Medicine. Each of the two Update
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modules contains 25 multiple-choice questions and qualifies for
10 Maintenance of Certification points in the Self-Evaluation of
Medical Knowledge category.
Learning objectives: (1) recognize useful question-answering
strategies; and (2) complete two modules toward fulfillment of
ABIM’s Maintenance of Certification requirements.
2:00 – 6:00 P.m.
LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT
BOOT CAMP
Additional fee session: $95
Room: 4C 1/2
CME/CE Credit: 4Track: Professional Development
Moderator: Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, MHS, Duke University
Medical Center
This course is designed for junior and mid-level faculty as they
prepare to assume leadership positions at academic institutions. Participants will develop conflict resolution and negotiation
skills, and effectively advocate the value of their programs, and
build their confidence as a leader. Learning formats include
large-group presentations, interactive exercises, and discussion in
large and small groups.
Learning objectives: (1) evaluate personal leadership strengths
and weaknesses and apply them to everyday leadership and
management challenges; (2) develop strategies to successfully
find a work-life balance; (3) improve time management,
communication, team building, and negotiation skills; (4) utilize
strategies to achieve academic achievement and promotion. 2:00 – 3:00 p.m. Plenary Session: Defining Success in
Academic Careers in Geriatrics David B. Reuben, MD, University of
California, Los Angeles 3:10 – 4:10 p.m. Surviving: Balance and Fulfillment
Facilitators: Colleen Christmas, MD, Johns
Hopkins University; Laurence M. Solberg,
MD, AGSF, Vanderbilt University
•Work-life Balance
G. Paul Eleazer, MD, Veterans Health
Administration
•Work-Work Balance aka Time
Management
Lynn McNicoll, MD, FRCPC, Warren
Alpert Medical School of Brown
University
•Communication and Team Building
Cherie P. Brunker, MD, FACP, University
of Utah School of Medicine
•Negotiation
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD, Duke University
4:15 – 5:15 p.m.
Thriving: Academic Achievement and
Promotion
Facilitators: Mitchell T. Heflin, MD,
MHS, Duke University Medical Center
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5:30 – 6:00 p.m.
and Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS, Duke
University Medical Center
•Goal Setting
Mark A. Supiano, MD, University of Utah
•Mentoring: Giving and Getting
Sharon A. Levine, MD, Boston University
School of Medicine
•Promotion: Fostering Relationship
Outside Your Institution
G. Michael Harper, MD, San Francisco VA
Medical Center
•Messaging/Branding/Self-promotion
Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD, Mount
Sinai School of Medicine
Wrap-up
RECEPTIONS
5:45 – 7:00 P.m.
NEW AGS MEMBERS AND NEW
AGS FELLOWS RECEPTION
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Cedar A/B
Track: Networking
New members and AGS Fellows will be welcomed by AGS Board
members and leaders at this special reception. Come and ask
questions about AGS programs and learn how you can get the
most from the meeting and your membership.
5:45 – 7:00 P.m.
INTERNATIONAL ATTENDEE
RECEPTION AND POSTER SESSION
Room: 4 A/B
Track: Networking
Join AGS leaders at this networking session for international
members and meeting attendees. This session will feature
posters focusing on clinical and educational geriatrics programs
in the poster presenter’s country/region.
5:45 – 7:00 P.m.
COUNCIL OF STATE
AFFILIATE REPRESENTATIVES
(COSAR) RECEPTION
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Juniper
Track: Networking
Join leaders from the Council of State Affiliate Representatives at
this special networking reception.
THURSDAY, MAYSchedule—Thursday,
3
SECTION MEETINGS
7:00 – 9:00 A.m.
FELLOWS-IN-TRAINING BREAKFAST
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Cirrus Ballroom
Track: Networking
Chair: Susan Nathan, MD
Supported in part by a donation from the Cleveland Clinic
The annual Fellows-in-Training Breakfast provides attendees an
opportunity to meet with leaders in geriatrics on a variety of
topics such as job selection and balancing your personal and
professional life.
7:00 – 9:00 A.m.
7:00 – 9:00 A.m.
SOCIAL WORKERS BREAKFAST
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Cedar B
Track: Networking
Chair: Irene Moore, MSW, LISW
Professional social workers and social work students in geriatrics
are invited to join AGS leaders at the Social Workers Breakfast
Meeting and Lecture. Lynn Friss Feinberg, Senior Strategic Policy
Advisor, Independent Living/Long-Term Care, AARP Public
Policy Institute and Nancy Hooyman, Professor of Gerontology,
Co-PI, CSWE National Center for Gerontological Social Work
Education,University of Washington School of Social Work will
present on “How Social Workers Can Better Support Family
Caregivers.”
SYMPOSIA
NURSES BREAKFAST
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Aspen
Track: Networking
Chair: Mary Jane (MJ) Henderson, MS, RN, GNP-BC
Join other Nurses, Nursing Students, and AGS Leaders at this
special Nurses Section Breakfast. The Nurses breakfast provides
a forum for networking and discussion of opportunities for
involvement in interdisciplinary and leadership roles within AGS
as well as opportunities in the field of Gerontological Nursing.
Donna M. Fick, PhD, GCNS-BC, Co-Chair of the AGS 2012 Beers
Criteria Update Expert Panel and Kathryn Daniel, MS, APRN-BC,
ANP, GNP, Member, AGS Panel on the Clinical Management of
People with Multiple Morbidities, will briefly present their work
on the above AGS projects. Following that, Barbara Resnick, PhD,
CRNP, AGS President and Keela A. Herr, PhD, RN, AGS Secretary,
will provide some examples of ways nurses can take leadership
roles within AGS.
7:00 – 9:00 A.m.
PHARMACISTS BREAKFAST
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Cedar A
Track: Networking
Chair: Todd P. Semla, MS, PharmD
Pharmacists who attend AGS Annual Scientific Meetings come
from academia, university or community hospitals, clinics, longterm care facilities, industry, and professional organizations. All
are dedicated to improving pharmacotherapy for older adults.
This networking session offers a setting to learn about the AGS,
how you can get involved, and to develop programs for future
meetings.
May 3
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
AGING AND MONEY: GERIATRIC
ASSESSMENT AND PREVENTING
FINANCIAL EXPLOITATION
Developed by the Elder Abuse Special Interest Group and the Ethics
Committee
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Ronan M. Factora, MD, Cleveland Clinic
The purpose of this symposium is to increase recognition of risk
factors for financial exploitation in the clinical setting utilizing
already accepted standards for geriatric assessment; improve
the quality of documentation of these risk factors; and realize
the benefits of implementing such standards of documentation
in the investigation and prosecution of cases of financial
exploitation.
Learning objectives: (1) recognize risk factors and clinical clues
associated with financial exploitation; (2) integrate identification
of such indicators of abuse into the geriatric assessment;
(3) perform an assessment of an individuals’ financial decision
making capacity when appropriate; and (4) realize the value of a
quality assessment and documentation in the legal investigation
of financial exploitation.
Preventing Elder Investment Fraud: Assessing for
Vulnerability to Financial Exploitation
Robert E. Roush, EdD, MPH, Huffington Center on Aging
Aanand D. Naik, MD, Michael E DeBakey VAMC
Elder Financial Exploitation: A Prosecutor’s Perspective
Page B. Ulrey, JD, King County Prosecutor’s Office
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Schedule—Thursday, May 3
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
FALL PREVENTION IN HOSPITALS:
IMPLEMENTING TAILORED FALL
PREVENTION INTERVENTIONS USING
AN INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS, University of
Washington
This symposium will focus on implementing innovative,
evidence-based approaches to fall prevention in hospital
settings.
Learning objectives: (1) describe what factors contribute to
falls in the inpatient setting; (2) name at least two structured
assessment tools that can be used to assess a patient’s risk
of falling while hospitalized; (3) explain the rationale for
an interdisciplinary team approach to implementing fall
prevention in the hospital; and (4) describe the importance
of implementing interventions targeting patient-specific risk
factors for all patients determined to be at risk for falling while
hospitalized.
partnerships with Geriatric Nurse Practitioners and Resource
Nurses by combining two geriatric care models (NICHE and
BOOST) to improve clinical outcomes.
New Twists on the ACE Unit: A Hospitalist-run ACE Unit as a
Model for a Hospital Quality Improvement Program
Lisa K. Price, MD, University of Colorado
Delivering Geriatric-appropriate Care to all Hospitalized
Patients
Melissa L.P. Mattison, MD, SFHM, Harvard Medical School
Teaching Geriatric Principles to Hospitalists
Paula M. Podrazik, MD, University of Arkansas
The NICHE-BOOST Project: Fostering Partnerships between
Nurses and Hospitalists
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, New York University College of
Nursing
PAPER SESSION
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
CLINICAL DECISION-MAKING
Fall TIPS (Tailoring Interventions for Patient Safety)
Patricia C. Dykes, DNSc, RN, FAAN, Brigham & Women’s
Hospital
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
A Team Approach to Preventing Falls in Hospitalized
Persons: Experience of a Public Safety-Net Hospital
Alexandra Papaioannou, BScN, MD, MSc, McMaster
University
Co-Moderators: Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD, University of Texas
Health Science Center at San Antonio & Elizabeth K. Vig, MD,
MPH, University of Washington
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused
on clinical-decision-making with questions and answers to
follow.
Learning objective: (1) discuss new and original research related
to clinical decision-making.
Fall Prevention Interventions: Implementing Evidence-based
Interventions that Target Patient-Specific Fall Risk Factors
Marita G. Titler, PhD, FAAN, University of Michigan
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
ENHANCING QUALITY AND
SAFETY IN ACUTE CARE THROUGH
PARTNERSHIPS WITH HOSPITALISTS
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Models of Care
Moderator: Heidi L. Wald, MD, MSPH, University of Colorado
The session explores the intersection of geriatric medicine and
hospital medicine, highlighting collaborative partnerships to
provide safe and effective care to the acutely ill older patient.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss how modifications of the ACE
unit model can be implemented in diverse settings with limited
resources to leverage the expertise of both geriatricians and
hospitalists and improve quality and patient safety; (2) identify
opportunities to identify all hospitalized frail elders for targeted
patient safety and quality improvement initiatives; (3) employ
educational programs to train hospitalists in geriatric principles
and improve geriatric teaching; and (4) engage hospitalists in
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Developed by the Research Committee
p1 — Lagtime to Benefit for Colorectal Cancer Screening:
A Survival Meta-Analysis
Sei J. Lee, MD, University of California, San Francisco
p2 — Preferences for Deactivation of Implantable
Cardioverter Defibrillators in the Setting of Advanced
Illness
John A. Dodson, MD, Yale University School of Medicine
p3 — Self-rated Health and Walking Ability Predict 10-year
Mortality in Older Women with Breast Cancer
Jessica A. Eng, MD, Boston Medical Center
p4 — Relationship between Components of the
Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA),
Chemotherapy Dose Intensity and Overall Survival in a
Colorectal Cancer (CRC) Cohort Age 65 and Over
Erika Ramsdale, MD, University of Chicago Medical Center
Schedule—Thursday, May 3
p5 — Preparing for Decision Making Beyond Advance
Directives: Perspectives from Patients and Surrogates
Rebecca L. Sudore, MD, University of California, San Francisco
p6 — CRASH: A Brief Screening Tool to Identify High-Risk
Older Drivers
Marian E. Betz, MD, MPH, University of Colorado School of
Medicine
WORKSHOPS
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
DON’T GET LOST IN TRANSLATIONA PRACTICAL APPROACH TO
CULTURAL COMPETENCY
Room: 608/609
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Ethnogeriatrics
Developed by the Ethnogeriatrics and Clinical Practice & Models of Care
Committees
Moderator: Vivyenne M. Roche, MD, UT Southwestern at Dallas
This workshop focuses on how cultural competency contributes
to safe and effective care for frail ethnically diverse elderly
patients.
Learning objectives: (1) describe cultural competency at
a micro and macro level; (2) review and practice strategies
to determine the cultural backgrounds of health providers,
interdisciplinary team members, patients and caregivers and
their impact on clinical care; (3) identify and examine cultural
factors that impact chronic disease management including
health disparities, demographics, etiologies, evaluation and
disease management; and (4) recognize and reduce barriers
to optimal care: effective use of a medical interpreter and the
calendar year.
“Lost in Translation”-Cultural Competency from a Microand Macro-Perspective
Vivyenne M. Roche, MD, UT Southwestern at Dallas
Ethnogeriatrics Issues in Research
M. Jane Mohler, MSN, MPH, PhD, FNP, University of Arizona
Cultural Issues in Dementia Care
Timothy Howell, MD, MA, University of Wisconsin Madison
Somos los Cuidadoras – We are the Care Givers
Suzanna M. Waters Castillo, PhD, MSSW, University of
Wisconsin Madison
Ethnogeriatric Issues with Chronic Illness
Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP, New York Hospitals-Queens
The Optimal Use of the Medical Interpreter
Carmel B. Dyer, MD, University of Texas
How Cultural Dates May Positively and Negatively Affect
Clinical Care
Vivyenne M. Roche, MD, UT Southwestern at Dallas
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
MODEL GERIATRIC PROGRAMS:
MEDICAL STUDENT GERIATRIC
EDUCATION MATERIALS
AND METHODS SWAP
Room: 3 A/B
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Developed by the Teachers Section and sponsored by the Education
Committee
Moderator: Amit A. Shah, MD, UT Southwestern Medical
Center
This workshop presents a forum for teachers of geriatrics
education to share topics and materials of common interest,
such as program development, curriculum, and educational
process and research in teaching and evaluation.
Learning objective: (1) describe and exchange geriatrics
education and teaching materials.
Geriatrics and Aging through Transitional Environments
(GATE) MS1 Curriculum: Obtaining a Functional History
Seema S. Limaye, MD, University of Chicago
An Alternative to the Geriatric Physical Diagnosis Lab for
Second Year Medical Students
Natalie A. Kayani, MD, Summa Health System
Teaching Fall Risk Assessment to Medical Students Using
Meals on Wheels
Swapna V. Chenna, MD, Wake Forest University
Geriatrics and Aging through Transitional Environments
(GATE) MS2 Curriculum: Introduction to Geriatric
Assessments
Shellie Nicole Williams, MD, University of Chicago
Use of Student-Generated Videos to Teach Geriatrics to
Fourth-Year Medical Students
Andrew N. Dentino, MD, Texas Tech University Health
Sciences Center
Inadequate Understanding of Code Status Improved by CaseBased Learning
Aroonsiri (June) Sangarlangkarn, MD, MPH, Yale School of
Medicine
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
TIME MANAGEMENT: HOW TO BE A
HAPPIER AND MORE PRODUCTIVE
GERIATRICS CLINICIAN-RESEARCHER
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: Wendolyn S. Gozansky, MD, MPH
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Effective time management skills are crucial for success as a
clinician-researcher in the field of Geriatrics. In the setting of
multiple competing demands, explicit prioritization of goals
and tasks is required to achieve professional effectiveness and
personal fulfillment.
Learning objectives: (1) document where time is currently being
spent; (2) describe the central importance of prioritization in
time management; and (3) identify specific tools and techniques
for improving efficiency.
Where Does All the Time Go?
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Time Management Models
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Panel Discussion – Time Management Tips and Tricks
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MEET-THE-EXPERT
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
CPT CODING: BASIC
PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICE
Room: 613
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Speaker: Peter Hollmann, MD, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode
Island
This session will help the attendee become aware of some
potential coding options that are especially relevant to
geriatricians. Specific topics that will be addressed include: how
coding relates to compliance programs and documentation
guidelines, understanding physician and member appeal rights
(knowing when to appeal a claims denial, what is a provider
appeal vs. a beneficiary appeal) and the role of the Carrier
Medical Director.
Learning objectives: (1) describe basic coding principles;
(2) discuss key Medicare payment rules; and (3) interpret how to
relate these to practice management.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
“Geriatrics Pedagogy: a tool for improving Quality of Care for
older adults across the world- a global Interchange”.
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
PALLIATIVE CARE
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS & Eric W. Widera, MD
The Palliative Care SIG promotes awareness of palliative care
issues in the Geriatrics community and identifies and builds on
synergies that exist between geriatrics and palliative care.
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
Room: 611/612
Track: Networking
Chair: Kenneth Shay, DDS, MS
The Special Interest Group consists of AGS members who
also devote some or all of their professional activities to the
Department of Veterans Affairs. The session will consist of
presentations and discussion with top VA leaders in Geriatrics
and Extended Care, regarding current and future programming
and issues. All interested persons are welcome to attend.
PLENARY SESSIONS
9:15 – 10:00 A.m.
AGS MEMBERS BUSINESS MEETING
Room: 6 B/C
Meeting of the AGS membership. Reports on status of AGS,
2011 highlights and introduction of the new President, Board
members, and new AGS Fellows.
10:00 – 11:00 A.m.
HENDERSON STATE-OFTHE-ART LECTURE
INTERNATIONAL ACTIVITIES
QUALITY, SAFETY, AND COST:
WHAT HEALTH CARE CAN
LEARN FROM GERIATRICS
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Liliana Oakes, MD & Neela K. Patel MD, MPH
Any member with an interest in the development of
international activities within the AGS should attend this
meeting. More than 100 million people will be over 60 years
old by 2025, the vast majority in the developing world, and
this figure is expected to double by 2050, which will lead to
increasing demands on health and social-service systems
worldwide. A symposium will be held from different countries:
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: 1.0Track: Clinical Practice
Speaker: David B. Reuben, MD, University of California,
Los Angeles
The Henderson lecture will highlight some seminal innovations
that have been developed in geriatrics and that can provide
solutions for the problems that health care reform needs to solve
to be successful. It will also identify strategies that attendees can
use to influence health care and bring geriatrics into a leadership
role in redesigning care for all Americans. Finally, the lecture
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
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will identify future challenges that US health care will face and
stimulate the audience to think about how these can be met.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss why the current health care
system is untenable; (2) review seminal quality, safety, and cost
innovations that have been developed in geriatrics; (3) suggest
strategies how to integrate geriatrics innovations into health
care; and (4) identify future challenges to US health care that
geriatrics can take a lead role in meeting.
11:00 A.m. – 12:00 P.m.
PLENARY PAPER SESSION
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: 1.0Track: Research
Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: James T. Pacala, MD, MS, AGS President
This session will present the top three abstracts based on average
score, quality, originality and methodology of research.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss the financial risks faced by
Medicare beneficiaries related to the death of a household
head or spouse; (2) review whether time-consuming geriatric
conditions differ from general medical conditions in their effect
on quality; and (3) describe the efficacy of the Steps-to-Health
system, which used a computer animated coach to promote
walking in older adults.
p8 — Geriatric versus General Medical Conditions have
Opposite Effects on Overall Quality of Ambulatory Care
Lillian Min, MD, MSHS, Naples Health Care Associates
p9 — Efficacy of a Computer-based Intervention to
Promote Walking in Older Adults
Michael Paasche-Orlow, MD, MA, MPH, Boston University
School of Medicine
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
CLINICAL SKILLS STATIONS
See page 12.
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
THE THIRD T. FRANKLIN WILLIAMS
SCHOLARS ALUMNI MEETING
AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALTIES
SECTION MEETING
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Cedar
Co-Chairs: Kevin High, MD, MS, Keith Kaye, MD, MPH & Lona
Mody, MD, MSc
Developed by the Association of Specialty Professors project “Integrating
Geriatrics into the Specialties of Internal Medicine: Moving Forward from
Awareness to Action,” which is funded by The John A. Hartford Foundation
and Atlantic Philanthropies, Inc.
This Alumni Meeting will focus on emerging research and
leadership challenges facing junior and mid-career researchers
and foster an environment for scholars to establish crossspecialty and cross-institution bonds. Members of the AGS
Medical Subspecialties Section will provide updates on activities
within their disciplines, thereby showcasing opportunities for
scholars to advance the geriatrics agenda within their specialty
societies and their institutions.
SYMPOSIA
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
12:00 – 6:00 P.m.
BEST PRACTICES TO MANAGE
BEHAVIORAL MANIFESTATIONS
OF DEMENTIA: ADDRESSING THE
OVERUSE OF ANTIPSYCHOTICS
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN AND POSTERS
AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING
Developed by the Public Policy and Ethnogeriatrics Committees
p7 — Out of Pocket Spending in the Last 5 Years of Life
Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Complimentary lunch available at 12:00 P.m.!
12:00 – 1:30 P.m.
POSTER SESSION A:
ABSTRACTS A1–A166
Room: Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B
View the most current research in geriatrics. Authors will be
available to discuss the presented findings and answer questions.
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Marie-Luz Villa, MD, AGSF, University
of Washington
This session will provide substantive alternatives to antipsychotic
use for management of dementia-related symptoms in older
adults, including behavioral, complementary/alternative
medicine (CAM) and staff training techniques.
Learning objectives: (1) describe appropriate and inappropriate
uses of antipsychotics in older adults, including safety and
potential side effects in patients with multi-morbidity;
(2) identify alternative treatments for dementia related behaviors
that often elicit requests for antipsychotics; (3) develop strategies
for training nursing home and home care staff and caregivers
in managing behaviors associated with dementia; and (4)
discuss how to assess caregiving issues in care of patients with
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dementia-associated behaviors in light of cultural and ethnic
settings.
How Do I Deal with Calls from Overwhelmed Nursing Staff
Demanding Action?
Marie-Luz Villa, MD, AGSF, University of Washington
Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medications for Behaviors
Associated with Dementia
Lori A. Daiello, PharmD, BCPP, Brown University
Non Drug Aids to Symptom & Behavior Problems Using
CAM (Herbs, Diet, Light, Touch, etc) In Diverse Patients with
Dementia
Lisa Meserole, ND, Sage Healing/L2TD
Communication Techniques for Dementia Care Training in
Home and Institutional Long-term Care Settings
Lené Levy-Storms, PhD, MPH, University of California, Los
Angeles
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
NEUROLOGICAL GAIT DISORDERS
IN OLDER ADULTS
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Babak Tousi, MD, CMD, FACP, Cleveland Clinic
This interactive session will include a mixture of clinically
oriented presentations and the latest research developments,
including video clips of different types of neurological gait
disorders and innovative rehabilitation approaches to improve
gait caused by mental dysfunction.
Learning objectives: (1) recognize recent findings on correlation
between gait disturbance and disorders affecting cognition;
(2) describe how to approach and evaluate gait disorders; (3)
comprehend the characteristics of different types of neurological
gait disorders; and (4) improve gait disorders with different
rehabilitation and medical strategies.
Geriatric Epidemic of Gait and Cognitive Impairment
Stephanie A. Studenski, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
Clinical Review of Neurological Gait Disorders
Babak Tousi, MD, CMD, FACP, Cleveland Clinic
Improving Gait: Evidence-based
Joe Verghese, MBBS, MS, Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
PATIENT SAFETY ACROSS THE
CARE CONTINUUM: AHRQ
TOOLS AND RESEARCH
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Models of Care
Moderator: Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, UCLA/JH Borun Center
AHRQ leaders and representative investigators will highlight
existing evidence-based approaches developed by AHRQ’s
national Patient Safety Initiative, providing useful and adaptable
information on how to improve safety in the home and in
institutions.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss the current status of research in
patient safety models of care with an emphasis on AHRQ’s role
with respect to patient safety efforts nationally; (2) use a recently
completed AHRQ study of home health care safety to learn how
human factors and systems models help clarify the complex
patient, provider, technological, cultural and environmental
interactions and challenges that exist in home health; (3) apply
an evidence-based household safety checklist that categorizes
commonplace household hazards that could adversely impact
health, safety and quality of care in the home; and (4) discuss
communication challenges that can impede fall prevention
and detection of condition change in nursing homes and learn
about interdisciplinary training and tools that address these
communication challenges.
