Institute on Aging (IOA) Visiting Scholars Series 2006-2007
Join the IOA for another academic year of discussions on aging that address basic and clinical research, social services and issues, public policy, and more.
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August 10 - 12, 2007 – NASED (National Association of State Election Directors) Meeting, New Orleans
Jason Karlawish, M.D., Associate Director of the Penn Memory Center
will be presenting “Voting Rights for the Elderly: The Implications of Cognitive Impairment” on August 10th.
September, 27- 28, 2007 MEDICO-Legal Issues in Aging: “Competence & Capacity”, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio
Jason Karlawish, M.D., Associate Director of the Penn Memory Center will be presenting “Assessment of Mental Capacity.”
Past Events
June 9 - 13, 2007 – The Alzheimer's Association Prevention of Dementia Conference, Washington, DC
The second Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Prevention of Dementia in Washington, D.C., will welcome nearly 1,500 clinicians, physicians, researchers and policy advocates from around the world to learn about the latest innovations and treatments being developed in the battle against Alzheimer's.
Jonathan Rubright will present “Home visits my improve recruitment in AD clinical trials”.
May 2 - 6, 2007 – Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Geriatrics Society (AGS) in Seattle, WA
The second Alzheimer's Association International Conference on Prevention of Dementia in Washington, D.C., will welcome nearly 1,500 clinicians, physicians, researchers and policy advocates from around the world to learn about the latest innovations and treatments being developed in the battle against Alzheimer's.
Dr. Jason Karlawish will present a poster “Home or office? Orientation subscal scores vary by administration location ”.
This AGS meeting is the premier educational event in geriatrics providing the latest information on clinical care, research on aging, and innovative models of care delivery.
March 14-18, 2007 – AD/PD International Conference, Salzburg Austria
At the 8th International Conference of the Alzheimer's and Parkinson's Diseases: Progress and New Perspectives,
Dr. Virginia Lee will present “A new disease protein in neropdegenerative dementia and motor neuron disease” and
Dr. John Trojanowski will present “New targets for drug discovery in Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's disease and frontotemporal dementia”
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December 12 - 13, 2006 – Elder Law Seminar at the Indiana Continuing Legal Education Forum, Indianapolis, IN
Jason Karlawish, MD presented "How Attorneys can Ethically Assess a Person's Capacity to Solve Everyday Problems and Execute Legal Documents" on December 13th.
November 10, 2006 – 6th Annual Center for Neurodegenerative Disease (CNDR) Research Retreat
A full day program on current research in neurodegenerative diseases and a poster session was held at the University of Pennsylvania. Speakers included:
- Murray Grossman, M.D, Associate Professor Neurology
- Mark Forman, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Path & Lab Med
- Benoit Giasson, Ph.D., Assistant Professor Pharmacology
- Paul Taylor, M.D., Ph.D., Assistant Professor Neurology
- Erika L.F. Holzbaur, Ph.D., Professor of Physiology
- Nancy Bonini, Ph.D., Professor Biology
November 2 - 6, 2006 – Alzheimer: 100 Years and Beyond
Dr. Virginia Lee and Dr. John Trojanowski presented at the centenary meeting in Tuebingen, Germany. The history is fascinating as is the amazing progress in the last 20 years that has culminated in >100 clinical trials of AD therapies.
Click here to link to the webcast of the Alzheimer Centennial hat was held in Tuebingen, Germany.
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