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The Gerontological Society of America November 1923, 2010 Hilton New Orleans Riverside | New Orleans, LA
World-renowned at what they do, top leaders in the gerontology community are making it their priority to be at gSAs 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting. you should, too.
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Pre-conference Workshops
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Please visit GSAs web site for the latest schedule at www.geron.org/2010. Joining us in New Orleans? Plan to arrive on Friday, November 19th in time for sessions that begin at 3:00 pm. If youre attending a Pre-Conference Workshop, arriving on Thursday is best. Sessions occur through mid-day on Tuesday, November 23rd so plan to leave after 1:00 pm. Or better yet, stay after the meeting and take advantage of a special Stay & Play package!
friday, november 19
7:00am7:00pm 8:00am4:30pm 3:00pm4:30pm 5:00pm6:30pm 6:30pm8:00pm Conference Registration Pre-conference Workshops Concurrent Scientific Session I Concurrent Scientific Session II Presidents Welcome Reception and exhibit Hall Opening
Sunday, november 21
6:00am7:00am 7:00am8:00am 7:00am7:00pm 8:00am9:30am 9:00am4:00pm 9:30am10:00am 10:00am11:30am GSA Fun Walk & Run Memorial Service Conference Registration Concurrent Scientific Session VII exhibit Hall Open exhibit break Special Session: Kent and Kleemeier Award Lectures and Presentations Section Luncheons (Additional Fee for Lunch) (bS, bSS, HS, and SRPP) Special Session: Shock Award Presentation (bS Section) Concurrent Scientific Session VIII exhibit break Concurrent Scientific Session IX Special Session: Maxwell A. Pollack Award Lecture GSA business Meeting and Policy Forum Humanities and the Arts Committee Open Meeting interest Group Meetings interest Group Meetings Music & Food: What it Means to Love New Orleans
Saturday, november 20
7:00am7:00pm 7:00am8:00am 7:00am8:30am 8:00am9:30am 8:00am10:00am 9:00am4:00pm 10:00am11:30am Conference Registration New Member Meet and Greet GSA Fellows Mentoring Program Concurrent Scientific Session III eSPO breakfast and Community Meeting exhibit Hall Open Presidents Opening Plenary Session Featuring Kathy Greenlee, JD exhibit Hall break Concurrent Scientific Session IV Special Session: Theoretical Developments in Social Gerontology Award Presentation Concurrent Scientific Session V Mentoring Consultancy, Session i Concurrent Scientific Session VI Special Session: irving S. Wright Award of Distinction Lecture Task Force on Minority issues Award Presentation and Reception interest Group Meetings Fellows & international Reception eSPO Wine & Cheese/Fellows Meet the Students interest Group Meetings Humanities and the Arts Film
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Monday, november 22
7:00am8:00am 7:00am5:00pm 7:30am9:00am 8:30am4:30pm 9:00am4:00pm 9:30am11:00am Campus Ambassadors Meeting Conference Registration Concurrent Scientific Session X Mentoring Consultancy, Session ii Aging Means business exhibit Hall Open Concurrent Scientific Session XI Special Session: Margret M. baltes Award Lecture exhibit Hall break Concurrent Scientific Session XII Special Session: Joseph T. Freeman Award Lecture Concurrent Scientific Session XIII Concurrent Scientific Session XIV Special Session: M. Powell Lawton Award Lecture 65th Anniversary Celebration: An evening with Anna Deavere Smith Affiliate Group Receptions
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tuesday, november 23
7:00am10:00am 7:30am9:00am 7:30am4:30pm 9:15am10:45am 11:00am12:30pm Conference Registration Concurrent Scientific Session XV Gerontologists Giving back Service event Concurrent Scientific Session XVI Concurrent Scientific Session XVII
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Social Research, Policy, and Practice Program Chair letha chadiha, Phd University of Michigan
Program Co-Chair Mary Palmer, Phd, rnc, fAAn University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
emerging Scholar and Professional Organization Program Chair natalie leland, Phd Brown University
behavioral and Social Sciences Program Chair david ekerdt, Phd University of Kansas
Association for Gerontology in Higher education Chair e. Ayn Welleford, Phd Virginia Commonwealth University
biological Sciences Program Chair gordon lithgow, Phd Buck Institute for Age Research
Humanities and the Arts Ad Hoc Chair Anne Basting, Phd University of Wisconsin
Local Arrangements Chair S. Michal Jazwinski, Phd Tulane University Health Sciences Center
Continuing education Chair lorraine Pickrell Colorado Foundation for Medical Care (CFMC)
plenary sessions
Presidents opening Plenary Session Saturday, November 20 | 10:00am11:30am
GSA welcomes U.S. Assistant Secretary for Aging Kathy Greenlee, JD, as the keynote speaker for the 63rd Annual Scientific Meetings Opening Session. Appointed by President Barack Obama last year as the fourth assistant secretary for aging at the Administration on Aging (AoA) within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS); she has over 11 years of experience advancing the health and independence of older persons and their families. Greenlee oversees the Administration on Aging (AoA), the federal agency responsible for advancing the concerns and interests of older people and their caregivers. The AoA works with and through the Aging Services Network to promote the development of a comprehensive and coordinated system of home and community-based long-term care that is responsive to the needs and preferences of older people and their family caregivers. For fiscal year 2010, the AoA budget was increased by $22 million to a total of $1.5 billion and includes additional money earmarked for spending on nutrition, home and communitybased services, long-term care, and Native American programs. The agency plays an important role in addressing the health, prevention, long-term care, and civil rights needs of elderly individuals. Attend this stimulating session to hear more about the work of Greenlee and the AoA. Sponsored by sanofi-aventis.
