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Updates on Dementia 2007 ( PPT )

Welcome and Introduction
William Fisher

New Alzheimer's Therapies: Current Status
Frank Longo, MD PhD

Dementia in Mexican-Americans: Biomarkers and Cultural Factors in the Sacramento Area, Latino Study on Aging
Mary Haan, DrPH MPH

Does Diet Play a Role in Dementia Prevention? Data from the Nurses' Health Study
Jae Hee Kang, ScD

Life's Mirror: New Ways of Understanding and Treating Alzheimer's Disease
Barry Reisberg, MD

Caring for the Caregiver: What Really Works?

Part I: What Research Has Taught Us
David Coon, PhD, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD

Part II: What Experience Has Taught Us, Community Caregiver Panel
Edie Yau, MA

Updates on Dementia 2006 ( PPT )

Part 1

Welcome and Introduction
William Fisher and Jerome Yesavage M.D.
Alzheimer's Association and MIRECC VAPAHCS respectively

A Beautiful Mind, Wasted: Alzheimer's Disease in 2006 and Beyond (Keynote Address)
Dale Bredesen, M.D.

Part 2

Perceiving and Giving Meaning to Dementia in Diverse Populations
Peggy Dilworth-Anderson, Ph.D.

Working with Dementia Impacted Families from Asian-American Backgrounds:
Japanese, Korean and Filipino Perspectives
Nancy Hikoyeda DrPH, Melen McBride, RN, Ph.D. and Ailee Moon, Ph.D.

Part 3

Mild Cognitive Impairment and the Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
David Salmon, Ph.D.

New Techniques in Brain Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease
Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.

Part 4

Palliative Care of Advanced Dementia: A Patient Centered Approach
VJ Periyakoil, M.D.

The Science Behind Maintain Your Brain: Putting Research into Practice
Elizabeth Edgerly, Ph.D.

Updates on Dementia 2005

Part 1

Risk Factors for Alzheimer Disease and Cognitive Decline
Hugh Hendrie, MB, ChB, DSc
Department of Psychiatry, Indiana University School of Medicine, Renenstrief Institute, Inc

Part 2

Monitoring Progression and Early Detection of Alzheimer's with MRI
Michael W Weiner M.D. (Begins at: 00:00)

Center for Imaging of Neurodegenerative Diseases, VA Medical Center, Dept's of Radiology, Medicine, Psychiatry, and Neurology, UCSF

PET Scanning in Dementia: Current Knowledge and Future Directions
William Jagust, MD (Begins at: 00:38:00)

Ethnicity and Conceptions of Dementia: Implications for Clinical Care and Research
Ladson Hinton M.D. (Begins at 01:08:14)
Department of Psychiatry Alzheimer's Disease Center, University of California Davis

Part 3

Case Studies of Competency Assessment in Older Adults with Dementia
Daniel Marson, J.D, Ph. D. (Begins at 00:00)

Screening Elderly Clinic Patients for Early Dementia: Psychological Tests, Brain Scans, Genetic Tests, and CSF Biomarkers
J. Wesson Ashford, Jr., MD, Ph.D. (Begins at: 00:58:35)

Part 4

Coping with Dementia: One Families Story
Anne Davidson (Begins at: 00:04:50)

Early Stage Perspectives: Meeting the Needs of the Individual and Family
Judy Filippoff (Begins at: 00:23:30)
MSW Alzheimer's Association

Helping Families with Long-Term Care Decisions
Beth Logan, MSW (Begins at: 00:46:30)

Updates on Dementia 2004

Morning Session
Emerging Themes in Alzheimer's Research (Keynote Address)
William Mobley, M.D., Department of Neurology Chair
Stanford University School of Medicine

Sleep Problems and Dementia
Sonia Ancoli-Israel, Ph.D.
University of California San Diego & VISN22 MIRECC

Noradrenerigic Systems
Murray Raskind, M.D.
University of Washington & VISN21 MIRECC

Afternoon Session
HPA Axis
Elain Peskind, M.D.
University of Washington & VISN21 MIRECC

Psychosocial Interventions to Reduce Caregiver Stress
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D., David Coon, Ph.D., Victoria Mitrani, Ph.D. & Tracey Vause-Erland
OTR/L

Updates on Dementia 2001

Pharmacological Interventions to Treat & Prevent Dementia
Moderator: Jerome Yesavage, M.D.
Participants: James Hawkins, M.D., Barbara Sommer, M.D. & Kristine Yaffe, M.D.

