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Welcome to the AGS 2008 Virtual Annual Meetings. You can use this meeting site to access virtual sessions and earn CME. If you attended the meeting, please sign in to gain full access to these sessions. Members and non-members who missed the meeting can purchase access to the virtual sessions. Prices are at right which provide access to session audio with synchronized slides as well as session podcasts. Select sessions are also available free of charge. To purchase content or access the free sessions, please register. Pricing All Sessions Package Non-members $375 Member Physician - $275 Member Non-Physician - $200 Access to Individual Sessions Non-members $20 each session Member $17 each session

April 30 | May 1 | May 2 | May 3 | All Sessions

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: CPT Coding: Basic Principles and Practice Speakers: Peter Hollmann, MD, Blue Cross and Blue Shield RI

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Death by Neglect: What Healthcare Providers Need to Know Speakers: Lisa M. Gibbs, MD, University of California, Irvine Carmel B. Dyer, MD, University of Texas-Houston Medical School Cherie M. Hill, BA, Family Justice Center - Anaheim Police Department Erin S. Gaddy, JD, National District Attorneys Association Lori A. Stiegel, JD, American Bar Association Dean A. Hawley, MD, Indiana University School of Medicine*    *permission to record not granted.

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: GRECC Workshop: Using Health Information Technology to Improve Medication Management of Geriatric Patients: Lessons Learned from Selected Implementations of Computerized Decision Support Speakers: Debra Saliba, MD, MPH, University of California, Los Angeles Jonathan R. Nebeker, MD, MS, VA Salt Lake City, GRECC Kenneth S. Boockvar, MD, MS, James J. Peters VA Medical Center Mary K. Goldstein, MD, MSc, VA Palo Alto and Stanford University*    *permission to record not granted. Randall W. Rupper, MD, MPH, Salt Lake VA Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Regional Differences in Management of Medicare LTC Quality Indicators and Implications for Geriatric Practice Speakers: Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS, AGSF, LSU Health Sciences Center Kenneth K. Steinweg, MD, CMD, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University*    *permission to record not granted. Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, University of Maryland George A. Taler, MD, Washington Hospital Center

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: What Every Geriatrician and Geriatric Health Provider Needs to Know About Medicare Advantage Special Needs Plans Speakers: Roy V. Erickson, MD, Evercare*    *permission to record not granted. Judith Black, MD, MHA, Highmark, Inc. Valerie S. Wilbur, BA, National Health Policy Group Ronald J. Shumacher, MD, Evercare Thomas L. von Sternberg, MD, Health Partners James O. Judge, MD, Evercare Fred Sherman, MD, Senior Health Partners

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Henderson State-of-the-Art Lecture Speakers: Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Collaboration to Incorporate a Prehospice Palliative Program in the Nursing Home: Focus on Community, Family, Caregivers, and Empowerment Speakers: Barbara J. Messinger-Rappaport, MD, PhD, The Cleveland Clinic Barbara J. Messinger-Rappaport, MD, PhD, The Cleveland Clinic Lillian Robinson, RN, MS, Fairfax Health Care Center Robbie L. Webb, RN CHPN,

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: NIA/NIH Symposium on Cognitive Aging Speakers: Molly V. Wagster, PhD, National Institute on Aging Scott Small, MD, Columbia University Arthur F. Kramer, PhD, University of Illinois*    *permission to record not granted.

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Osteoporosis: Advances and Controversies Speakers: Gustavo Duque, MD, MPH, McGill University Douglas P. Kiel, MD, MPH, Hebrew SeniorLife Gustavo Duque, MD, MPH, McGill University Cathleen S. Colon-Emeric, MD, Duke University Medical Center

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Preventive Medicine and Life Style Modification in Older Adults Speakers: William J. Hall, MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine Linda P. Fried, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Medical Institutions Dean Ornish, MD, The Preventive Medicine Research Institute*    *permission to record not granted. Thomas R. Prohaska, PhD, University of Illinois at Chicago

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Prostate Cancer in the Older Man Speakers: James S. Goodwin, MD, University of Texas Medical Branch

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: State-of-the-Art Clinical Updates Session, Part 1 Speakers: Ellen Flaherty, PhD, APRN, BC, Village Care of New York Madhuri Reddy, MD, MSc, Hebrew Rehabilitation Center Janice E. Knoefel, MD, MPH, University of New Mexico Caroline S. Blaum, MD, MS, University of Michigan