65th Anniversary celebration: An evening with Anna deavere Smith Monday, November 22 | 6:00pm8:00pm
GSA will welcome playwright, actor, and professor Anna Deavere Smith for a special event commemorating the Societys 65th anniversary. Preceded by a networking reception, Smiths presentation will incorporate her original style of stage performance. It was described as a blend of theatrical art, social commentary, journalism, and intimate reverie in a statement from the MacArthur Foundation, which awarded Smith one of its prestigious genius grant fellowships in 1996. Looking at controversial events from multiple points of view, Smith combines the journalistic technique of interviewing her subjects with the art of interpreting their words through her work. Her most recent play, Let Me Down Easy, focused on health care and the resilience and vulnerability of the human body. During its development, Smith traveled to Rwanda to interview survivors of the genocide and to Uganda and South Africa to research the effects of the AIDS pandemic. She also interviewed victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. Her latest book is Letters to a Young Artist: Straight-up Advice on Making a Life in the Arts. Interviewing subjects from all walks of life, Smith recreates their words in performance, transforming herself into an astonishing number of characters. Open to all meeting registrants. Additional tickets are available for purchase. Supported by Gold Circle Partner: Sanofi Pasteur Inc. Silver Stars: Purdue Pharma L.P.
The Gerontological Society of Americas new Give65 Campaign is a landmark fundraising initiative launched to commemorate the organizations 65th anniversary. The Give65 Campaign is a first step toward building GSA for the next 65 years. All contributions will support the new GSA innovation Fund, which will be used to invest in the development of new programs, products, and services for members. Learn more at www.geron.org/give65.
pre-conference WorKshops
friday, november 19
Pre-registration for all workshops is strongly suggested. On-site registration for these sessions will be on a first-come, first-served basis. All workshop fees are nonrefundable.
Making your research count: Strategies for informing Minority Aging Policy: An niA translational conference to Promote the national research councils recommendations for Minority Aging research
8:00am4:30pm In partnership with the Social Research, Policy, and Practice Section (SRPP) and the Task Force on Minority Issues in Gerontology Supported by the NIH National Institute on Aging Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research (RCMAR) Reducing health disparities is a national goal and progress depends on the availability and continued expansion of a solid knowledge base that describes health disparities and analyzes the causal mechanisms that create and maintain the differences between groups in health outcomes. The purpose of this years RCMAR pre-conference workshop is to provide a forum for junior and senior faculty researchers to address nationally identified research recommendations in racial and ethnic differences in aging and late life. In this workshop, RCMAR investigators will share examples of successful research on important policy relevant programs. Potential programs include: 1) linguistic access to services for limited English proficient older adults (LEP), 2) Alzheimers caregiver health, 3) pain and palliative care in older diverse populations, and 4) Native American elder health. The focus of this program will address National Research Council Recommendations for Minority Aging Research. chair: Carmen R. Green, University of Michigan Medical School faculty: Richard M. Allman, University of Alabama at Birmingham; Robert B. Blancato, Matz, Blancato & Associates, Inc; Barbara Cire, National Institute on Aging; Sara J. Czaja, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Lynda Flowers, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP); Janet C. Frank, RCMAR National Coordinating Center at UCLA; James S. Jackson, Institute for Social Research, University of Michigan; Jerry C. Johnson, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine; Paul Kleyman, New America Media; Peter A. Lichtenberg, Wayne State University; Spero M. Manson, University of Colorado, Denver; Carolyn A. Mendez-Luck, UCLA School of Public Health; Eliseo J. Prez-Stable, University of California, San Francisco School of Medicine; Pauline Sieverding, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs; Sidney M. Stahl, National Institute on Aging; Steven P. Wallace, PhD, RCMAR National Coordinating Center at UCLA; Robert Weech-Maldonado, The University of Alabama at Birmingham; John Wren, U.S. Administration on Aging; Cynthia Zubritsky, University of Pennsylvania
Mixed Methods for evaluating educational interventions in Support of evidence Based Practices
8:00am12:00pm In partnership with the Research, Education, and Practice Committee Supported by Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS-HRSA-BHPr) Understanding the relationships between educational interventions, knowledge or competency gain, and subsequent Evidence Based Practices (EBPs) is important to geriatric education evaluation planning. Representatives from the National Training and Coordination Collaborative (NTACC) and Geriatric Education Center (GEC) network will be discussing examples of educational interventions and their assessments, specific to diabetes care and preventing falls among older adults. An interdisciplinary diabetes management program and evaluation from the Eastern PennsylvaniaDelaware Geriatric Education Center will be highlighted. While examining the empirical and field evidence for educational interventions in clinical settings is important, it is also necessary to understand how these studies can inform local evaluation planning. In discussion groups, attendees will examine components and place them into program and evaluation cycles. The role of project partners and sustaining their commitment for EBP projects will be discussed. The role of contextual factors in evaluation planning will also be explored. chair: Julianne Manchester, Case Western Reserve University at Metro Health faculty: Christine Arenson, Thomas Jefferson University; Karen F. Bowman, Case Western Reserve University; Elyse A. Perweiler, New Jersey Institute for Successful Aging; Julia H. Rose, Case Western Reserve University; Joan Weiss, DHHS-HRSA-BHPr
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the evolving nature of long-term care research: A field in transition
8:00am12:00pm In partnership with the Assisted Living and Research in Quality of Care Interest Groups While the nature of nursing home, assisted living, and other longterm care research has been changing, many researchers have not been able to remain well-informed about these changes and how to orient their work accordingly. This pre-conference workshop will address four areas that have undergone transition in recent years and have important research implications: 1) the changing nature of long-term care and research priorities for the future, 2) the increasing role of funders in determining the research agenda, including the use of contract research, 3) the evolution of descriptive through comparative effectiveness research, and the challenges of conducting the latter in long-term care settings, and 4) the increasing focus on community engagement and community-based research and how it relates to research priorities. chairs: Sheryl Zimmerman, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill; Nicholas Castle, University of Pittsburgh faculty: Paula Carder, Portland State University; Debra Dobbs, University of South Florida; Cristina Flores, University of California, San Francisco