Design and Dementia: What We Know and the Next Steps
Kristen Day, Ph.D.

Reminiscence with Alzheimer's Disease Patients & Their Families
John Kunz, M.S.

Public Policy Panel: National & State Issues of Concern
Patricia Blanchette, M.D. & Sherrie Matza, M.B.A.

End of Life Issues in Dementia Care Panel
James Hallenbeck, M.D., James Brigham, LCSW, Rev. Penny Phillips, M.Div., & Jean Hogan, R.N.P.

Updates on Dementia 1999/2000

Part 1: Practical Geriatrics - Challenges & Rewards

Practicing at the Crossroads of Geriatrics & Primary Care (Keynote Address)
Partricia Blanchette, M.D., M.P.H.

Common Mental Health Problems of Older Adults:
Current Differential Diagnosis & Treatment of Dementia & Depression in the United States
Jerome Yesavage, M.D.

Assessing the Cognitively Impaired Geriatric Patient in a Time-Dependent Practice
Rita Hargrave, M.D.

End-of-Life Decision Making: Patients are from Venus, Physicians are from Jupiter
Terry E. Hill, M.D.

Alzheimer, Dementia, & Late-Life Depression
Patricia Blanchette, M.D., M.P.H

 

Part 2: Translating Research into Practice

New Developments in Vaccines for Dementia
Lennart Mucke, M.D.

Genetic Testing & Alzheimer's Disease: Legal Issues
Henry Greely, J.D.

Behavioral Approaches to Managing Problem Behaviors
Jane Fisher, Ph.D.

African-American Care Giving
Rita Hargrave, M.D.

Eldercare Resources on the Internet
Kathleen Kelly, MPA

Reporting Responsibilities & Protective Measures
James Evans, LCSW

Psychological Perspective on the Impact of Genetic Tests & Dementia Research
David Coon, Ph.D.

Medical Perspectives in Alzheimer's Disease

Update on Alzheimer's Disease
Jerome Yesavage, M.D., Director NIA Alzheimer's Disease Center
Stanford University School of Medicine

NFG Signaling in AD
Ahmad Salehi, Ph.D.
Department of Neurology
Stanford University School of Medicine

Extended Care Service Conference

Behavioral Strategies for Promoting Adaptive Behavior
in Dementia Patients
Jane Fisher, Ph.D.

Palliative Care in Extended Care:
Where are we and where do we go from here?
Jim Hallenbeck, Ph.D.

Cognitive & Behavioral Pain Interventions
with Older Adults

Judith Chapman, Ph.D., ABPP

Long-term Care Conference 1999

Behavioral Analysis of Problem Behavior in Dementia
Jane Fisher, Ph.D.

Management of Aggression in Dementia
Jocelyn King, RNCS

Stanford Psychopharmacology Course 1999

Geriatric Psychopharmacology
Barbara Sommer, M.D.

Informal Older Adult Lecture 1999

Clinical Psychology with Older Adults in the United Kingdom
Ken Laidlaw, Ph.D.

Coping with Caregiver Frustration

Tape 1: Under Frustration ( Stream | PDF )

Tape 2: The ABC Model ( Stream | PDF )

Tape 3: Danger Signals, Stop Signs & Adaptive Thoughts ( Stream | PDF )

Tape 4: Identifying & Correcting Unhelpful Thoughts ( Stream | PDF )

Tape 5: Diary of Thoughts & Personal Declarations ( Stream | PDF )

Tape 6: Being Assertive & the Broken Record Technique ( Stream | PDF )

Tape 7: Accepting Your Assertive Rights ( Stream | PDF )

Tape 8: Review & Conclusion ( Stream | PDF )

Series Workbook

Healthy Aging Series
for family caregivers

Stress Management
Joyce Snyder, C.N.S.

