Mental Health in Older Adults: Reframing Aging

Welcome & Introduction
Rachel Kester, DO; Stephen Pinals, MD

Keynote: The Experience of Aging from a Leader in Geriatric Psychopharmacology
Carl Salzman, MD

Transforming Brain Health and Dementia Care
Alvaro Pascual-Leone, MD, PhD

Break

Dementia and Anticipating the End of Life
Talia Lewis, MD

Racial Disparities and Inequality in the Treatment of Older Adults with Depression
Chirag Vyas, MBBS, MPH

Lunch (on own)

Reframing Aging Through Immersive Learning: Augmenting Geriatrics Competencies & Person-Centered Care
Marilyn R. Gugliucci, MA, PhD, AGHEF, GSAF, AGSF, NAOMEF

Collaborative Design for Recovery and Health for People with SMI
Karen Fortuna, PhD

Break

Panel: BHIG Restart and Models of Home-based Care
Annie Fowler; Alexis Freedberg, MD; Patricia Green Cameron, NP; Rebecca Worrall, LICSW

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Welcome Day 2
Rachel Kester, DO; Stephen Pinals, MD

New Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease
Daniel Press, MD

Social Factors Correlated with Longevity
Sachin Shah, MD, MPH

Break

Loneliness and Aging
Nancy Donovan, MD

Unmasking Ageism
Tracey Gendron, MS, PhD

Lunch (on own)

Psychotherapy with Older Adults
Marshall Forstein, MD

Grief Matters: Exploring Mourning and Melancholia in Older Adults
Stephen Pinals, MD; Richard Frankel, PhD

Break

Community Resources to Help At-Risk Older Adults Age in Place
Cassie Cramer, LICSW; Nandy Barbosa, MSW; Elizabeth "Libby" Arsenault, LCSW; Teresa M. Kourtz, LSW, MSG

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