An introduction to Project talent data: understanding the impacts of early life experiences on later life outcomes
12:30pm4:30pm In partnership with the Behavioral and Social Sciences Section Supported by National Institute on Aging/Behavioral and Social Research This half-day workshop will introduce Project TALENT (PT) to the GSA membership. The study is a large-scale longitudinal study of 440,000 people who were in high school in 1960. Now in their mid-sixties, American Institutes for Research is planning a 50-year follow-up that will allow researchers to examine the effects of early life influences on these individuals as they age. The base year survey collected information on hundreds of items measuring aptitude and ability, spatial visualization, personality and interest inventories, and a 394-item background questionnaire. Plans for data expansion include linkages to the National Death Index, Social Security Administration employment and disability records, and Veteran Administration military records. This workshop will consist of presentations designed to provide a general overview of PT, including information about the survey design, content, and supplemental studies. After attending this workshop, each participant will gain knowledge to construct an analytic file and begin to conduct analyses. chair: James W. McNally, University of Michigan faculty: Susan J. Lapham, American Institutes for Research; Alan Karr, National Institute for Statistical Sciences; David Lubinski, Vanderbilt University; Judith B. Bradford, Fenway Health
presidenTial symposia
Behavioral and Social Sciences Presidential Symposium
the great transition: how Mortality organizes Behavior in later life
Saturday, November 20 | 2:30pm4:00pm This symposium will explore how people live and behave in light of the finitude of lifetime. We will step back from immediate issues about patient care and decisions at the end of life to consider how human mortality shapes peoples outlooks, affairs, and daily life for years, even decades, in advance. Modernization has brought a progressive removal of death from childhood and middle age; in later life, medicine offers a promise to fight and postpone it. Even if the hour of death is uncertain, people remain strongly aware of its eventuality, and progressively so as life proceeds. This symposium will explain elders growing awareness that lifes time is short; how that awareness shapes practical affairs, relationships, and the imagination of the future; and how reminders of death are a persistent feature of culture. Even in an era that is said to deny death, mortality very much dwells among the living. chair: David Ekerdt, University of Kansas discussant: Susan McFadden, University of Wisconsin faculty: Deborah Carr; Laura Carstensen; Carole Haber; Marshall Kapp
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Presidential Symposium
transitions of care Across the Aging continuum: intersection of driving cessation and caregiving
Sunday, November 21 | 3:30pm5:00pm The purpose of this symposium is to present empirical work by members of the Transportation and Aging Special Interest Group that addresses the intersection of the driving cessation and caregiving transitions. Results of three studies will be presented. The first is based on in-depth qualitative interviews of father/ daughter dyads who recount their challenges in communicating about and planning for age-related transitions. In contrast to communication and planning, the second study reports reasons why family members elected the drastic measure of reporting older family members as unfit drivers to state authorities, resulting in the loss of their license. In the final study, data from a survey of older former drivers is used to assess the impact of relying on family members to provide transportation on quality of life and depression. Taken together, these three studies provide insight into how research on driving reduction and cessation fits in the broader literature on transitions to caregiving and family dynamics and roles in the face of age-related changes. chairs: Cathleen Connell, University of Michigan; Marla Berg-Weger, St. Louis University discussant: Gail Hunt, National Alliance for Caregiving faculty: Michel Bedard; Thomas M. Meuser
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Academic Models of intergenerational learning and research
Saturday, November 20 | 8:00am9:30am Intergenerational learning and research projects are occurring in a diverse array of academic and community settings. Service-learning is a popular method of delivery for intergenerational experiences in academic settings. Other strategies are emerging for academic and civic engagement across generational lines, including co-learning classrooms to bring older and younger students together formally or informally and community-based research projects to empower members of each generation to influence research design and dissemination. This symposium will describe multiple projects and the methods used to evaluate their impact on students, elders, and communities. Presenters will review challenges and rewards of interacting with community-based organizations in bringing academic research, service-learning, and co-learning experiences to multi-generational target groups in communities. chair: Roma Hanks, University of South Alabama discussant: Harvey Sterns, University of Akron faculty: Laura Donorfio; Karen Kopera-Frye; Sally Newman
thinking critically About interdisciplinary teamwork in geriatrics: Past, Present, and future
Saturday, November 20 | 2:30pm4:00pm Recent reports from the Institute of Medicine, as well as professional association recommendations, have highlighted the increasing importance of training current and future health care professionals in interdisciplinary geriatric teamwork. The first paper discusses the history of interdisciplinary teamwork, examines the contributions made by team initiatives, and reviews lessons learned from a variety of programs in the public and private sectors. The second paper develops a typology of potential barriers to designing effective programs in higher educational settings and integrates these into a conceptual framework suggesting potential ways of addressing them. The third paper develops an analytical framework based on teamwork structures and processes to analyze different types of geriatric teams in differing settings. The final paper summarizes lessons from a recent initiative in Canada to build capacity in frailty-focused care within primary care teams. These include the use of network theory and analysis to inform team development, and the application of team constructs to diverse types of health care organizations. Implications and recommendations for developing, implementing, and sustaining interdisciplinary geriatric teamwork education and practice to meet future health care needs will be developed. chair: Phillip Clark, University of Rhode Island discussant: Christopher Langston, The John A. Hartford Foundation faculty: Kathryn Hyer; David Ryan; Ruth Ann Tsukuda
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The following symposia highlight key policy issues generated by the aging of American society.