Depression & Aging
Jon Rose, Ph.D.

Understanding & Reducing Memory Loss
Martha Chiu, Ph.D.

Skin: Its Protection & Care in Older Adults
David Fiorentino, M.D., Ph.D.

Transdisciplinary Psychosocial Approach to Alzheimer's Dementia Care

Keith Savell, Ph.D., CTRS
Geriatric Health Consultants

( Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 )

Geropsychiatry Seminar ( PPT )

The Older Patient with Bipolar Illness
Howard Fenn, MD

Headaches
Kenneth Peters, MD

Heat Waves: Their Impact on the Health of Elders
Karen Girton, RNMS

Physical Morbidity in Elderly Psychiatric Patients
David Chiou, M.D.

Binswanger's Disease
Ellen Coman, Ph.D.

Presentation & Update on the Abnormal Involuntary Movement Scale
Lorraine F. Rother, RN, CNS

Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Depression
Ken Laidlaw, MA, MPHIL C.PSYCHOL

Ethnicity & Dementia
Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, Ph.D., ABPP

Assessment of Delirium
Gloria Kuhlman, DNSc, RN

Dental Care & the Elderly Veteran
Lakshmi Subramanian, DDS

The Acute Onset of "Agitation & Confusion" in an Elderly Patient
Anthony Mascola, M.D.

A Case Presentation on Hippocampal Sclerosis
Akbar Gilani, M.D.

Efficacy of Prescribed Therapeutic Recreation Protocols on Falls & Injuries
in Nursing Home Residents with Dementia
Alisa Krinsky, MS, CTRS

Parkinson's Disease
Ellen Coman, Ph.D.

Drug Interactions in the Elderly: Special Case Studies
Arthur Halliday, M.D.

Trauma-Related Aggressive Behavior in the Elderly Patient
Eve Carlson, Ph.D.

Music & the Care of the Elderly and/or Dementing Patient
Joyce Tanaka, RNMS

Multicultural Psychotherapy: A Perspective on Individuals & Cultural Difference
Malathy Kuppuswamy, M.D.

Psychological Interventions in Nursing Homes: A Case Presentation
Margaret J. Florsheim, Ph.D.

Cultural Influences in Mental Illness
VA Staff

Use of Novel Anti-psychotics in Later Life Psychosis
Martha Sajatovic, M.D.

Rehabilitation of Memory
Pompa C. Malakar, R.N.

Home-Based Psychiatric Services for Elderly Patients
Barbara L. Yates, M.D.

Stanford / VA Alzheimer's Research Center: Treatment Evaluation Project
Catherine McFeeters, R.N.

Tools for Survival: Care for the Professional Caregiver
Janet Childs, Ph.D.

The UC Berkeley Resource Center on Aging & Internet Resources on Aging
Diane Drive, MSW, Ph.D.

Dementia & Depression
Ellen Coman, Ph.D.

Everything You Ever Wanted to Ask About Legal Tools & Planning for the Future
JoAnn Gould, Esq.

Alzheimer's Disease Update: Year 2002
Bruce Miller, M.D.

Thyroid Disease & the Care of the Geropsychiatric Patient
Arthur Halliday, M.D.

Adulthood Attention Deficit Disorder
Ellen Coman, Ph.D.

Huntington's Disease
Ann Ferris, M.D.

Enhancing Clinical Evaluation & communication with Chinese-American Elders
Gary Hartz, Ph.D.

Practical Geriatrics: Challenges and Rewards

Practicing at the Crossroads of Geriatrics and Primary Care (Keynote Address)
Patricia Blanchette, M.D., M.P.H.

Common mental Health Problems of Older Adults: Current Differential Diagnosis and Treatment of Dementia and Depression in the United States
Jerome Yesavage, M.D.

Assessing the Cognitively Impaired Geriatric Patient in a Time-Dependent Practice
Rita Hargrave, M.D.

End-of-Life Decision Making: Patients are from Venus, Physicians are from Jupiter
Terry Hill, M.D.

