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Assessment & Management of Behavioral Symptoms in Patients with Dementia
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May 21-22, 2010
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
New Oleans, LA
Earn Up to 10.75 CME Credits
Register Online
Conference topics include the psychiatry and neurology perspectives, non-pharmacologic interventions and bioethics of caring for patients with behavioral symptoms in Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. Case-based presentations will provide interactive insight into dealing with clinical practice situations. Faculty and participants will review and discuss professional clinical guidelines to improve and optimize patient care.
Educational Objectives & Faculty
- Evaluate and contrast assessment and management guidelines for patients with dementia and behavioral symptoms.
- Discuss the neuroanatomy/neurophysiology of behavioral symptoms in patients with dementia.
- Identify bioethical issues related to dementia care.
| Chair: |
Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS, Harvard University |
| Faculty: |
Helen H. Kyomen, MD, MS |
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David A. Silbersweig, MD, Harvard Medical School |
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Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, Private Practice |
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Peter J. Whitehouse, MD, PhD, Case Western Reserve University |
Target Audience: This conference is for geriatric psychiatrists, general adult psychiatrists, advanced practice registered nurses, geriatricians, and primary care physicians who specialize in geriatrics.
Agenda
This one and one-half day conference begins with registration at noon on May 21, 2010. Presentations begin at 1:00 PM and continue until 6:00 PM. Presentations resume at 8:30 AM on May 22, 2010 and continue until 4:00 PM. Lunch is provided for all registrants on Saturday.
Registration
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Pre-Registration Fees |
On-Site Registration Fees |
| AAGP Members |
$210.00 |
$260.00 |
| Non-Members |
$290.00 |
$340.00 |
| Fellows/Residents |
$125.00 |
$175.00 |
Register Online
Download Registration Form to Mail or Fax (PDF)
Pre-Registration Deadline May 17, 2010
Hotel Information
Hilton New Orleans Riverside
2 Poydras Street, New Orleans, LA 70140
Phone: 504-561-0500
Special Conference Rate: $229 standard/night plus taxes
Make reservations through the APA conference website:
https://www.tphousing.com/r/startres.asp?EICode=1808&AttCode=852
CME
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry designates this educational activity for a maximum of 10.75 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Questions?
Please e-mail AAGP at main@aagponline.org or phone 301/654-7850.
This conference is supported in part by an educational grant from Pfizer Inc.
AAGP began offering Maintenance of Certification Conferences in 2005 to enhance AAGP's educational programming and provide geriatric psychiatrists with additional opportunities to earn continuing medical education credits, required for the maintenance of the geriatric psychiatry subspecialty certification. The MOC Conferences are also designed for general psychiatrists, geriatricians, nurses, family physicians, psychologists and researchers.
If you have any questions or comments, please email kmcduffie@aagponline.org.
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