05:00 PM—07:30 PM Constitution Ballroom A (Sheraton Boston)
Irving S. Wright Award of Distinction Lecture and Reception
Steven N. Austad, PhD, will present the 2011 lecture titled, “From Mice to Methuselah: What We Can Learn From the Comparative Biology of Aging?”
This award is given by the American Federation for Aging Research (AFAR).
1355 05:00 PM—06:30 PM Hynes 106 (Convention Center)
Paper: Global Perspectives on Intergenerational Support
Chair: Zhen Cong
Presentations: ● Bonding with One Child: Consequences on Depression and Disability of Elders in Rural China, Zhen Cong, Merril Silverstein
● What Exchanges Mean to Japanese Older Parents and Their “On-Call” Families, Soon-May Lum
● Household Context and Health of the Elderly in India, Tannistha Samanta
05:00 PM—07:30 PM Back Bay Ballroom C (Sheraton Boston)
Maxwell A. Pollack Award Presentation
The Maxwell A. Pollack Award for Productive Aging Award Lecture will feature an address by the 2010 Pollack Award recipient, Mary E. Tinetti, MD, and the presentation of the 2011 Pollack Award. The Pollack Award recognizes instances of practice informed by research and analysis, research that directly improved policy or practice, and distinction in bridging the worlds of research and practice. The 2011 Pollack Award recipient is XinQi Dong, MD, MPH of Rush University.
● Reflections on a Study of the UK’s First Purpose-Built Intergenerational Centre, Julie Melville
● Effects of Grandparent Caregiving: Evidence of Health Improvements for Grandparents in Taiwan, Li-Jung Ku, Sally Stearns, Peggye Dilworth-Anderson, Thomas Konrad, Courtney van Houtven, Shoou-Yih Lee
1360 05:00 PM—06:30 PM Hynes 111 (Convention Center)
Paper: Risks for Functional Limitations Chair: Courtney Hall
Presentations: ● Impact of Cognitive and Manual Dual-Tasks on Gait of
Older Adults at High and Low Fall Risk, Courtney Hall, Madeleine Hackney
1350 05:00 PM—06:30 PM Hynes 107 (Convention Center)
Chair: Heidi Dahle
Presentations: ● The Effect of Bright Light on Persons with Dementia: A Review of the Current Research on the Ability of Bright Light in Residential Settings to Reduce Agitation and Improve Sleep in Persons with Dementia, Heidi Dahle
● The Presence of Family During Mealtime: Impact on Feeding Assistance Care Quality, Daniel Durkin, Sandra Simmons
● Person-centered Care in the Face of ‘Aggressive’ Behaviors of People with Dementia Living in a Long-term Care Setting, Patrick Doyle
● The Dining Environment in Special Care Units: Opportunities for Social Connection for Residents Living with Dementia, Emily Roberts
● Promoting Choice in Nursing Home Daily Care: A Standardized Observational Protocol of Staff Behavior, Jennifer Palmer, Victoria Parker, Dan Berlowitz, James Burgess, Christine Hartmann
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Paper: Environmental Changes That Improve the Quality of Long Term Care
● An Examination of Rural vs. Urban Falls using GIS, Daniel Van Dussen, Barbara Hileman, Bradley Shellito, Howard Krause
● Insufficient Personal Assistance for ADL Disability and Risk for Death among Community-Living Older Adults, Shuang He, Huiping Xu, Laura Sands, P J Eric Stallard, Bruce Craig, Joseph Thomas, Ken Covinsky
● Insufficient ADL Help and Hospital Readmission, Glen DePalma, Huiping Xu, Ken Covinsky, Bruce Craig, P J Eric Stallard, Joseph Thomas, Laura Sands
● Wayfinding Efficacy is Associated with Balance in Older Adults: Results from the Healthy Aging Research Network, Renae Smith-Ray, Thomas Prohaska, Amy Eisenstein, William Satariano
1365 05:00 PM—06:30 PM Hynes 102 (Convention Center)
Chair: Roland Thorpe Discussant: James Jackson
Presentations: ● Health and Cognitive Aging in African American Men, Keith Whitfield, Adrienne Aiken Morgan, Jason Allaire
GSA’s 64th Annual Scientific Meeting 165 BSS
Symposium: African American Men’s Health: The Role of Psychosocial and Lifestyle Factors
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