Alzheimer's, Dementia, and Late-Life Depression
Patricia Blanchette, M.D., M.P.H.

Video Teleconference on Geropsychiatry

Management of Psychosis and Agitation Associated with Dementia
Andrius Baskys, M.D.

Clinical Management of Schizophrenia in Late Life: Pharmacologic and Psychosocial Interventions
Dilip Jeste, M.D.

Clinical Features of Late Life Psychosis
Laurie Lindamer, Ph.D.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( Lit | PPT )

Epidemiology of PTSD
Tina Lee, M.D.

Problem Area Review Group
Craig Rosen, Ph.D. and Ron Murphy, Ph.D.

Role of Cognitive Change in Trauma Work
Josef Ruzek, Ph.D.

Schizophrenia ( PPT )

Principles of Neuroleptic Management
Kenneth Davis, M.D.

Affective Disorders ( Lit )

Gender Differences in Treatment Response to Sertraline vs. Imipramine in Chronic Depression
Susan Kornstein, M.D.

Suicidality ( Lit | PPT )

Suicide: Recognizing Risks Across Treatment Settings
VA Task-force on Suicide

Dual Diagnosis ( PPT )

Overview of Dual Diagnosis
Thomas Kosten, M.D.

Nosology, Diagnosis and Prevalence of Dual Diagnosis
Bruce Rounsaville, M.D.

Genetics of Dual Diagnosis
Joel Gelernter, M.D.

Neuroimaging
Robert Innis, M.D., Ph.D.

Pharmatherapeutic Management
Ismene Petrakis, M.D.

Psychotherapy of Dual Diagnosis
Kathleen Carroll, Ph.D.

Advisor-Teller-Money Management
Robert Rosenheck, M.D.

Work Therapy and Dual Diagnosis
Charles Drebing, Ph.D.

Substance Abuse

Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Substance Abuse
Jon Morgenstein, Ph.D.

LITERATURE

Lectures & Reviews
James Hawkins

A Retrospective Chart review for the Treatment of Aggressive & Agitated behavior in Patients with Dementia

A Paper Review of Emergency Psychiatry in the Nursing Home

A Protocol Overview on Psychopharmacologic Management of Psychiatric Problems, Including Dementia

Valporic Acid Treatment: Other Considerations

The PISA Syndrome (Pleurothotonus)

Grandma's Robot:Fact or Fantasy?

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( Vid | PPT )

A Multicultural Developmental Approach for Treating Trauma
Fred Gusman, M.S.W.

Theoretical and Practical Foundations of a PTSD and Alcoholism Treatment Program
Rick Siedel, Ph.D.

Assessment and Treatment of Concurrent Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Substance Abuse
Josef Ruzek, Ph.D.

Trauma and Dissociation
Charles Marmar, M.D.

Affective Disorders ( Vid )

Geriatric Depression Scale Test
Jerome Yesavage, M.D.

Suicidality ( Vid | PPT )

Emergency Assessment
VA Task-force on Suicide

Hotline Worksheet
VA Task-force on Suicide

May we ask...
VA Task-force on Suicide

National Depression Screening Day Questionnaire
VA Task-force on Suicide

Post-Test General Employees
VA Task-force on Suicide

Post-Test Primary Care MDs and RNs
VA Task-force on Suicide

Primary Care Risk Detection
VA Task-force on Suicide

Marty's Script
Marty Mellstrom

Suicide Risk Assessment Interpretation Guide
VA Task-force on Suicide

Phoenix Suicide Risk Assessment
VA Task-force on Suicide

MH Clerk managing Suicidal Calls
VA Taskforce on Suicide

MH Clerk Managing Suicidal Calls - Pocket Guide
VA Taskforce on Suicide

POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS

Updates on Dementia 2007( Vid )

New Alzheimer's Therapies: Current Status
Frank Longo, MD PhD

Dementia in Mexican-Americans: Biomarkers and Cultural Factors in the Sacramento Area, Latino Study on Aging
Mary Haan, DrPH MPH

Does Diet Play a Role in Dementia Prevention? Data from the Nurses' Health Study
Jae Hee Kang, ScD

Life's Mirror: New Ways of Understanding and Treating Alzheimer's Disease
Barry Reisberg, MD

Caring for the Caregiver: What Really Works?

