Programme
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| 29 SEPTEMBER 2010 | ||||
| 12.00 | REGISTRATION OPENS | Wicklow Hall 2B | ||
| Sponsored Symposium Dysphagia: Science-based methods for early detection and management | ||||
| Chairpersons: David Stott (UK) | ||||
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Definition, prevalence, and burden of oropharyngeal dysphagia: A serious problem among older adults worldwide Olle EKBERG (SE) |
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Pathophysiology, relevance, and natural history of oropharyngeal dysphagia in older people Pere CLAVÉ (SP) |
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Aspiration pneumonia: A life-threatening complication of oropharyngeal dysphagia and the need for comprehensive care by a multidisciplinary team Jordi ALMIRALL (SP) |
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| Amphitheatre | ||||
| 15.00 |
Opening Ceremony and Welcome Addresses at the 2010 EUGMS Congress EUGMS President D O'Neill (Irl) Mary Harney TD, Minister of Health, Ireland |
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| Launch of European Geriatric Medicine | ||||
| Chairpersons: Prof Davis Coakley (Irl) and Prof Paul Knight (EUGMS) | ||||
| 15.40 |
Ageing, Global Health and Human Rights HER EXCELLENCY, MARY ROBINSON (Irl) Founder/President of Realizing Rights: Ethical Globalization Initiative |
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| 16.30 |
Ageing and the poetic spirit SEAMUS HEANEY Nobel Laureate |
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| 18.00 | WELCOME RECEPTION AT CONFERENCE CENTRE | |||
| 19.30 | Concert of Late-Life Creativity | National Symphony Orchestra | Strauss, Mozart | |
| 30 SEPTEMBER 2010 | ||||
| Liffey Hall 1 | Liffey Hall 2 | Wicklow Hall 2A | Wicklow Hall 2B | |
| GERIATRIC CHALLENGES | GERIATRIC TECHNIQUES/TECHNOLOGIES | CORE CURRICULUM | SATELLITE SYMPOSIUM | |
| 08.30 | Towards more appropriate drug prescription in older people | Operationalization of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments | CORE CURRICULUM Brain and Life Span | New Directions in Atrial Fibrillation |
| Chairpersons: Eva Topinková (CZ), | Chairpersons: Simon Conroy (UK), Frances Horgan (Irl) | Chairpersons: Adalstein Gudmundsson (Iceland), Anne O'Driscoll (Irl) | Chairpersons:Diarmuid O’Shea | |
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Quality of prescriptions in geriatric patients Stephen JACKSON (UK) |
What’s new in CGA? Olav SVETVOLD (No) |
Neuropsychological assessment Robert COEN (IRL) |
Clinical, Economic and Quality of Life Impact of Atrial Fibrillation Michael BARRY (IRL) |
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Inappropriate medication use in hospitals Graziano ONDER (I) |
Developments in the Minimum Data Set Palmi JONNSON (Iceland) |
Delirium Barbara VON MUNSTER (NL) |
Stroke and Atrial Fibrillation TBC |
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New European drug prescription tools: STOPP and START Denis O’MAHONY (IRL) |
Incorporating nutritional assessment into CGA: the EUGMS experience (O02) Paul KNIGHT (UK) |
Ageing and Intellectual disability Helena EVENHUIS (NL) |
Stroke and cardiovascular hopitalisation in AF - is there a role for AADs? Ariel COHEN (F) |
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| Submitted presentation O01: PREDICT study | Assessing nutrition in nursing homes: the European experience |
The Changing Face of Treatment Options in Atrial Fibrillation Brian Maurer (IRL) |
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| 10.15 | COFFEE BREAK | |||
| 10.45 | Atherosclerosis, neuro- and cardiovascular risk factors | Pharmaco-genetics and genetic technology interventions | CORE CURRICULUM Geriatric Giants | Sponsored Symposium: Impacting Outcome with Nutrition |
| Chairpersons: Declan Lyons (Irl), Mauro di Bari (I) | Chairpersons: Alberto Pilotto (I) and J Bernard Walsh (Irl) | Chairpersons: Timo Strandberg (FI), Ken Mulpeter (Irl) | Chairperson: Alfonso Cruz-Jentoft (SP) | |
