Albuquerque, New Mexico, 2008

Program
Friday, August 1, 2008  Saturday, August 2, 2008  POSTERS


Saturday, August 2, 2008

8:00-9:00 am

IANA Task Force Presentations

  • The Task Force on Preventive Trials in Alzheimer, Sandrine Andrieu, MD, PhD
  • The Task Force on Frailty, Gabor Abellan van Kan, MD
  • The Task Force on Nutrition and Cognitive Decline, Martha C. Morris, ScD
  • IANA Task Force on Memory Health Clinics, Bruno Vellas, MD, PhD

9:00-10:30 am

Nutrition , Aging , Cognition, Muscle

  • The Metabolic Syndrome is a Risk Factor for Vascular Dementia, Not for Alzheimer’s Disease in French Elderly Persons: The Three-City Study, Pascale Barberger-Gateau, MD, PhD
  • Physical Exercise and BPSD, Philippe Robert, MD, PhD
  • Under-Eating in Hospitalized Older Adults: Patterns and Predictors, Outcomes and Opportunities for Intervention, Julie L. Locher, PhD, MSPH
  • Physical Exercise and Dementia Clinical Trials, Eric B. Larson, MD, MPH, FACP
* Low Levels of Plasma Phosphatidylcholine Docosahexaenoic Acid Are Associated with Risk of All-Cause Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease : The Rancho Bernardo Study. L.A. Weiss, J. Bergstrom, D. Kritz-Silverstein, Elizabeth Barrett-Connor (USA)
  • Role of DHA in Cognitive Aging and Alzheimer’s Disease. K. Yurko-Mauro, E. Nelson, J. Quinn (USA)
Intramuscular Fat in Older Adults and the Impact of Resistance Training. R.L. Marcus, J. Kidde, L. Dibble, O. Addison, P.C. LaStayo (USA)

10:30-11:00 am

Refreshment Break and Poster Session

11:00-1.00 pm

Nutrition, Exercise, cognition and Aging,

  • Dangers of Weight Loss in the Elderly, Robert R. Wolfe, PhD
  • Olive Oil and Cognition: Results from the Three-City Study, C. Berr, PhD
  • Consequences of Poor Nutrition on Indicators of Sarcopenia and Physical Function: A Longitudinal Prospective, Benedetta Bartali, RD, PhD
  • High-Fat Feeding and Age Impact Voluntary Wheel Running and Cognitive Function in rats. N. Tümer, M. Judge, T.C. Foster, B. Erdos, I. Cudykier, P.J. Scarpace (USA)
  • Let’s Give People with Alzheimer’s (AD) what the Beagles Got… Here’s How ! S. Arkin (USA)
  • Frailty Grip Is Associated with Glucose Intolerance : Results from the Epidemiological Diabetes Reduction Assessment with Ramipril and Rosiglitazone Medication Study Population. H. Florez, H. Gerstein, P. Sheridan, J. Bosch, R. Goldberg (USA, Canada)
  • The Value of High Protein Oral Supplements during Rehabilitation of Geriatric Hip Fracture Is Related to Reduced Complications and Potential Cost Savings. K.M. Kaspar, SM Drawert (USA)

1:00 pm

Conference Adjourns

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