Schedule
Tuesday, September 11, 2007
Ballroom Level – Salon A |
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7:15-8:30 am |
Registration |
8:30-8:45 am |
Opening Remarks Ronni Chernoff, Ph.D., R.D. Dennis H. Sullivan, M.D. |
8:45-9:30 am |
Frailty Screening in Older Adults: Conceptualizations, Definitions, and Practical Applications Sara E. Espinoza, MD |
9:30-10:15 am |
IL-6 and Health in Older persons Luigi Ferrucci, MD, PhD |
10:15-10:45 am |
BREAK |
10:45-11:30 am |
Diabetes, Aging, and Inflammation M. Kathleen Figaro, MD, MS |
11:30-12:15 pm |
The Free Radical Theory of Aging: New Evidence from Cohort Studies of Aging in the US and Italy Richard D. Semba, MD, MPH |
12:15-1:30 pm |
LUNCH (provided) Salon B |
1:30-2:15 pm |
Unintentional Body Weight Changes in Older Adults: Causes and Consequences Nicholas P. Hays, PhD |
2:15-2:30 pm |
BREAK |
2:30-3:15 pm |
Weight Loss and Exercise to Ameliorate Frailty in Obese Older Adults Dennis T. Villareal, MD |
3:15-4:00 pm |
Nutrition and Physical Function in the Health ABC Study Denise K. Houston, PhD, RD |
4:00 pm |
Adjourn |
Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Ballroom Level – Salon A |
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| 7:30-8:30 am |
Registration |
8:30-9:15 am |
Sarcopenic Obesity: The Contribution of Fat and Muscle to Functional Status in Elderly People William J. Evans, PhD, FACSM |
9:15-10:00 am |
Muscle Loss During Inactivity and Stress: Nutritional Interventions Douglas Paddon-Jones, PhD |
| 10:00-10:30 am |
BREAK |
| 10:30-11:15 am |
Predictors and Consequences of Frailty in Older Women from the Women's Health Initiative Andrea Z. LaCroix, PhD |
11:15-12:00 pm |
Frailty in Older Males John E. Morley, MB, BCh |
12:00-1:30 pm |
LUNCH (on your own) |
1:30-2:15 pm |
The Links Among Albumin, Nutrition, and Frailty Dennis H. Sullivan, MD |
2:15-3:00 pm |
Interventions for Nutritional Frailty Connie W. Bales, PhD, RD, LDN |
3:00 pm |
Adjourn |
