Healthcare Community
Member Recognition
May 2011
Barry Reisberg (United States)
The American Association for Geriatric
Psychiatry (AAGP) has named Barry Reisberg,
MD, of the NYU Langone Medical Center, as
its 2011 Distinguished Scientist for his
pioneering research on Alzheimer’s disease
and his mentorship of rising leaders in the
field. Dr. Reisberg, United States, is a
former President of the International
Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) serving
from 1997 through 1999. He has also served
as an officer and member of the Board of
Directors since 1985.
At the NYU Langone Medical Center, Dr.
Reisberg is a professor in the Department of
Psychiatry, director of the Fisher
Alzheimer’s Disease Program, and director,
Clinical Core, NYU Alzheimer’s Disease
Center. He served as the research training
director for the Geriatric Psychiatry
Fellowship Program at NYU for 20 years, and
directed the Clinical Research Fellowship
Program for more than 25 years. As a
longtime mentor, he has influenced the
careers of leading investigators from around
the world.
May 2010
Alistair Burns (United Kingdom)
was appointed as National Clinical Director
for Dementia in January 2010 for the United
Kingdom. Professor Burns’ role will be to
provide leadership for the implementation of
the Department's National Dementia Strategy
and to promote better care of people with
dementia, and their carers, across health
and social care. He will also lead on
implementing the recommendations of the
review of the prescribing of anti-psychotics
drugs for people with dementia.
Julian Hughes (United Kingdom) was
recently promoted to honorary professor of
philosophy of ageing in the Institute for
Ageing and Health, Newcastle University, UK.
With colleagues from palliative care (Marie
Lloyd-Williams, UK) and medicine (Greg
Sachs, USA), he has recently edited
Supportive Care for the Person with
Dementia, published by Oxford University
Press. This follows: Palliative Care in
Severe Dementia (Quay Books), Dementia:
Mind, Meaning, and the Person (OUP) and
Ethical Issues in Dementia Care (Jessica
Kingsley).
Joel Sadavoy (Canada) was presented
with the International Federation on Ageing
(IFA) President’s Award for 2010 at their
biennial global conference in Melbourne,
Australia. This award is presented to
outstanding individuals both for life-time
achievements in the field of ageing and for
making outstanding contributions to the
Federation.
December
2009
Sabine Bãhrer-Kohler (Switzerland)
has been appointed as a representative of
the International Federation of Social
Workers (IFSW) to the WHO Advisory group for
the revision of the ICD-10 Mental and
Behavioral Disorders. The Group is led by
Dr. B. Saraceno, Director, WHO Department of
Mental Health and Substance Abuse. The IFSW
represents 745,000 members of national
organizations in 90 countries.
Nicola Lautenschlager (Australia) was
recently appointed Editor-in-Chief of
International Psychogeriatrics. Her
four-year appointment as Editor-in-Chief is
effective January 2011.
Carlos de Mendonça Lima (Portugal)
was appointed as the Head of the Department
of Psychiatry and Mental Health at the
Hospital of Guimarães.
Ajit Shah (United Kingdom) was
recently conferred as Adjunct Professor of
Psychiatry at Hallym University in Seoul,
Korea.
IPA 2009
Distinguished Service Awards
Every two years during each IPA Congress,
IPA recognizes those who have provided
extraordinary service and contributions to
geriatric mental health in three distinct
categories: the field of psychogeriatrics,
congress host country (this year – Canada),
and the IPA organization. To see the most
recent as well as previous recipients of the
field’s highest honor:
http://www.ipa-online.org/ipaonlinev4/main/healthcare/healthcare_awards_fs.html
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