Rocky Mountain Geriatric Conference 4th Annual

Fees and Information
Received on Received
or before
after
Sept 1, 2006 Sept 1, 2006
Physicians
$450
$500
Allied Health Professionals
$350
$400
Residents (need letter)
$200
$250
Cancellation Policy:
The full course tuition is refundable, less $100
administrative fee, if your cancellation is
received, in writing, prior to September 1, 2006.
The $100 administrative fee is non-refundable
regardless of the reason for cancellation.
No refunds will be granted after this time for
non-attendance. The conference committee
reserves the right to cancel this conference in
the event of unforseen circumstances or the minimum acceptable
registration is not met. In the event
of conference cancellation, registra
tion fees will be refunded.
Fees include continental breakfast, refreshments,
syllabus materials, and a non-refundable administrative
charge of $100. All fees are due in advance;
registrations will NOT be accepted without
payment.
Payments will be accepted by check via mail,
or with a credit card via fax, phone or mail-in.
Conference information and registration
forms are available online at:
For more information, please email
Charlene Weir at
charlene.weir@va.gov
www.uchep.com
Registration Form
First Name:
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MD DO PhD PA APRN LCSW Other:
Address:
City:
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Office Phone:
The Chateaux at Silver Lake in Park City, Utah
Presented By:
Division of Geriatrics
University of Utah School of Medicine
Zip:
VA Salt Lake City
Geriatric Research, Education,
and Clinical Center (GRECC)
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Sponsored by the University of Utah
School of Medicine
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September 21 - 24, 2006
VA Salt Lake City Health Care System
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Rocky Mountain Geriatric Conference
4th Annual
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Program Overview/Schedule
Program Description
This is a two and half day conference focused on the latest
advances in the causes, assessment, and treatment of cognitive
disorders. Presentations and discussion panels will be used for
a critical analysis of how these issues bear upon the diagnosis
and management of dementia, as well as their importance in
refining and developing new health care strategies for
dementia. Speakers are experts in cognition, dementia care,
development of pharmacologic agents for treatment of
dementia, brain scanning, mild cognitive impairment, and
biologic determinants of dementia.
Program Objectives
Thursday, September 21st
1800-1930: Registration, Soup and Salad
Module I:
Basic Concepts and Background for Understanding
Alzheimers and other Dementias
1930-2130: An Informational Infrastructure for Approaching Alzheimer's
Disease and Other Dementias
- Natural History of Alzheimer's Disease
- Genetics and Molecular Bases for Alzheimer's Disease
- Rationales for Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementias
- Brain Scanning and Dementia
Friday, September 22nd
1. Describe the natural history, physiological changes and
genetic origins of Alzheimer's and other dementias.
2. Identify criteria and techniques for screening of Cognitive
Disorders
3. Evaluate the implications for screening and treatment of Mild
Cognitive Disorders
4. Identify the role of Brain Scanning in the diagnosis and
management of Cognitive Disorders
5. Discriminate the pros and cons for pharmacologic treatment
of demetia
6. Describe the case management approach to dementia
management
0730-0830: Continental Breakfast
Module II:
0830-0930:
0930-1030:
1030-1130:
1130-1630:
Module III:
1630-1730:
1730-1830:
1830-1930:
Cognitive Screening as a Clinical Tool. To Screen or Not to
Screen, That is the Question.
Cognitive Disorders, the case for screening
Cognitive Disorders, screening techniques
Panel on Cognitive Screening: Point Counterpoint
Afternoon Break
Mild Cognitive Disorder: Something New?
Mild Cognitive Disorder: an entity of itself
Mild Cognitive Disorder: a stage in Alzheimer's Disease
Panel on Mild Cognitive Disorders: Definitions, Implications,
To Treat or Not to Treat.
Program Overview
Saturday, September 23rd
The program is divided into six modules accounting for a total
of 16.25 hours of CME AMA PRA Category 1 credit.
Module I: Overview of Alzheimers and other dementias.
Consists of four lectures over a two-hour period. Each of these
presentations will anticipate, in material, the later
presentations of controversial materials.
Module II: Raises the question of whether screening for
cognitive disorders has a useful or appropriate place in the
health system. The Panel will feature a “Point-Counter Point” ,
pro vs. con format.
Module III: Addresses the issue of Mild Cognitive Disorder
(MCI). Presentations are followed by a Panel discussion
focused on treatment interventions, active treatment trials,
and a strategy for appropriate workups and clinical tracking.
Module IV: Discusses the place of Brain Scanning techniques
in dementia diagnosis and treatment. The Panel will
introduce and discuss controversies such as diagnostic utility,
cost effectiveness, and a potential role in dementia
management.
Module V: Pharmacological modalities in dementia treatment.
The Panel will address efficacy, pitfalls in drug trials, as well as
strategies for developing and testing new agents.
Module VI: Presentations will focus on clincal models of care
for dementia for both community-dwelling patients and those
who are facilty residents.