Age discrimination and employment issues of older Workers in good times and Bad
Friday, November 19 | 5:00pm6:30pm This symposium will review the current interpretation of the ADA and ADEA legislation and how that is being implemented by organizations. Panelists will discuss the growing number of EEOC filings for age discrimination, look at the impact of disability on employment, and provide recommendations for utilizing the ADA and ADEA legislation to support return to work after disability. chair: Anthony A. Sterns, Creative Action LLC
transforming and rebalancing long-term care Services: lessons learned and challenges Ahead
Monday, November 22 | 2:00pm3:30pm This symposium addresses issues and challenges related to rebalancing and transforming long-term care (LTC) by expanding home- and community-based services (HCBS). Three teams of researchers and policy analysts will examine changes taking place at the national and state levels in the delivery, structure and funding for HCBS. As states move towards increased provision of HCBS, challenges related to the demand, supply, training and retention of the LTC workforce, particularly family caregivers and direct care workers, will need to be addressed. chair: Farida Ejaz, Benjamin Rose Institute
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niA Symposium: care transitions Bench to Bedside Advances & training opportunities in Aging Saturday, November 20 | 11:30am1:00pm
Participants in this interactive symposium will provide an overview of recent research advances, across the continuum of care, from bench to bedside, addressing aging research as an answer to challenging questions about aging biology, Alzheimers disease, geriatric conditions, and health and retirement issues of older adults. An overview of NIA appropriations and recent advances in aging research will be highlighted in the first podium presentation. Training and career development of scientists focusing on aging research and the development of research resources will be the focus of the second podium presentation, followed by interactive roundtable discussions. chair: R.J. Hodes, National Institute on Aging, NIH co-chair: M.A. Bernard, National Institute on Aging, NIH
canadas roadmap for research on Aging: A decade review and forward Agenda for the institute of Aging of the canadian institutes of health research Sunday, November 21 | 3:30pm5:00pm
The Institute of Aging is one of 13 national Institutes of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, funding biomedical, clinical, health services and population health research. Established in 2000, the Institute of Agings fundamental goal is the advancement of knowledge in the field of aging to improve the quality of life and the health of older Canadians. As CIHR and the Institute of Aging now embark on a decade review, and a strategic alignment of the Institutes priorities with CIHRs Roadmap, this symposium will present the research outcomes of several Institute strategic initiatives over the past ten years, by examining: a) the findings and research gaps in its priority funding areas of cognitive impairment in aging, mobility in aging, and the Canadian Longitudinal Study of Aging, b) the research and stakeholder issues central to a developing strategic research focus on health services and systems for an aging population, and c) the ways in which CIHRs requirements for knowledge translation and citizen engagement, and Canadas need for research capacity development, have influenced and been shaped by these initiatives. While these issues are discussed primarily in the context of Canadas research achievements and forward agenda for research on aging, they are also framed in the context of the Institutes international collaborations with the UK, France, Japan, and China, and with the EUs ERA-AGE initiative. chair: Anne Martin-Matthews, Canadian Institutes of Health faculty: Susan Crawford; Linda Mealing; Michelle Peel
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session highlighTs
GSA continually strives to provide the gerontological community with the most advanced research and education. This year, we have over 500 multidisciplinary sessions from the leading experts. See a snapshot from each section, here:
health Sciences
200 Million and Counting: Eldercare Issues in China Biomarkers of Preserved Neurological Function Body Composition Changes and Muscle Function: Targets for Preserving Health and Function Evaluating Geriatrics Training of Direct Care Workers in Long Term Care: Transitions in Outcomes Genomic Approaches to Discovery in Aging Research Measuring and Understanding Reserve and Resilience Research Designs for Clinical Aging Research Serious Games for Healthy Aging: Beyond the Brain Game Revolution The Role of Arts and Humanities in Medical, Nursing, and Social Work Education Unconventional Targets for the Study of Aging Processes from the NIA Intramural Research Program
Biological Sciences
2010 Ipsen Foundation Longevity Prize Lecture on Cellular Senescence and Cancer Aging and the Battle of the Bulge Aging as a Target for Therapeutics DNA Damage in Aging and Cancer Endocrine Functions in Lifespan Determination and Disease Evolution, Education, and Health Exercise As a Potent Aging Intervention Healthy Human Aging; What Genes Help? Stress, Inflammation, and Aging Targeting Signaling Pathways in Cancer, Neurodegeneration and Longevity
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Business forum
Aging Means Business Monday, November 22 | 8:30am4:30pm
Fee: $79 for attendees of the Annual Scientific Meeting $149 Aging Means Business attendee only The U.S. population is aging, and each cohort of older adults is healthier and wealthier than the one prior. In fact, people over age 50 control 70 percent of wealth in the U.S., which highlights the enormous opportunity for businesses to cater to this market segment. This one-day forum will bring together top-ranked academic experts on economics, gerontology, and consumer behavior to engage in dialogue with business leaders interested in understanding, attracting, and capitalizing on the growing senior market. The day will be moderated by Harry R. Moody (Director of Academic Affairs, AARP) and Sandra Timmermann (Executive Director, MetLife Mature Market Institute), and will include a focus on aging-in-place technology, home modification, and housing. Join us as we announce the winner of the First Annual Aging Means Business Student Ad Contest. Experts in 50+ consumer marketing will judge student-designed ads based on their ability to capture the 50+ audience according to principles of advertising and consumer research. Registration includes breakfast and lunch. To learn more or to register, visit www.geron.org/agingmeansbusiness. Sponsored by AARP, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) AgeLab, and MetLife Mature Market Institute.