AHRQ’s Patient Safety Portfolio & Resources
Jeff Brady, MD, MPH, Agency for Healthcare Research and
Quality
The Role of Human Factors in Home Health Care
Kerm Henriksen, PhD, Agency for Healthcare Research &
Quality
Home Health Care Patient Safety: Development and
Implementation of a New Household Safety Checklist
Robyn R. Gershon, MHS, DrPH, University of California,
San Francisco
Nursing Home Patient Safety: Improving Communication
across the Interdisciplinary Team
Victoria Shier, MPA, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Schedule—Thursday, May 3
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
SCHOLARSHIP SKILLS BOOT CAMP,
PART I: SUCCESS AT SCHOLARSHIP
Room: 3 A/B
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Developed by the Education Committee and the Teachers Section
Moderator: Louise Aronson, MD, MFA, University of California,
San Francisco
The primary outcome of this workshop is to increase
participants’ understanding of scholarship and improve their
scholarly skills. They will learn a conceptual framework for
scholarship, rotate to 3 of the 6 active learning stations below,
and identify two next steps to ensure the workshop learning is
applied to their work in a timely and meaningful way.
Learning objectives: (1) define the four types of scholarship
and the essential elements of scholarly work; (2) develop three
scholarly skills important for success in academics; (3) identify
grant opportunities in geriatrics and health professions
education to advance your career; and (4) list two next steps for
applying your new scholarly skills after the AGS meeting.
Abstract Writing 101
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH, University of California, San
Francisco & Thuan D. Ong, MD, MPH, University
of Washington
Supported by an in-kind donation (loaned equipment) by Laerdal
Medical.
The Geriatric SimWars session is an elimination competition
in which two teams of fellows are presented with a simulated
geriatric medical emergency using a high-tech, computerized
mannequin that mimics a real patient and is able to talk and
respond. Each team’s performance will be reviewed by an expert
panel examining the areas of teamwork, communication, and
clinical decision making. Feedback will be given in the form of
a mini-debriefing. The finale consists of a competition between
the winners of the first two rounds to determine which team is
the winner of the 2012 AGS Geriatric SimWars.
Learning objectives: (1) list and describe the types of
simulation-based andragogies used in medical education;
(2) describe and demonstrate how to develop and execute a
didactic session using the SimWars format/design; (3) explore
and describe how simulation is currently being used and may
be used to promote safe patient care-related behaviors across
disciplines, specialties, environments, and practitioner types;
and (4) describe how simulation, including simulation-based
competitions, promote knowledge and acquisition of geriatricspecific competencies in specialty residents.
PAPER SESSION
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
Scholarly Posters: A Strategic Approach
John P. Beilenson, MA, Strategic Communications and
Planning
MODELS OF GERIATRIC CARE
PowerPoint Presentations: Essentials for Excellence
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH, University of Washington &
Katherine A. Bennett, MD, University of Washington
Developed by the Research Committee
Preparing Grants for the NIA
Chyren Hunter, PhD, National Institute on Aging
Education Focused Grants
Margaret Wallhagen, PhD, AAPRN, BC, GNP, University
of California, San Francisco & Josette A. Rivera, MD,
University of California, San Francisco
Writing Winning Project Proposals
Lisa Granville, MD, AGSF, FACP, Florida State University
College of Medicine & Niharika N. Suchak, MBBS, MHS,
FACP, Florida State University College of Medicine
1:00 – 4:00 P.m.
GERIATRIC SIMWARS
Room: 608/609
CME/CE Credit: 3.0Track: Education
Facilitators: Gisele P. Wolf-Klein, MD, LIJMC; Michael Cassara,
DO, North Shore University Hospital
Expert Panel: Sally L. Brooks, MD, AGSF, Kindred Healthcare;
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD, Duke University; Joseph G. Ouslander,
MD, Florida Atlantic University
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Moderator: Susan M. Friedman, MD, MPH, AGSF, University of
Rochester
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused
on models of geriatric care with questions and answers to follow.
Learning objective: (1) discuss new and original research related
to models of geriatric care.
p10 — Veterans Using Primary Care Housecalls Outside
the VA: Still Better than Expected
Bruce Kinosian, MD, University of Pennsylvania
p11 — Growth of Nurse Practitioners as Primary Care
Providers For The Elderly
James S. Goodwin, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch
p12 — Factors Associated with the Timing of Hospice
Referral for Patients with Cancer
Sheila Rustgi, BA
p13 — Impact of a Hospital Mobility Program on Function
after Discharge
Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
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p14 — Impact of GRACE Team Care on Hospital
Readmissions at a VAMC
Cathy C. Schubert, MD, AGSF, Indiana University
p15 — The Falls and Fractures Clinic: Testing an Integrated
Model of Secondary Prevention in a High-Risk Older
Population
Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, Sydney Medical School
Nepean
MEET-THE-EXPERT
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
NIA SYMPOSIUM FOR SENIOR
RESEARCHERS – WHAT IS
NEW ON THE HORIZON?
Room: 613
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the National Institute on Aging in cooperation with the
AGS Research Committee for funded senior researchers
Moderator: Marie A. Bernard, MD, Deputy Director, National
Institute on Aging
This symposium targets the needs of senior investigators by
providing an update from NIA’s senior extramural division staff
on their research programs and initiatives. There will also be an
opportunity to query these leaders regarding future directions in
NIA research.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the current and future
research foci of the NIA extramural divisions supporting clinical,
neuroscience, behavioral and social research; (2) discuss recent
policy changes which affect the funding environment; and (3)
provide a forum for discussion between the funded research
community and NIA extramural staff.
Overview of NIA Budget and Payline
Marie A. Bernard, MD, Deputy Director, National Institute on
Aging
NIA Division Research Highlights:
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
Evan C. Hadley, MD, Director, Division of Geriatrics and
Clinical Gerontology
Division of Neuroscience
Molly V. Wagster, PhD, Chief, Behavioral & Systems
Neuroscience Branch, Division of Neuroscience
Questions and Answers – NIA Extramural Division Panel:
Panel Moderators: Marie A. Bernard, MD, NIA & Rebecca A.
Silliman, MD, PhD, Boston University
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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
CANCER AND AGING
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Arash Naeim, MD, PhD, & Arti Hurria, MD
The Cancer and Aging Special Interest Group is an
interdisciplinary assemblage of geriatric, gerontologic, and
oncologic professionals whose collective mission is to:
(1) promote multidisciplinary-centered cancer prevention,
diagnosis, treatment and survivorship management of older
adults with cancer; (2) promote education and training in
geriatric oncology concepts; (3) promote research in geriatric
oncology; (4) facilitate linkages among those organizations and
institutions which serve or focus upon geriatric and/or oncologic
causes; and (5) champion and advocate for those elders and
their families who are impacted by cancer.
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
HEALTHCARE FOR LOWINCOME SENIORS
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Chair: Steven R. Counsell, MD, AGSF
The mission of the Health Care for Low-Income Seniors AGS
Special Interest Group is to improve the quality and outcomes
of health care and maximize independence among low-income
seniors by bringing together geriatrics professionals dedicated
to the care of the poor, disseminating practical solutions
and innovative geriatrics team care models, and advocating
for public policy change to better address the needs of this
population. The Healthcare for Low-Income Seniors SIG is open
to all AGS meeting participants.
1:00 – 2:30 P.m.
PRIVATE PRACTICE PROVIDERS
IN GERIATRICS
Room: 615
Track: Networking
Chair: Joel Bolen, MD
Discuss challenges and share success strategies with other
geriatricians who have chosen to serve seniors through
private practice. Topics will include: patient flow and practice
management, billing and reimbursement, staffing, alternate
revenue streams, marketing, institutional LTC or not, and
comprehensive geriatrics assessment. Please feel free to bring
other issues to discuss.
Schedule—Thursday, May 3
2:30 – 4:30 P.m.
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
ADGAP BUSINESS MEETING
MEDICATION SAFETY: PATIENT
AND SYSTEMS LEVELS APPROACHES
TO REDUCE MEDICATION ERRORS
AND ADVERSE DRUG REACTIONS
Room: 618/619
SYMPOSIA
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
DO NEUROHORMONAL
ANTAGONISTS IMPROVE OUTCOMES
IN DIASTOLIC HEART FAILURE?
INSIGHTS FROM PROPENSITY
MATCHED STUDIES OF MEDICARELINKED OPTIMIZE-HF
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Michael W. Rich, MD, Washington University
School of Medicine
Findings from 4 propensity-matched studies on the longterm association of 4 neurohormonal antagonists, namely,
angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEIs), angiotensin
receptor blockers (ARBs), beta-blockers (BBs), and aldosterone
antagonists (AldoAs) in diastolic HF (DHF) patients or HF with
preserved ejection fraction (HF-PEF) patients will be presented
and discussed.
Learning objectives: (1) describe clinical effectiveness of
ACEIs in older HF-PEF patients; (2) discuss clinical effectiveness
of ARBs in older HF-PEF patients; (3) review clinical
effectiveness of BBs in older HF-PEF patients; and (4) describe
clinical effectiveness of AldoAs in older HF-PEF patients.
Study Patients and Methods
Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham
ACE Inhibitors and Outcomes in Older HF-PEF Patients
Marjan UI Mujib, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Developed by the Clinical Practice and Models of Care Committee
Moderator: G. Michael Harper, MD, San Francisco VA Medical
Center
This session will describe the magnitude and scope of the
problem of medication errors and adverse drug reactions (ADRs)
in older adults and to provide clinicians with strategies to
improve medication safety.
Learning objectives: (1) identify the most common problems
with medication safety during health care transitions, and utilize
tools to correct medication errors and their consequences
through the care continuum; (2) describe strategies to
maximize medication safety in patients with multi-morbidity;
and (3) describe system-based approaches to medication
management that lead to improved individual patient-level
outcomes.
Medication Safety during Transitions of Care
Beata A. Skudlarska, MD, CMD, Bridgeport Hospital Yale New
Haven System
Medication Safety in the Care of Patients with Multiple
Co-morbidities
Kathryn M. Daniel, PhD, RN, ANP-BC, GNP-BC, University of
Texas at Arlington
Patient-Centered Medication Management for Elderly
Veterans: Report of the VA Geriatrics-Pharmacy National
Collaborative
Theodore M. Johnson, MD, MPH, Emory School of Medicine
Discussant
Joseph T. Hanlon, PharmD, MS, University of Pittsburgh
Angiotensin Receptor Blockers and Outcomes in Older
HF-PEF Patients
Richard M. Allman, MD, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
Beta-blockers and Outcomes in Older HF-PEF Patients
O. James Ekundayo, MD, DrPH, Meharry Medical College
Aldosterone Antagonists and Outcomes in Older HF-PEF
Patients
Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH, University of Alabama at Birmingham
Discussants
Wilbert S. Aronow, MD, New York Medical College & Jerome
L. Fleg, MD, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
Panel Discussion with Audience Participation
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2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
GETTING TO KNOW THE
NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON
AGING: A SYMPOSIUM FOR GOGETTERS IN AGING RESEARCH
DATA SANITY — QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT IN THE NURSING
HOME USING STATISTICAL
PROCESS CONTROL
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Models of Care
Developed by the National Institute on Aging for new and early stage
researchers
Developed by AMDA
Moderator: Marie A. Bernard, MD, National Institute on Aging
This symposium targets the needs of new and early-stage
investigators by providing an overview of NIA’s extramural
research programs and initiatives, funding and training
opportunities and the Center for Scientific Review grants review
process. An opportunity is provided to meet and consult with
representatives from the Office of the Director and extramural
staff from the divisions of Extramural Activities, Geriatrics and
Clinical Gerontology (GCG), and Neuroscience (DN).
Learning objectives: (1) describe the mission and extramural
divisions supporting clinical, biomedical, behavioral and social
research at the National Institute on Aging at the National
Institutes of Health; (2) discuss recent policy changes which
affect the funding environment; (3) identify NIA’s resources
for research training and grant application; and (4) meet with
representatives of NIA.
Introduction/ Overview of NIA and NIA Research Priorities
Marie A. Bernard, MD, Deputy Director, National Institute on
Aging
How to Get an NIA Grant
Robin A. Barr, DrPhil, Division Director, Division of Extramural
Activities
The CSR Study Section Perspective
George A. Kuchel, MD, University of Connecticut
Meet with NIA Representatives
Division of Geriatrics and Clinical Gerontology
Evan C. Hadley, MD, Director
Division of Neuroscience
Molly V. Wagster, PhD, Chief, Behavioral & Systems
Neuroscience Branch
Division of Extramural Activities
Robin Barr, D Phil, Director, Chyren Hunter, PhD, Deputy
Director/Training Officer
Special Populations Initiatives
J. Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, Assistant to the Director for Special
Populations
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Presenters: Leonard Gelman, MD, CMD, Capital Care Family
Medicine and Matthew S. Wayne, MD, CMD, CommuniCare
Health Services
This session will provide attendees with an in-depth look at how
to start to work towards a better quality improvement process
in their facility, including examples of actual data analysis
with audience participation. The session will cover the basics
of variation and statistical process control, then advance to
how this mechanism can be used to improve care at your site,
wherever it may be.
Learning objectives: (1) provide an in-depth evaluation of
current data analysis processes and how they can be improved
to improve the quality of care in your nursing home; (2) utilize
run charts and control charts to analyze data in your nursing
home; (3) discuss variation as a component in improving
performance through statistical thinking; and (4) distinguish
the difference between process-oriented thinking (Quality
Improvement) vs. results oriented thinking (Quality Assurance).
Schedule—Thursday, May 3
WORKSHOPS
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
AGING AND HIV: AGS /
AAHIVM CONSENSUS PANEL
TREATMENT STRATEGIES
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Wayne C. McCormick, MD, MPH, University of
Washington
This activity is supported by an independent educational grant from
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
This workshop will present the Consensus Panel suggested
treatment strategies in the context of clinical cases that we
present or those presented by other attendees.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the epidemiology and
pathophysiology of aging relevant to the care of older
patients with HIV; (2) discuss the clinical treatment strategies
representing the consensus of experts in the field in order to
enhance the competence of participants in the care of older
patients with HIV; (3) take on the care of complex patients with
HIV when they appreciate the substantial overlap between
the common approaches of geriatrics and the care of older
patients with HIV; and (4) describe how aging acceleration and
immunosenscence conspire to make HIV+ patients age 50-60
similar to a geriatrician’s patients age 70-90.
Epidemiologic and Clinical Phenomena of the HIV Epidemic
in Older Individuals
Kelly A. Gebo, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University
Co-Morbidities and Multi-Morbidity in HIV and Aging
Kevin P. High, MD, MS, Wake Forest School of Medicine
Case Discussions
Wayne C. McCormick, MD, MPH, University of Washington
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
FACEBOOK, BLOGS, AND
TWITTER: USING SOCIAL MEDIA
TO ADVANCE GERIATRICS
Room: 4C 1/2
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Sponsored by the Public Education Committee
Moderator: Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH, University of
California, San Francisco
The interactive workshop will provide participants with
information about the uses of social media to advance the
geriatrics agenda, both in terms of clinical practice improvement
and health policy change.
Learning objectives: (1) define social media and the venues
that health care providers can use to advance geriatrics; (2)
describe ways in which social media can be used as a tool for
medical education, caregiver and patient education/advocacy,
and clinical practice change; (3) discuss examples of how social
media had an impact on public policy; and (4) counter common
misconceptions and fears about social media.
Introduction to Social Media
Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH, University of California,
San Francisco
Health AGEnda — The John A. Hartford Foundation Blog
Christopher A. Langston, PhD, The John A. Hartford
Foundation
New York Times New Old Age
Paula Span, The New York Times
Caring.com
Leslie P. Kernisan, MD, MPH, Lifelong Medical Care
GeriPal
Eric W. Widera, MD, University of California, San Francisco
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
CRAFTING AND WRITING
YOUR EDUCATIONAL PROJECTS
FOR PUBLICATION
Room: 613
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Moderator: Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, University of
Connecticut School of Medicine
This program will review the problems most frequently found in
education projects and discuss effective strategies to produce
high quality education research and papers.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the problems commonly
found in education projects and manuscripts; (2) design
education research projects that are more likely to produce
valid results; and (3) develop writing skills that enhance their
publication success.
SECTION MEETING
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
PHYSICAL THERAPIST AND
REHABILITATION SPECIALIST
Room: 615
Track: Networking
Chair: Dale Avers, DPT, PhD
All physical therapists and rehabilitation specialists are invited
to attend this new Section, which recognizes the important
role that physical therapists and rehabilitation specialists play
on the geriatric team and in the proper assessment and care of
an older patient. The Section Meeting will provide a forum for
networking and discussion of opportunities for involvement in
interdisciplinary and leadership roles within AGS. Please join us!
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SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
DOS IN GERIATRICS
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Chair: Janice Knebl, DO
This special interest group of osteopathic geriatricians provides
a forum for networking and discussion about the opportunities
in geriatric medicine within the osteopathic profession and at
the osteopathic medical schools. Come meet and engage in
conversation with your osteopathic geriatrician colleagues for a
lively discussion.
collaborators, potential funders, etc). Poster presenters will have
an opportunity to receive professional and peer feedback on
the design and communication aspects of their poster. Everyone
is welcome to join the walking tour to learn about messaging
strategies.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
6:30 – 8:00 P.m.
SOCIETY FOR GENERAL INTERNAL
MEDICINE GERIATRICS (SGIM)
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Chair: David O. Staats, MD, AGSF
Geriatrics has not yet fully considered the needs of older gay and
lesbian, bisexual and transgender persons. This interest group
centers around a more formal analysis and observation of these
needs. This SIG meeting is open to all AGS participants.
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Chair: Danelle Cayea, MD
The Society for General Internal Medicine Geriatrics Special
Interest Group has traditionally been a source of collaborative
activity between AGS and SGIM. Collaborative efforts between
geriatricians and general internists who frequently provide
most of the care for older adults provide benefits in patient
care to all participants. This interest group will focus on ways to
collaborate on developing workshops for the annual meetings
of societies as well as fostering ongoing collaborative efforts
and communication between the two groups. We welcome
researchers, clinicians, and educators at all levels of training and
expertise to our meeting.
4:30 – 6:00 P.m.
7:00 – 8:00 P.m.
PRESIDENTIAL POSTER SESSION &
RECEPTION: ABSTRACTS B1 – B164
BOOK CLUB
2:45 – 4:15 P.m.
NEEDS OF OLDER GAY AND
LESBIAN, BISEXUAL AND
TRANSGENDER PERSONS
Room: Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B
Track: Research
The Presidential Poster Session and Reception features posters
that received the highest rankings from abstract reviewers.
Posters will be judged and one poster in each category will be
chosen to receive a “Best Poster” award. Poster award winners
will be announced at the Awards Ceremony on Friday morning
at 9:15 am. Light refreshments will be served.
6:00 – 7:00 P.m.
POSTER WALKING TOUR ON
COMMUNICATION STRATEGIES
Room: Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B/
Track: Research
The walking tour will be conducted by John P. Beilenson, MA, a
longtime Hartford Foundation grantee and President of Strategic
Communications and Planning (SCP), a socially responsible
communication consulting firm with a special focus on aging
research. Learn strategies for creating a scientific poster that
functions as a messaging tool to effectively communicate your
research findings to your target audience (colleagues, potential
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Room: 613
Track: Networking
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
Join us for a lively and engaging book club where we will discuss
Still Alice by Lisa Genova. This novel crafts a realistic portrait
of early onset Alzheimer’s disease told through Alice’s lens; the
protagonist walks us vividly through her challenges on living
with the disease. Get to know your fellow attendees in small
group format and share your observations, insights, and personal
thoughts about the book.
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Schedule—Friday, May 4
SYMPOSIA
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
ARE MEN REALLY FROM MARS? THE
CHALLENGE OF PREVENTING FALLS
AND FRACTURES IN OLDER MEN
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Developed by the Osteoporosis and Metabolic Bone Disease Special
Interest Group
This activity is supported by an educational donation provided by Amgen
Moderator: Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, Sydney Medical
School Nepean
Despite the high prevalence of falls and fractures in older men,
osteoporosis and falls risk remain largely undiagnosed and
undertreated. In addition, the evidence on the effectiveness of
osteoporosis treatment in men is limited.
Learning objectives: (1) review the age-related changes in bone
and muscle cells in men as compared with those seen in postmenopausal women; (2) discuss the role of androgens in muscle
and bone and the effect of declining levels of androgens with
aging and the potential effect of androgens supplementation on
falls and fracture prevention in older men; (3) review the current
evidence on the diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of
osteoporosis in older men; and (4) discuss current protocols on
the non-pharmacological prevention of falls and fractures in
older men.
The Aging Muscle and Bone in Men: From Bench to Bedside
Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP, Sydney Medical School
Nepean
that optimize quality dental care for older patients. Initiatives
of the American Dental Association to improve oral health
care for vulnerable older adults by promoting best practices
and improving access to high quality oral health care will be
presented.
Learning objectives: (1) recognize oral diseases and conditions
commonly encountered among vulnerable older adults that
cause discomfort, impact quality of life, function, and/or general
health; (2) work more effectively with oral health professionals to
overcome the barriers experienced by vulnerable older adults in
their access to quality oral health care; (3) work more effectively
with oral health professionals in the promotion and utilization
of innovative models of oral health care that meet the unique
needs of vulnerable older adults; and (4) articulate the initiatives
of the dental profession to improve the provision of high quality
oral health care services to vulnerable older adults.
Oral Health Disparities among Older Adults —
Manifestations and Health Consequences
Judith A. Jones, DDS, MPH, DScD, Boston University
Geriatrics and Special Care Dentistry: Models to Deliver
Care and Improve Quality of Oral Health Care for Vulnerable
Older Adults
Michael J. Helgeson, DDS, Apple Tree Dental
Improving the Oral Health Care of Vulnerable Older Adults,
Professional and Policy Initiatives to Meet the Challenge
Barbara J. Smith, MPH, PhD, American Dental Association
Questions and Answers with Panel Discussion
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
The Role of Androgens in Falls and Fractures: From Diagnosis
to Treatment
John E. Morley, MBBCh, Saint Louis University Medical Center
ACUTE CARE FOR ELDERS (ACE) AS A
GERIATRICS SAFETY AND QUALITY
IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM
Treatment of Osteoporosis in Older Men: An Update
Susan M. Ott, MD, University of Washington
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Models of Care
Non-pharmacological Interventions for Falls and Fractures
Prevention in Older Men
Robin M. Daly, PhD, FASMF, Deakin University
Developed by the Clinical Practice & Models of Care Committee & the
Acute Hospital Care Special Interest Group
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
MEETING THE ORAL HEALTH
NEEDS OF VULNERABLE OLDER
ADULTS — GERIATRIC DENTISTRY,
SPECIAL CARE DENTISTRY, AND
MODELS OF ORAL HEALTH CARE
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Paul L. Mulhausen, MD, MHS, University of Iowa
This symposium will review the crisis of poor oral health among
vulnerable older adults and the models of dental care delivery
Moderator: Michael L. Malone, MD, University of Wisconsin
School of Medicine & Public Health
This session will describe the ACE model, followed by a
description of how ACE principles can be integrated into a realtime quality improvement checklist (ACE Tracker). A description
of a successful ACE consult service will be followed by a
description of an innovative, hospital-wide, delirium prevention
protocol. Each presentation will be followed by expert “Critique
and Take Home Points”.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the components of the
original ACE unit model as a program to improve hospital
safety for older adults; describe the use of an electronic medical
record tool to produce real-time reports on quality/ safety for
vulnerable older patients; (3) describe the use of an ACE consult
service to address the needs of the most vulnerable of acutely ill
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older persons; and (4) describe a hospital-wide, geriatric safety
protocol which focuses on the prevention and treatment of
delirium.
