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Friday, August 21, 2009
11:00 Conference Registration, Box Lunch Buffet and Exhibits
12:10 Welcome - Steven C. Zweig MD, MSPH
GENERAL SESSION
12:15 Falls and Fractures
Controversies in Falls Prevention
Moderator: Kyle Moylan, MD,
David Cravens, MD, MSPH, CMD, and other MU geriatrics faculty and fellows will debate the pros and cons of controversial issues in the prevention of falls in the long term care setting.
• Issue 1: Hip protectors in long term care: Ready for prime time?
• Issue 2: Vitamin D for fall prevention: Hope or hype?
Audience Objectives:
- Participants will be able to identify the pros and cons of utilizing hip protectors for the prevention of hip fractures in long term care.
- Participants will be able to identify the pros and cons of utilizing vitamin D to prevent falls.
2:15 pm - Break & Exhibits
2:45 pm
Frailty: When to Attempt Reversing: When to Palliate
- Mary Beth Brown, PhD;
David Mehr, MD, MS,
David Thomas, MD,
Audience Objectives:
- Address the current definition of frailty
- Define reversible causes of frailty
4:45 Interdisciplinary Center on Aging Poster Session/Reception
Moderator: David Oliver, PhD
6:00 Adjourn
6:15 - 7:15 pm - Missouri Association
of Long Term Care Physicians
(MALTCP) Annual Meeting
(For members and interested health care professionals)
A copy of the brochure in pdf format is available for downloading and printing by clicking on image above.
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