Part I: What Research Has Taught Us
David Coon, PhD, and Dolores Gallagher-Thompson, PhD

Part II: What Experience Has Taught Us, Community Caregiver Panel
Edie Yau, MA

Updates on Dementia 2006 ( Vid )

A Beautiful Mind, Wasted: Alzheimer's Disease in 2006 and Beyond
Dale Bredesen, M.D.

Perceiving and Giving Meaning to Dementia in Diverse Populations
Peggy Dilworth-Anderson, Ph.D.

Working with Dementia Impacted Families from Asian-American Backgrounds:
Japanese Nancy Hikoyeda DrPH

Korean Ailee Moon, Ph.D.

Filipino Melen McBride, RN, Ph.D.

Mild Cognitive Impairment and the Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease
David Salmon, Ph.D.

New Techniques in Brain Imaging in Alzheimer's Disease
Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.

Palliative Care of Advanced Dementia: A Patient Centered Approach
VJ Periyakoil, M.D.

The Science Behind Maintain Your Brain: Putting Research into Practice
Elizabeth Edgerly, Ph.D.

Geropsychiatry Seminar ( Vid )

Electro-convulsive Therapy with Older Adult Patients
Anil Sharma, M.D.

Aspects of Delirium
Gloria Kuhlman, DNSc, RN, CNS

The KELS: An Essential Tool in Helping with Placement
of Patients & the Determination of Grave Disability

Daniela Lita, OT Intern

Pain Management & Dementia
Marti Buffum, RN, DNSc, CS, ACNS/R

Steroid Psychosis
Susan Dunn, RNP

Caring for Older Veterans at Home: The VA's Home Based Primary Care Program
Bonnie Anderson, RNP

Determination of Bacterial Burden in Wounds in the Long-Term Care Setting
Lisa Sharp-Altouney, RNP

Review of Common Dietary Supplements Used by Older Adults
Rohnda Post, Pharm.D.

Palliative Care
Jon D. Fuller, M.D.

Recognizing Emotions in Dementia
Erica Krisztal, BA

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder ( Vid | Lit )

MIRECC Baseline Survey: PTSD Care Practices
Craig Rosen, Ph.D.

PTSD Education and Coping: Support Group Treatments
Josef Ruzek, Ph.D.

Schizophrenia ( Vid )

Treating older Adults with Psychotic Disorders
James Lohr, M.D.

Suicidality ( Vid | Lit )

Overview Presentation on Suicide
Marty Mellstrom

Presentation on Suicide
Marty Mellstrom

Interview Skills
Mike Doyle

Understanding and Preventing Suicide
Marty Mellstrom

Dual Diagnosis ( Vid )

Pharmatherapeutic Management
Ismene Petrakis, M.D.

Methodology and Biostatistics
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Good vs. Bad Research
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Exploratory vs. Confirmatory Research
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Placebo Controls
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Quality of Measurement
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Risk Factors
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Mathematical Simulation and Modeling
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Significance Testing
Helena Kraemer, Ph.D.

Signal Detection methods and Predictions of Treatment Response
(ROC4 Program Download)
Jerome Yesavage, M.D., Ruth O'Hara, M.D. and Jared Tinklenberg, M.D.

Modeling the Prevalence and Incidence of Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
Art Noda, M.A.

Kappa Coefficients and Measuring Inter-rater Reliability (SAS Program)
Art Noda, M.A.

EMPLOYEE EDUCATION SERVICES

Delirium (Continuing Education)

Delirium: A Hidden Killer

Delirium Risk: Who's at Risk and How to Intervene

Alzheimer's Disease (Continuing Education)

Symposium for Caregivers of Alzheimer's Disease Patients

Challenges to Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease

Pharmacological Approaches to Mild-to-Moderate Alzheimer's Disease

Non-Pharmacological Intervention Strategies for Alzheimer's Disease


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Reviewed/Updated Date: May 30, 2007