An Overview of the ACE Unit Model
S. Liliana Oakes, MD, CMD, UT Health Science Center San
Antonio
A Real-time, Quality Improvement Checklist: The ACE
Tracker
Michael L. Malone, MD, University of Wisconsin
The ACE Consult Service
Ella H. Bowman, MD, PhD, Indiana University School of
Medicine
A Hospital-wide Delirium Prevention Protocol
Kyle R. Allen, DO, AGSF, Riverside Health System
Critique and Take Home Points
Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine &
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN, New York University College
of Nursing
PAPER SESSION
7:30 –9:00 A.m.
GERIATRIC BIOSCIENCE
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: George E. Taffet, MD, Baylor College of Medicine
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused
on geriatric bioscience with questions and answers to follow.
Learning objective: (1) discuss new original research related to
geriatric bioscience.
p16 — Investigation into the Effects of Resveratrol
on Aging in the Colon: Implications for Colon Cancer
Prevention
Dana L. Turker, BA, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
p17 — The Role of SIRT3-dependent Autophagy in AgeRelated Hearing Loss
Israel Pena, Jr., MS-4, Baylor College of Medicine
p18 — Lipid-depleted Apolipoproteins and Amyloid
Peptides are Influenced by APOE Genotype and Cognitive
Diagnosis
Angela J. Hanson, MD, University of Washington
p19 — Collagen Extracted from Aged Mice Exposed to
Short-term Caloric Restriction and Rapamycin Display
Unique Properties
Marnonette J. Marallag, BS, University of Washington
p20 — Platelet and Monocyte Responses are Impaired in
Older Septic Patients
Matthew T. Rondina, MD, University of Utah
p21 — Identification of Differentially Expressed
MicroRNAs in a Progeroid Mouse Model
Lolita S. Nidadavolu, BA, University of Pittsburgh
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WORKSHOPS
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
7:30 –9:00 A.m.
MODEL GERIATRIC PROGRAMS:
RESIDENT & FELLOW GERIATRIC
EDUCATION MATERIALS
AND METHODS SWAP
CARING FOR OUR COMPLEX
PATIENTS: A VA GRECC SYMPOSIUM
ABOUT INTEGRATING HEALTH
CARE WITH HEALTH INFORMATION
TECHNOLOGY INNOVATIONS
Room: 3 A/B
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Developed by the Teachers Section and sponsored by the Education
Committee
Moderator: Niharika N. Suchak, MBBS, MHS, FACP, Florida State
University College of Medicine
This workshop presents a forum for teachers of geriatrics
education to share topics and materials of common interest,
such as program development, curriculum, and educational
process and research in teaching and evaluation.
Learning objective: (1) describe and exchange geriatrics
education and teaching materials.
A Comprehensive Curriculum to Train Internal Medicine
Residents on Care Transitions
Manuel Eskildsen, MD, MPH, Emory University School of
Medicine
Targeting the ACGME Core Competencies of Professionalism,
System Based Practice, and Interpersonal and
Communication Skills with an Online Discussion Board that
Fosters Optimal Adult Learning
Jeffrey D. Schlaudecker, MD, University of Cincinnati
“You’re Being Paged”: Outcomes of a Nursing Home On-Call
Role-Playing Curriculum
Misuzu Yuasa, MD, University of Hawaii
Implementing the Objective Structured Clinical Examination
(OSCE) in a Geriatrics Fellowship Program – A Three-year
Experience
Thiago J. Avelino-Silva, MD, University of Sao Paulo Medical
School
G-FACTS — Point of Care Geriatric Resources with a Basic
Science Twist
Judith Rehm, Medical College of Wisconsin
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the Health Systems Innovation – Economics and
Technology; AGS/ADGAP Education; and Research Committees
Moderator: Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH; Salt Lake VA GRECC
This program will highlight current developments and future
plans for using informatics technologies to incorporate decision
support and care-management principles in the care of
geriatric patients with chronic diseases such as dementia and
with complex care in the context of comorbid diseases and
conditions.
Learning objectives: (1) describe how video technology
integrated with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) can be
applied to a trial-tested dementia care management program
for Veterans who live in remote areas; (2) discuss cognitive
psychology principles key to integrated views of data in EHRs;
(3) consider general principles for care of multimorbidity
patients and consider specifics of how guidelines interact with
each other when invoked for the same patient; and (4) develop
skills in thinking about how multiple guidelines for patient care
can be coordinated in managing patients’ multiple problems
concurrently.
Dementia Care Management for Hard to Reach Veterans and
Their Family Caregivers
Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS, UCLA
Integrated Interactive Shared Care Plan
Jonathan R. Nebeker MD, MS, Department of Veterans Affairs
Clinical Decision Support that Addresses Multiple
Co-Morbidities
Mary K. Goldstein, MD, MSc, Stanford University
Teaching Safe Transitions of Care: An Interdisciplinary Case
Based Approach
Rachel K. Miller, MD, University of Pennsylvania
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MEET THE EXPERT
7:30 –9:00 A.m.
CURRENT AND EMERGING
WIRELESS HEALTHCARE
TECHNOLOGIES: BUILDING THE
WIRELESS HEALTH NETWORK
Room: 613
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Models of Care
Presenter: Donald Jones, JD, MBA, Qualcomm Inc.,
Qualcomm Life
This presentation will present an overview of advancements
in digital health technology and the industry’s current state of
affairs. Mr. Jones will discuss how this connectivity can enable
easier and more efficient health information to be more readily
available to consumers and their doctors. He will also discuss
challenges the health care industry and the networked digital
industry face in integrating such devices.
Learning objective: (1) describe advancements in digital health
technology and challenges the health care industry faces as a
result of these advances.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
7:30 –9:00 A.m.
E-LEARNING
Room: 615
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Amit A. Shah, MD, & Alice Pomidor MD, MPH
The e-learning special interest group (el-SIG) of geriatric
educators from multiple disciplines is dedicated to developing,
standardizing, sharing, using or evaluating e-learning resources
and other educational technologies in support of geriatrics
blended learning instruction and assessment of health care
professionals. The goals of the group are to understand the
current state of e-learning resources and how members use
them. Furthermore, it reviews materials to establish benchmark
examples of e-learning content. If you have e-learning materials
you are working on or new advances to share, please bring them
to our meeting.
7:30 –9:00 A.m.
ETHNOGERIATRICS
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Marisol Sanchez-Lance, DO & Lenise A. CummingsVaughn, MD
This meeting is open to anyone with an interest in the
relationship between aging, ethnicity and community
research teams. Participants will find out what projects are
being developed by the Ethnogeriatrics Committee and offer
suggestions for future AGS symposia, and are welcome to bring
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any new ideas to this meeting. The group endeavors to explore
challenges and practical solutions to providing appropriate care
to and exploring research projects that include different cultures
and ethnicities. Members are encouraged to share educational
materials, research ideas and communicate over the upcoming
year regarding focusing on key issues affecting ethnic minorities
in the 21st century.
7:30 –9:00 A.m.
JUNIOR FACULTY RESEARCH
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
BREAKFAST & WORKSHOP
Room: 614
Moderator: Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS
This session will provide the opportunity for junior faculty,
fellows, and students to informally meet over breakfast with
senior faculty and leaders in aging to discuss research interests,
academic career development, career choices, job opportunities,
and/or other topics pertinent to junior faculty development.
Schedule—Friday, May 4
9:15 –10:00 A.m.
10:00 – 10:45 A.m.
AGS AWARDS CEREMONY
OUTSTANDING SCIENTIFIC
ACHIEVEMENT FOR CLINICAL
INVESTIGATION AWARD LECTURE
Room: 6 B/C
Moderator: James T. Pacala, MD, MS, AGS President
Please join us as we honor and celebrate this year’s prestigious
award winners. The following awards will be presented:
Edward J. Henderson Student Award
Vivien K. Sun, BA, MPH, MS-3, University of California, San
Francisco
Clinical Student Research Award
Israel Pena, Jr., MS-4, Baylor College of Medicine
Scientist-in-Training Research Award
Jillian W. Wong, MS-4, University of California, San Francisco
AGS/Merck New Investigator Awards
Christina L. Bell, MD, MSc, University of Hawaii
Noll L. Campbell, PharmD, Indiana University Center for
Senior Health
Sandy S. Chang, MD, MHS, Yale School of Medicine
Oddom Demontiero, MBSS, PhD, Nepean Hospital
Mieke Deschodt, MS, PhD, Katholieke Universiteit Leuven
Constance H. Fung, MD, MS, Stanford University
Sei J. Lee, MD, MAS, University of California, San Francisco
Matthew T. Rondina, MD, MS, University of Utah
Presidential Poster Awardees
To be announced at the session
Clinician of the Year Award
Niharika N. Suchak, MBBS, MHS, FACP, Florida State
University College of Medicine
Dennis W. Jahnigen Memorial Award
Leo M. Cooney, Jr., MD, Yale School of Medicine
Nascher Manning Award
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, Florida Atlantic University
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: .75Track: Research
Speaker: Malaz A. Boustani, MD, MPH, Indiana
University School of Medicine
Over the past decade, Dr. Boustani conducted
multiple research projects to evaluate the benefit
and harms of dementia screening in primary
care. This presentation will review the results of
his work including the systematic review of dementia screening
for the USPSTF recommendations; The Indianapolis Dementia
Screening and Diagnosis study that recognized the barriers
and facilitators of dementia screening in primary care; the
PRISM study that identified depression and anxiety as common
perceived harms of dementia screening reported by patients
attending primary care; and finally the PREVENT study that
demonstrated the efficacy of the Collaborative Dementia Care
model in improving the behavioral and psychological symptoms
related to dementia and enhancing the quality of dementia care
in primary care.
Learning objectives: (1) evaluate the benefit and harms
of dementia screening in primary care; (2) describe how
collaborative dementia care improves the behavioral and
psychological symptoms related to dementia; and (3) discuss
how dementia screening without subsequent counseling may
lead to anxiety and depression; and discuss the next steps in
dementia screening research.
10:45 – 11:00 A.m.
AGS WASHINGTON UPDATE
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: .25Track: Public Policy
Speakers: Peter Hollmann, MD, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of
Rhode Island
Developed by the Public Policy Committee
This 15-minute session will include the latest information on
what’s going on in the policy world as it relates to geriatrics
health care professionals and their patients.
Learning objective: (1) describe the work the Society is doing
now in Washington to ensure quality care for older Americans.
11:00 A.m. – 12:00 P.m.
PUBLIC POLICY LECTURE
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: 1.0Track: Public Policy
Speaker: Robert Berenson, MD, Urban Institute
Robert Berenson, MD, is an Institute Fellow at the Urban
Institute. He is an expert in health care policy, particularly
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Medicare, with experience practicing medicine, serving in senior
positions in two Administrations, and helping organize and
manage a successful preferred provider organization. From
1998-2000, he was in charge of Medicare payment policy and
private health plan contracting in the Centers for Medicare and
Medicaid Services. Effective July 2009, Dr. Berenson became a
Commissioner of the Medicare Payment Advisory Commission
(MedPAC). In July 2010, he became vice chair of MedPAC.
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
EXHIBIT HALL OPEN AND POSTERS
AVAILABLE FOR VIEWING
Complimentary lunch available at 12:00 P.m.!
12:00 – 1:30 P.m.
POSTER SESSION C:
ABSTRACTS C1 – C165
Room: Exhibit Hall: 4 A/B
View the most current research in geriatrics. Authors will be
available to discuss the presented findings and answer questions.
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
CLINICAL SKILLS STATIONS
See page 12.
SYMPOSIA
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
ASSESSING THE SAFETY OF OLDER
DRIVERS: SCREENING AND
ASSESSMENT, REHABILITATION AND
COMMUNITY STAKEHOLDERS
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Lisa J. Rosenberg, MD, Touro University Nevada
This program will provide a brief review of the literature that
addresses how often and how well screening for older driver
safety occurs; present rehabilitation options, and correlate
these options with deficits most amenable to rehabilitation,
contrasted with those not likely to respond. Community
resources to assist older adults in maintaining driving ability, as
well as those that assist older adults when driving must cease,
will be presented. Finally, the National Highway and Traffic Safety
Administration’s goals for and progress in addressing this critical
issue will be presented.
Learning objectives: (1) identify the current optimal practices
for screening and assessing older adults for driver safety, and
to distinguish those instruments which have an evidence base
from those that do not; (2) identify rehabilitation options
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and distinguish among those patients whose deficits may
be amenable to rehabilitation from those requiring formal
assessment and determination of driving safety; (3) identify
community resources available to older adults to assist in
maintaining driving ability, as well as resources for those who are
no longer able to drive safely; and (4) identify progress made at
the national level in addressing older driver safety.
Screening Older Drivers’ Road Safety: How Are We Doing?
Lisa J. Rosenberg, MD, Touro University Nevada
Driver Rehabilitation
Teresa A. Valois, OTR/L, ATP, CDRS, CHCServices
Staying on the Road: Strategies and Alternatives
Gordon C. Olson, AARP Driver Safety, Car Fit and We Need
To Talk Programs
A National Perspective on Older Driver Safety
Essie K. Wagner, MA, National Highway Traffic Safety
Administration
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
GERIATRIC PSYCHIATRY UPDATES
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Joel E. Streim, MD, University of Pennsylvania
This session will update participants in numerous aspects
of geriatric psychiatry, including recent advances in the
understanding and treatment of depression and dementia.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the efficacy of antidepressants
in older depressed adults; (2) describe common barriers to
implementing the PEARLS program and several adaptations to
address these barriers; and (3) discuss how to integrate the four
key dimensions of care, using a conceptual framework that can
be adapted to different clinical settings.
The Efficacy of Antidepressants in Late Life Depression and
Depressed Elders with Dementia
J. Craig Nelson, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Program to Encourage Active and Rewarding Lives for
Seniors: Implementing an Evidence Based Practice
Mark B. Snowden, MD, MPH, University of Washington
Confronting Complexity: Delivering Comprehensive Care for
Dementia Patients and Family Care Partners
Soo Borson, MD, University of Washington
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
SCHOLARSHIP SKILLS BOOT
CAMP, PART II: SCHOLARSHIP
AS A MEANS TO PROMOTION
Room: 3 A/B
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Schedule—Friday, May 4
Developed by the Education Committee and the Teachers Section
Moderator: Annette Medina-Walpole, MD, AGSF, University of
Rochester
The primary outcome of this workshop is to increase
participants’ understanding of scholarship and improve their
scholarly skills. They will learn a conceptual framework for
scholarship, rotate to 3 of the 6 active learning stations below,
and identify two next steps to ensure the workshop learning is
applied to their work in a timely and meaningful way.
Learning objectives: (1) define the four types of scholarship
and the essential elements of scholarly work; (2) develop three
scholarly skills important for success in academics; (3) identify
grant opportunities in geriatrics and health professions
education to advance your career; and (4) list two next steps for
applying your new scholarly skills after the AGS meeting.
Creating a Promotion Ready CV
Jonathan M. Flacker, MD, AGSF, The Emory Clinic at Wesley
Woods & Christine Bradway, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, University
of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
biomarkers for AD including a discussion of resting state
networks; and current and emerging blood and CSF biomarkers
for AD including screening criteria.
Learning objectives: (1) review the new NIA and the Alzheimer’s
Association criteria; (2) discuss current and emerging advances in
neuroimaging biomarkers; and (3) discuss current and emerging
advances in blood and CSF biomarkers.
Overview of the New NIA/Alzheimer’s Association Diagnostic
Criteria and Guidelines
Alexander P. Auchus, MD, AGSF, FAAN, University of
Mississippi Medical Center
Current and Emerging Neuroimaging Biomarkers
Tiffany W. Chow, MD, MS, Baycrest Brain Health
Current and Emerging Blood and CSF Biomarkers
Anil K. Nair MD, Quincy Medical Center
PAPER SESSION
Academic Portfolio Development
Helen Fernandez, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine &
Rainier P. Soriano, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
How to be a Great Mentee
Suzanne M. Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD, University of Rochester
& Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, CMD, FACP, University of
Rochester
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Leadership and Continuing Professional Development
Programs
Reena Karani, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine & Sara M.
Bradley, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
Manuscript Acceptance Tips and Tools
Aanand D. Naik, MD, Houston & S. Nicole Hastings, MD,
MHS, Duke University Medical Center
How to Get Involved with a National Professional
Organization
Annette Medina-Walpole, MD, AGSF, University of Rochester
& Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, Dartmouth Hitchcock
Medical Center
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
PRE-CLINICAL TESTING FOR
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
CLINICAL INTERVENTIONS
Developed by the Research Committee
Co-Moderators: Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, National Institute on
Aging & Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD, Boston University
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused
on clinical interventions with questions and answers to follow.
Learning objective: (1) discuss new, original research related to
clinical interventions.
p22 — A Randomized Controlled Trial of High Dose
Vitamin D3 in Older Adults with Heart Failure
Rebecca S. Boxer, MD, MS, Case Western Reserve University
p23 — Improving 25-hydroxyvitamin D Status in Homebound Elders and its Effect on Falls
Denise K. Houston, PhD, RD, Wake Forest Health Sciences
p24 — Motor Skill versus Standard Exercise in Older
Adults with Subclinical Gait Dysfunction
Jennifer S. Brach, PT, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
Room: 608/609
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
p25 — Simple Diagnosis and Pharmacologic Treatment for
Urgency Incontinence in Women
Alison Huang, MD, MAS, University of California, San
Francisco
Developed by the American Academy of Neurology’s Geriatric
Neurology Section
p26 — Withdrawn
Moderator: Alexander P. Auchus, MD, AGSF, FAAN, University
of Mississippi Medical Center
This session will discuss of the new National Institute on Aging
– Alzheimer’s Association diagnostic criteria and guidelines
for: asymptomatic preclinical stage of AD; MCI due to AD;
and dementia due to AD; current and emerging neuroimaging
p27 — Propofol Induction and Aging: Are We Routinely
Overdosing our Patients, and With What Effect?
Adam T. Phillips, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
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WORKSHOPS
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
SCREENING AND PREVENTIVE
CARE IN OLDER ADULTSOPTIMIZING QUALITY BY
INDIVIDUALIZING DECISIONS
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Elizabeth N. Eckstrom, MD, MPH, Oregon Health &
Science University
The workshop will provide participants with information and
resources to improve decision making and patient centered
communication about the risks and benefits of screening in
older adults. After introductory content overviews, participants
will break into small groups to discuss challenging cases and
practice using the new tools that have been presented.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the USPSTF approach to
screening in older adults; (2) demonstrate improved skills in
discussing screening decisions with their patients; (3) gain
practical tools to help them make screening decisions with their
older adult patients; and (4) increase understanding of the role
of prognostication in making clinical decisions about screening.
of older adult patients. This symposium shares lessons learned
through quality improvement and invites the community
dedicated to the care of older adult patients to play a key role
in the national “Partnership for Patients” campaign to reduce
hospital readmissions by 20%, and all-cause harm by 40%.
Learning objectives: (1) describe successful communityoriented models and provider tools to improve care transitions
from the hospital perspective; (2) describe effective tools and
strategies to reduce unnecessary hospital transfers from postacute and nursing home facilities; (3) review and engage in the
“Partnership for Patients” national campaign to reduce hospital
readmissions and all-cause harm.
Experiences and Lessons Learned through the Community
Based Care Transitions Program Select Communities
Traci Archibald, OTR/L, MBA, CMS
Tools and Strategies to Reduce Preventable Harm in Postacute and Nursing Home Facilities
Alice Bonner, PhD, RN, CMS
The Partnership for Patients Campaign: Springing into
Action
Paul McGann, MD, CMS
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
The USPSTF Approach to Screening in Older Adults
Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD, Mount Sinai School of
Medicine
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
Prognostication
Louise C. Walter, MD, University of California, San Francisco
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Chair: Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH
The mission of the Acute Hospital Care SIG is to improve
the outcomes of hospitalization of elderly patients through
improvements in clinical care, dissemination of research findings
and promotion of health professional education. The SIG
meeting is open to all AGS participants.
On-Line Tools to Assist Clinicians in Prognostication
Sei J. Lee, MD, MAS, University of California, San Francisco
& Alexander K. Smith, MD, MS, MPH, University of
California, San Francisco
Small Group Discussion
All faculty and Bruce Kinosian, MD, University of
Pennsylvania; Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH, University of
Connecticut School of Medicine; Peter A. Boling, MD,
Virginia Commonwealth University; and Hollis D. Day, MD,
MS, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
REDUCING HOSPITAL READMISSIONS
AND ALL-CAUSE HARM
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Models of Care
Developed by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
Co-Moderators: Shari M. Ling, MD, Center for Medicare and
Medicaid Services (CMS) & Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, Florida
Atlantic University
This symposium provides an overview of community and
provider-based strategies for effectively reducing hospital
readmissions and unnecessary hospital transfers and admissions
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ACUTE HOSPITAL CARE
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
CARE TRANSITIONS
Room: 613
Track: Networking
Chair: Manuel A. Eskildsen, MD, MPH
The mission of the Care Transitions SIG is to improve outcomes
for vulnerable elders moving across different healthcare settings
through the better execution of care transitions. The SIG will
assemble geriatricians and other geriatrics professionals with
a common interest in improving care transitions through
education, quality improvement, and research. The group will
strive to serve as a resource to develop educational sessions
at AGS annual meetings, and serve as AGS’s main forum for
discussion and collaboration on care transitions issues.
Schedule—Friday, May 4
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
HOSPITAL ELDER LIFE
PROGRAM (HELP)
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Chair: Heidi Wierman, MD
HELP is proven to decrease incidence of delirium and maintain
physical functioning in hospitalized older adults. The program
function will be reviewed. The new free, open access model
and the role of HELP Centers of Excellence will be discussed.
We encourage longstanding, new and contemplative program
representatives to attend. Please come with your questions.
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
FAMILY PHYSICIANS IN GERIATRICS
Room: 615
Track: Networking
Chair: Erik J. Lindbloom, MD, MSPH
This Special Interest Group is devoted to discussing and acting
on issues of concern to family physicians caring for older adults.
Issues pertinent to family medicine fellows and residents are also
of interest. This group works in collaboration with the Society of
Teachers of Family Medicine (STFM) Group on Geriatrics.
SYMPOSIA
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
SIMPLER BUT SAFE? NEW ORAL
ANTICOAGULANT THERAPIES
VERSUS WARFARIN TO REDUCE
STROKE RISK IN OLDER ATRIAL
FIBRILLATION PATIENTS
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Susan Zieman, MD, PhD, FACC, National Institute
on Aging/National Institutes of Health
Atrial fibrillation markedly increases in incidence, prevalence
and associated poor outcomes with advancing age. This casebased symposium revisits the risks and benefits of chronic
anticoagulation in older adults with non-valvular atrial
fibrillation, including new oral therapies (direct thrombin and
factor Xa inhibitors) which do not require monitoring. The
objectives of this symposium are 1) to emphasize the age-specific
stroke vs. bleeding risk in chronic non-valvular atrial fibrillation
patients 2) to reveal misconceptions on anticoagulation risk in
older patients and introduce strategies to reduce poor outcomes
in this cohort 3) to review the evidence and age-specific use of
warfarin in chronic afib and 4) to review efficacy and safety data
for new oral anticoagulation therapies including dabigatran,
rivaroxaban and apixaban in seniors.