0730-0830: Continental Breakfast
Module IV: The Place of Brain Scanning Techniques in Diagnosis and
Management of Dementia.
0830-0930: Brain Scanning as an Adjunct to Dementia Diagnosis
0930-1030: Serial Changes in Brain Scan Parameters During Dementia
1030-1130: Panel on the Use of Brain Scanning in Dementia Diagnosis
and Treatment: Research Tool, Clinical Adjunct or Both?
1130 - 1630: Afternoon Break
Module V: Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia
1630-1730: The Place of Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia in
Dementia Management
1730-1830: Strategies and Practices in Development of New Dementia
Agents
1830-1930: Panel on Pharmacologic Treatment of Dementia: Who, What
and When?
Sunday, September 24th
0730-0830: Continental Breakfast
Module VI: Non-Pharmacologic Approaches to Dementia
Management.
0830-0915: Management of Behavioral Disorders in Dementia
0915-1000: A Case Management Approach to Dementia Management
1000-1045: An Effective Model for Outpatient Dementia Care
1045:
Adjourn
Faculty
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
Mark Supiano, MD
Chief, Division of Geriatrics
Director, Salt Lake City GRECC
Executive Director, Center on Aging
Gerald Rothstein, MD
Professor of Medicine
Goodman Professor of Geriatrics
Norman L. Foster, MD
Professor of Neurology
Director, Center for Alzheimer’s Care,
Imaging and Research
Senior Investigator, The Brain Institute
Byron Bair, MD
Professor of Medicine and Psychiatry
Associate Director for Clinical
Demonstrations, Salt Lake City GRECC
Jonathan Nebeker, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Investigator, Salt Lake City GRECC
Edward Zamrini, MD
Professor of Neurology
Randall Rupper, MD
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Katherine Supiano, LCSW
Social Worker
Palliative and Bereavement Care Services
Laurence Meyer, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine and Dermatology
GUEST FACULTY
Peter Whitehouse, MD ,PhD
Professor of Neurology
Case Western Reserve University
Eric Reiman, MD
Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research
Program & Scientific Director, PET Center,
Banner Good Samaritan Medical Center
Professor of Psychiatry
University of Arizona
Howard Fillit, MD
Exexutive Director
Institute for the Study on Aging
Robert Schwartz, MD
Goodstein Professor of Medicine
University of Colorado at Denver
Director, Center on Aging
PLANNING COMMITEE
Mark A Supiano, MD
see above
Gerald Rothstein, MD
see above
Norman Foster, MD
see above
Charlene Weir, RN, PhD
Associate Director for
Education and Evaluation,
Salt Lake City GRECC
George Lindsay, Jr., MSN, RN, C
Manager, Center for Learning
VASLCHCS
James Brandi, LCSW
GRECC Social Worker
VASLCHCS
General information
Location
The Chateaux is conveniently located in the Silver Lake Village area of Deer Valley Resort, a section
of Park City, Utah. Take I-15 South to I-80 East from Salt Lake City International Airport. In
approximately 20 miles, exit at 145 Exit-right and take Highway 224 to Deer Vallet Resort.
See http://www.chateaux-deervalley.com/ for more details.
Accommodations
The Chateaux at Silver Lake, Utah is an elegant condominium hotel property located in the heart
of Deer Valley Resort's mid-mountain Silver Lake Village. The Chateaux offers gracious living,
focused personal guest services and outstanding luxury accommodations. The Chateaux Deer
Valley features hotel rooms, studios, 1, 2, 3 and 4 bedroom condominium suites. Hotel rooms
feature a wet bar, fireplace, cable television, private bath and feather bed.
Rooms for the Conference are blocked at a rate of $129.00 plus tax and surcharge per night for a
hotel room. Studio and one to four bedroom suites are also available. An initial deposit of one
night’s room and tax is due at the time of reservation by the individual guest. Call 888-976-2732
and ask for Rocky Mountain Geriatrics Conference rate. Blocks of rooms are reserved until
August 22, 2006; reservations made after this date will be subject to space and rate availability.
Transportation
Deer Valley Lodging's vacation specialists can arrange professional round trip transportation from
the Salt Lake International Airport direct to your accommodations. Easy pickup connection at the
airport baggage claim area is available (reservations required). Call the Deer Valley Lodging’s
reservation department for all your transporation needs: 888-976-2732.
CME
This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation
Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint sponsorship of The University of Utah School of Medicine and the
Salt Lake Geriatric, Research Education, and Clinical Center (GRECC). The University of Utah is accredited by the ACCME to
provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Utah School of Medicine designates this educational activity for a maximum of 16.25 AMA PRA Category 1
Credits™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
The University of Utah complies with the Americans with Disability Act by providing qualified individuals with disabilities access
to University programs, services and activities. A request for accommodation can be made by calling 584-2522. Reasonable
prior notice is required.
The VA Salt Lake City Health Care System is an approved Provider of Continuing Nursing Education by the Utah Nurses
Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This program
is approved for 19.5 contact hours.
CEUs have been applied for with Utah NASW and are pending.