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Section luncheons (BS, BSS, hS, and SrPP) Sunday, November 21 | 12:00pm1:00pm
Fee: $10 Join your colleagues at the Section Luncheon and participate in the celebration of awards and learn about the activities your section is working on. This is also a great opportunity to hear about the many opportunities one can get involved in GSAs leadership. There is limited general seating for those who only wish to listen and not purchase a meal. Section highlights include:
The BSS Section Luncheon will include presentations
of awards (Student Travel; Distinguished Mentorship; Distinguished Career) and an update on BSS business.
The BS Section Luncheon will include an update on what is
happening in the section. In addition, the Nathan Shock New Investigator Award recipient will present a talk and we will introduce the new section chair.
The SRPP Section Luncheon will include an update on
task force on Minority issues Award Presentation and reception Saturday, November 20 | 5:00pm6:30pm
The Task Force on Minority Issues in Gerontology (TFMIG) Outstanding Mentorship Award recognizes individuals who have exemplified outstanding commitment and dedication to mentoring minority researchers in the field of aging. Join us at a reception to honor the 2010 winner.
committee efforts and accomplishments, the recognition of student awards and new GSA fellows, and the transfer of section leadership.
The HS Section Luncheon will include an update on the
many activities the section is involved in, recognition of those members receiving special awards, introduction of section officers, and networking time with colleagues in a relaxed and convenient location.
Music & food: What it Means to love new orleans Sunday, November 21 | 8:00pm10:30pm
Fee: $40 Clarinetist and author Tom Sancton leads a multigenerational jazz band ranging in age from 33 to 99. In between the musical interludes, Sancton will talk about his experiences as a teenager growing up in New Orleans in the 1960s and learning to play traditional jazz with the elderly African-American musicians at Preservation Hall. The story of this unlikely apprenticeship between a young, white, middleclass boy and his much older black mentors, lovingly chronicled in Sanctons memoir Song For My Fathers, describes a remarkable reaching-out and comingtogether over generational barriers. Sanctons book, like the live performance of his band, illustrates some key themes related to aging: the dignity of old age, what the elderly can teach the young, the possibility of leading active lives into the nineties. What better embodiment of these themes than the presence onstage of trumpeter Lionel Ferbos, 99; bassist Gerald Adams, 83; and special guest, jazz legend, pianist Ellis Marsalis, 75. The concert will be immediately followed by a reception and a dinner, featuring New Orleans favorites. Guests will have the opportunity to meet the artists. Tickets also include transportation from hotel. Space is limited.
humanities and the Arts committee open Meeting and reception Sunday, November 21 | 6:30pm7:30pm
The Humanities and the Arts (H&A) Committee is pleased to sponsor its annual open meeting and reception for all interested meeting attendees to mix and mingle with committee members and others who share an interest in the humanities, arts, and aging. The Gene D. Cohen Research Award for Creativity and Aging will be presented to the 2010 winner at this event. Special guest speaker: Nick Spitzer, producer and host of American Routes, a folklorist and professor of anthropology and American studies at Tulane University. The reception will feature light hors doeuvres and a cash bar.
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menToring evenTs
Mentoring consultancies for emerging Scholars
Session i
Saturday, November 20 | 2:30pm4:00pm
Session ii
Monday, November 22 | 7:30am9:00am In partnership with the Mentoring Task Force; Behavioral and Social Sciences and Social Research, Policy, and Practice Sections; the Publications Committee; and the Emerging Scholar and Professional Organization The Mentoring Consultancies bring students and junior faculty members together with senior faculty, experienced researchers, and GSA editorial board members to focus on publications or research methodological challenges, share experiences, and develop problem solving strategies. The consultancy is a highly structured process that provides each participant with an opportunity to both give and receive feedback on a particular issue related to publishing or research methodologies. Groups are formed using information submitted before the conference so an appropriate facilitator can be assigned to each group providing expert advice to supplement and enrich the conversation. Each individual has a chance to speak and to listen, and this unique and successful format reinforces the idea that, when a challenge is faced together, the answer is already in the room. No fee to participate but pre-registration required. Space is limited.
Very helpful to get feedback from multiple people with different experiences and areas of expertise.