Mantras and Myths: Clarifying the Challenges of
Anticoagulation in Older Adults with Chronic Atrial
Fibrillation
Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, FACC, University of Washington
Warfarin in Seniors: When and How
Gregory Piazza, MD, MS, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Dabigatran, Rivaroxaban, Apixaban: Better than Warfarin in
Older Afib Patients?
Susan Cheng, MD, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF CARE
OF GRAVELY ILL OLDER PATIENTS: REIMAGINING CARE AT THE BOUNDARY
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Ethics
Developed by the Ethics Committee
Moderator: Daniel J. Brauner, MD, University of Chicago
As geriatrics matures and becomes more explicitly engaged in
care of gravely ill and dying patients it becomes increasingly
important for us to be more proactive in improving this care for
our older patients. This symposium will present an historically
sensitive portrayal of the evolution of contemporary rhetoric
and ethos of care for gravely ill patients with the ultimate goal of
developing a Post-Advance Directive Model.
Learning objectives: (1) appreciate how the history of cardiac
arrest, a condition contingent on its therapy and the procedure
for negotiating this therapy continue to impact on the care
of gravely ill and dying older patients through the Advance
Directive; (2) discuss the ramifications of the practice of
obtaining and administering Advance Directives especially the
Do Not Resuscitate Order and develop competence in the ability
to criticize the current rhetoric and customs of care for gravely
ill and dying patients; (3) consider altering current practice of
Advance Directive to remove the focus on Code Status; and
(4) perform conversations with these patients and their families
concerning therapy in the future which honors the uncertainty
of the future but also recognizes the physiological limits of
therapies and that provides meaningful choices when they exist.
The Problem: A Presentation and Analysis of Contemporary
Cases of the Enactment of Advance Directives
Thomas E. Finucane, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Where Did It All Come From? An Historical Analysis of
Cardiac Arrest, the Therapy From Which it Materialized and
the Confluence of Forces That Helped Create the Advance
Directive
Caitjan Gainty, MA, MPH, University of Chicago
Identifying the Core Issues: How Do We Improve the
Situation?
Daniel J. Brauner, MD, University of Chicago
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Schedule—Friday, May 4
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
PARTNERSHIPS TO ENHANCE
RESEARCH RELATED TO THE
CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
Room: 611/612
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the Research Committee and the Junior Faculty Research
Special Interest Group
Moderator: S. Nicole Hastings, MD, MHS, Duke University
Medical Center
This symposium will bring together nationally-renowned
experts with experience building effective partnerships between
researchers and community groups, health systems, non-profits,
or other governmental agencies that enhance research related to
the care of older adults.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the rationale for developing
partnerships between researchers and community groups, health
providers, hospitals/health systems, and other governmental
agencies; (2) identify steps for building effective partnerships and
enhancing their impact; (3) list strategies for anticipating and
overcoming challenges related to partnerships in research.
What Is a Research Partner and Why Do You Need One?
Aanand D. Naik, MD, Michael E. DeBakey VAMC
Partnering with the City of Los Angeles Department of Aging
Catherine A. Sarkisian, MD, MSPH, University of California,
Los Angeles
Partnerships to Advance Implementation
Malaz A. Boustani, MD, MPH, Indiana University School of
Medicine
Translating Science to Help Older Adults Maintain their
Health and Independence in the Community—Research and
Community Partnerships
Michelle Washko, PhD, U.S. Department of Health and
Human Services, Administration on Aging
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
NEW FRONTIERS IN GERIATRICS: THE
JAHNIGEN AND WILLIAMS AWARDEES
REPORT ON RESEARCH LEADING
TO IMPROVED CARE BY SURGICAL
AND MEDICAL SUBSPECIALISTS
Room: 618/619
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Co-Moderators: Lisa J. Gould, MD, University of South Florida &
William R. Hazzard, MD, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
This symposium will highlight the research supported by the
Dennis W. Jahnigen and T. Franklin Williams Career Development
Awards Programs. Both programs support research on older
patients who are cared for by the targeted disciplines, with the
Jahnigen Awards program supporting faculty in the surgical and
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related medical specialties and the Williams Award program
supporting faculty in the sub-specialties of internal medicine.
Learning objective: (1) describe current research which will
lead to improved care of older persons by surgical and medical
subspecialists.
Regeneration of Skeletal and Smooth Muscles by MuscleDerived Stem Cells for the Treatment of Aging Female Pelvic
Disorders
Mathew H. Ho, MD, PhD, University of California, Los Angeles
Geriatric Assessment and Pre-Operative Risk Stratification
Thomas N. Robinson, MD, FACS, University of Colorado
Interaction between Presbycusis and Cisplatin Ototoxicity
Kourosh Parham, MD, PhD, University of Connecticut Health
Center
Identification and Characterization of a Mitochondrial
Angiotensin System
Peter M. Abadir, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Epidemiology of Restricting Back Pain in Older Persons
Una E. Makris, MD, UT Southwestern Medical Center
The Role of Aging and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress in the
Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Fibrosis
Jessica Chia, MD, Duke University
WORKSHOP
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
PEARLS ON PUBLISHING
AND REVIEWING PAPERS
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Supported by an educational grant from Wiley/Blackwell Publishing.
Moderator: Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD, VA Greater Los Angeles
Healthcare System
This session will describe what types of papers are most
appropriate for the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society
and how articles should be submitted. Discussants will provide
information on how reviews are performed, what factors
determine a “good” or “bad” paper, and how editors examine
manuscripts to determine if they should be accepted or rejected.
Learning objectives: (1) explain how manuscripts are processed
in an editorial office; (2) describe elements or aspects of a paper
that determine it to be rejected or accepted; and (3) discuss the
approach to reviewing a scientific article.
Editor-in-Chief’s Perspective
Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD, VA Greater Los Angeles
Healthcare System
An Associate Editor’s Perspective on the Review Process
Bruce E. Robinson, MD, MPH, Sarasota Memorial Hospital
Schedule—Friday, May 4
Writing Up Your Research for JAGS
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD, Florida Atlantic University
The Reviewer’s Perspective
Robert L. Kane, MD, University of Minnesota School of Public
Health
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
WHEN PATIENTS INSIST ON
GOING HOME: HOW TO BEST CARE
FOR CHALLENGING PATIENTS
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice/Ethnogeriatrics
Developed by the Ethnogeriatrics Committee
Moderator: Marie-Luz Villa, MD, AGSF, University of
Washington
The multidisciplinary panel presentation and discussion centers
on case-based presentations of ethnically diverse older adults
transitioning to community following hospitalization. Each
expert discusses how culture and health beliefs affect their
discipline’s approach to delivering effective healthcare. Panelists
will present evidence based information or best practices on
using assessment tools, implementing an effective care plan,
and establishing rapport with recently hospitalized, ethnic older
adults.
Learning objectives: (1) review demographics of older adults
who use home care and the providers within home care;
(2) identify the impact of ethnic, racial, and/or religious/spiritual
background in the home setting on medical, functional, and
psychosocial needs; (3) differentiate how an older adult’s ethnic,
racial, and/or religious/spiritual background may affect the care
provided by different healthcare disciplines; and (4) outline
approaches in discussing medically and socially complex topics,
including end of life care, in a culturally sensitive manner in
home care.
MEET-THE-EXPERT
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
CLINICAL CHALLENGES IN
DEMENTIA MANAGEMENT
Room: 608/609
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Speaker: Valisa C. Saunders, MN, APRN, GNP-BC, University of
Hawaii
Where does evidence-based medicine meet rational, focused
functional care for older adults with dementia? This session
will define a “Stepped” approach to guide the journey in caring
for dementia patients across the continuum, who often have
chronic illnesses in addition to mood or behavioral symptoms.
The “Stepped” approach considers level of cognitive and
functional impairment and can provide a team and family a
roadmap for care issues.
Learning objective: (1) describe a stepped approach to
dementia care.
SECTION MEETING
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
TEACHERS NETWORKING SECTION
Room: 3 A/B
Track: Networking
Chair: Jonathan M. Flacker, MD, AGSF, The Emory Clinic at
Wesley Woods
Current and new members of the AGS with an interest in
teaching and/or education scholarship are invited to attend
this meeting, which provides a forum for teachers of geriatric
medicine to network, exchange ideas, plan new initiatives,
and create opportunities for involvement to promote faculty
development as educators.
Case Presentation: The Vietnamese Elder
Thuan D. Ong, MD, MPH, University of Washington
Case Presentation: The Mexican American Elder
Marie-Luz Villa, MD, AGSF, University of Washington
Expert Analysis of Cases: The Nursing Perspective
Sandy E. Maloof, RN
Expert Analysis of Cases: The Social Work Perspective
Karen L. Clay, MSW, Providence Hospice of Seattle
Expert Analysis of Cases: The Therapist’s Perspective
Patricia N. Matsuda, PT, PhD, DPT, University of Washington
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Schedule—Friday, May 4
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
DISASTER PLANNING
AND PREPAREDNESS
WOUND PREVENTION
AND MANAGEMENT
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Chair: Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS
The AGS Disaster SIG’s purpose is to promote education
of geriatric healthcare professionals as it relates to Disaster
Preparedness in the US and Internationally. The meeting and
membership is open to all geriatric healthcare professionals
and guests. The SIG meets annually during the American
Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting. Presentations by guests and
members of the American Geriatrics Society are welcome. For
more information about presenting, please contact Charles A.
Cefalu MD, MS, Disaster SIG Chair at ccefal@lsuhsc.edu or by
mobile 504-495-2461.
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Chair: Foy White-Chu, MD
The wound prevention and management SIG is an
interdisciplinary group of healthcare professionals who strive
to improve outcomes in skin and wound health in vulnerable
older adults through supporting education, research, and quality
improvement initiatives. Target conditions include chronic
wounds, such as pressure ulcers, venous leg ulcers, diabetic
foot ulcers, and malignant wounds. Acute wounds, for example
non-healing post-operative wounds and skin tears, are also
a focus. This group also addresses complex skin conditions,
such as stomas and fistulas. This initial meeting with focus on
future directions within AGS in education, research, and quality
improvement.
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
PROGRAM OF ALL INCLUSIVE
CARE FOR THE ELDERLY (PACE)
Room: 615
Track: Networking
Chair: Verna Reynolds Sellers, MD, MPH, CMD, AGSF
PACE (Program for All-Inclusive Care of the Elderly) is a
comprehensive, fully integrated model which provides
community-based care for nursing home eligible frail elders.
This session has two goals: 1. provide information to those who
may be considering the establishment of a PACE program, are in
the early phase of PACE development, or have an interest in the
provision of primary care within the PACE model, and 2. offer
a networking opportunity for individuals already involved in
PACE and those who are interested. We encourage anyone with
questions to come and explore why this model has become so
successful.
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
POLYPHARMACY
Room: 613
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Murthy Gokula, MD & Holly Holmes, MD
The AGS Polypharmacy SIG is dedicated to issues related
to medication use in older adults. Our goal is to facilitate
education and discussion on this topic, both within the
group and for a wider audience. The SIG accomplishes this
by encouraging open dialogue during AGS annual meetings
and through the participation of our members on a listserv, in
addition to generating and sponsoring symposia at the AGS
Annual Meeting. The SIG also exists to promote networking
and contacts for people interested in medication use in older
persons.
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3:00 – 4:30 P.m.
POSTER SESSION D:
ABSTRACTS D1 – D164
Room: Exhibit Hall: 4 A/B
View the most current research in geriatrics. Authors will be
available to discuss the presented findings and answer questions.
3:45 P.M.
COFFEE BREAK IN THE EXHIBIT HALL
(complimentary beverages available)
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM
4:30 – 6:00 P.m.
AGS UPDATED 2011 BEERS CRITERIA
FOR POTENTIALLY INAPPROPRIATE
MEDICATION USE IN OLDER ADULTS
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Todd P. Semla, MS, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, AGSF,
Department of Veteran Affairs
The American Geriatrics Society recently published the AGS
Updated Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication
Use in Older Adults. The Beers Criteria serve as a critical tool
in in preventing adverse drug events in older adults and are an
important tool for systems and individuals who seek to ensure
high quality healthcare for older adults. Originally conceived of
by the late Mark Beers, MD (a geriatrician), the Beers Criteria
Schedule—Friday, May 4
catalogue medications that place older patients at an elevated
risk for adverse drug events (ADEs) due to the physiologic
changes of aging and concurrent conditions. This program
will present an overview of the updated criteria, as well as it’s
application in today’s health system.
Learning objectives: (1) identify drugs to be avoided or used
with caution in older adults; (2) describe the differences between
the 2012 Beers Criteria, the 2003 Criteria, and other Criteria (i.e.
STOPP/START); and (3) integrate the Beers Criteria into their
own health system.
Introduction & Process
Todd P. Semla, MS, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, AGSF, Department
of Veteran Affairs
What is Different in this Update Compared to Last Criteria
Joseph Hanlon, PharmD, MS, AGSF, University of Pittsburgh
What You Can Do with the Updated Criteria at Your Health
System
Catherine E. DuBeau, MD, University of Massachusetts
Looking Forward/ Next Steps
Donna M. Fick, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, The Pennsylvania State
University
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
6:30 – 8:00 P.m.
CLINICAL RESEARCH IN DEMENTIA
Room: 613
Track: Networking
Chair: Malaz A. Boustani, MD, MPH, Indiana University School
of Medicine
The aim of the Special Interest Group on Clinical Research in
Dementia (SIG-CRD) is to bring together AGS members who are
dedicated to advancing the health care of older adults suffering
from dementia by advancing clinical research in geriatrics, across
disciplines and care settings. In addition the SIG-CRD aims to
disseminate interdisciplinary, evidence-based clinical knowledge
about the management of dementia in older adults.
6:30 – 8:00 P.m.
ELDER ABUSE AND NEGLECT
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Chair: Lisa Gibbs, MD
The Elder Abuse and Neglect SIG is a growing interdisciplinary
group of gerontologic/geriatric medicine professionals whose
interests lie in the prevention and intervention of elder
mistreatment. The group’s agenda includes the advancement
of clinical, education and research issues. Group members
collaborate throughout the year to enhance elder abuse
objectives locally and nationally. Proposals for next year’s
AGS meeting will be discussed as well as ways to advance SIG
objectives throughout the year. This SIG meeting is open to all
AGS attendees.
6:30 – 8:00 P.m.
STUDENTS
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Charlene Neu & Li-Wen Huang
Meet other students and discuss your own ideas about the
field and ways to get more involved in AGS! All students are
encouraged to join.
6:30 – 8:00 P.m.
INTERPROFESSIONAL EDUCATION
AND PRACTICE IN GERIATRICS
Room: 615
Track: Networking
Chair: Josette A. Rivera, MD
The Interprofessional Education and Practice (IPE/P) Special
Interest Group welcomes all AGS members to explore how
broad health professional interest in teamwork is changing
health education and practice. While geriatrics has long
recognized the importance of teams, this has not been a
widely recognized focus of health education or practice until
recently. Interprofessional education now refers to when “two
or more professionals learn about, from and with each other
to enable collaboration” (WHO, 2010). Please join us to explore
opportunities to advance geriatric care and collaborative
practice with new educational initiatives, curricula, and models
of care. At our inaugural meeting, Christine Arenson will share
experiences from her role as Co-Director of the Jefferson
InterProfessional Education Center, Thomas Jefferson University.
Please join our listserv; email listserv@iupui.edu and place
“Subscribe AGS_IPE_SIG-L” in the body of the email.
7:00 – 8:00 P.m.
RESIDENTS WELCOME SESSION
Room: 3 A/B
Track: Networking
Teams of students and residents will work in groups to solve
a variety of diagnostic and therapeutic challenges presented
in images by faculty from all over the US. This will provide
residents with geriatric pearls as well as opportunities to socialize
with their peers while interacting with faculty from all over the
US on important and interesting topics in geriatrics. All residents
are encouraged to attend this educational and social session.
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Schedule—Saturday, May
5
SATURDAY,
6:30 A.m. – 12:30 P.m.
GERIATRIC SURGERY: WE CAN
CUT, BUT CAN WE CARE?
The Eleventh Annual Meeting of the Section for
Enhancing Geriatric Understanding and Expertise
among Surgical and Medical Specialists (SEGUE)
Room: Sheraton Hotel: Grand Ballroom
CME/CE Credit: 4Track: Clinical Practice
Developed and supported by The John A. Hartford Foundation
supported Geriatrics-for-Specialists project, Increasing Geriatrics
Expertise in Surgical and Related Medical Specialties.
This session will focus on two cases: hospitalization of the
geriatric patient and the effect on the caretaker and the family;
and the peri-operative management of the “Do Not Resuscitate”
order.
Learning objectives: (1) identify time and financial constraints
for the caretaker of an older adult; (2) discuss issues surrounding
transitions of care and identify strategies to implement them;
and (3) describe and discuss ethical and legal considerations for
do not resuscitate orders.
6:30 Breakfast
7:00 Multi-Morbidity Update
Jerome Epplin, MD, Litchfield Family Practice Center
& Joseph Shega, MD, University of Chicago Medical
Center
7:45
Hospitalization of the Geriatric Patient: The Ripple
Effect for the Caregiver
Moderator: Arvind D. Nana, MD, UNT Health
Bone and Joint Institute
•Caregiver Burden for the Acutely
Hospitalized Geriatric Patient
Barbara Muntz, RN, Visiting Nurse Association of
Texas
•Transitions of Care – Options and
Issues
Amit A. Shah, MD, UT Southwestern Medical
Center
•Case discussion with audience
participation
Moderator and panelists
9:30
Re-Inventing Risk: Classification and Its
Consequences for Surgery in the Elderly
Mark D. Neuman, MD, MSc, University of
Pennsylvania
10:15
Break
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MAY 5
10:30 The Peri-Operative Management of the “Do Not
Resuscitate” Order
Moderator: Thomas N. Robinson, MD, FACS,
University of Colorado
•Nursing Home Patients Undergoing
Abdominal Operations — What
Outcomes Can We Expect?
Emily Finlayson, MD, MS, University of California,
San Francisco
•Why Do Patients Request “Do Not
Resuscitate”?
Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH, University of
Washington
•Ethical Issues for Withdrawing Do
Not Resuscitate Orders around An
Operation
Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, MPP, University of
Wisconsin
•Legal Implications of Withdrawing Do
Not Resuscitate Orders
Cindy Jacobs, RN, JD, University of Washington
•Revocation of Do Not Resuscitate
Orders — What’s a Reasonable PeriOperative Strategy?
Geoffrey P. Dunn, MD, FACS, Hamot Medical Center
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM
7:30 – 9:00 A.m.
GERIATRICS LITERATURE UPDATE 2012
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Speakers: William J. Hall, MD, University of Rochester & Robert
M. McCann, MD, FACP, AGSF, University of Rochester
Drs. Hall and McCann will review the year’s most important
published papers. Discussion includes the significance of findings
and application to patient care.
Learning objectives: (1) identify areas in clinical medicine
where new strong evidence has been uncovered that should
affect geriatric practice; and (2) describe the results of a critical
appraisal of this evidence; and (3) discuss clinical advances in
caring for older adults from a review of approximately 30 peerreviewed journals January-December, 2011.
Schedule—Saturday, May 5
PLENARY SYMPOSIUM
SYMPOSIA
9:00 – 10:30 A.m.
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
GUIDING PRINCIPLES FOR
THE CARE OF OLDER ADULTS
WITH MULTIMORBIDITY: AN
APPROACH FOR CLINICIANS
STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINICAL
UPDATES SESSION – PART 1
Room: 6 B/C
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Co-Moderators: Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, Johns Hopkins
University & Matthew K. McNabney, MD, Johns
Hopkins University
In 2011, the AGS convened an interdisciplinary panel to develop
an approach by which clinicians can interpret clinical practice
guidelines when caring for older adults with multimorbidity.
After a thorough literature review, the panel agreed upon a set of
guiding principles for the clinical management of multimorbid
patients. This program will present an overview of the
guiding principles, strategies for their clinical application, and
recommendations for a future research agenda.
Learning objectives: (1) describe principles in applying clinical
guidelines to multimorbid patients; (2) discuss strategies for
applying these principles in a clinical setting; (3) identify barriers
to the clinical application of these guiding principles and discuss
solutions for overcoming these barriers.
Background and Process of the Interdisciplinary Panel
Matthew K. McNabney, MD, Johns Hopkins University
Guiding Principles for the Care of Older Adults with
Multimorbidity
Cynthia M. Boyd, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University
Implementing the Principles in Your Practice
Holly M. Holmes, MD, UT MD Anderson Cancer Center
Controversies and Challenges
Nicole J. Brandt, PharmD, CGP, BCPP, FASCP, University of
Maryland
Takeaways & Future Research Agenda
Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH, University of California, San
Francisco
Question and Answer
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Kenneth E. Schmader, MD, Duke University Medical
Center
This session will present cutting-edge clinical material, and offer
pragmatic advice on how to put this information into practice.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss clinical impact/outcomes
related to hypertension; (2) discuss clinical impact/outcomes
related to nosocomial infections; (3) discuss clinical impact/
outcomes related to dermatology.
Hypertension
Mark A. Supiano, MD, University of Utah
Nosocomial Infections
Suzanne F. Bradley, MD, University of Michigan Medical
School
Dermatology
Wendy E. Roberts, MD, Generational and Cosmetic
Dermatology
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
CONTROVERSIES IN
DRUG TREATMENT OF
ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE: WHAT
IS MEANINGFUL BENEFIT?
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: G. Michael Harper, MD, San Francisco VA Medical
Center
Two expert faculty will engage in a point/counterpoint debate
about whether cholinesterase inhibitors provide meaningful
benefit. The session will focus on 3 clinical scenarios: To start or
not? To stop or not? What about the 23 mg formulation?
Learning objectives: (1) review randomized clinical trial data
with an emphasis on outcomes that are meaningful to patient
or caregiver; (2) discuss potential benefits, harms, and burden of
cholinesterase inhibitors.
Pro
Jacobo E. Mintzer, MD, MBA, Medical University of South
Carolina
Con
Thomas E. Finucane, MD, Johns Hopkins University
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Schedule—Saturday, May 5
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
UPDATE IN SMART HOME
TECHNOLOGIES: “GETTING
SMARTER AS WE AGE”
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Lee D. Burnside, MD, MBA, University of
Washington
This session will provide the audience with an up to date picture
of current, cutting edge, home monitoring (smart home) and
tele-health technology for older adults. The presenters will
describe application of technology being used to promote
independence and safety in older adults who are living
independently. The discussion will include how this technology
will bridge the gap between data gathering and extrapolation to
clinical application.
Learning objectives: (1) describe current state of research in
smart home technology and understand how improved use of
smart home technology can provide an increased level of clinical
information; (2) discuss how application of home technologies
can improve safety, cost and quality of care for older
independent individuals; (3) review future trends, challenges, and
directions in technology development for older adults and their
implications for various demographics; and (4) describe barriers
to use including costs, clinical limitations, current legislative
framework, patient and family acceptance, technological
limitations and societal acceptance.
