Finalize Your 2010 Plans Now!

IPA 2010 International Meeting
26-29 September – Santiago de Compostela, Spain
Diversity ● Collaboration ● Dignity

Finalize your plans for 2010 by making sure you include participating in the 2010 IPA International Meeting in Santiago de Compostela, Spain.  Whether you submit an abstract and present or simply attend and collaborate with your international colleagues, this meeting will be memorable.  The city is designated by UNESCO as a World Heritage Site and is one of Spain’s most monumental towns with a particular architectural style all of its own.  IPA will hold the meeting at the city’s renown university.  In addition to this unique setting, the scientific program is already taking shape to be another of IPA’s best … as described below.

Plenary Sessions Confirmed
Three internationally renowned presenters have already been confirmed for the plenary sessions.

§  Martin Prince (United Kingdom)
Opening Session/Raymond Levy Lecture: The 10/66 Dementia Research Group Studies of the prevalence, incidence, impact and aetiology of cognitive and mental disorders in Latin America, India and China

§  Jiska Cohen-Mansfield (United States)
Psychosocial intervention (or person-centered care) to prevent and treat agitated behavior in persons with dementia

§  Jerson Laks (Brazil)
Depression in the elderly – How to prevent and treat a heterogeneous disorder

Scientific Program
The meeting theme – Diversity ● Collaboration ● Dignity will be explored in depth by the scientific program under the direction of meeting Co-Chairs Raimundo Mateos (Spain) and Manuel Franco (Spain), and Scientific Committee Chair Knut Engedal (Norway).  Geriatric mental health covers a broad array of issues and IPA will consider some of these topics at this meeting:

§  Suicide and suicide prevention in the elderly
§  BPSD in home living and nursing home patients
§  Delirium in demented and non-demented elderly. Is there a difference?
§  Depression in dementia
§  Memory clinics in Europe
§  Early onset dementia – patients’ and carers' needs
§  Use of restraints in residential care
§  Gait function and falls in demented patients
§  MRI in dementia
§  Assessment of capacity in elderly patients
§  Anxiety among elder persons – A disease entity or a symptom?
§  Respect and dignity – Person-centered care
§  Lewy body dementia – A diagnostic and treatment challenge
§  Ethical standards in management of older people with psychiatric disorders
§  Cognition and behavior after stroke
§  Family burden of care and management
§  Use of neuropsychology to differentiate between MCI and the various dementia types
§  Psychotherapy to cure depression, anxiety and sleep disturbances in the elderly
§  Biology of Alzheimer’s disease and new treatment strategies
§  Dying well in advanced dementia
§  Quality of life in advanced dementia
§  Psychotherapy workshop

Pre-Meeting Workshop – Neuroimaging in Dementia
Now in its third year, the IPA Neuroimaging in Dementia Workshop is a favorite in the field.  It will be offered on Saturday, 25 September – conveniently scheduled just prior to the International Meeting.

The well-regarded, interactive workshop has consistently received high ratings from our participants. In fact, 95% of those who attended the June 2009 workshop in Copenhagen, Denmark said they would recommend it to a colleague and 95% said that the workshop increased their confidence and improved their interpretation in Neuroimaging techniques.

Make the most of your travel time by attending both the International Meeting and the Workshop.

Registration for the popular Neuroimaging Workshop will be limited to 50 delegates.  Please contact info@ipa-online.org if you would like to receive early notification that registration is open.

Additional One Day Workshops Planned
In addition to the Neuroimaging in Dementia Workshop, plans are being made for a one day workshop focused on Long Term Care Facilities as a follow up to the very popular Expert Meeting recently held at the Montréal Congress.  An ECT Workshop is also being considered.  Be sure to visit this website in the coming months for further developments

Abstract Submission Now Open – Act Now!
The diversity of IPA meetings is enhanced by broad participation from the field and all of the various disciplines caring for the older patient.  Please consider contributing to the program by sharing your expertise and knowledge. Submissions for symposia (90 minutes each), free communications, and poster presentations are currently being accepted.

To submit an abstract, please go to the meeting abstract system at http://ipa2010.abstractcentral.com no later than 11 May 2010.   

Please contact www.ipa-online.org for more information about the meeting and continue to visit this website as more details become available.

 2010 Key Dates
To see a full list of important meeting dates and deadlines, please visit the Meetings and Events page on the IPA website.

 Make your plans now to participate in the 2010 IPA International Meeting in Spain.  With an excellent program in an extraordinary location, you are certain to be satisfied you did participate.