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Are the cardio- and neurological risk factors the same at midlife and in the extreme old age? Alina SOLOMON (FI) |
Potential applications of stem cell therapies in older people Tim O'BRIEN (IRL) |
Urinary incontinence Carlos VERDEJO (SP) |
The MNA-SF Cornel SIEBER (D) |
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From when to what age is it possible to prevent atherosclerosis? TBC |
Genetics of the oldest old Maeve REA (N IRL) |
Faecal incontinence Philippe CHASSAGNE (F) |
The Value of Oral Nutritional Supplements in the Older Adult Tommy CEDERHOLM (Se) |
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Treatment strategy: diet, physical activities or drugs? Do they work in very old people? Fernando RODRIGUEZ-ARTALEJO (SP) |
Submitted Presentations O04-O07: A Pharmacogenetic Study Of Serotonin-Transporter Gene Polymorphisms in Elderly Patients With Late-Life Depression Treated With Selective Serotonin-Reuptake Inhibitors; Telomere length is associated with functional decline after hospitalization in older patients |
Pressure Sores Sylvie MEAUME (F) |
Vitamin D and Protein – Impact on Musculoskeletal Health of the Older Adult R RIZZOLI (CH) |
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| Submitted presentation O03: Differential characteristics and prognosis of elderly heart failure patients depending on hospital care: Acute Geriatric Unit vs. Cardiology ward. | Submitted Presentations: Association of Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL) with Total and Cardiovascular Mortality in Older Adults; European Medicine Licencing Agencies and Older People | |||
| 12.30 | LUNCH | |||
| 13.30 | POSTER ROUNDS | |||
| 14.30 | Sarcopaenia: assessment and preventive measures | New integrated management of stroke | CORE CURRICULUM | Sponsored Symposium: New Approaches to Pain |
| Chairperson: Stefania Maggi (I), Rachael Doyle (Irl) | Chairpersons: Rónán Collins (Irl), Morten Mowe (No) | Chairpersons: Arturo Vilches (S), Josie Clare (Irl) | Chairpersons: Dermot POWER (Irl) | |
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EUGMS working group on sarcopaenia Alfonso CRUZ-JENTOFT (SP) |
Innovations in integrated care of the older stroke patient Peter LANGHORNE (UK) |
Innovative support for nursing homes Patricia McCORMACK (IRL) |
The elderly patient demands more: Focus on modern pain treatment Dermot POWER (IRL) |
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New approaches to management of sarcopaenia and frailty Jean-Pierre MICHEL (CH) |
Thrombolysis and older people with stroke Sean MURPHY (IRL) |
Improving oral health improves well-being Bernd WÖSTMANN (D) |
Pain and dementia Peter PASSMORE (UK) |
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Sarcopaenic obesity Mauro ZAMBONI (I) |
Prevention and management of the late complications in stroke patients Martin O’DONNELL (Canada/IRL) |
Pneumonia and older people Marc PACCALIN (F) |
Use of buprenorphine in older patients Peter WETTERBERG (No) |
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| 16.00 | COFFEE BREAK | |||
| 16.30 | Cardio-vascular disease management programs | Technology, health and ageing – a major integrated programme, TRIL | CORE CURRICULUM Metabolic Disorders | Sponsored Symposium: Life long vaccination programme : challenges and benefits |
| Chairpersons: Hansjorg Werner (D), Cillian Twomey (Irl) | Chairpersons: Jürgen Bauer (D), Eamonn Mulkerrin (Irl) | Chairpersons: Hubert Blain (F) and Joseph Harbison (Irl) | Chairperson: Cornel Sieber (D) | |
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Emerging guidelines for treatment of hypertension in the very old Jose Manuel RIBERA –CASADO (SP) |
Symposium Presenters to include Ian ROBERTSON (IRL), Richard REILLY (IRL), Brian LAWLOR (IRL), Chi Wei FAN (Irl) |
Electrolyte disturbances Marc BONNEFOY (F) |
Contribution of adult vaccination to public health and healthy ageing Jean-Pierre MICHEL (CH) |
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Cardiac resynchronization in older CHF patients Michael FRENNEAUX (UK) |