Smart Home Technology – Current Application and Data
Extrapolation
Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, PhD, Washington State
University
Gauging Health and Independence: Ambient Independence
Measurement with Home-based Pervasive Computing
Systems
Jeffrey A. Kaye, MD, Oregon Health and Science University
Using Telehealth in the Home
George Demiris, PhD, FACMI, University of Washington
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
GOLD MINE OR MINE FIELD:
PRACTICAL ISSUES FOR
INVESTIGATORS CHOOSING
AND USING SECONDARY DATA
Room: 608/609
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Co-Moderators: Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS, Mount Sinai
School of Medicine; Stephen Thielke, MD, MSPH, University
of Washington; and Dae Hyun Kim, MD, MPH, Beth Israel
Deaconess Medical Center
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Developed by the Research Committee and the Junior Faculty Research
Special Interest Group
Geared toward investigators in aging research who are interested
in, intending to use, or currently using secondary data, this
session will discuss some of the common opportunities and
challenges in using secondary data for grant applications and
papers.
Learning objectives: (1) determine if existing data sources
(investigator-initiated and/or administrative) are adequate
to answer the research questions of interest; (2) describe
ways to develop an appropriate study design for studies using
secondary data and avoid common analytical pitfalls; (3) utilize
tips for effective and efficient use of existing investigatorinitiated and administrative databases for scientific papers and
grant applications; and (4) recognize common technical and
administrative challenges in using existing databases including
access, cost, and IRB review for human subject research.
Using Secondary Data from Investigator-Initiated Studies:
From Research Question to Publication
Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg, University of Maryland
Building a Relationship with Your Data: First Introduction to
Funded Research
Kenneth E. Covinsky, MD, MPH, University of California, San
Francisco
Practical Considerations When Working with Administrative
and Federal Data
Ellen P. McCarthy, PhD, MPH, Harvard Medical School
PAPER SESSION
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: Susan E. Hardy, MD, PhD, University of Pittsburgh
School of Medicine
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused
on epidemiology with questions and answers to follow.
Learning objective: (1) discuss new original research related to
epidemiology.
p28 — Risk Factors for Restricting Back Pain in
Community-Living Older Persons
Una E. Makris, MD, Yale University
p29 — Falls and Orthostatic Hypotension: Re-examining
Limits
Alycia A. Cleinman, MD, University of Mississippi Medical
Center
Schedule—Saturday, May 5
p30 — Sensory and Motor Nerve Function Differentially
Relate to Gait Parameters: The Health ABC Study
Elizabeth S. Hile, PhD, PT, NCS, University of Pittsburgh
An Intervention to Improve Medical Students’
Interprofessional Acumen
Rollin M. Wright, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
p31 — Anticholinergic Medication Use, Falls and Fracture
in Postmenopausal Women: Results from the Women’s
Health Initiative
Heidi S. Wirtz, MS, PharmD, University of Washington
Community Based Advance Care Planning Education for
Older Adults
Charles W. Johnston RN, BSN, UC Davis School of Nursing
p32 — Falls among Adult Patients Hospitalized in the
United States: Prevalence and Trends
Erin LD Bouldin, MPH, VA Puget Sound Health Care System
p33 — Psychotropic Drug Changes and Falls in the Nursing
Home
Murray Echt, SUNY Downstate Medical Center College of
Medicine
WORKSHOPS
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
MODEL GERIATRIC PROGRAMS:
INTERDISCIPLINARY GERIATRIC
EDUCATION MATERIALS
AND METHODS SWAP
Room: 3 A/B
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Developed by the Teachers Section and sponsored by the Education
Committee
Moderator: Channing R. Ford, MPA, MA, University of Alabama
at Birmingham
This workshop presents a forum for teachers of geriatrics
education to share topics and materials of common interest,
such as program development, curriculum, and educational
process and research in teaching and evaluation.
Learning objective: (1) describe and exchange geriatrics
education and teaching materials.
STEADI—A Fall Prevention Tool kit for Healthcare Providers
Judy Stevens, PhD, National Center for Injury Prevention
& Control, Centers for Disease Control & Prevention &
Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS, University of Washington
Interprofessional Geriatric Clinical Skills Fair
Brooke E. Salzman, MD, Thomas Jefferson University
Improving Uptake of a Falls Educational Program by Focusing
on Staff Interactions
Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, MHS, GRECC, Duke University,
Durham VA Medical Center
Simulation Fosters Interprofessional Skills among Nursing,
Pharmacy and Medical Students
Lisa C. Hutchison, PharmD, MPH, BCPS, University of
Arkansas for Medical Sciences
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
CODING AND REIMBURSEMENT:
STUMP THE PROFESSOR
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Speaker: Peter Hollmann, MD, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode
Island
This open workshop will focus on answering your questions
about CPT coding and billing, reimbursement rules and related
practice management issues.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss CPT coding and billing; and
(2) describe the PQRI and how this can affect your practice.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUPS
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
GERIATRICS CONSULTATIVE SERVICES
Room: 620
Track: Networking
Chair: Taryn Lee, MD
This meeting is open to anyone who provides or is interested in
providing geriatric medicine consultative services. Participants
will have an opportunity to learn from other practitioners how
geriatrics consultative services are provided in various clinical
settings. Discussion topics will include the extent to which our
services are in demand; types of patients whom we are asked
to see; various collaborative efforts with other services; billing
processes and concerns; incorporating geriatrics teaching within
the consultative setting; and types of problems we encounter.
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ISSUES
Room: 613
Track: Networking
Chair: F. Michael Gloth, III, MD, AGSF
The AGS IT Issues SIG looks to bring members of the AGS with
an interest in information technology together to improve IT
communication, exchange ideas, and provide direction for areas
of interest in upcoming AGS Annual meetings. Recognizing the
potential for IT to reduce medical errors, improve transitions
of care and improve quality of geriatric medicine and
communication, members of the IT Issues SIG foster innovative
technology and work to communicate advances to the
membership of the American Geriatrics Society. The IT Issues SIG
also works to promote IT advances that will positively impact
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our aging society. Finally, members of the IT Issues SIG serve as a
resource for the Society when such expertise is needed to review
legislation, render policy assessment, and provide collaborative
guidance in the arena of information technology.
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
LONG TERM CARE
Room: 615
Track: Networking
Chair: Lynn Chrismer, MD
SIG for Long Term Care is intended for those attendees involved
or interested in long term care. It is intended to be a forum to
discuss and share information pertaining to current issues in
long term care.
10:45 A.m. – 12:15 P.m.
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
AGS/AFAR/JOHN A. HARTFORD
FOUNDATION STUDENT
POSTER SESSION LUNCH
Room: Exhibit Hall, 4 A/B
Track: Networking
Supported by the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging Student
Researcher Fund.
The Student Poster Session enables students who participated
in the Hartford/AFAR Student Geriatric Scholars Program and
other students from all health professional disciplines who are
presenting research at the AGS Annual Meeting to discuss their
research findings with peers and with leaders in geriatrics and
aging research. Lunch will be served.
OSTEOPOROSIS AND
METABOLIC BONE DISEASE
Room: 614
Track: Networking
Chair: Kenneth W. Lyles, MD
AGS members with interest in metabolic bone diseases meet
informally to discuss interesting cases and plan for programs that
we submit to the Program Committee for the next year’s annual
meeting. Almost every year our group has one or two sessions
on the program. We have spirited discussions and share ideas
about clinical care, research and educational programs. Anyone
with an interest in the area is invited to attend and share ideas.
11:00 A.m. – 12:30 P.m.
RESIDENT & OTHER POSTGRADUATE
TRAINEE/ STUDENT POSTER SESSIONS
SYMPOSIA
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
STATE-OF-THE-ART CLINICAL
UPDATES SESSION – PART II
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Kenneth E. Schmader, MD, Duke University Medical
Center
This session will present cutting-edge clinical material, and offer
pragmatic advice on how to put this information into practice.
Learning objectives: (1) discuss clinical impact/outcomes
related to urinary incontinence; (2) discuss clinical impact/
outcomes related to osteoporosis; (3) discuss clinical impact/
outcomes related to pressure ulcers.
Room: Exhibit Hall: 4 A/B
Track: Research
Urinary Incontinence
Patricia S. Goode, MSN, MD, University of Alabama at
Birmingham
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
Osteoporosis
Kenneth W. Lyles, MD, Duke University
RESIDENTS LUNCH AND
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
Pressure Ulcers
Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN, University of
California, Los Angeles
Room: 4C 1/2
Track: Networking
Co-Chairs: Lauren Gleason MD; Masoumeh Kiamanesh, MD;
Lauren Massaro, MD; Victoria Tang, MD; Beck Brott, MD; Yee
Chuan, MD & Alison Tucker, MD
All residents and other postgraduate trainees are encouraged
to attend this special interest group meeting. Come and meet
others and discuss your own ideas about the field and ways to
get more involved in AGS. Geriatricians will be present to discuss
geriatrics as a career and opportunities in the field. Lunch will
be served.
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12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
EFFECTIVE CARE TRANSITIONS
AND MODELS TO DECREASE
HOSPITAL RE-ADMISSIONS: THE
CALL FOR GERIATRIC LEADERSHIP
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Sally L. Brooks, MD, AGSF, Kindred Healthcare
This session will create the “business case” for Geriatric Medicine
and Inter-disciplinary Teams by targeting resources in improving
Care Transitions and decreasing avoidable re-hospitalizations.
The call for action is now as Hospital and Healthcare Systems
respond to the Affordable Care Act and Payers and Physician
leaders prepare for an ACO future. Our Society membership
created the foundation for these principles of right care, right
time, and right place.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the array of interdisciplinary
team care management strategies to improve hospital-to-home
care management for a variety of specific conditions; (2) utilize
strategies to create the business case with principles that are
scalable and replicable in older adult care sites.
The Urgency for Geriatric Care Leadership Given the Current
Healthcare Trends and Environment
Sally L. Brooks, MD, AGSF, Kindred Healthcare
Successful Hospital-to-Home Care Management for Heart
Failure: A Historical Perspective
Michael W. Rich, MD, AGSF, Washington University School of
Medicine
Post-acute Care Models: A Value Proposition for your
Practice and Healthcare Systems
Jerome Wilborn, MD, IPC
A Business Case and Systems Approach for Replicable Care
Transitions Models
Kyle R. Allen, DO, AGSF, Riverside Health System
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
SURVIVAL, DECISION-MAKING
AND PALLIATIVE CARE OPTIONS
FOR END-STAGE KIDNEY DISEASE
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Developed by the Ethics Committee
Moderator: Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH, University of
Washington
This session will present the benefits and burdens of dialysis in
older patients; the Renal Physicians Association’s newly revised
guidelines on Shared Decision-Making in the Appropriate
Initiation of and Withdrawal from Dialysis; and management of
bothersome symptoms in older patients with kidney disease.
Learning objectives: (1) identify risk factors for longer and
shorter survival after dialysis initiation in the older population;
(2) describe elements of informed consent and shared decisionmaking around dialysis initiation in older patients; (3) assess and
manage physical and psychological symptoms in older patients
with advanced kidney disease; and (4) describe hospice eligibility
criteria for patients with advanced kidney disease.
Helping Older Patients Make Informed Decisions About
Dialysis Initiation
Ann M. O’Hare, MD, VA Puget Sound Healthcare System
Dialysis Decisions in Older Individuals
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH, University of Washington
Identifying and Managing the Palliative Care Needs of Older
Patients with Kidney Disease
Darrell A. Owens, DNP, PhD, Harborview Medical Center
Discussion of Cases
PAPER SESSION
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
GERIATRIC EDUCATION
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: Reena Karani, MD, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused
on geriatric education with questions and answers to follow.
Learning objective: (1) discuss new original research related to
geriatric education.
p34 — Impact of a Multi-modal Education Intervention on
Urinary Catheter Utilization in Older Adult Inpatients
Richard E. Norman, BSc, MASc, University of Toronto
p35 — A Geriatrics Rotation as a Medicine Elective: A
Smart Option for Medical Students?
Annie L. Nguyen, MPH, Medical College of Wisconsin
p36 — Case Presentation as a Direct Observation Method
to Evaluate Internal Medicine Residents’ Systems-Based
Practice Competency
Karin M. Ouchida, MD, Weill Cornell Medical Center
p37 — Replicating a Chief Resident Immersion Training in
Geriatrics (CRIT)
Sharon A. Levine, MD, Boston University School of Medicine
p38 — Development and Validation of a Geriatrics
Knowledge Test to Evaluate Geriatrics Fellowship Programs
Alia T. Tuqan, MD, University of California, Los Angeles
p39 — The UCSF Interprofessional Aging and Palliative
Care Elective
Josette A.Rivera, MD, University of California, San Francisco
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WORKSHOP
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
EDUCATIONAL PRODUCT
DEVELOPMENT PEER
REVIEW WORKSHOP
Room: 3 A/B
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Facilitators: Anne Fabiny, MD, Cambridge Health Alliance;
Jonathan M. Flacker, MD, AGSF, The Emory Clinic at Wesley
Woods; G. Michael Harper, MD, San Francisco VA Medical
Center
This session is intended to be a group peer review/ problemsolving process, where each participant has the opportunity
to present an educational product they are developing to the
group and get feedback about challenges they are experiencing
from both their peers and an expert facilitator. Participants will
also be expected to serve as peer reviewers and provide feedback
to the other participants in their group. A facilitator will be
assigned to each group to provide “expert” advice to supplement
and enrich the conversation.
Learning objectives: (1) utilize feedback received from peer
review of an educational product in development; (2) clarify
goals and develop action plans for the future; and (3) assess and
evaluate challenges experienced by their peers.
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
CANCER IN LONG TERM CARE
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
prognosis and life expectancy with long-term-care residents and
their families.
Long-Term Care and Its Resident. Estimating Life Expectancy
Miriam B. Rodin, MD, PhD, CMD, St. Louis University Medical
School
Should this Patient be Screened for Cancer?
James A. Wallace, MD, Monroe Medical Associates
How to Discuss Cancer in the Nursing Home with Patients
and Families
Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS, Dana Farber Cancer Institute
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
GENETICS OF LONGEVITY
Room: 611/612
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, National Institute on Aging
Research suggests that human longevity is partly heritable.
Longevity genes might slow down the rate of age-related changes
in cells, increase resistance to environmental stresses and prevent
major chronic diseases and aging phenotypes. This symposium
will summarize the state of the art evidence on the genetic
component of longevity and start thinking about possible new
direction for the future.
Learning objectives: (1) review what genes, combination of
genes or gene expression profiles are associated with extreme
longevity; (2) summarize the state of the art evidence on the
genetic component of longevity; and (3) discuss possible new
direction for the future.
Developed by the Cancer and Aging Special Interest Group & Long Term
Care Special Interest Group
The Genetics of Longevity in Human Studies
Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH, University of Pittsburgh
Moderator: Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, MD, PhD, Memorial Sloan
Kettering Cancer Center
The purpose of this workshop is to describe the types of cancer
patients in long term care and to provide a framework for
clinical decision making. This workshop will discuss some of the
challenges in caring for older cancer patients that are residents of
nursing homes (NH) including 1) understanding the benefits and
risks of providing standard therapy to a vulnerable population
2) presenting best estimates of the current burden of cancer
in the long-term-care population, 3) providing a review of the
current screening guidelines as they apply to older long-termcare patients, and 4) offering experienced-based suggestions for
clinicians to help them respond to patient and family concerns
about the limitations of cancer care.
Learning objectives: (1) describe the types of cancer patients
and the range of acuity in the NH; (2) develop skills for
interpreting cancer survival data for patients with other life
limiting geriatric conditions; (3) discuss benefits and burdens of
cancer screening in the NH; and (4) talk clearly and openly about
The Genetics Centenarians
Thomas T. Perls, MD, MPH, FACP, Boston University Medical
Center
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Gene Expression and Aging Phenotypes
David Melzer, MBBCh, PhD, University of Exeter
Schedule—Saturday, May 5
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
HEARING IMPAIRMENT:
STRATEGIES TO PROMOTE SAFETY
AND QUALITY OF CARE
Room: 608/609
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: Margaret I. Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF,
University of California, San Francisco
Designed for practitioners across settings who work with older
adults at risk for hearing loss (HL), this workshop provides
an update on age related HL; its psychosocial, physiological,
and cognitive consequences; its assessment; and strategies
promoting safety and quality of care. Hands on experience with
technologies that facilitate hearing, including both hearing aids
and assistive listening devices, and that promote safety in the
home will be provided.
Learning objectives: (1) delineate current understandings
regarding the pathophysiology and consequences of age related
hearing loss, including its impact on quality of life, safe care, and
cognitive status; (2) differentiate between peripheral, cognitive,
and central problems impacting hearing; (3) discuss available
technologies and resources that facilitate hearing and speech
understanding; and (4) describe approaches to effectively and
efficiently integrate assessment and treatment into practice
routines.
Setting the Stage: Hearing Loss as a Health Issue with
Implications for Quality of Life and Safe Care
Margaret I. Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF, UCSF
Age-Related Hearing Loss: Epidemiology and Impact on
Cognitive Function
Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University
Technologies to Promote Hearing Health
Barbara E. Weinstein, PhD, City University of New York
SECTION MEETING
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS LUNCHEON
Room: 304
Chair: Kathy Kemle, MS, PA-C
All physician assistants are invited to attend this new Section
Luncheon. The mission of the PA Section is to increase access to
medical services for older adults by promoting participation of
physician assistants, in partnership with geriatricians and other
physicians who care for older adults throughout the medical and
health care delivery system.
SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP
MEETING
12:30 – 2:00 P.m.
MEDICAL HUMANITIES
Room: 613
Track: Networking
Chair: Louise Aronson, MD
Medical Humanities Special Interest Group: Focus on Public
Medical Communication to impact policy, advocate for patients,
and educate peers, policymakers, and the public in order to
improve the care of older adults. Public Medical Communication
(PMC) is an emerging field which trains and recognizes health
professionals who engage in clear and compelling public
communication about health and health care. Traditionally,
health professionals have been but minor participants in most
public discourse about health and medicine. As a result, medical
issues often have been misinterpreted and distorted in the public
sector, and opportunities have been missed to affect policy and
care by accurately portraying the facts of science, the needs of
the voiceless, and the realities of health care. By broadening the
view of communication in medicine beyond individual patientprovider interactions and providing training in the skills and
lexicon of twenty-first century communication, PMC can help
geriatricians and others who care for older adults advocate for
the reforms, research, teaching, care needed by elderly patients.
A brief MH SIG meeting will follow the presentation.
SYMPOSIA
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
PHARMACOTHERAPY UPDATE: 2012
Room: 6A
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Developed by the Pharmacists Section
Moderator: Sunny A. Linnebur, PharmD, BCPS, CGP, University
of Colorado
Each year, several new medications are approved by the FDA and
hundreds of clinical trials are published on existing medications.
This new information has an impact on decisions made by health
care professionals caring for older adults. The purpose of this
symposium is to summarize the changes over the past year in
pharmacotherapy. The speakers will examine new information
on current medications commonly prescribed to older adults
and newly approved medications that may be prescribed for
older adults.
Learning objectives: (1) for recently or soon to be approved
medications, review the indication for use, mechanism of action,
pharmacokinetics, dosing, safety and drug interactions; (2) for
recently or soon to be approved medications, compare potential
advantages and disadvantages of the newer medications to
existing therapies; (3) provide a clinical perspective on FDA
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updates regarding drugs that are commonly prescribed or
important to the care of older adults; and (4) integrate into
clinical practice important information from black-box warnings
for drugs utilized in older adults.
New Medications: Recent Releases and Coming Attractions
Joseph P. Vande Griend, PharmD, University of Colorado
Clinical Perspectives on FDA Updates and Black-Box
Warnings
Zachary A. Marcum, PharmD, MS, University of Pittsburgh
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
H.E.L.P. TO PREVENT HOSPITAL
COMPLICATIONS
Room: 6E
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Models of Care
Developed by the Hospital Elder Life Program Special Interest Group
Moderator: Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical
School
This symposium will review the HELP model, present clinical
results including challenges as well as review the financial/cost
implications and benefits of implementing HELP in the hospital.
Resources to facilitate individuals starting their own program
will be reviewed.
Learning objectives: (1) recognize modifiable risks for delirium
and ways to prevent delirium; (2) describe other benefits of
HELP/Delirium Prevention, including potential clinical and
financial benefits; (3) anticipate barriers/challenges to starting
and maintaining a HELP program; and (4) utilize available tools
and resources to support implementation of HELP at your own
hospital.
This educational program aims to discuss the role of the
health care provider in the medical decision-making process,
alternatives means of nutritional support and feeding techniques
in persons with advanced dementia, and current research that is
being conducted in this area.
Learning objectives: (1) identify the current landscape
surrounding feeding tube insertions in persons with advanced
dementia, including racial/ethnic differences in feeding tube
insertion patterns; (2) examine the role of decision-support tools
in tube feeding decisions in persons with advanced dementia
including alternatives to oral feeding; (3) examine the role of
the speech-language pathologist in evaluation and treatment of
persons with advanced dementia as well as recommendations
for nutritional support in this population; and (4) integrate
clinical practice guidelines for feeding tube placement decisions
in persons with advanced dementia and discuss culturally
competent communication to assess preferences in care.
Feeding Tube Insertion among Persons with Advanced
Cognitive Impairment: An Overview
Ramona L. Rhodes, MD, MPH, UT Southwestern Medical
Center
Oral Feeding Options in Dementia Care and Decision-Making
Tools: A Review of the Literature and Current Research
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH, University of North Carolina –
Chapel Hill
Feeding Tube Placement in Advanced Dementia: The SpeechLanguage Pathologist’s Perspective
Helen M. Sharp, PhD, CCC-SLP, Western Michigan University
Development of Community Guidelines on Long Term
Feeding Tube Placement
Patricia A. Bomba, MD, FACP, Excellus Blue Cross Blue Shield
What is HELP?
Heidi R. Wierman, MD, Maine Medical Center
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
HELP as a Model for Quality Improvement in Patient Safety
for Elderly Inpatients
Fred H. Rubin, MD, AGSF, University of Pittsburgh School of
Medicine
AGS EXPERT PANEL
RECOMMENDATIONS FOR
VITAMIN D TO REDUCE FALLS AND
INJURIES IN OLDER ADULTS
HELP...How to Get Started and Where to go from There
Anne Pizzacalla, BScN, MHSc, Hospital Elder Life Program
Hamilton Health Sciences
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
FEEDING TUBE USE IN PERSONS
WITH ADVANCED DEMENTIA:
WHERE ARE WE NOW?
Room: 606/607
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Developed by the Ethics, Ethnogeriatrics, and Clinical Practice & Models
of Care Committees
Moderator: Ramona L. Rhodes, MD, MPH, UT Southwestern
Medical Center
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Room: 608/609
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Clinical Practice
Moderator: James E. Judge, MD, Evercare
This session will review the recommendations of the AGS Expert
Panel on Vitamin D supplementation to prevent falls and
injuries.
Learning objectives: (1) articulate the rationale that reduction
in falls and fractures in older adults will require higher
supplementation than recommended by the IOM report;
(2) assess patients total intake of Vitamin D from all sources;
(3) recommend supplementation doses –frequency and IU per
dose that will enhance adherence, and achieve serum levels of
about 30 ng/ml (75 nMol/l); and (4) determine when serum
levels of 25 (OH) Vitamin D should be monitored.
Schedule—Saturday, May 5
Goals of AGS Expert Panel Convened by CDC
James E. Judge, MD, Evercare
Evidence that Geriatricians Should have a Goal of Achieving
a Serum Level of 30 ng/ml (25)OH Vitamin D to Reduce Falls
and Injuries in Older Adults
Douglas P. Kiel, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School
Strategies to Achieve Vitamin D Levels that Will Reduce Falls
and Fractures in Many Ways
F. Michael Gloth, III, MD, Johns Hopkins University
PAPER SESSION
WORKSHOP
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
COMPETENCY IN COGNITIVE
AND BEHAVIORAL DISORDERS
FOR MEDICAL STUDENTS,
RESIDENTS, AND OTHER HEALTH
CARE PRACTITIONERS
Room: 4C 3/4
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Education
Developed by the Education Committee and the Teachers Section
2:15 – 3:45 P.m.
