IU GERIATRICS electronic news for August 2004

The IU Geriatrics Program and the IU Center for Aging Research congratulate Kevin Terrell, DO, who has been awarded a Dennis W. Jahnigen Career Development Scholars Award for 2004. Funded by the John A. Hartford Foundation and The Atlantic Philanthropies, the highly competitive, two-year faculty development award of $200,000 provides a foundation upon which individuals can initiate and sustain a career in geriatrics-oriented research and education within the surgical and related medical specialties.

Dr. Terrell's research project is entitled, "Computer-Assisted Decision Support to Increase the Safety of Prescribing to Older Adults in the Emergency Department." Project mentors are Doug Miller, MD, Chris Callahan, MD, Rolly McGrath, MD, and Carey Chisholm, MD. Dr. Terrell is an assistant professor in the IU Department of Emergency Medicine.

PUBLICATIONS

Subramanian U, Hopp F, Lowery J, Woodbridge P, Smith D. Research in home-care telemedicine: challenges in patient recruitment. Telemed J E Health. 2004 Summer;10(2):155-61.

Fraser SA, Kroenke K, Callahan CM, Hui SL, Williams JW Jr, Unutzer J. Low yield of thyroid-stimulating hormone testing in elderly patients with depression. Gen Hosp Psychiatry. 2004 Jul-Aug;26(4):302-9.

Ambrosius WT, Hui SL. Cross calibration in longitudinal studies. Stat Med. 2004 Sep 30;23(18):2845-61.

Guerriero Austrom M, Damush TM, Hartwell C, Perkins T, Unverzagt F, Boustani M, Hendrie HC, Callahan CM. Development and implementation of nonpharmacologic protocols for the management of patients with Alzheimer's disease and their families in a multiracial primary care setting. Gerontologist. 2004 Aug;44(4):548-53.

Williams LS, Jones WJ, Shen J, Robinson RL, Kroenke K. Outcomes of newly referred neurology outpatients with depression and pain. Neurology. 2004 Aug 24;63(4):674-7.

Bruno A, Williams LS, Kent TA. How important is hyperglycemia during acute brain infarction? Neurologist. 2004 Jul;10(4):195-200.

ALZHEIMER'S PRESENTATIONS

As the premier conference for dementia health care professionals, the Alzheimer's Association 12th National Alzheimer's Disease Education Conference united more than 700 attendees during July in Philadelphia. More than 50 top-level professionals presented caregivers with new techniques, strategies and information to enhance quality of care for those with Alzheimer's disease. Mary Guerriero Austrom, PhD, organized and made three educational presentations during the conference. They were:

Boise L, Holmes S, Guerriero Austrom M. Educating Physicians about Dementia: NIA Funded Programs.

Guerriero Austrom M, Hendrie HC. Minority Recruitment Opportunities and Challenges: Programs of NIA-funded Alzheimer Disease Center Education Cores.

Guerriero Austrom M, Bachman J. A Collaborative Model of a Statewide Approach to Alzheimer Disease Education and Awareness.

The 9th International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders was presented by the Alzheimer's Association and held in Philadelphia July 17-22. The conference was the largest gathering of Alzheimer researchers in history. More than 4,200 scientists from around the world shared findings from 2,000 studies showcasing the newest treatment advances in Alzheimer's disease and steps toward prevention.

The following scientists have ties with the IU Geriatrics Program or the IU Center for Aging Research and presented or co-authored posters at the conference: Fred W. Unverzagt, PhD; Hugh C. Hendrie, MB, ChB, DSc; Jeanne I. Dickens, MD; Malaz Boustani, MD, MPH; Chris Callahan, MD; and Martin Farlow, MD.

Boustani M, Fox C, Callahan C, Hendrie H, Farlow M. Pharmacological Management of Aggression in Dementia: A Meta-Analysis. NeuroBiology of Aging. 2004 July;25(S2):187.

Unverzagt F, Gao S, Lane K, Musick B, Evans R, Dickens J, Smith-Gamble V, Baiyewu O, Gureje O, Ogunniyi A, Hall K, Hendrie H. Risk Factors for Incident Cognitive Impairment (CIND): Data from the Indianapolis Study of Health and Aging. NeuroBiology of Aging. 2004 July;25(S2):395.

Hall K, Ogunniyi A, Baiyewu O, Emsley C, Lane K, Gao S, Gureje O, Hendrie H. Cognitive Function and Social Involvement in the Longitudinal Comparative Study of Elderly African Americans and Yoruba. NeuroBiology of Aging. 2004 July;25(S2):341.

Murrell J, Price B, Gibson R, Baiyewu O, Gureje O, Deeg M, Hendrie H, Ogunniyi A, Hall K. Unique Apolipoprotein E Allele (APOE4 Yoruba) Found in Ibadan Population. NeuroBiology of Aging. 2004 July;25(S2):490.

Smith-Gamble V, Lane K, Hall K, Unverzagt F, Hendrie H. Informant Reports of Decline Predicts Dementia in a Population-Based Study of Elderly African Americans. NeuroBiology of Aging. 2004 July; 25(S2): 304.

OTHER PRESENTATIONS

Amna Buttar, MD, MS, presented "Web based modules on depression and delirium" at the Portal of Geriatrics Online Education workshop during the Medical Education Conference: Enhancing Geriatric Education in Medical Schools, June 3-5, 2004, in St. Louis, MO. The conference was jointly sponsored by the American Association of Medical Colleges and Harvard Medical School Department of Continuing Education.

Amna Buttar, MD, MS, presented "Hormonal Replacement Therapy: Hurts or Helps?" at the annual CME conference of the Association of Pakistani Physicians of North America, in Washington DC, on June 11, 2004.

Amna Buttar, MD, MS, presented "Health Screening for Older Adults" at the St. Mary's Hospital Grand Rounds in Evansville, Indiana, on June 30, 2004.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Michael Weiner, MD, MPH, has been appointed to the Society of General Internal Medicine Web Site Redesign Task Force.

ANNOUNCEMENTS

The September 15th IU Geriatrics Conference features Barbara Kamholz, MD, clinical associate professor of psychiatry, visiting Indiana University from the University of Michigan. Her presentation, "Evidence-Based Delirium Care for Hospital Patients," will be in Wishard T2008 A&B from 7:30-8:30am.

Debra Helper, MD, will present "Swallowing Disorders in Older Adults and the Role of Esophageal Dilation as a Therapeutic Manuever," at the September 29th IU Geriatrics Conference held in Wishard T2008 A&B from 7:30-8:30am. Dr. Helper is associate professor of clinical medicine in the Division of Gastroenterology, IU School of Medicine.
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