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PROMOTING OPTIMAL OUTCOMES 

IN AGING

Friday - Saturday, October 29-30, 2010

At the Biltmore Embassy Suites - 2630 E. Camelback Rd - Phoenix, AZ

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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 29^TH

8:15am     John G. Lingenfelter Lecture 

                 SPIRITUALITY AND ITS RELATIONSHIP TO HEALTH &

                 LONGEVITY                     

                      Richard Cox, MD, Cox & Cox Consultants, Inc.

 9:00am    PROMOTING OPTIMAL HEALTH OUTCOMES WITH ADVANCED

                  CARE PLANNING                     

                      James Mittelberger, MD, Evercare of Arizona

10:15 am    Concurrent Sessions

                   Update on Management of Congestive Heart Failure                        

                        Fredrick Klopf, MD, Cardiac Solutions

                   Palliative Care for Advanced Dementia:  A Practice & Cost Study --                       Does Training Make A Difference?

                        Carol Long, PhD, Capstone Healthcare Group

                        Tena Alonzo, MA, Beatitudes Campus

11:10 am    Concurrent Sessions

                   PSA & Cancer of the Prostate

                        Biren Patel, MD, Northwest Urology Associates

                    Principles of Chronic Disease Management

                        Suzy Favaro, MSW, Banner Alzheimer’s Institute

12:10 pm         Lunch and Exhibits

 1:00pm       DIET AND HEALTHY LIVING  

                        Zhaoping Li, MD, Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA

 1:45pm       Concurrent Sessions

                    Drug Issues in the eEderly 

                             Charles Cefalu, MD, MS, Louisiana State University School

                                    of Medicine, Chief, Section of Geriatric Medicine

                     Non-Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain                             

                         Sharon Bell, PsyD, Desert Psychological Associates

 3:00 pm      Concurrent Sessions

                    New Tool in Osteoporosis:  Using the FRAX Tool

                        Gary Salzman, MD, Banner Good Samaritan Medical Ctr

                    Pharmacological Management of Chronic Pain

                        Bryan Emerick, PharmD, Banner Boswell Medical Center

 4:00pm       Concurrent Sessions

                    Meaningful Use of Electronic Medical Records

                        Kim Harris-Salamone, PhD, Health Services Advisory Group

                        Robert Bailey, MD, Bailey’s Family Medical Care

                        Michelle Miflin, MD, North Phoenix Medical Center

                    Neurobiophychological Treatment Approach to Chronic Pain

                              Sharon Bell, PsyD, Desert Psychological Associates

                             Richard Cox, MD, Cox & Cox Consultants, Inc.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 30

 8:30 am     PROMOTING GRASSROOTS ADVOCACY FOR OLDER ADULTS AND THEIR  

                     HEALTHCARE PROFESSIONALS                       

                        Charles Cefalu, MD, MS, Chief, Geriatric Medicine Section

                        Lousiana State University College of Medicine

  9:15 am   CAN WE ACHIEVE A SUSTAINABLE US HEALTH CARE

                    DELIVERY SYSTEM? 

                        Dennis Cortese, MD, Director, Health Care Delivery & Policy Program,

                        W.P. Carey School of Business Arizona State Univeristy

10:00 am      — Poster Session —

10:30 am    Concurrent Sessions 

                   Management of Chronic Renal Failure

                        Jean Robey, MD, Arizona Kidney Disease & Hypertension Center

                   — POSTER SESSION —                      

 11:20 am    Concurrent Sessions

                    Diabetic Management in Older Patients

                        Andrea Ferenczi, MD, Sun City West Clinic

                    Evidence for Nutrition and Brain Fitness

                        Zhaoping Li, MD, Center for Human Nutrition, UCLA

12:05 pm          Lunch —

12:35 pm     Annual AzGS Membership Meeting - Scholarship Awards

                        & 2010 Geriatrician/Gerontologist Award

  1:00 pm      DELIRIUM  

                        Sandra Jacobson, MD, Banner Family Medicine Geriatric

                        Fellowship Program

  1:45 pm      Concurrent Sessions

                    Update in Geriatric Literature

                        Mindy Fain, MD, Professor of Clinical Medicine, College of

                        Medicine  & Chief, Geriatrics & Gerontology, Univeristy of

                        Arizona 

                    Fall Prevention Program

                        Evelyn Cesarotti, PhD, FNP-BC, GNP-BC, Director, Advanced

                        Practice Programs & Graduate Student Services

                        College of Nursing & Health Innovation Arizona State University

  2:30 pm         Afternoon Break—Exhibits—Poster Session

  3:00pm     Concurrent Sessions

                   Pharmacology Update

                        Sandra Brownstein, PharmD, Evercare of Arizona

                   Health Empowerment of Older Adults

                        Nelma B. Crawford Shearer, PhD, RN, Associate Professor &

                        Co-Director, Hartford Center of Geriatric Nursing Excellence

                        College of Nursing & Health Innovation Arizona State University

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                                  For Accreditation Information, see below.    

The mission of the Arizona Geriatrics Society (AzGS) is to advance health care for older Arizonans by supporting the development of professionals in geriatrics and gerontology committed to improving and  developing healthcare best practices for older adults.  As part of this mission, AzGS is pleased to continue the Dr. John G. Lingenfelter Geriatrics Research Scholarship  for young investigators (physicians, nurses, social workers, etc.) and students enrolled in graduate education in Arizona to assist in completing research focused on the care of older adults.  Qualified candidates must complete a brief online application and demonstrate that research can be completed in a timely manner and presented at a future AzGS Fall Symposium.

To be eligible for the Lingenfelter Research Scholarship, you must be currently be practicing in Arizona or  enrolled in a State-approved graduate program leading to medical degree, advanced nursing degree, masters in social work or other graduate health related profession with an emphasis in geriatrics.

Award:  One $1,000 scholarship will be awarded at the 2010 Annual Fall Symposium with the funds being used to support a research project that focus on geriatrics or gerontology. 

Application have been made for continuing education credit for Physicians, Nurses, Social Workers, Case Managers and Long Term Care & Assisted Living Administrators/Directors.