HEALTH SERVICES &
POLICY RESEARCH
Room: 616/617
CME/CE Credit: 1.5Track: Research
Developed by the Research Committee
Moderator: Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, MHS, GRECC, Duke
University, Durham VA Medical Center
This session presents the latest peer-reviewed research focused
on health services and policy research with questions and
answers to follow.
Learning objective: (1) discuss new original research related to
health services and policy research.
p40 — Hospitalizations in Pace
Bruce Kinosian, MD, University of Pennsylvania
p41 — Evaluation of a National Care Transition Program
Shiou-Liang Wee, PhD, Agency for Integrated Care
(Singapore)
Moderator: Lisa J. Granville, MD, Florida State University
In the workshop, participants will learn and demonstrate
ability to screen and evaluate older patients with dementia,
delirium and depression; and will also demonstrate competency
in formulating a treatment plan for a patient with abnormal
cognitive function, with special attention to patient safety.
Learning objectives: (1) demonstrate competency in
administration of validated screening or assessment tools; (2)
formulate a differential diagnosis and recommend an evaluation
and treatment plan for an older adult with a cognitive/
behavioral problem; and (3) utilize an educational tool kit to
promote or implement a competency assessment project in the
participant’s home institution.
Orientation and Introduction to Cognitive and Behavioral
Disorders Competency
Zaldy S. Tan, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School
Competency in Cognitive and Behavioral Disorders
Lisa J. Granville, MD, Florida State University
Taking Your Competency Home
Hal H. Atkinson, MD, MS, Wake Forest School of Medicine
p42 — The Epidemiology of Physically and Verbally
Aggressive Behaviors of Nursing Home Residents Directed
at Staff
Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH, Weill Medical College of Cornell
University
p43 — Defining Medically Complex Patients Using Chronic
Conditions, Healthcare Utilization and Functional Status
William W. Hung, MD, MPH, Mount Sinai School of Medicine
p44 — Risk Factors for Early Hospital Readmission among
Low Income Seniors
Tochukwu C. Iloabuchi, MBBS, Indiana University School of
Medicine
p45 — Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of Screening for
Vitamin D Insufficiency to Prevent Falls and Fractures
among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
Richard H. Lee, MD, MPH, Duke University
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EXHIBITS PROGRAM
EXHIBITS PROGRAM
The exhibits program is an extension of the meeting’s educational sessions. Exhibitors from educational institutions, non-profit
organizations and product manufacturers will provide information on products and services designed to assist geriatrics professionals.
Exhibits will be on display during the following hours:
EXHIBIT HALL SCHEDULE:
THURSDAY, MAY 3
Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 – 6:00 p.m.
Posters Available for Viewing
12:00 – 6:00 P.m.
Complimentary Lunch Available
12:00 P.m.
Clinical Skills Workshops
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Poster Session A (authors present)
12:00 – 1:30 P.m.
Lilly USA Product Theater
12:30 – 1:30 P.m.
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
Edwards Lifesciences Product Theater
2:00 – 3:00 P.m.
Pradaxa Clinical Open Gallery
Boehringer Ingelheim Product Theater
3:30 – 4:30 P.m.
Presidential Poster Session B (authors present)
4:30 – 6:00 P.m.
Poster Walking Tour
6:00 – 7:00 P.m.
FRIDAY, MAY 4
Exhibit Hall Open
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Posters Available for Viewing
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Complimentary Lunch Available
12:00 P.m.
Clinical Skills Workshops
12:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Poster Session C (authors present)
12:00 – 1:30 P.m.
Poster Session D (authors present)
3:00 – 4:30 P.m.
Coffee Break
3:45 P.M.
FREE LUNCH!
Complimentary lunch is available in the exhibit hall on Thursday and Friday at 12:00 p.m.!
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EXHIBITS PROGRAM
PRODUCT THEATERS
THURSDAY, MAY 3
12:30 – 1:00 P.m.
3:30 – 4:30 P.m.
LILLY USA LLC
PRADAXA CLINICAL OPEN GALLERY
See description in the final program addendum
Supported by Boehringer Ingelheim
2:00 – 3:00 P.m.
Presenter: Eugene Yang, MD, FACC, University of Washington
Medical Center
The Pradaxa Clinical Open Gallery will feature a dynamic poster
discussion lead by Dr. Eugene Yang regarding the management
of stroke risk reduction in patients with non-valvuar atrial
fibrillation (NVAF).
TRANSCATHETER AORTIC VALVE
REPLACEMENT (TAVR) – A NEW
OPTION FOR INOPERABLE SEVERE
AORTIC STENOSIS PATIENTS
Supported by Edward Lifesciences
Presenters: Bruce S. Bowers, MD, FACC, Medical City Dallas
Hospital & Todd M. Dewey, MD, FACC, Medical City Dallas
Hospital
Severe symptomatic aortic valve stenosis affects ~250,000
elderly patients in the US. Though ACC/AHA guidelines
indicate prompt aortic valve replacement for these patients,
the vast majority go untreated. Many of these patients suffer
co-morbidities that preclude them from surgery, however
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) offers a new
treatment option for inoperable SSAS patients. Come and learn
about severe aortic stenosis, TAVR and two year data from the
landmark PARTNER Trial including quality of life benefits.
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AGS Marketplace
AGS MARKETPLACE
See it all under one banner! Drop by the AGS Marketplace,
booth # 401, to find out about new services and products!
AGS CAREER CONNECTION
AGS Career Connection is an interactive and integrated online
job bank for geriatrics health care professionals. Whether you are
looking for a job opportunity or searching for a top professional
to become an important member of your team, AGS Career
Connection provides a one-stop place for finding the perfect
match. Stop by the AGS Marketplace where you can post a
resume or a job or speak to a representative.
AGS FOUNDATION FOR HEALTH
IN AGING (FHA)
The AGS Foundation for Health in Aging (FHA) was established
by the American Geriatrics Society in 1999 to build a bridge
between research and geriatrics health care professionals and
the public, and to advocate on behalf of older adults and their
special needs through public education, clinical research, and
public policy. Visit our booth to learn more about our free Public
Education Resources.
HEALTH RESOURCES AND
SERVICES ADMINISTRATION:
BUREAU OF HEALTH PROFESSIONS
Representatives from Title VII and Title VIII Geriatric Programs
at HRSA, Bureau of Health Professions will be available to answer
any questions you may have throughout the conference.
HMP COMMUNICATIONS
HMP Communications publishes two of AGS’ journals – Annals
of Long Term Care and Clinical Geriatrics. Stop by to chat with the
HMP team and to preview its other journals important in the
care of older adults.
PORTAL OF ONLINE GERIATRICS
EDUCATION (POGOE)
Developed by ADGAP, and funded by the Reynolds Foundation,
POGOe is an online clearinghouse that provides a single source
for high-quality peer-reviewed educational products. POGOe
can help you find the educational product you are looking
for. Stop by to preview the site and learn about how to submit
products for consideration!
AGS MEMBERSHIP
WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING
AGS membership staff welcomes the opportunity to help you
with your member needs and answer any questions you may
have regarding membership and benefits, as well as provide you
with up-to-date news on AGS initiatives. Get the information
you need or just stop by and print you AGS Annual Meeting
Certificate of Attendance.
Wiley-Blackwell Publishing is a leading international publisher
in the area of science and medicine. Take this chance to preview
some of our outstanding Geriatrics publications, including the
Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (JAGS).
AGS PRODUCTS STORE
Preview and purchase AGS Educational products including our
three newest products: the brand new 2012 Edition of Geriatrics
at Your Fingertips, the 3rd Edition of the Geriatrics Nursing Review
Syllabus and the GRS7 Audio Companion.
You’ll also be able to preview and purchase our many other
products including the expanded 7th Edition of Geriatrics Review Syllabus, The GRS Teaching Slides Website, and Doorway
Thoughts (Volume I, II & III).
AMERICAN BOARD OF INTERNAL
MEDICINE (ABIM)
Representatives from the American Board of Internal Medicine’s
Contact Center will be available at the AGS Marketplace booth
throughout the conference to answer any program-related
questions you may have and can help you get the most from
your ABIM Maintenance of Certification experience.
ELSEVIER
Elsevier publishes the American Journal of Geriatric
Pharmacotherapy, providing original reports on recent
developments in drug therapy, pharmacoepidemiology, clinical
pharmacology, health services research related to drug therapy,
and pharmaceutical outcomes research in older patients.
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EXHIBITORS
Exhibitors
NEW! TECHNOLOGY PAVILION
It’s Never 2 LateBooth C
7330 S. Alton Way, Suite O
Centennial, CO 80112
Ph: (303) 806-0797
Fax: (303) 789-1533
E-mail: info@iN2L.com
Website: www.iN2L.com
It’s Never 2 Late builds computers residents enjoy! These intuitive
systems inspire potential at any age – regardless of physical
or cognitive disabilities. Our unique combination of adaptive
hardware and software delivers person-centered therapy and
engagement activities only today’s technology can provide;
empowering individuals to connect, engage and enjoy life
more fully.
MacPracticeBooth B
233 N. 8th Street, Suite 300
Lincoln, NE 68508
Ph: (402) 420-2430
Fax: (402) 420-2466
E-mail: Sales@MacPractice.com
Website: www.macpractice.com
MacPractice MD is a best-of-class medical practice management
and clinical application for all practitioners, and features
electronic health records, automated reminders, eClaims,
eStatements and iPhone and iPad Interfaces. MacPractice MD 4.1
has been certified by CCHIT®, an ONC-ATCB.
MicrosoftBooth D
One Microsoft Way
Redmond, WA 98052
Website: www.microsoft.com
Microsoft’s mission is to help people and businesses throughout
the world realize their full potential. For specific, product-related
information, please go to: http://www.microsoft.com
Summit Doppler Systems, Inc.Booth A
4680 Table Mountain Drive, #150
Golden, CO 80403
Ph: (303) 423-7572
Fax: (303) 940-7165
E-mail: tallan@summitdoppler.com
Website: www.summitdoppler.com
Summit Doppler Systems is a leading manufacturer of highquality ultrasound Doppler systems for monitoring blood flow
& performing reimbursable arterial exams, such as the anklebrachial index (ABI) exam to diagnose peripheral arterial disease
(P.A.D.). All Summit Doppler products are made in the U.S.A.
Superior quality, superior performance.
TECHNICAL EXHIBITORS
Accera, Inc.Booth #708
380 Interlocken Crescent, Suite 780
Broomfield, CO 80021
Ph: (303) 999-3700
Fax: (303) 999-3799
E-mail: cparsons@accerapharma.com
Website: www.accerapharma.com
Accera, Inc. is a privately held biotechnology company focused
on the discovery and development of novel therapeutic
products for neurodegenerative diseases. The company has
developed a breakthrough approach for the treatment of
Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other memory and cognition
disorders based on its neuron energetics technology platform.
Aging Well
Browse Table
3801 Schuylkill Road
Spring City, PA 19475
Ph: (610) 948-9500
Fax: (610) 948-4202
E-mail: sales@gvpub.com
Website: www.agingwellmag.com
With a practical approach to clinical issues and solid scientific
content, Aging Well offers geriatric medicine providers, including
geriatricians, physician assistants, and nurse practitioners, a
unique perspective on trends, treatments, diagnostic advances,
and practice management essentials related to the care of
aging patients.
AdisBooth # 501
Chowley Oak Business Park, Tattenhall
Chester , CH3 9GA UK
Ph: (44) 1829 772 798
Fax: (44) 1829 770 330
Website: www.adisonline.com
Drugs & Aging
Promoting optimum drug therapy in older adults by providing
a programme of review articles covering the most important
aspects of clinical pharmacology and patient management in
this unique group. Age related physiological changes with clinical
implications for drug therapy also fall within the scope of the
journal. Visit AdisOnline.com.
Amedisys: Home Health & Hospice CareBooth # 614
5959 S. Sherwood Forest Boulevard
Baton Rouge, LA 70816
Ph: (225) 292-2031
Fax: (225) 299-9690
E-mail: Jacqueline.chen@amedisys.com
Website: www.amedisys.com
The world of health care is changing. The medical community
is collaborating in ways never seen before. Amedisys is a part of
that collaboration. We provide communication, education and
health care for your patients with post-acute care and chronic
disease management needs. We are a leading partner in the
continuum of care for hospitals and for physicians.
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Exhibitors
AmgenBooth # 615
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Ph: (805) 447-1000
Website: www.amgen.com
Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops, and
delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines help
millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease,
rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease, and other serious illnesses.
With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, we
continue to advance science to serve patients.
AmgenBooth # 702
One Amgen Center Drive
Thousand Oaks, CA 91320
Ph: (805) 447-1000
Fax: (206) 432-9293
E-mail: leann@amgen.com
Website: www.amgen.com
Amgen, a biotechnology pioneer, discovers, develops, and
delivers innovative human therapeutics. Our medicines help
millions of patients in the fight against cancer, kidney disease,
rheumatoid arthritis, bone disease, and other serious illnesses.
With a deep and broad pipeline of potential new medicines, we
continue to advance science to serve patients.
Avanir PharmaceuticalsBooth # 601
20 Enterprise, Suite 200
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
Ph: (949) 389-6700
Website: www.avanir.com
Avanir Pharmaceuticals recently launched NUEDEXTA®, the first
FDA-approved treatment for pseudobulbar affect (PBA). PBA
is characterized by involuntary, sudden, and frequent episodes
of crying and/or laughing. PBA occurs in approximately 10% to
20% of patients with certain neurologic conditions, including
dementia, MS, Parkinson’s disease, stroke, and traumatic brain
injury. www.NUEDEXTA.com
Calmoseptine, Inc.Booth # 414
16602 Burke Lane
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Ph: (714) 840-3405
Fax: (714) 840-9810
E-mail: shows@calmoseptine.com
Website: www.calmoseptine.com
Calmoseptine Ointment protects and helps heal skin irritations
from moisture such as urinary and fecal incontinence. It is also
effective for irritations from perspiration, wound drainage, fecal
& vaginal fistulas and feeding tube site leakage. Calmoseptine
temporarily relieves discomfort and itching. Free samples at
our booth!
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services-Booth # 303
7500 Security Blvd. C4-12-25
Baltimore, MD 21244
Ph: (410) 786-7423
Fax: (410) 786-0330
Website: www.cms.hhs.gov
The Medicare Learning Network® (MLN) is the home for
official information for Medicare Fee-For-Service providers.
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It offers a variety of education resources that break down
Medicare policy into plain language. The MLN is located on the
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Website at
www.cms.gov/MLNGenInfo
CerefolinNAC/Pamlab, LLCBooth # 400
P.O. Box 8950
Mandeville, LA 70470
Ph: (985) 893-4097
Fax: (985) 867-5772
E-mail: conventions@pamlab.com
Website: www.CerefolinNAC.com
CerefolinNAC® is a prescription medical food for the metabolic
management of mild cognitive impairment that helps patients
to improve cognitive function and delay progression to
dementia safely.
Dept. of Veterans Affairs (HRRO)Booth # 503
1250 Poydras Street, Suite 1000
New Orleans, LA 70113
Ph: (504) 565-4900
Fax: (504) 525-4794
E-mail: susan.montelius@va.gov
Website: www.vacareers.va.gov
The Department of Veterans Affairs focuses on recruiting
healthcare professionals and students throughout the US to
provide the best care for our veterans. Promoting a diverse
workforce and offering a wide array of employment benefits,
scholarships and retention initiatives, the VA is a leader in our
nation’s health care industry.
Gensavis Pharmaceuticals, LLCBooth # 507
6114 Angelique Court
Corpus Christi, TX 78415
Ph: (361) 779-5226
Fax: (817) 345-3707
E-mail: gkeltos@gensavis.com
Website: www.Gensavis.com
NovaFerrum Liquid Iron is intended for the use in improving
the nutritional status for the prevention and treatment of Iron
Deficiency Anemia.
Home PhysiciansBooth # 412
1340 South Damen Avenue, Suite 210
Chicago, IL 60608
Ph: (773) 292-4800
Fax: (773) 486-3548
Website: www.homephysicians.com
Home Physicians is a premier physician health services organization
dedicated to serving the diverse needs of patients, health plans and
healthcare systems in patient residences. We deliver cost effective
specialized services, from direct patient care, to transitional care
programs, to targeted chronic care management programs and
comprehensive health assessment services.
IPC-The Hospitalist CompanyBooth # 602
4605 Lankershim Blvd., Suite 617
North Hollywood, CA 91602
Ph: (888) 456-2472
Fax: (800) 718-9149
E-mail: careers@ipcm.com
Website: www.hospitalist.com
Exhibitors
IPC is the nation’s leading physician group practice company
focused on the delivery of hospitalist and related facility-based
services. IPC’s physicians and affiliated providers practice in
hospitals and other inpatient facilities, including acute, sub-acute
and long-term care settings.
Kaiser Permanente- ColoradoBooth # 408
10350 E. Dakota Avenue
Denver, CO 80247
Ph: (303) 344-7246
Fax: (303) 344-7818
E-mail: amy.i.chang@kp.org
Website: http://physiciancareers.kp.org/co/
Patient-Centered Care. Compassion. Ownership. Collaboration.
Kaiser Permanente in Colorado seeks physicians who want to
work in a skilled long-term & assisted living facility environment.
Excellent benefits & work-life-balance! KP Colorado has received
a five-star Medicare rating by CMS for the last two years. Our
opportunities are in the Denver area.
MerckBooth # 406
One Merck Drive
Whitehouse Station, NJ 08889
Ph: (908) 423-6868
Fax: (908) 735-1685
E-mail: Nand.kumar@merck.com
Website: www.merck.com
Today’s Merck is working to help the world be well. Through
our medicines, vaccines, biologic therapies, and consumer and
animal products, we work with customers and operate in more
than 140 countries to deliver innovative health solutions. For
more information, visit www.merck.com.
Mom’s MealsBooth # 305
718 SE Shurfine Drive
Ankeny, IA 50021
Ph: (515) 963-0641
Fax: (515) 963-0671
E-mail: info@momsmeals.com
Website: www.momsmeals.com
Mom’s Meals is the #1 fresh home-delivered meal service,
providing nutritionally balanced meals to seniors and patients
nationwide. Only Mom’s Meals offers dietician-developed, chefprepared meals and over 70 fresh meal choices, including hearthealthy, diabetic-friendly, gluten-free and vegetarian menus.
Family-owned Mom’s Meals has been nourishing independence
for over 10 years.
National Institute on AgingBooth # 301
Building 31, Room 5C27, 31 Center Drive
Bethesda, MD 20892
Ph: (301) 496-1752
E-mail: niaic@nih.nia.gov
Website: www.nia.nih.gov
The National Institute on Aging, one of the U.S. National
Institutes of Health, is the lead federal agency supporting and
conducting medical, social, and behavioral research related to aging
and the special needs of older people. NIA offers free publications
and resources for seniors and health care professionals.
1-800-222-2225 www.nia.nih.gov
National Library of MedicineBooth # 600
Univ. of Washginton, Box 357155
Seattle, WA 98195
Ph: (206) 543-8262
Fax: (206) 543-2469
E-mail: nnlm@uw.edu
Website: http://nlm.nih.gov
National Library of Medicine (NLM) is the world’s largest
biomedical library and the producer of MEDLINE, the primary
component of PubMed. NLM also produces MedlinePlus
(patient and consumer information), and many other resources
for senior health. Visit our booth to consult with expert
librarians or to test-drive these systems.
Ocean Media Group, LtdBooth # 402
19th Floor, One Canada Square
Canary Wharf, London E14 5AP UK
Ph: (44) 207 772 8467
Fax: (44) 207 772 8597
E-mail: peter.sayer@oceanmedia.co.uk
Website: www.gerimed.co.uk
GM – The journal of Mid-Life and Beyond is a monthly, peer
reviewed journal distributed to appropriate healthcare
professionals in both primary and secondary care. Having been
published for more than 40 years we are firmly established as
a credible, independent and valued journal and a source of
knowledge. The extension of our portfolio to include GM2 allows
us to dedicate issues to select therapy areas such as Cardiology,
Diabetes, Neurology, Oncology and Palliative Care.
Our expertise extends beyond the written word with our
Website: www.gerimed.co.uk, full conferencing opportunities,
peer reviewed educational material and consultancy.
Oxford University PressBooth # 511
2001 Evans Road
Cary, NC 27513
Ph: (919) 677-0977
Fax: (919) 677-1714
E-mail: exhibits@oup.com
Website: www.oup.com
Oxford University Press is proud to publish The Gerontologist
and The Journals of Gerontology, Series A: Biological Sciences
and Medical Sciences and The Journals of Gerontology, Series
B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences on behalf of The
Gerontological Society of America. Browse OUP books and
sample journals at our booth.
Sanofi PasteurBooth # 515
Discovery Drive
Swiftwater, PA 18370
Ph: (800)-822-2463
Website: www.sanofipasteur.us
Sanofi Pasteur Inc., the vaccines division of the Sanofi Group,
provides pediatric, adult, and travel vaccines for diseases such
as diphtheria, tetanus, pertussis, polio, Haemophilus influenzae
type b, influenza, rabies, Japanese encephalitis, typhoid fever,
yellow fever, and meningococcal disease. To learn more about
our products, visit our exhibit.
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Exhibitors
Sound PhysiciansBooth # 315
1123 Pacific Avenue
Tacoma, WA 98402
Ph: (253) 682-1710
Fax: (253) 682-1714
Website: www.soundphysicians.com
Sound Physicians is committed to providing real solutions to
today’s challenges in health care. Our Post-Acute Care Services
are designed to deliver efficiency and satisfaction to patients,
their families and the locations we serve by partnering to
increase physician onsite availability.
VITAS Innovative Hospice CareBooth # 714
100 S. Biscayne Blvd. Suite 1300
Miami, FL 33131
Ph: (305) 374-4143
Fax: (305) 350-6970
E-mail: diana.rojas@vitas.com
Website: www.vitas.com
VITAS Innovative Hospice Care®, the nation’s leading hospice
provider, delivers comprehensive care for patients facing lifelimiting illness. Services include Intensive Comfort Care™; afterhours Telecare with immediate access to clinicians; specialized
offerings for veterans and AL/LTC residents; educational
in-services; and more. For information, please visit us at VITAS.
com or call 800.93.VITAS.
VQ OrthoCareBooth # 700
18011 Mitchell South
Irvine, CA 92614
Ph: (949) 261-3814
Fax: (949) 477-9670
E-mail: kroy@vqorthocare.com
Website: www.vqorthocare.com
VQ OrthoCare’s Patient-Centered business model is
differentiated by non-invasive, non-pharmacological, and
proprietary smart-technology products for bone, joint, and soft
tissue diagnoses. We advocate the best products and services for
each patient we serve, attested by one of the highest Customer
Satisfaction Patient Survey ratings in the healthcare industry.
Some of our brand names include: BioniCare®, SurgiStim4™,
OrthoStim4™, and OActive™.