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irving S. Wright Award of distinction lecture Saturday, November 20 | 4:30pm6:00pm
Nir Barzilai, MD, will present the 2010 lecture titled, Healthy and exceptional longevity in our lifetime? This award is given by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).
donald P. kent & robert W. kleemeier Award lectures Sunday, November 21 | 10:00am11:30am
The Donald P. Kent Award Lecture will feature an address by the 2009 Kent Award recipient, Barbara Berkman, DSW/ PhD, and the presentation of the 2010 Kent Award. The Kent Award is given annually to a member of The Gerontological Society of America who best exemplifies the highest standards of professional leadership in gerontology through teaching, service, and interpretation of gerontology to the larger society. The 2010 Kent Award recipient is Mathy Mezey, EdD, RN, FAAN, The Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing, New York University. The Robert W. Kleemeier Award Lecture will feature an address by the 2009 Kleemeier Award recipient, Gerald McClearn, PhD, and the presentation of the 2010 Kleemeier Award. The Kleemeier Award is given annually to a member of The Gerontological Society of America in recognition for outstanding research in the field of gerontology. The 2010 Kleemeier Award recipient is Yung-Ping Chen, PhD, University of Massachusetts Boston.
Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging lecture Sunday, November 21 | 3:30pm5:00pm
The Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging Award Lecture will feature an address by the 2009 Pollack Award recipient, Eric A. Coleman, MD, MPH, and the presentation of the 2010 Pollack Award. The Pollack Award recognizes instances of practice informed by research and analysis, research that directly improved policy or practice, and distinction in bridging the worlds of research and practice. The 2010 Pollack Award recipient is Mary E. Tinetti, MD, of Yale University.
Margret M. & Paul B. Baltes foundation Award in Behavioral and Social gerontology lecture Monday, November 22 | 9:30am11:00am
Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation Award in Behavioral and Social Gerontology Lecture will feature an address by the 2009 Baltes Award recipient, Derek M. Isaacowitz, PhD, and the presentation of the 2010 Baltes Award. The Baltes Award recognizes outstanding early career contributions in behavioral and social gerontology. The award is generously funded by the Margret M. and Paul B. Baltes Foundation. The 2010 Baltes Award recipient is Helene Fung, PhD, of the Chinese University of Hong Kong.
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eSPo/Biological Sciences
human Biogerontological research: results from eSPo researchers
Monday, November 22 | 12:00pm1:30pm This symposium will highlight the research of young and emerging scientists in the field of biogerontology. The biology of aging is multi-faceted and well-informed by invertebrate and rodent models. These models provide a unique approach to investigating molecular mechanisms of the aging process. Additionally, biogerontological research in humans is challenging, highly valuable, and can yield great insight for complex etiologies like age-related disease. This symposium will provide the forum for young investigators to present work on diverse topics such as human caloric restriction models, human diseases relevant to aging, nutrition, metabolism, and exercise. Diverse research methods will be applied including genetic, physiological, biostatistical, and molecular techniques. All work will attempt to convey the importance of multi-disciplinary biogerontological research to the understanding of the human aging process. chairs: Michelle Matzko, Penn State University; Donato Rivas, Tufts University
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eSPo/health Sciences
emerging Scholars in health and Aging research
Sunday, November 21 | 8:00am9:30am Fostering the development of the next generation of researchers in gerontology is one of the missions of GSA. The Health Science (HS) section is proud to support this mission and to provide avenues for emerging clinical researchers and health professionals to gain experience in presenting their work to the scientific community. To that end, the HS section and the Emerging Scholars and Professionals Organization (ESPO) have sponsored this symposium, in which a multidisciplinary group of emerging HS scholars will have the opportunity to present their research and receive feedback from a panel of experienced HS board members. This impressive group of students in gerontology, nursing, and clinical psychology will present on a diverse array of topics at the forefront of research in health and aging: 1) risk factors for progression of knee osteoarthritis, 2) health and disability among cancer survivors in the Health and Retirement Study, 3) socioeconomic status and grip strength, 4) testing a function focused care intervention in nurses, and 5) neighborhood socioeconomic position and cognitive function. chairs: Bryan James, Rush Alzheimers Disease Center; Barbara Resnick, University of Maryland School of Nursing discussant: Cathy Alessi, UCLA School of Medicine, VA Greater Los Angeles GRECC faculty: Shieva Davarian; Krista Garcia; Margaret Hammersla; Shannon OConnor; Shannon Sisco
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eSPo Wine & cheese/gSA fellows Meet the Students Saturday, November 20 | 7:00pm8:30pm
This is not an event to be missed! The ESPO Wine and Cheese is organized in conjunction with the Association for Gerontology in Higher Education (AGHE). This event provides an informal setting to network with other ESPO members as well as GSA fellows. The winners of the Interdisciplinary Paper Award and Poster Awards will be presented at this event. ESPO members and GSA fellows only.
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inTeresT groups
The Societys formal, informal, and proposed Interest Groups are an integral part of the Annual Scientific Meeting Program. They are formed around topics or issues that cut across disciplines and Society sections and provide meeting attendees with excellent opportunities to meet others with similar interests. Individuals are not required to be a member of the Society or a particular Interest Group in order to participate. All are welcome! Interest Group meetings will take place during one of the four time slots listed below. Meeting times, locations, and discussion topics will be printed in the program schedule.
Volunteer Program
Volunteers are needed for GSAs 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting! Volunteers will receive complimentary meeting registration in exchange for eight hours of work assisting at the registration desk, answering attendees questions, and supporting GSA Staff and the Local Arrangements Committee. if you are interested in volunteering, please contact Jamie Millard at jmillard@tulane.edu.
