2016 Georgia GAPNA & ARGEC Annual Continuing Education Conference

All times listed in Eastern Time (US & Canada).
Download event agenda (PDF)

Saturday, February 27, 2016

• 7:30am - 8:15am

  Registration | Exhibit Hall Open (Breakfast)

• 8:15am - 8:30am

  Welcome & Conference Opening

• 8:30am - 10:00am

  Keynote Speaker: National Initiatives in Alzheimer’s Disease

  Richard M. Allman, MD Chief Consultant for Geriatrics and Extended Care Services, Veterans Health Administration

• 10:00am - 10:30am

  Break | Exhibit Hall Open

  (Coffee/Light Snack)

• 10:30am - 12:00pm

  Highlighted Speaker: The Challenges of Choosing Wisely

  Aanand Naik, MD Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center

• 12:00pm - 1:15pm

  Lunch Product Theatre Exhibit Hall Open

• 1:15pm - 2:15pm

  Breakout Sessions 1

  Theodore M. Johnson, II, MD, MPH Emory School of Medicine Jonathan Flacker, MD, AGSF Emory School of Medicine

  1-Gait Speed: The Sixth Vital Sign
  2-Geriatric Syndromes for Non-Prescribers

• 2:15pm - 2:30pm

  Break Exhibit Hall Open

  (Coffee/Light Snack)

• 2:30pm - 3:30pm

  Breakout Sessions 2

  Kristen Lingle, FNP-C Emory School of Medicine JoAnn Coleman DNP, ANP, ACNP, AOCN Sinai Center for Geriatric Surgery

  1-Updates in Rheumatology for Older Adults
  2-The Older Surgical Patient

• 3:30pm - 4:30pm

  Advocating for Older Patients: Lessons from the Field

  Larry Minnix, D.Min. CEO, LeadingAge

• 4:30pm - 4:35pm

  Conference Close