Wenatchee Valley Medical CenterBooth # 410
820 N. Chelan
Wenatchee, WA 98807-0489
Ph: (509) 663-8711
Fax: (509) 664-3404
E-mail: JoinUs@WVMedical.com
Website: www.WVMedical.com
Seeking 2nd Geriatrician for multidisciplinary team. Primary care
in multiple senior settings, including office, care facilities, and
homes. Physician owned/led multi-specialty since 1940 known
for high quality care, collegiality, and stability. Located between
Seattle and Spokane in Cascades foothills, where rivers converge.
Mild 4-seasons with 300+ days of sunshine.
NON-PROFIT EXHIBITORS
American Academy of Hospice &
Palliative Medicine
Booth # 509
4700 W. Lake Avenue
Glenview, IL 60025
Ph: (847) 375-4712
Fax: (847) 375-6433
E-mail: info@aahpm.org
Website: www.aahpm.org
AAHPM is the professional organization for physicians and
healthcare providers committed to improving the quality of life
for those living with serious illness. Peruse the latest educational
resources, especially as you prepare for board certification in
hospice and palliative medicine and learn about the upcoming
Hospice Medical Director Certification.
American Medical AssociationBooth # 711
515 North State Street
Chicago, IL 60654
Ph: (312) 464-4179
Fax: (312) 464-4111
Email: lela.manning@ama-assn.org
Website: www.ama-assn.org/go/olderdrivers
The AMA is on a mission to promote the art and science of
medicine and the betterment of public health. Our booth
features our on-line course, Medical Fitness to Drive: Is Your
Patient at Risk? and other products/programs focusing on the
aging population including our book, Geriatric Care by Design.
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Cleveland ClinicBooth # 302
1950 Richmond Road
Lyndhurst, OH 44124
Ph: (216) 448-8203
Fax: (216) 274-9300
E-mail: kambiej@ccf.org
Website: www.clevelandclinic.org
Cleveland Clinic has been delivering innovative healthcare since
1921. In over 90 years we have done some remarkable things.
From performing the world’s first coronary artery bypass in the
1950s to assisting in America’s first facial transplant a few short
years ago, we are proud that our remarkable care has always
been reflected by monumental firsts.
FDA/CDERBooth # 213
10001 New Hampshire Avenue
Silver Spring, MD 20993
Ph: (301) 796-3400
Website: www.fda.gov
“The FDA’s Center for Drug Evaluation and Research (CDER)
makes sure that safe and effective drugs are available to
improve the health of the American people. CDER ensures that
prescription and over-the-counter drugs, both brand name and
generic, work correctly and that the health benefits outweigh
known risks.”
Exhibitors
Gerontological Advanced Practice
Nurses AssocationBooth # 505
PO Box 56
Pitman, NJ 08071
Ph: (866) 355-1392
Fax: (856) 589-7463
Email: GAPNA@ajj.com
Website: www.GAPNA.org
GAPNA is the organization of choice for advanced practice
nurses caring for older adults, representing the interests of
advanced practice nurses providing care in a wide variety
of practice settings. GAPNA leads the way to excellence in
eldercare through national and international leadership, practice,
education, and research.
GAPNA’s goals are to advocate for quality care of older adults;
promote professional development; provide continuing
gerontological education; enhance communication and
professional collaboration among healthcare providers; and
educate consumers regarding issues of aging.
Group Health CooperativeBooth # 701
320 Westlake Ave N, Suite 100 WS2-HR
Seattle, WA 98109
Ph: (206) 448-6081
Fax: (206) 877-0662
Email: Graves.ar@ghc.org
Website: www.ghc.org
Group Health provides medical coverage and care to more than
660,000 residents in Washington state and North Idaho. Our
mission is to design, finance, and deliver high-quality health care.
We demonstrate these core values: respect, scientific discipline,
integrity, pioneering spirit, and stewardship. Group Health
promotes patient-centered care and innovation.
Indiana University GeriatricsBooth # 312
1001 West 10th, OPW-M200
Indianapolis, IN 46102
Ph: (317) 630-8183
Fax: (317) 630-7066
Email: katfrank@iupui.edu
Website: http://geriatrics.indiana.edu
IU Geriatrics has grown to become one of the top academic
geriatrics programs in the country by establishing excellence
in clinical care, education, and research. As a John A. Hartford
Foundation Center of Excellence in Geriatric Medicine, we strive
to prepare academic faculty to teach geriatrics and develop
aging-relevant research.
Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
Booth # 308
Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology
c/o Carolyn Robinson, Medical Education Office
John R. Burton Pavilion, 5505 Hopkins Bayview Circle
Baltimore, MD 21224
Ph: (410) 550-7146
Fax: (410) 550-2116
Email: crobin44@ihmi.edu
Website: http://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/geriatric_​
Medicine_gerontology/
The mission of the Johns Hopkins University Department of
Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology is to provide the highest
quality clinical care to improve the health of older adults and
society by creating, translating, and disseminating knowledge
through education and research.
Mayo ClinicBooth # 205
200 First Street SW
Rochester, MN 55905
Ph: (507) 266-9151
E-mail: kogodagingcenter@mayo.edu
Website: www.mayoclinic.org
Please visit the Mayo Clinic booth, sponsored by the Mayo Clinic
Robert and Arlene Kogod Center on Aging, to meet leading
Mayo experts in the fields of geriatric research, practice and
education. Mayo Clinic looks forward to sharing the recent
research achievements of our team and to meeting potential
collaborators.
Mount Sinai School of Medicine Brookdale
Booth # 314
Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine
One Gustave L, Levy Place, Box 1070
New York, NY 10029-6574
Ph: (212) 241-6353
Fax: (212) 987-0793
Email: kristy.kime@mssm.edu
Website: www.mssm.edu
Established in 1982, Brookdale Department of Geriatrics and
Palliative Medicine was the first Department of Geriatrics in an
American medical school. We provide expert clinical care for the
most frail and complex patients, promote research in aging while
teaching geriatric medicine to students, residents, physicians and
other health care professionals.
National Stroke AssociationBooth # 300
9707 E. Easter Lane
Centennial, CO 80112
Ph: 1-800-STROKES
Fax: (303) 649-1328
Email: info@stroke.org
Website: www.stroke.org
National Stoke Association’s mission is to reduce the incidence
and impact of stroke by developing compelling education and
programs focused on prevention, treatment, rehabilitation and
support for all impacted by stroke. Visit www.stroke.org for more
information.
PeaceHealth Medical GroupBooth # 306
4545 Cordata Parkway
Bellingham, WA 98226
Ph: (360) 752-5177
Fax: (360)752-5301
Email: kdianich@peacehealth.org
Website: www.PeaceHealth.org
PeaceHealth is an award winning, financially strong, 8-hospital
regional healthcare delivery system in Washington, Oregon, and
Alaska. PeaceHealth employs 700+ physicians in self-governed,
collegial multi-specialty medical groups. If you’re looking for a
career in health care that engages your heart and spirit as well as
your mind, apply at PeaceHealth.
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Riverside Health SystemBooth # 201
701 Town Center Drive
Newport News, VA 23606
Ph: (757) 876-6802
Fax: (757) 645-2438
Email: Michael.jacobs@rivhs.com
Website: www.riversideonline.com
Riverside’s Health System’s Lifelong Health and Aging Related
Services Division in beautiful coastal Virginia has one of the
largest and most diverse multi-specialty group practices in
Virginia, and has a unique array of opportunities in post-acute,
long-term care, and specialized geriatric care. Lead by Dr. Kyle
Allen, a nationally recognized geriatrician.
The Gerontological Society of AmericaBooth # 404
1220 L Street NW, Suite 901
Washington, DC 20005
Ph: (917) 710-3627
Fax: (202) 587-5883
Website: www.geron.org
The Gerontological Society of America is the oldest and
largest multidisciplinary scientific organization devoted to the
advancement of aging research. Its membership includes more
than 5,400 researchers, educators, practitioners, and other
professionals. The Society’s principal mission is to promote
research and education in aging and to encourage their
dissemination to others.
The Gideons InternationalBooth # 304
P.O. Box 140800
Nashville, TN 37214-0800
Ph: (615) 564-5000
Fax: (615) 564-6000
Email: tgi@gideons.org
Website: www.gideons.org
The Gideons International distributes New Testaments with
Psalms and Proverbs to all medical and dental personnel free of
charge.
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UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine
and GerontologyBooth # 310
10945 LeConte Avenue, Suite 2339
Los Angeles, CA 90095
Ph: (310) 312-0531
Fax: (310) 312-0546
Email: TVardanyan@mednet.ucla.edu
Website: http://geronet.ucla.edu
The UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine and
Gerontology (MPGMG) is recognized as a national leader in
providing clinical care for older persons, teaching physicians and
other health professionals how to better care for older persons,
and conducting research aimed at improving the health and
independence of older persons.
University of Michigan Geriatrics Center
Booth # 713
300 N. Ingalls
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-2007
Ph: (734) 764-2263
Fax: (734) 936-2116
Email: lquain@umich.edu
Website: www.med.umich.edu/geriatrics
The University of Michigan Geriatrics Center is dedicated to
providing outstanding educational opportunities, advancing
research on the healthcare issues of older adults and providing
exemplary multidisciplinary care and services for the older
population.
The Geriatrics Center’s multi-disciplinary faculty of nearly 250
physicians and scientists from 12 U-M schools and institutes,
including 23 departments in the Medical School, conduct $79
million in nationally-sponsored research each year. We’re ranked
among the top programs in the country for both academic
geriatrics programs and hospital care for older adults by
U.S. News and World Report.
University of Oklahoma-Donald W. Reynolds
Department of Geriatric Medicine
Booth # 215
921 NE 13th Street, VA11G
Oklahoma City, OK 73104
Ph: (405) 271-8195
Fax: (405) 271-3887
Contact: Thomas Teasdale, DrPH
Email: Thomas-teasdale@ouhsc.edu
Website: www.oumedicine.com/geriatrics
Faculty recruitment, education, research, and service.
May 3–4 2012
Washington State Convention Center
Seattle, Washington
American Geriatrics Society Annual Meeting
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Faculty
Disclosures
of Financial Interest
DISCLOSURE
OF FINANCIAL
INTERESTS
As an accredited provider of Continuing Medical Education, the
American Geriatrics Society continuously strives to ensure that
the education activities planned and conducted by our faculty
meet generally accepted ethical standards as codified by the
ACCME, the Food and Drug Administration, and the American
Medical Association’s Guide for Gifts to Physicians and the AMA
CEJA: Council on Medical Education (CME) Conflict of Interest
and Bias In Continuing Medical Education. To this end, we have
implemented a process wherein everyone who is in a position to
control the content of an education activity has disclosed to us
all relevant financial relationships with any commercial interests
within the past 12 months as related to the content of their
presentations. Disclosure documents are reviewed for potential
conflicts of interest, and if identified, such conflicts are resolved
prior to final confirmation of participation.
The ACCME defines a “commercial interest” as any entity
producing, marketing, re-selling, or distributing health care
goods or services consumed by, or used on, patients. Financial
relationships are those relationships in which the individual
benefits by receiving a salary, royalty, intellectual property
rights, consulting fee, honoraria, ownership interest (e.g.,
stocks, stock options or other ownership interest, excluding
diversified mutual funds), or other financial benefit. Financial
benefits are usually associated with roles such as employment,
management position, independent contractor (including
contracted research, which includes research funding where the
institution gets the grant and manages the funds and the person
is the principal or named investigator on the grant), consulting,
speaking and teaching, membership on advisory committees
or review panels, board membership, and other activities from
which remuneration is received, or expected. ACCME considers
relationships of the person involved in the CME activity to
include financial relationships of a spouse or partner.
Faculty conflicts of interest in this particular CME activity have
been resolved by having the presentation content independently
peer reviewed by members of the Annual Meeting Program
Committee with no conflicts of interest and, in some instances,
an additional content expert. The existence of commercial or
financial interests of speakers related to the subject matter of
their presentations should not be construed as implying bias or
decreasing the value of their presentations. However, disclosure
should help participants form their own judgments.
All speakers were independently selected by the organizing
committee. Those speakers who disclosed affiliations or financial
interests with commercial interests involved with the products
or services to which they may refer are listed below.
The following faculty (and/or their spouses/partners) have reported real or apparent conflicts of
interest that have been resolved through a peer review content validation process.
Barbara M. Bates-Jensen, PhD, RN, FAAN
Research Grant Support: Bruin Biometrics
Malaz A. Boustani, MD, MPH
Research grant recipient: Novartis, Forest; Speakers’ bureau:
Pfizer
Suzanne F. Bradley, MD
Editor-in-Chief of Infection Control and Hospital
Sally L. Brooks, MD
Employee: Kindred Healthcare
Patricia S. Goode, MSN, MD
Research grant:Pfizer (ended in 2010). Consultant:Astellas for
a single meeting in 2010
Adam C. Groff, MD, MBA
Employee: Bayada Home Health Care
Susan M. Friedman, MD, MPH
Research grant: Synthes, USA
Alison Huang, MD, MAS
Research grant: Pfizer
Donald J. Jones, JD, MBA
Employee and stockholder:Qualcomm and Qualcomm Life
Leslie P. Kernisan, MD, MPH
Paid consultant: Caring.com
Bruce A. Leff, MD
Strategic advisory board: Amedisys, Inc. Under institutional
consulting agreements between the Johns Hopkins
University, the Johns Hopkins Health System and
Clinically Home, LLC, the University and Health System
is entitled to fees for consulting services related to the
Hospital at Home care model. The terms of the above
arrangements are managed by the Johns Hopkins
University in accordance with its conflict of interest
policies. Under agreements between the Johns Hopkins
University and Mobile Doctors 24/7 International,
the University is entitled to fees for licensing and
consulting services related to the Hospital at Home
care model. The terms of the above arrangements
are managed by the Johns Hopkins University in
accordance with its conflict of interest policies.
Kenneth W. Lyles, MD
Research Support: Novartis, Alliance for Better Bone Health,
Amgen; Consultant: Novartis, Procter & Gamble,
Merck, Amgen, Kirin Pharmaceutical, GTx, Lilly, GSK,
Bone Medical Ltd., Wyeth, Osteologix; Co-Inventor
of US Patent Application: “Methods for preventing
or reducing secondary fractures after hip fracture”,
Number 20050272707
Inventor of US Patent Application: “Medication Kits and
Formulations for Preventing, Treating or Reducing
Secondary Fractures After Previous Fracture” Number
12532285; Co-Inventor of US Patent Application:
“Bisphosphonate Compositions and Methods for
Treating Heart Failure”
Mike Magee, MD
Medical Advisory Board: Amedisys Inc.
Jacobo E. Mintzer, MD, MBA
Grant support: Pfizer, Janssen, Genentech; Significant
shareholder: BioPharma Connex
John E. Morley, MBBCh
Consultant: Sanofi-Aventis, Takeda Pharmaceuticals; Stock
Holder: Mattern
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Faculty Disclosures of Financial Interest
J. Craig Nelson, MD
International lecture honoraria: Eli Lilly, Lundbeck, Otsuka,
Merck; Consultant: Bristol Myers Squibb, Cenestra
Health, Corcept, Eli Lilly, Forest, Lundbeck, Medtronic,
Merck, Otsuka, Pfizer; Advisory Board: Avanir, Bristol
Myers Squibb, Dey Pharma, Eli Lilly, Labopharm,
Otsuka
Richard R. Rakowski
Founder, chairman, shareholder: Clinically Home, LLC
Thomas W. Reed
Chairman, stockholder: Naples Health Care Associates
Todd P. Semla, MS, PharmD, BCPS, FCCP, AGSF
Spouse is an employee and stock holder: Abbott Laboratories
The following faculty have returned disclosure forms indicating that they (and/or their spouses/partners) have no affiliation
with, or financial interest in, any commercial interest that may have direct interest in the subject matter of their presentation(s):
Peter M. Abadir, MD
Ali Ahmed, MD, MPH
Kyle R. Allen, DO
Richard M. Allman, MD
Traci Archibald, OTR/L, MBA
Wilbert S. Aronow, MD
Louise Aronson, MD, MFA
Hal H. Atkinson, MD, MS
Alexander P. Auchus, MD, AGSF, FAAN
Thiago J. Avelino-Silva, MD
Steven Barczi, MD
Robin A. Barr, DrPhil
C. Gresham Bayne, MD
John P. Beilenson, MA
Robert Berenson, MD
Mara Benner, BA
Katherine A. Bennett, MD
Rachelle Bernacki, MD, MS
Marie A. Bernard, MD
Marian E. Betz, MD, MPH
Peter A. Boling, MD
Patricia A. Bomba, MD, FACP
Alice Bonner, PhD, RN
Soo Borson, MD
Erin LD Bouldin, MPH
Ella H. Bowman, MD, PhD
Rebecca S. Boxer, MD, MS
Cynthia M. Boyd, MD
Jennifer S. Brach, PhD, PT
Sara M. Bradley, MD
Christine Bradway, PhD, CRNP, FAAN
Jeff Brady
Nicole J. Brandt, PharmD, CGP, BCPP,
FASCP
Daniel J. Brauner, MD
Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH
Cherie P. Brunker, MD, FACP
Lee D. Burnside, MD, MBA,
Elizabeth Capezuti, PhD, RN
Thomas V. Caprio, MD, MPH, CMD, FACP
Peter J. Carek, MD, MS
Michael Cassara, DO
Michael A. Chen, MD, PhD, FACC
Susan Cheng, MD
Swapna. V. Chenna, MD
Jessica Chia, MD
Joshua Chodosh, MD, MSHS
Tiffany W. Chow, MD, MS
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Colleen Christmas, MD
Karen L. Clay, MSW
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD
Alycia A. Cleinman, MD
Harvey Jay Cohen, MD
Cathleen Colon-Emeric, MD, MHS
Rebecca E. Conant, MD
Marie-Therese Connolly
Amy M. Corcoran, MD, CMD
Kenneth E. Covinsky, MD, MPH
Lenise A. Cummngs-Vaughn, MD
Lori A. Daiello, PharmD, BCPP
Robin M. Daly, PhD, FASMF
Hollis D. Day, MD, MS
Karl Eric DeJonge, MD
George Demiris, PhD, FACM
Andrew N. Dentino, MD, AGSF
Allen Dobson, MD
John A. Dodson, MD
Catherine E. DuBeau, MD
Geoffrey P. Dunn, MD, FACS
Gustavo Duque, MD, PhD, FRACP
Carmel B. Dyer, MD
Patricia C. Dykes, DNSc, RN, FAAN
Murray Echt
Elizabeth N. Eckstrom, MD, MPH
Amy R. Ehrlich, MD
O. James Ekundayo, MD, DrPH
G. Paul Eleazer, MD
Jessica A. Eng, MD
Jerome Epplin, MD
Manuel Eskildsen, MD, MPH
Anne Fabiny, MD
Ronan M. Factora, MD
Brent Thomas Feorene, MBA
Helen Fernandez, MD
Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD
Donna M. Fick, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Emily Finlayson, MD, MS
Thomas E. Finucane, MD
Jonathan M. Flacker, MD, AGSF
Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN
Jerome L. Fleg, MD
Channing R. Ford, MPA, MA
Caitjan Gainty, MA, MPH
Kelly A. Gebo, MD, MPH
Leonard Gelman, MD, MPH
Robyn R. Gershon, MHS, DrPH
Suzanne M. Gillespie, MD, RD, CMD
F. Michael Gloth, MD
Mary K. Goldstein, MD, MSc
James S. Goodwin, MD
Lisa Gould, MD
Wendolyn S. Gozansky, MD, MPH
Lisa J. Granville, MD, AGSF, FACP
Evan C. Hadley, MD
William J. Hall, MD
Joseph T. Hanlon, PharmD, MS
Angela J. Hanson, MD
Laura C. Hanson, MD, MPH
J. Taylor Harden, PhD
Susan E. Hardy, MD, PhD
G. Michael Harper, MD
S. Nicole Hastings, MD, MHS
Jennifer Hayashi, MD
William R. Hazzard, MD
Mitchell T. Heflin, MD
Michael J. Helgeson, DDS
Kerm Henriksen, PhD
Kevin P. High, MD, MS
Elizabeth S. Hile, PhD, PT, NCS
Matthew H. Ho, MD, PhD
Peter Hollmann, MD
Holly M. Holmes, MD
Denise K. Houston, PhD, RD
Timothy Howell, MD, MA
William W. Hung, MD, MPH
Chyren Hunter, PhD
Lisa C. Hutchinson, PharmD, MPH, BCPS
Tochukwu C. Iloabuchi, MBBS
Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH
Cindy Jacobs, RN, JD
Kelly Jalowiec, RN
Robert L. Jayes, MD
Theodore M. Johnson, MD, MPH
Charles W. Johnston, RN, BSN
Judith A. Jones, DDS, MPH, DScD
James E. Judge, MD
Robert M. Kaiser, MD, MHSc, FACP
Robert L. Kane, MD
Reena Karani, MD
Stephen L. Kates, MD
Natalie A. Kayani, MD
Jeffrey A. Kaye, MD
Amy S. Kelley, MD, MSHS
Douglas P. Kiel, MD, MPH
Faculty Disclosures of Financial Interest
George E. Kikano, MD
Bruce Kinosian, MD
Lynne M. Kirk, MD
Beatriz Korc-Grodzicki, MD, PhD
George A. Kuchel, MD
Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH
Steven Landers, MD, MPH
Arthur Lane
Christopher A. Langston, PhD
Richard H. Lee, MD, MPH
Sei J. Lee, MD, MAS
Rosanne M. Leipzig, MD, PhD
Sharon A. Levine, MD
Lene Levy-Storms, PhD, MPH
Seema S. Limaye, MD
Frank R. Lin, MD, PhD
Shari M. Ling, MD
Sunny A. Linnebur, PharmD, BCPS, CGP
John Mach, MD
Jay Magaziner, PhD, MSHyg
Una E. Makris, MD
Michael L. Malone, MD
Sandra E. Maloof, RN
Marnonette J. Marallag, BS
Zachary A. Marcum, PharmD, MS
Patricia N. Matsuda, PT, PhD, DPT
Melissa L. P. Mattison, MD, SFHM
Robert M. McCann, MD
Ellen P. McCarthy, PhD, MPH
Wayne C. McCormick, MD
Paul McGann, MD
Matthew K. McNabney, MD
Lynn McNicoll, MD FRCPC
Simon C. Mears, MD, PhD
Chip Measells
Annette M. Medina-Walpole, MD
David Melzer, MBBCh, PhD
Daniel A. Mendelson, MS, MD, FACP, AGSF
Lisa Meserole, ND
Rachel K. Miller, MD
William R. Mills, MD
Lillian Min, MD, MSHS
M. Jane Mohler, MSN, MPH, PhD, FNP
Marjan U. Mujib, MD, MPH
Paul L. Mulhausen, MD, MHS
Barbara Muntz, RN
Aanand D. Naik, MD
Anil K. Nair, MD
Arvind D. Nana, MD
Jonathan R. Nebeker, MD, MS
Mark D. Neuman, MD, MSc
Anne B. Newman, MD, MPH
Annie L. Nguyen, MPH
Joseph A. Nicholas, MD, MPH
Lolita S. Nidadavolu, BS
Richard E. Norman, BSc, MASc
S. Liliana Oakes, MD, CMD
Ann M. O’Hare, MD
Gordon C. Olson
Thuan D. Ong, MD, MPH
Susan M. Ott, MD
Karin M. Ouchida, MD
Joseph G. Ouslander, MD
Darrell A. Owens, DNP, PhD
Michael Paasche-Orlow, MD, MA, MPH
James T. Pacala, MD, MS
Cynthia X. Pan, MD, AGSF, FACP
Alexandra Papaioannou, BScN MD MSc
Kourosh Parham, MD, PhD
Thomas S. Parker, MD
Susan M. Parks, MD
Robert A. Pearlman, MD, MPH
Israel Pena, Jr.
