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Friday, February 19, 2010

Ballroom Foyer
5:30 - 6:30 pm
 Registration

Ballroom
6:30 - 6:40 pm
 Opening Remarks
Dennis H.  Sullivan, MD
6:40 - 7:20 pm
 Dinner (provided)
7:20 - 7:30 pm
 Introduction – The Eugene J. Towbin Honorary Lecture
7:30 - 8:30 pm
 Decreased Visual Function and Its Relationship to the Quality of Life of the Elderly
John P. Shock, MD
8:30 pm
 Adjourn
Saturday, February 20, 2010

Ballroom Foyer
7:45 - 8:30 am
 Registration

Ballroom
8:30 - 8:45 am
Opening Remarks
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD/Dennis Sullivan, MD
8:45 - 9:30 am
 Age-Related Vision Loss
Richard A. Harper, MD
9:30 - 10:15 am
 Do You See What I See?  Seeing into Old Age
Ronald Schucard, PhD
10:15 - 10:30 am
 BREAK
10:30 - 11:15 am
Gait, Postural Control and Health Related Challenges for Individuals with Vision Loss
Christopher Ray, PhD, ATC, CSCS
11:15 - 12:00 pm
 VA Blind and Vision Impairment Rehabilitation Services: A Continuum of Care
Michael Williams, PhD
12:00 - 1:15 pm
 LUNCH (on your own)
1:15 - 2:00 pm
 The Aging Ear
Terry (JR) McCoy, Au.D.
2:00 - 2:45 pm

The Effects of Aging on the Vestibular System
Faith Akin, PhD
2:45 – 3:00 pm
 BREAK
3:00 - 4:30 pm
 Audiologic Rehabilitation of Older Adults with Hearing Loss
Sherri Smith, PhD
4:30 pm
 Adjourn