March 13, 20208:15 AM–12:30 PMCONTINENTAL BREAKFAST BEGINNING AT 7:45 AM
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Program Description
Neuroscience Teaching Day is a ½-day educational program on the morning before AAGP starts. The 2020 program focuses on the biology of aging and its importance in geriatric psychiatry. There is a growing awareness of the critical role of the biology of aging in cognitive, behavioral and well-being outcomes in later life. Integration of concepts in the biology of aging into our understanding of patients’ experiences and clinical outcomes will be increasingly important in the practice of geriatric psychiatry. This program features three 45-minute expert presentations and a panel discussion. These cutting-edge presentations will address three themes in the biology of aging: 1) the circuitry of the aging brain and the molecular and neural basis of age-related cognitive deficits; 2) the experience of wisdom in aging, its neurobiological basis and potential modifiers of wisdom during aging; 3) the molecular and neural mechanisms of risk and resilience in geriatric depression and the role of biological aging markers in addressing relevant treatments and clinical outcomes. Following the presentations, the panel discussion will include questions from the participants.
FACULTY
Amy F. T. Arnsten, PhDYale University School of Medicine
Dilip Jeste, MDUniversity of California San Diego
Helen Lavretsky, MDUCLA
PROGRAM OBJECTIVES
Early-Bird registration – on or before January 6, 2020: AAGP members: $165Nonmembers: $245
CME AccreditationThis activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of the Amedco and the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry. Amedco is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.