Agenda

• 12:00
  Welcome- Karli Urban, MD
• 12:10
  Plenary – George Smith, PhD; Margie Sable, DrPH, MPH, MSW
• 1:10
  Palliative Care and Hospice: Practical Tips for Initiating the Conversation – Ky Stoltzfus, MD
• 2:00
  Break
• 2:10
  Personalized Approach to Knee and Hip Pain: Surgical and Non-Surgical Considerations – James Keeney, MD
• 3:00
  Social Support in the Elderly – Jacquelyn Benson, MA, PhD
• 3:50
  Break
• 4:00
  Cognitive Behavioral Therapy in the Elderly – Suma Chand, PhD
• 5:00
  Poster Session

Saturday, August 17:

AM

• 7:00
  Breakfast and Exhibits
• 8:00
  Welcome and Awards Presentation – Karli Urban, MD
• 8:10
  Plenary – Managing Congestive Heart Failure in Frail Older Adults – Cristina Danila, MD
• 9:00
  Malnutrition in the Aging Population – John Morley, MD
• 9:50
  Break
• 10:00
  • Session 1.1 Hiring, Retaining and Motivating Direct Care Staff – Cathy Murray, RN, MBA, EdD
  • Session 1.2 Oral/dental care for the Elderly Population – John Dane, DDS, FAAHD, DABSCD
• 11:00
  • Session 2.1 Conference Fellow Presentations – Speaker TBD
  • Session 2.2 Driving Assessment: Comprehensive Evaluation of Driving Safely – Lauren Litweller, OTR/L

PM

• 12:00
  Lunch and Exhibits
• 1:00
  • Session 3.1 Adaptive Environments for Aging in Place and Dementia – Gina Pifer, EdD, OTR/L, BCPR
  • Session 3.2 Pre-Surgical Risk Assessment – Michelle Gary, medical student [2020]
• 2:00
  Literature Update – Jim Stevermer, MD
• 2:50
  Medical Marijuana in the Aging Population – Lucas Buffaloe, MD
• 3:20
  Medical Marijuana in Missouri: Regulations and Implementation – Randall Williams, MD
• 3:50
  Closing Remarks
• 4:00
  Adjourn