VJ Periyakoil, MD
Thomas T. Perls, MD,MPH, FACP
Elizabeth A. Phelan, MD, MS
Adam T. Phillips
Steven L. Phillips, MD
Gregory Piazza, MD, MS
Cindy Pinson, MD
Anne Pizzacalla, BScN, MHSc
Paula M. Podrazik, MD
Lisa K. Price, MD
James C. Pyles, JD
Erika Ramsdale, MD
Edward R. Ratner, MD
Jonathan Rauch
Judith Rehm
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP
David B. Reuben, MD
Ramona L. Rhodes, MD, MPH
Michael W. Rich, MD, AGSF
Christine S. Ritchie, MD, MSPH
Josette A. Rivera, MD
Wendy E. Roberts, MD
Bruce E. Robinson, MD, MPH
Thomas N. Robinson, MD FACS
Vivyenne M. Roche, MD
Miriam B. Rodin, MD, PhD, CMD
Matthew T. Rondina, MD
Lisa J. Rosenberg, MD
Robert E. Roush, EdD, MPH
Fred H. Rubin, MD, AGSF
Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH
Sheila Rustgi, BA
D. Yale Sage
Debra Saliba, MD, MPH
Brooke E. Salzman, MD
Sandra Sanchez-Reilly, MD
Aroonsiri Sangarlangkarn, MD, MPH
Catherine A. Sarkisian, MD, MSPH
Valisa C. Saunders, MD
Jeffrey D. Schlaudecker, MD
Kenneth E. Schmader, MD
Maureen Schmitter-Edgecombe, PhD
Cathy C. Schubert, MD, AGSF
Margaret L. Schwarze, MD, MPP
Amit A. Shah, MD
Helen M. Sharp, PhD, CCC-SLP
Joseph Shega, MD
Victoria Shier, MPA
Frederick E. Sieber, MD
Rebecca A. Silliman, MD, PhD
Albert L. Siu, MD, MSPH
Beata A. Skudlarska, MD, CMD
Alexander K. Smith
Barbara J. Smith, MPH, PhD
Mark B. Snowden, MD
Laurence M. Solberg, MD, AGSF
Rainier P. Soriano, MD
Paula Span
Judy Stevens, PhD
Joel E. Streim, MD
Brad Stuart, MD
Stephanie A. Studenski, MD, MPH
Niharika N. Suchak, MBBS, MHS, FACP
Rebecca L. Sudore, MD
Gail M. Sullivan, MD, MPH
Mark A. Supiano, MD
Gary H. Swartz, JD, MPA
George E. Taffet
Zaldy S. Tan, MD, MPH
Marita G. Titler, PhD, FAAN
Babak Tousi, MD, CMD, FACP
Mike N. Tudeen
Alia T. Tuqan, MD
Dana L. Turker, BA
Page B. Ulrey, JD
Teresa A. Valois, OTR/L, ATP, CDRS
Joseph P. Vande Griend, PharmD
Joe Verghese, MBBS, MS
Elizabeth K. Vig, MD, MPH
Marie-Luz Villa, MD
Essie K. Wagner, MA
Molly V. Wagster, MD
Heidi L. Wald, MD, MSPH
James A. Wallace, MD
Margaret I. Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF
Louise C. Walter, MD
Michelle Washko, PhD
Suzanna M. Waters Castillo, PhD, MSSW
Matthew S. Wayne, MD, CMD
Shiou-Liang Wee, PhD
Barbara E. Weinstein, PhD
Heather E. Whitson, MD, MHS
Eric W. Widera, MD
Heidi R. Wierman, MD
Jerome Wilborn, MD
Shellie Nicole Williams, MD
Heidi S. Wirtz, MD, PharmD
Gisele P. Wolf-Klein, MD
Rollin M. Wright, MD, MPH
Thomas T. Yoshikawa, MD
Misuzu Yuasa, MD
Michi Yukawa, MD, MPH
William J. Zafirau, MD
Susan Zieman, MD, PhD, FACC
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Faculty Disclosures of Financial Interest
2012 ANNUAL MEETING PROGRAM COMMITTEE
CONFLICT OF INTEREST DISCLOSURES
Committee Member
Disclosure
Sandra Bellantonio, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Sally L. Brooks, MD
Employee of Kindred Healthcare.
Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, BC
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Jerry Gurwitz, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Irene Hamrick, MD, CMD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
John Heath, MDResearch funding through his academic department (no direct funding) from BMS, Merck, &
Novartis related to clinical trials @ his medical school.
Donald Jurivich, DO
Novartis & Merck Speakers Bureau.
Sunny Linnebur, PharmD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Michael Malone, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Annette Medina-Walpole, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Paul Mulhausen, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
James T. Pacala, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Arun Rao, MD
Medco Health Solutions- Member of the Medicare Part D P&T Committee
Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Kenneth Schmader, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Joel Streim, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Bruce R. Troen, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Belinda Vicioso, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
Caroline Vitale, MD
No relevant financial interests or affiliations.
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AGS/FHA
2011 Corporate
Foundation
Contributors
AGS/FHA
2011 CORPORATE
AND and
FOUNDATION
CONTRIBUTORS
The following organizations supported the AGS and the AGS Foundation for Health in Aging in 2011:
FOUNDATION FUNDERS
The Atlantic Philanthropies
The John A. Hartford Foundation
CORPORATE FUNDERS
Abbott Laboratories
Amgen
Boehringer Ingelheim
Gilead Sciences, Inc.
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Pfizer Inc.
Purdue Pharma L.P.
Sanofi
Tercica/Ipsen, US.
United Health Group
Wiley/Blackwell Publishing
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Presenters Index
Abadir, Peter M. 46
Ahmed, Ali 33
Allen, Kyle R. 22, 38, 55
Allman, Richard M. 33
Ang, Sikkim 12
Archibald, Traci 44
Arenson, Christine 49
A.Rivera, Josette 55
Aronow, Wilbert S. 33
Aronson, Louise 31, 57
Atkinson, Hal H. 59
Auchus, Alexander P. 43
Avelino-Silva, Thiago J. 39
Avers, Dale 35
Baharlou, Shahla 12
Barczi, Steven 22
Barr, Robin A. 34
Bates-Jensen, Barbara M. 11, 54
Bayne, C. Gresham 14, 15
Beilenson, John P. 31, 36
Bell, Christina L. 41
Benner, Mara 15
Bennett, Katherine A. 31
Berenson, Robert 41
Bernacki, Rachelle 28, 56
Bernard, Marie A. 32, 34
Betz, Marian E. 27
Bolen, Joel 32
Boling, Peter A. 14, 44
Bomba, Patricia A. 58
Bonner, Alice 44
Borson, Soo 42
Bouldin, Erin LD 53
Boustani, Malaz A. 41, 46, 49
Bowers, Bruce S. 61
Bowman, Ella H. 38
Boxer, Rebecca S. 43
Boyd, Cynthia M. 51
Brach, Jennifer S. 43
Bradley, Sara M. 43
Bradley, Suzanne F. 11, 51
Bradway, Christine 43
Brady, Jeff 30
Brandt, Nicole J. 51
Brauner, Daniel J. 45
Brennan, Maura J. 12
Brooks, Sally L. 31, 55
Brott, Beck 54
Brown, Cynthia J. 31
Brunker, Cherie P. 24
Burnside, Lee D. 52
Bush, Roger W. 23
Campbell, Noll L. 41
Cao, Qing 12
Capezuti, Elizabeth 26, 38
Caprio, Thomas V. 43
Carek, Peter J. 22
Cassara, Michael 31
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PRESENTERS INDEX
Castillo, Suzanna M. Waters 27
Cayea, Danelle 36
Cefalu, Charles A. 48
Chang, Christine 12
Chang, Sandy S. 41
Chaudhari, Shobhana 12
Cheng, Peter H. 10
Cheng, Susan 45
Chen, Michael A. 45
Chenna, Swapna V. 27
Chia, Jessica 46
Chodosh, Joshua 39
Choksey, Mithill 12
Chow, Tiffany W. 43
Chrismer, Lynn 54
Christmas, Colleen 24
Chuan, Yee 54
Clay, Karen L. 47
Cleinman, Alycia A. 52
Cohen, Harvey Jay 24, 31
Colon-Emeric, Cathleen 53, 59
Conant, Rebecca E. 14, 15
Connolly, Marie-Therese 14
Cooney, Leo M. 41
Corcoran, Amy M. 22
Counsell, Steven R. 32
Covinsky, Kenneth E. 52
Cummings-Vaughn, Lenise A. 40
Daiello, Lori A. 30
Daly, Robin M. 37
Daniel, Kathryn M. 10, 33
Day, Hollis D. 23, 44
DeJonge, Karl Eric 14
Demiris, George 52
Demontiero, Oddom 41
Dentino, Andrew N. 27
Deschodt, Mieke 41
Dewey, Todd M. 61
Dobson, Allen 15
Dodson, John A. 26
Dolamore, Michael John 10
Drach, George W. 10
DuBeau, Catherine E. 49
Dunn, Geoffrey P. 50
Duque, Gustavo 32, 37
Dyer, Carmel B. 27
Dykes, Patricia C. 26
Echt, Murray 53
Eckstrom, Elizabeth N. 44
Ehrlich, Amy R. 22
Ekundayo, O. James 33
Elarabi, Mohamed 12
Eleazer, G. Paul 24
Eng, Jessica A. 26
Epplin, Jerome 50
Escher, Jeffrey E. 22
Eskildsen, Manuel A. 39, 44
Fabiny, Anne 56
Factora, Ronan M. 25
Feorene, Brent 14
Feorene, Brent Thomas 14
Fernandez, Helen 43
Ferrucci, Luigi 43, 56
Fick, Donna M. 49
Finlayson, Emily 50
Finucane, Thomas E. 45, 51
Flacker, Jonathan M. 43, 47, 56
Flaherty, Ellen 10, 43
Fleg, Jerome L. 33
Ford, Channing R. 53
Friedman, Susan M. 23, 31
Fung, Constance H. 41
Gainty, Caitjan 45
Galicia-Castillo, Marissa C. 10
Gebo, Kelly A. 35
Gelman, Leonard 34
Genova, Lisa 36
Gerber, Jaime 12
Gershon, Robyn R. 30
Gibbs, Lisa 49
Gillespie, Suzanne M. 43
Gleason, Lauren 54
Gloth, F. Michael, III 53, 59
Gokula, Murthy 48
Goldstein, Mary K. 39
González, Ariel A. 22
Goode, Patricia S. 11, 54
Goodwin, James S. 31
Gould, Lisa J. 46
Gozansky, Wendolyn S. 27
Granville, Lisa J. 31, 59
Groff, Adam C. 14
Hadley, Evan C. 32, 34
Hallen, Sarah 12
Hall, William J. 50
Hanlon, Joseph T. 33, 49
Hanson, Angela J. 38
Hanson, Laura C. 23, 58
Harada, Caroline 12
Harden, J. Taylor 34
Hardy, Susan E. 52
Harper, G. Michael 24, 33, 51, 56
Hastings, S. Nicole 43, 46
Hayashi, Jennifer 15
Hazzard, William R. 46
Heflin, Mitchell T. 24
Helgeson, Michael J. 37
Henderson, Mary Jane (MJ) 25
Henriksen, Kerm 30
Hicks, Gregory E. 12
High, Kevin P. 29, 35
Hile, Elizabeth S. 53
Holland, N. Wilson 12
Hollmann, Peter 28, 41, 53
Holmes, Holly M. 48, 51
Ho, Mathew H. 46
Presenters Index
Horton, Monica 10
Houston, Denise K. 43
Howell, Timothy 27
Huang, Alison 43
Huang, Li-Wen 49
Hung, William W. 59
Hunter, Chyren 31
Hurria, Arti 32
Hutchison, Lisa C. 53
Iglesias, Laura 12
Iloabuchi, Tochukwu C. 59
Inouye, Sharon K. 58
Irwin, Scott 23
Jacobs, Cindy 50
Jalowiec, Kelly 15
Jayes, Robert L. 15
Johnson, Theodore M. 33
Johnston, Charles W. 53
Jones, Donald 40
Jones, Judith A. 37
Judge, James E. 58, 59
Judge, James O. 12
Kaiser, Robert M. 15
Kane, Robert L. 47
Karani, Reena 43, 55
Kates, Stephen L. 23
Kayani, Natalie A. 27
Kaye, Jeffrey A. 52
Kaye, Keith 29
Kelley, Amy S. 29, 40, 52
Kemle, Kathy A. 14, 57
Kernisan, Leslie P. 35
Kiamanesh, Masoumeh 54
Kiel, Douglas P. 59
Kikano, George E. 14
Kim, Dae Hyun 52
Kinosian, Bruce 14, 31, 44, 59
Kirk, Lynne M. 22
Knebl, Janice 36
Korc-Grodzicki, Beatriz 56
Kross, Erin K. 23
Kuchel, George A. 34
Lachs, Mark S. 59
Landers, Steven 14, 15
Lane, Arthur 15
Langston, Christopher A. 35
Lee, Richard H. 59
Lee, Sei J. 26, 41, 44
Lee, Tae 12
Lee, Taryn 53
Leff, Bruce A. 15
Leipzig, Rosanne M. 24, 44
Levine, Sharon A. 24, 55
Levy-Storms, Lené 30
Liew, Yin Ping 12
Limaye, Seema S. 27
Lindbloom, Erik J. 45
Lin, Frank R. 57
Ling, Shari M. 44
Linnebur, Sunny A. 57
Lyles, Kenneth W. 11, 54
Mach, John 15
Magaziner, Jay 52
Magee, Mike 14
Makris, Una E. 46, 52
Malone, Michael L. 37, 38
Maloof, Sandy E. 47
Marallag, Marnonette J. 38
Marcum, Zachary A. 58
Massaro, Lauren 54
Matsuda, Patricia N. 47
Mattison, Melissa L.P. 26
McCann, Robert M. 23, 50
McCarthy, Ellen P. 52
McCormick, Wayne C. 35
McGann, Paul 22, 44
McNabney, Matthew K. 51
McNicoll, Lynn 10, 24
Mears, Simon C. 23
Measells, Chip 14
Medina-Walpole, Annette 43
Melzer, David 56
Mendelson, Daniel A. 23
Meserole, Lisa 30
Miller, Rachel K. 39
Mills, William R. 15
Mims, Adrienne 10, 22
Min, Lillian 29
Mintzer, Jacobo E. 51
Mody, Lona 29
Mohler, M. Jane 27
Moody, Sandra Y. 10
Moore, Irene 25
Morley, John E. 37
Mujib, Marjan UI 33
Mulhausen, Paul L. 37
Muntz, Barbara 50
Naeim, Arash 32
Naik, Aanand D. 25, 43, 46
Nair, Anil K. 43
Nana, Arvind D. 50
Nathan, Susan 25
Nebeker, Jonathan R. 39
Nelson, J. Craig 42
Neu, Charlene 49
Neuman, Mark D. 50
Newman, Anne B. 56
Nguyen, Annie L. 55
Nicholas, Joseph A. 23
Nidadavolu, Lolita S. 38
Norman, Richard E. 55
Nye, Ann Marie 10
Oakes, S. Liliana 28, 38
O’Hare, Ann M. 55
Olivieri, Florida 12
Olson, Gordon C. 42
Ong, Thuan D. 31, 47
Ott, Susan M. 37
Ouchida, Karin M. 55
Ouslander, Joseph G. 31, 41, 44, 47
Owens, Darrell A. 55
Paasche-Orlow, Michael 29
Pacala, James T. 29, 41
Palmer, Robert M. 44
Pan, Cynthia X. 27
Papaioannou, Alexandra 26
Parala, Armida 12
Parham, Kourosh 46
Parker, Thomas S. 14, 15
Parks, Susan M. 22
Patel, Neela K. 28
Pearlman, Robert A. 50
Pena, Israel, Jr. 38, 41
Periyakoil, VJ 23
Perls, Thomas T. 56
Phelan, Elizabeth A. 26, 53
Phillips, Adam T. 43
Phillips, Steven L. 14
Piazza, Gregory 45
Pinson, Cindy 14
Pizzacalla, Anne 58
Podrazik, Paula M. 26
Pomidor, Alice 40
Powers, James S. 22
Price, Lisa K. 26
Pyles, James C. 14, 15
Rakowski, Richard R. 15
Ramsdale, Erika 26
Ratner, Edward R. 14
Rauch, Jonathan 15
Reed, Thomas W. 14
Regenstreif, Donna I. 10
Rehm, Judith 39
Resnick, Barbara 10, 14
Reuben, David B. 24, 28
Reynolds, Verna 48
Rhodes, Ramona L. 58
Rich, Michael W. 33, 55
Ritchie, Christine S. 51
Rivera, Josette A. 31, 49
Roberts, Wendy E. 11, 51
Robinson, Bruce E. 46
Robinson, Thomas N. 46, 50
Roche, Vivyenne M. 10, 22, 27
Rodin, Miriam B. 56
Rondina, Matthew T. 38, 41
Rosenberg, Lisa J. 12, 42
Roush, Robert E. 25
Rubin, Fred H. 58
Rupper, Randall W. 39
Rustgi, Sheila 31
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Presenters Index
Sage, D. Yale 15
Saliba, Debra 10, 30
Salzman, Brooke E. 53
Sanchez-Lance, Marisol 40
Sanchez-Reilly, Sandra 26
Sangarlangkarn, Aroonsiri (June) 27
Sarkisian, Catherine A. 46
Saunders, C. Valisa 47
Schlaudecker, Jeffrey D. 39
Schmader, Kenneth E. 11, 51, 54
Schmitter-Edgecombe, Maureen 52
Schubert, Cathy C. 10, 32
Schwarze, Margaret L. 50
Semla, Todd P. 25, 48, 49
Sengstock, David M. 12
Sengstock, Jodie 12
Shaaban, Reham 12
Shah, Amit A. 27, 40, 50
Sharp, Helen M. 58
Shay, Kenneth 28
Shega, Joseph 50
Sheyner, Inna 10
Shier, Victoria 30
Sieber, Frederick E. 23
Silliman, Rebecca A. 32, 43
Silvestri, Julio Martinez 12
Skudlarska, Beata A. 12, 33
Smith, Alexander K. 35, 44
Smith, Barbara J. 37
Snowden, Mark B. 42
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Solberg, Laurence M. 10, 24
Soriano, Rainier P. 43
Span, Paula 35
Staats, David O. 36
Stevens, Judy 53
Streim, Joel E. 42
Stuart, Brad 15
Studenski, Stephanie A. 30
Suchak, Niharika N. 31, 39, 41
Sudore, Rebecca L. 27
Sullivan, Gail M. 23, 35, 44
Sun, Vivien K. 41
Supiano, Mark A. 11, 24, 51
Swagerty, Daniel L. 12
Swartz, Gary H. 14
Taffet, George E. 38
Tang, Victoria 54
Tan, Zaldy S. 59
Thielke, Stephen 52
Titler, Marita G. 26
Tousi, Babak 30
Tucker, Alison 54
Tudeen, Mike N. 14
Tuqan, Alia T. 55
Turker, Dana L. 38
Ulrey, Page B. 25
Valois, Teresa A. 42
Vande, Joseph P. 58
Verghese, Joe 30
Vig, Elizabeth K. 26, 31, 55
Villa, Marie-Luz 29, 30, 47
Vitale, Caroline A. 10
Wagner, Essie K. 42
Wagster, Molly V. 32, 34
Wald, Heidi L. 26
Wallace, James A. 56
Wallhagen, Margaret I. 31, 57
Walter, Louise C. 44
Washko, Michelle 46
Wayne, Matthew S. 34
Wee, Shiou-Liang 59
Weinstein, Barbara E. 57
White-Chu, Foy 48
Whitson, Heather E. 24
Widera, Eric W. 22, 28, 35
Wierman, Heidi R. 45, 58
Wilborn, Jerome 55
Williams, Shellie Nicole 27
Wirtz, Heidi S. 53
Wolf-Klein, Gisele P. 31
Wong, Jillian W. 41
Wright, Rollin M. 53
Yang, Eugene 61
Yoshikawa, Thomas T. 46
Yuasa, Misuzu 39
Yukawa, Michi 31
Zafirau, William J. 14
Zieman, Susan 45
Presenters Index
GUIDELINES FOR CORPORATE RELATIONSHIPS
AMERICAN GERIATRICS SOCIETY
The American Geriatrics Society (AGS) is a nationwide, not-for profit association of geriatrics health care professionals, research
scientists, and other concerned individuals dedicated to improving the health, independence and quality of life for all older persons.
The AGS promotes high quality, comprehensive and accessible care for America’s older population, including those who
are chronically ill and disabled. The organization provides leadership to health care professionals, policy makers and the public by
developing, implementing and advocating programs in patient care, research, professional and public education, and public policy.1
The Society develops programs, products and services to advance its mission. These activities are funded through 1) revenues
generated from membership dues and other Society programs and publications, 2) foundation grants, and 3) grants from corporate
sponsors. The following guidelines are intended to ensure a clear, consistent and ethical policy governing the Society’s corporate
arrangements. The AGS Board of Directors is responsible for establishing the principles and guidelines governing AGS’s relationships
with commercial organizations. The AGS Executive Vice President is responsible for the review and recommendation for approval by
the Board of Directors of each specific arrangement against the above principles and appropriate guidelines. For the purposes of these
guidelines, corporate arrangements shall mean transactions in which the AGS receives funds from a commercial organization and the
AGS’s name and logo are used in connection with a company, product, or service.
1. When appropriate and desirable, the AGS participates in nonexclusive corporate arrangements to support activities that advance
the AGS’s mission. Any proposed arrangements must be reviewed and approved by the AGS Board of Directors to ensure that
acceptance of such funds would have no potential influence on AGS’s programs or policies or conflict with the association’s goals.
2. The AGS will align only with commercial organizations that manufacture and/or distribute high quality products and/or services
through sound business and ethical practices.
3. The AGS prohibits corporate influence over Society products, policies and/or positions.
4. The AGS will accept funds or royalties from corporate sponsors only when such acceptance does not pose a conflict of interest and
has no negative impact on the objectivity of the AGS’s activities, its members, programs, or employees.
5. Participation in a specific corporate arrangement does not in any way imply the AGS’s approval or endorsement of any corporate
policies, nor does it imply that the AGS will advocate on behalf of any corporate entity. The AGS’s name and logo may not be used
in a manner that would express or imply an AGS endorsement of the corporation or its policies.
6. The AGS will provide recognition of corporate support in AGS publications and other appropriate forums, and AGS corporate
arrangements will be disclosed regularly as part of organization’s financial reporting to the Board of Directors. No product
endorsements may be made part of such recognition.
7. The AGS reserves the right to review and approve all marketing materials bearing the AGS’s name and/or corporate identity in
compliance with these guidelines.
8. The AGS retains editorial control over any information produced as part of a corporate arrangement. In every case, all materials in
print, broadcast, or electronic media prepared by the corporate entity must be submitted to the AGS for approval in writing prior
to release.
9. Whenever possible and feasible, the AGS seeks funding for programs from a variety of sources. It is understood, however, that
occasions may arise when support of a specific event, publication, or service from a single source is appropriate. The AGS will
exercise special caution so that in circumstances when single support is granted, the AGS avoids conflicts of interest and guards
against any perception of conflict of interest.
1 Mission and Goals Statement of the American Geriatrics Society.
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