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The Canadian Geriatrics Societys 28th
Annual Scientific Meeting was held at the
Hotel Delta Centre-Ville, in Montreal,
from April 10–12, 2008.
The 28th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Canadian Geriatrics Society offered health care professionals the opportunity to share information and resources, so that those caring for aging adults in Canada and around the world might speak in unison as they work within institutions and with governments to improve elder care.
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Presidential Address and Introduction
Speakers: José Morais, MD, FRCPC, Christopher Frank, MD, and Howard Bergman, MD
Optimizing Prescribing in the Elderly
Speaker: Allen Huang, MDCM,
FRCPC, FACP,
Associate Professor of Medicine,
McGill University; Director, Division
of Geriatric Medicine, McGill University
Health Centre, Montreal,QC.
Frailty: Searching for a Relevant Clinical and Research Concept
Speaker: Howard Bergman, MD,
The Dr.
Joseph Kaufmann Professor and Director
Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill
University, Montreal, QC; Co-Director:
Solidage Research Group, Montreal, QC;
Director, Quebec Research Network in Ageing/Fonds de Recherche en Santé du
Québec, Montreal, QC; Chair, Advisory
Board, Institute of Aging, Canadian
Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON.
Telomeres, Telomerase and Aging
Speaker: Chantal Autexier, Ph.D.,
Lady
Davis Institute for Medical Research, Jewish
General Hospital, and Bloomfield
Center for Research in Aging;
Departments of Anatomy and Cell Biology,
and Medicine, McGill University,
Montreal QC.
Getting Started in an Academic Career: An Interactive Workshop
Speaker: Kenneth Rockwood, MD,
FRCPC, FRCP,
Division of Geriatric Medicine,
Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS.
Type 2 Diabetes among Older Adults
Speaker: Graydon Meneilly, MD,
Professor
and Department Head, Medicine
Department, Faculty of Medicine, University
of British Columbia,Vancouver, BC.
This satellite symposium was sponsored by a grant from Merck Frosst Canada Ltd.
Nutrition and Dementia among Older Adults
Speaker: Carol Greenwood, Ph.D.,
Professor,
Department of Nutritional Sciences,
University of Toronto; Senior Scientist,
Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit,
Baycrest Centre,Toronto, ON.
Assessment of Fitness-to-Drive in Persons with Dementia
Speaker: Frank Molnar, MSC, MDCM,
FRCP(C),
Staff, Division of Geriatric Medicine,
The Ottawa Hospital; Associate Professor,
Department of Medicine, University of
Ottawa; Affiliate Investigator,The Ottawa
Health Research Institute; Scientist,The Elisabeth
Bruyere Research Institute, Ottawa,ON.
Chronic Disease and Aging: A Global Challenge
Speaker: Howard Bergman, MD,
The Dr.
Joseph Kaufmann Professor and Director,
Division of Geriatric Medicine, McGill
University, Montreal, QC; Co-Director:
Solidage Research Group, Montreal, QC;
Director, Quebec Research Network in Ageing/Fonds de Recherche en Santé du
Québec, Montreal, QC; Chair, Advisory
Board, Institute of Aging, Canadian
Institutes of Health Research, Ottawa, ON.
Sarcopenia and Muscle Aging: Mechanisms, Functional Impacts and Therapeutic Approaches
Speaker: Patrick Dehail, MD, Ph.D.,
Service
de Médecine Physique et Réadaptation
& EA 4136, CHU de Bordeaux, Université
de Bordeaux 2; Bordeaux, France.
Whole-body Protein Metabolism with Normal and Frail Aging
Speaker: José Morais, MD,
FRCPC,
Division of Geriatric Medicine &
McGill Nutrition and Food Science Centre,
McGill University, Montreal,QC.
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