Saturday, november 20
6:30pm8:00pm 8:00pm9:30pm
Sunday, november 21
6:30pm8:00pm 8:00pm9:30pm
interest groups
Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation of Elderly People Aging in Asia Aging, Alcohol, and Addictions Alzheimers Disease Research Assisted Living Business and Aging Chinese Gerontology Studies Developmental Disabilities Economics of Aging Emotion and Aging Environment and Aging Epidemiology of Aging Gerontology PhD Grandparents as Caregivers Health Behavior Change HIV, AIDS, and Older Adults Hospice, Palliative, and End-of-Life Care Hospital Elder Life Program International Aging and Migration Measurement, Statistics, and Research Design Mens Issues Mental Health Practice and Aging Nursing Care of Older Adults Nutrition Older Workers Oral Health Physical Environments and Aging Qualitative Research Rainbow Research Group Religion, Spirituality, and Aging Reminiscence and Aging Research in Quality of Care Research on Cancer and Aging Researchers Based in Long-Term Care Rural Aging Societal Implications of Delaying Aging Systems Research in Long-Term Care Technology and Aging Transportation and Aging Trauma, Aging, and the Life Course Urban and Neighborhood Aging
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c o n T i n u i n g e d u c aT i o n
This Continuing Education activity is jointly sponsored by the Colorado Foundation for Medical Care, and The Gerontological Society of America Upon completion of sessions, participants will be able to apply new knowledge and skills in the areas of clinical physiology, organ-specific systemic disorders, clinical pharmacology and therapeutics, geriatric syndromes, community services, acute and long-term care issues, health care professional education and research, as well as ethics and economics.
target Audience
Professionals attending the 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting of The Gerontological Society of America include gerontological researchers and practitioners from the biological, clinical (including physicians, physician assistants, nurses, and dentists), behavioral and social sciences (including anthropologists, psychologists, social workers, and sociologists), as well as applied researchers, policy professionals, health care administrators, and economists. Others working in the area of geriatrics will also find the sessions of value and are encouraged to attend. Participants must attend the entire session and complete the CFMC request for credit form and an online evaluation form to receive continuing education hours. Request for credit forms and directions on how to complete the on-line evaluation will be provided to you in your syllabus handouts. Certificates of attendance will be provided via e-mail following the conference by CFMC. Continuing Education materials will be accepted up to 60 days after the program takes place. A record of attendance will be kept on file by the Colorado Foundation of Medical Care (CFMC), 303.695.3300, ext. 3139
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exhiBiTs
The Exhibits Program is an exciting component of GSAs Annual Scientific Meeting. It affords participants opportunities for hands-on examination of new products, technologies, and publications; assessment of applied research; previews of multi-media programs; easy access to graphic displays and literature about programs and centers; and one-on-one consultation with the experts. For more detailed and updated information on exhibitors, please visit www.geron.org/2010. For the exhibitor, the GSA Exhibit Hall provides an excellent opportunity to reach more than 3,500 professionals, all specialists in aging. The GSA Exhibit Hall is a stimulating center for the intellectually curious and a rallying point for reunions with once-a-year friends and acquaintances. If you would like to participate, please contact GSA headquarters at exhibits@geron.org for more information. exhibit hall opening and Welcome reception Friday, November 19 6:30pm8:00pm exhibit hours Saturday, November 20 Monday, November 22 9:00am4:00pm
list of exhibitors*
Adler School of Professional Psychology Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality Allegro Reviews Alzheimers Association American Geriatrics Society Association Book Exhibit Attainment Company Inc. Calmoseptine, Inc. Case Western Reserve University/University Center of Aging & Health Center for Research on Aging at UMB Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Healthy Aging Program CIHR Institute of Aging Dementia Care Foundation Elsevier (Saunders/Mosby) Publishers George Mason University College of Health and Human Services Hartford Geriatric Nursing & Social Work Initiatives Health and Aging Policy Fellows Program Health Professions Press Health and Retirement Study The Johns Hopkins University Press Lippincott Williams & Wilkins Michigan Center for Urban African American Aging Research Michigan Retirement Research Center (MRRC) National Archive of Computerized Data on Aging-NACDA National Death Index National Initiative for the Care of the Elderly National Institute on Aging
For more information visit www.geron.org/2010.
National Longitudinal Surveys Oxford University Press Panel Study on Income Dynamics Portland State University Institute on Aging Psychology Press RAND Labor and Population Program Scripps Gerontology Center, Miami University SLACK Incorporated Springer Science & Business Media Syracuse University Gerontology Center Tulane Center for Aging UCLA Multicampus Program in Geriatric Medicine & Gerontology UMASS Boston Gerontology Department & Gerontology Institute
University of Michigan Geriatrics Center University of Oklahoma Donald W. Reynolds Dept. of Geriatric Medicine University of Wisconsin Institute on Aging US EPA Aging Initiative USC Davis School of Gerontology USF Collaborative on Aging Virginia Commonwealth University-Department of Gerontology VQ OrthoCare Wayne State University-Institute of Gerontology Westat Wisconsin Longitudinal StudyUW Madison
neW orleans
What to do in new orleans? The answer is simple
yet resounding. Do as the New Orleanians do: indulge, savor, and celebrate. Indulge your senses, savor New Orleans rich cultural experience and celebrate everything thateven after 203 years of the greatest achievements and the steepest challengesstill makes New Orleans Americas most unique, authentic and enthralling destination. explore new orleans and all its offerings at www.geron.org/2010.
