Schedule

Friday, March 16, 2007

Ballroom Lobby
5:30-6:30 pm	Registration
Ballroom
6:30-6:40 pm	Welcoming 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	Falls Prevention – The State of the Science Laurence Z. Rubenstein, MD, MPH
8:30 pm	Adjourn

Ballroom
7:15-8:30 am	Registration
8:30-8:45 am	Opening Remarks Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD/Dennis H. Sullivan, MD
8:45-9:30 am	The Epidemiology and Impact of Older Adult Falls Judy A. Stevens, PhD
9:30-10:15 am	Steps Towards Evidenced Based Care for Mobility Problems: A Physiatrist's Perspective Jonathan Bean, MD, MS
10:15-10:30 am	BREAK
10:30-11:15 am	What Determines the Impact Force and Risk of Injury in a Fall? Biomechanical Studies of Age and Gender Effects James A. Ashton-Miller, PhD
11:15-12:00 pm	The Relationship Between Cognitive Function, Gait and Falls in Aging Roee Holtzer, PhD
12:00-1:15 pm	LUNCH (on your own)
1:15-2:00 pm	Outcome Measures for the Evaluation of Gait and Balance Stephanie Hart-Hughes, PT, NCS
2:00-2:45 pm	Vitamin D and Falls in Older Community-Dwelling Women Kimberly Faulkner, PhD
2:45-3:00 pm	BREAK
3:00-3:45 pm	Implementing a Fall Prevention Program Mary E. Watson, MSN, APRN.BC
3:45-4:30 pm	A Multidisciplinary Clinic for a Multidisciplinary Problem: Fall Prevention Cynthia J. Brown, MD, MSPH
4:30 pm	Adjourn & Evaluation