Disorders of mineral metabolism Patrick AMMANN (CH) |
Immunosenescence and infections : myth or reality? B WEINBERGER (F) |
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Continuity of care of heart failure patients Anne STROMBERG (SE) |
Diabetes management Ulrich VISCHER (CH) |
New concept of prevention by a « Latent Virus Blocker » vaccine R JOHNSON (UK) |
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| 1 OCTOBER 2010 | ||||
| Liffey Hall 1 | Liffey Hall 2 | Wicklow Hall 2A | Wicklow Hall 2B | |
| 08.30 |
MCI and conversion into Alzheimer’s Disease |
Innovative approaches to rehabilitation | CORE CURRICULUM | Sponsored Symposium: Nutrition Intervention for Older Adults with Sarcopenia: A Promising New Approach |
| Chairpersons: Leo Boelaarts (NL), Christina Donnellan (Irl) | Chairpersons: Emma Stokes (Irl), Tahir Masud (UEMS) | Chairpersons: Tara Coughlan (Irl), Jens-Ulrik Rosholm (DK) | Chairpersons: Jean-Pierre Michel (CH), Alfonso Cruz-Jentoft (S) | |
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How to assess and manage MCI? Peter PASSMORE (UK) |
Robotics and rehabilitation Cordula WERNER (De) |
Advance care planning DW (Willie) MOLLOY (Canada/IRL) |
Assessing functional status in research and/or clinical settings Maurits VANDEWOUDE (B) |
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The tomorrow treatment: antiamyloid vaccination vs anti-Tau drugs? Brian O'NUALLAIN (IRL) |
Submitted Presentations O012-O17: Nocturia In Hip Fracture Patients; Intervention Of An Intermediate Care Team (ICT) In The Community: Comparing Post Hospitalization Care With Prevention Of Hospital Admission Care |
Self-Neglect Jim O’BRIEN (USA) |
Interventions to Maintain Muscle Mass and Function in Aging Populations Douglas PADDON-JONES (USA) |
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| Submitted Presentation O08-O011: Doxycycline and Rifampin for Alzheimer's Disease - The DARAD Clinical Trial; Orthostatic Hypotension in Mild Cognitive Impairment; Cross-Cultural Dementia screen (CCD): validation of a new test for elderly migrants; Anxiety And Living Alone As Prognostic Factors In Mild Cognitive Impairment | Mortality and Disability Following Stroke In An Irish Population Based Study - The North Dublin Population Stroke Study; The Muscle Effects of Leucine Rich Dairy Proteins in Older Polymyalgia Rheumatica Patients; a Randomized Crossover Trial |
Macular degeneration Stephen BEATTY (IRL) |
Hydroxy-Beta-Methylbutyrate (HMB) and Vitamin D - benefits for aging muscle Matthew VUKOVICH (USA) |
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| Evaluation of Physiological Redundancy in Acutely Ill Older Adults Using a Frailty Index Derived from a Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment; Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment for Older Adults Admitted to Hospital: Cochrane Review | ||||
| 10.15 | COFFEE BREAK | |||
| 10.45 | Management of diarrhea epidemics in geriatric wards | Information technology and geriatricians | CORE CURRICULUM Rehabilitation challenges in dementia | SUBMITTED PRESENTATIONS |
| Chairpersons: Thomas Münzer (CH), Isweri Pillay (Irl) | Chairpersons: Katarzyna Wieczorowska-Tobis (PL), Kieran O'Connor (Irl) | Chairpersons: Rory McGovern (Irl), Anthony Fiorini (M) | Chairpersons: Jean-Claude Leners (LUX), Brian Carey (Irl) | |
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New Approaches to Clostridium Difficile management Lorraine KYNE (IRL) |
Gerotechnology and older people Alain FRANCO (F) |
Post cardio- and neuro-vascular acute events Ynge GUSTAFSON (SE) |
Health Services Research and Older People: Salient Developments Hannah McGEE (IRL) |
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The gut microbiota and ageing: pro or contra probiotics Paul O’TOOLE (IRL) |
Technology and chronic disease management David CRAIG (UK) |
Post upper and/or lower limbs fractures rehabilitation Katharina PILS (A) |