legend
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 Hilton New Orleans Riverside2 Poydras Street Embassy Suites Hotel315 Julia Street Doubletree Hotel300 Canal Street Harrahs Casino512 S. Peters Street Riverwalk Marketplace1 Poydras Street St. Charles Streetcar Pick-Up Point Corner of St. Charles and Canal Street Acme Oyster House724 Iberville Street Antoines Restaurant713 St. Louis Street Arnauds Restaurant813 Bienville Street Bourbon House144 Bourbon Street Crescent City Brewhouse527 Decatur Street Deanies Seafood Restaurant841 Iberville Street Galatoires Restaurant209 Bourbon Street Emerils Restaurant800 Tchoupitoulas Street Tommys Cuisine746 Tchoupitoulas Street Fun Walk & Run
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hoTel
The Hilton New Orleans Riverside will host GSAs 63rd Annual Scientific Meeting. Presiding over the mighty Mississippi, the Hilton is a short walk from nearly everything you came to New Orleans to see. Fall in love with the French Quarter, share the excitement of the Warehouse/Arts District, or try your luck at Harrahs Casino across the street. Connected to the hotel youll find the Riverwalk Marketplace, featuring more than 140 shops and restaurants. You can also visit the IMAX Theater, The National World War II Museum, Superdome and the Riverfront Streetcarall just a short stroll away. Make sure to secure your home away from home at one of the three official GSA hotels. They are only a 510 minute walk from one another, and a 2530 minute drive from The Louis Armstrong International Airport.
Support gSA
GSA recognizes that you have a variety of choices when arranging accommodations for the Annual Scientific Meeting. The Society has made a major commitment to the conference hotelsHilton New Orleans Riverside, Embassy Suites Hotel New Orleans, and Doubletree Hotel New Orleansin order to secure the meeting space necessary to hold the scientific sessions. Please select from one of GSAs official hotels when planning your accommodations.
Make your reservations online at www.geron.org/2010 to get the special gSA attendee rate! reservation deadline: october 29.
take advantage of the special Stay & Play rate of $79 at any of the conference hotels on tuesday, Wednesday, or thursday. See page 32 for details.
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Travel
recommended Arrival and departure dates
GSA attendees receive discounted travel! Simply follow the instructions below to take advantage of special pricing. Before you bookdont forgetin order to maximize your experience, suggested arrival is mid-day friday, november 19 and suggested departure is afternoon on tuesday, november 23. Come early if attending a pre-conference workshop and stay late to have fun at the Stay & Play!
new orleans is one of the worlds busiest ports and the cultural capital of the South, yet the city is remarkably compact and easy to navigate. Visitors are always pleasantly surprised to learn that many of the citys attractions, accommodations and event venues are within walking distance of each other. new orleans has a very accessible and reasonably priced public transportation system. it only costs $1.25 to take an rtA bus or one of the citys famed streetcars, which travel the riverfront and canal Street.
Book at www.continental.com by October 31. Special Code: ZJ2W543014 Good for travel between 11/1611/23.
Call 1.866.683.8368 by October 31. Special Code: MSY111810 GSA and mention name of the event Good for travel between 11/16 11/26. flight & car offer: Airtran Airways and hertz Only available by phone. Please call the AirTran Airways number above to book your flight, and then ask the operator to transfer you to Hertz to obtain discounted car rentals in NOLA!
Offers discounted rates for attendees who stay at one of GSAs official hotels. Reservations must be made online; visit www.geron.org/2010 to reserve your seat.
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s Tay & p l ay
For those attendees who like to stay a few extra days and explore the city, GSA has arranged a special Stay & Play package! Weve organized the most exciting tours below, as well as a discounted hotel rate of $79 for Tuesday through Thursday. Learn more at www.geron.org/2010.
Swamp romp
Thursday, November 25 | 9:00am 1:00pm Visit a land of timeless beauty where exotic plants and animals thrive in unsurpassed splendorthe very definition of Cajun Country! Your professional tour guide will tell you a little bit about New Orleans swamplands as the motor coach transports you to a nearby fishing village. Here, board a pontoon boat captained by an experienced guide who will point out indigenous plants and animals of the bayous of Louisiana. The captain will also share the history of the Cajun people who inhabit this area. Alligators, turtles, and egrets are but a few of the possible animal sightings on this watery eco-journey.
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r e g i s T r aT i o n
how to register!
online:
Register online at www.geron.org/2010.
Badge Policy
A conference registration badge is required for all Annual Meeting events, including entrance to the exhibit/poster hall. No one will be admitted without a badge. Exhibit-only badges are ineligible for access to educational programs.
Mail*:
The Gerontological Society of America, c/o Annual Meeting Registration, 1220 L Street, NW, Suite 901 Washington, DC 20005
cancellation Policy
The meeting registration fee will be non-refundable in the event of cancellation of the meeting due to circumstances beyond the control of GSA. Payments for continuing education credits, optional event tickets, and pre-conference workshops are non-refundable and non-transferable. Registrations are nontransferable. Refunds will not be granted after October 15, 2010. No exceptions will be made. Requests for refunds must be sent to the GSA Meetings Department by e-mail to meetings@geron.org. Refunds will be issued no sooner than 45 days following the Annual Scientific Meeting and will follow the schedule below.
fax*:
202.587.5860
*Download mail/fax form at www.geron.org/2010. Please note that there will be a $15 processing fee applied to all mailed and faxed registrations. To avoid this fee, please register online. regular/ on-Site Price (September 2 to November 8)* $397 $657 $117 $215 $150 $397 $195
registration type GSA Member Non-Member GSA Student Member Student Non-Member GSA Transitional Member GSA Spouse Member GSA Emeritus Member
early Bird Price (Until September 1) $305 $505 $90 $165 $115 $305 $150
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C e L e b R AT i N G 6 5 Y e A R S | 1 9 4 5 2 0 1 0 1220 L Street NW, Suite 901 Washington, DC 20005 register Today at www.geron.org/2010!