Geriatric Interest Group

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Geriatric Medicine & Geriatric Psychiatry Conference 2010
Pathway to Empowerment: Living Well With Chronic Diseases

Friday, October 15, 2010
&
Saturday, October 16, 2010

Delta Markham Hotel, Markham, ON

October 15, 2010

07:30— 08:00 Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
08:00—08:10 Welcome & Introductions
08:10—09:10 What Does Living Well Mean? Panel Discussion
Debbie Barton, Gabriel Chan MD, Goran Eryavec MD, Judy Murray PT
09:10— 09:55 Hypertension in the Elderly Martin Strauss MD
09:55—10:20 Coffee Break & Exhibit Viewing
10:20—11:05 Concurrent Workshops—participants will choose 1 of 2 workshops
Workshop A: Chronic Pain & Depression: A Mindfulness Based Approach
Marjorie Hamm ond RN & Janet Murc hison OT
Workshop B: Early Detection and Treatment of Dementia Joyce Lee MD
11:05—11:10 Room Change
11:10—11:55 Concurrent Workshops—participants will choose 1 of 2 workshops
Workshop C: Common Visual Problems in the Elderly Ken Mandakakis MD
Workshop D: Assessing Driver Fitness Tamara Bishop RN & John Petrosoniak
11:55—12:55 Lunch and Exhibit Viewing
12:55—13:55 Osteoporosis: New Perspectives in Fracture Prevention and Treatment Gabriel Chan MD & Hossein Mehdian MD
13:55—14:20 Coffee Break & Exhibit Viewing
14:20—15:05 Concurrent Workshops—participants will choose 1 of 2 workshops
Workshop E: Behaviour in Dementia Goran Eryavec MD & Therese Lawlor RSW
Workshop F: Weight Loss & Nutritional Problems in the Elderly Rupert Abdalian MD
15:05—15:10 Room Change
15:10— 15:55 Concurrent Workshops—participants will choose 1 of 2 workshops
Workshop G: Sexual Dysfunction in the Elderly Roger Buckley MD
Workshop H: Congestive Heart Failure Janet Coldwell RN & Phil Myron MD
15:55 Adjournment for the Day

October 16, 2010 Theme: Cancer as a Chronic Disease

08:00—08:30 Registration, Breakfast & Exhibits
08:30—08:35 Welcome & Introductions
08:35—09:35 Principles of Geriatric Oncologic Practice Danny Robson MD
09:35—09:40 Room Change
09:40—10:25 Concurrent Workshops—participants will choose 1 of 2 workshops
Workshop I: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment in Older Adults with Cancer Shabbir Alibhai MD
Workshop J: Prognosis, Palliation and Meaning Making in the Elderly Glendon Tait MD
10:25—10:50 Coffee Break & Exhibit Viewing
10:50—11:35 Interdisciplinary Management of Breast Cancer Nancy Down MD & Paula Fishman MD
10:35—11:40 Room Change
11:40—12:25 Concurrent Workshops—participants will choose 1 of 2 workshops
Workshop K: Diagnosis and Management of Depression in the Geriatric Oncology Patient Millie Paupst MD
Workshop L: Dolor and Sense—A Practical Guide to Cancer Pain Management Niren Shetty MD
12:25 Conference Adjournment

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