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: State-of-the-Art Clinical Updates Session, Part 2 Speakers: Bruce R. Troen, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Miami GRECC & Miami VA Health System Alison A. Moore, MD, MPH, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Janice E. Knoefel, MD, MPH, University of New Mexico Arvind Modawal, MD, MPH, AGSF, University of Cincinnati College of Medicine Gary J. Kennedy, MD, Montefiore Medical Center

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: State-of-the-Art Clinical Updates Session, Part 3 Speakers: Bruce R. Troen, MD, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; Miami GRECC & Miami VA Health System Barbara Resnick, PhD, CRNP, FAAN, FAANP, University of Maryland

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: The Impact of Religion on the Health of Older Adults: Doorway Thoughts Speakers: Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MBBS, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MBBS, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine Bruce Feldstein, MD, Stanford University Ahmed Nezar Kobiesy, PhD, Syracuse University Vyjeyanthi S. Periyakoil, MBBS, MD, Stanford University School of Medicine Free!

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Developing Your Career in Academic Geriatrics: From Fellowship to Independence Speakers: Annette Medina-Walpole, MD, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry James L. Rudolph MD, MS, VA Boston Healthcare System Mitchell T. Heflin, MD, MHS, Duke University Medical Center Sharon A. Levine, MD, Boston University School of Medicine William R. Hazzard, MD, University of Washington & VA Puget Sound Health Care System

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Emerging Models of Acute Hospital Care of Older Patients Speakers: Robert M. Palmer, MD, MPH, Cleveland Clinic Michael L. Malone, MD, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health Sharon K. Inouye, MD, MPH, Harvard Medical School Samuel C. Durso, MD, MBA, Johns Hopkins University Mary D. Naylor, RN, PhD, University of Pennsylvania Bruce Leff, MD, Johns Hopkins University

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Evidence-Based Techniques for Enhancing Health Behaviors of Older Adults: Multidisciplinary Perspectives Speakers: Brian K. Unwin, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Jeffrey L. Goodie, PhD, ABPP, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Anthony I. Beulter, MD, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Elizabeth C. Hersch, MD, Vilseck Army Health Clinic, Germany Cindy C. Wilson, MS, PhD, , Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: HIV in the Older Population: A Growing Problem Speakers: Susan G. Nayfield, MD, MSc, National Institute on Aging, NIH Kelly A. Gebo, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins University*    *permission to record not granted. Amy C. Justice, MD, PhD, Yale University Ayse Akincigil, Ph.D. , Institute for Health, Health Care Policy, and Aging Research, and, School of Social Work, Rutgers University Neel R. Gandhi, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: How Much Do You Know About Advocating For Public Policy Change Through Grassroots Efforts-Geopardy or Double Geopardy Speakers: Charles A. Cefalu, MD, MS, AGSF, LSU Health Sciences Center Marie. A. Bernard, MD, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Christopher T. Cushing, Wolfblock Public Strategies, LLC Free!

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Research Programs and Issues Series: Metabolic Syndrome and Aging Speakers: Simin N. Meydani, DVM, PhD, JMUSDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD, Natioinal Institute of Aging Meredith Hawkins, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine Jose M. Ordovas, PhD, JM-USDA-Human Nutrition Research Center

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Strategies for Improving Care in Patients with Advanced Dementia and Feeding Problems: An Interdisciplinary Discussion Speakers: Caroline A. Vitale, MD, New York Medical College Ladislav Volicer, MD, PhD, FAAN, FGSA, University of South Florida Loni Burke, MS, CCC-SLP, Della Frazier-Rios, RN, MS, New York City Alzheimer's Association Carol Monteleoni, MS, CCC-SLP, Lenox Hill Hospital

Date: Thursday, May 1, 2008 Session Title: Release of the IOM Study on the Future Healthcare Workforce for Older Americans Plenary Session Speakers: John B. Murphy, MD, Alpert Medical School of Brown University John W. Rowe, MD, Columbia University Terry T. Fulmer, PhD, RN, FAAN, NYU College of Nursing David B. Reuben, MD, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA Marie A. Bernard, MD, University of Oklahoma College of Medicine Free!