Submitted Presentations O023-O028: The Health Status of Community Dwelling Older Persons Living In Formal And Informal Settlements In KwaZulu-Natal (KZN), South Africa; Implementation of the St. Gallen criteria for classifying the risk of relapse and the need for chemotherapy in elderly breast cancer patients | |
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Management of Rota virus epidemics in nursing homes Alberto PILOTTO (I) |
Submitted Presentations O19-O022:e-Health interventions for older people; The effect of a mobile safety alarm on going outside, feeling safe, fear of falling and quality of life in community living older persons. A randomized trial. |
Memory and ecological training in patients with dementia TBC |
National profiling of elder abuse referrals; Predictive factors associated with laryngeal penetrations in acute care hospitalized geriatric population | |
| Submitted Presentation O018: Increased burden of zoster and its complications in elderly people | Community Health Call Centre - A Telephone Nursing Consultation Service For High Risk Elderly Patients; Information And Communication Technology Systems Improve Quality of Life And Safety Of Alzheimer's Disease Patients: A Multicenter International Survey | Physical activity and mortality in the elderly - a 42 year follow-up study in a general Norwegian population; Association of Self-Rated Health at Midlife and Health-Related Quality of Life in Old Age | ||
| 12.30 | LUNCH | |||
| 13.30 | POSTER ROUNDS | |||
| 14.00 | Why longitudinal studies matter for geriatricians | Ethics and the new technologies | New ways of teaching geriatric medicine | SUBMITTED PRESENTATIONS |
| Chairpersons: Diarmuid O'Shea (Irl), Gaetano Crepaldi (I) | Chairpersons: Mo Flynn (Irl), Åke Rundgren (SE) | Chairpersons: Joe Duggan (Irl), Mario Barbagallo (I) | Chairpersons: Servet Ariogul (T), Claire Donnellan (Irl) | |
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Geriatricians and longitudinal studies Rose-Anne KENNY (IRL) |
New ways of assessing decision making capacity in demented patients Shaun O’KEEFFE (IRL) |
Release of the European standards of pre- and post-graduate geriatric teaching Dieter LUTTJE (D) |
Submitted Presentations O029-O035: A higher than expected prevalence of impulsive compulsive behaviours in elderly patients with parkinson's disease; A Cross-sectional Study On How Dementia Patients' And Their Caregivers' Quality Of Life Are Associated Provides Possibilities To Improve Dementia Care | |
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Learning from the oldest-old K ANDERSEN-RANBERG (DK) |
If homecare is the goal, what is home in a technological age? Athena McLEAN (USA) |
Integrating gerontology and geriatric medicine in a new medical school Paul FINUCANE (IRL) |
"It is Heart-Breaking Leaving Your Home": Quality of Life of People with a Cognitive Impairment Living in Long-Term Care, Emerging Differences in People with Different Degrees of Impairment; Effect of Aging and Falls on Step Length / Cadence Ratio In a Group of Community Living Older Women | |
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Early identification of persons at risk of disability Doorly JH DEEG (Nl) |
Dermatoporosis: a promising entity Jean SAURAT (CH) |
New approaches in geriatric medicine teaching Paul O’NEILL (UK) |
The interrelation between Drugs and Falls; Arterial stiffness causes isolated systolic hypertensionin the elderly: an age-dependent effect; Do both Areal BMD and Injurious Falls Explain the Higher Incidence of Low-energy Fractures in Women than in Men? | |
| 15.30 | COFFEE BREAK | |||
| 16.30 | Closing Session | |||
| Chairpersons: Prof Shaun O'Keeffe (ISPGM) and Prof Jean-Pierre Michel (EUGMS) | ||||
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Global ageing and geriatric medicine John BEARD (WHO) |
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Alzheimer's disease as a preventable syndrome Francoise FORRETTE (F) |
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| Close and Malaga 2011 | ||||
| 19.00 | CONFERENCE DINNER IN MANSION HOUSE | |||