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| 8:00-9:00 am | Registration Opens & Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Anthony R. McIntosh, Baycrest; University of Toronto |
| 9:15-10:00 | Keynote: New Directions in MCI Diagnosis: Dr. Marilyn Albert, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| 10:00-10:30 | New Directions in MCI Diagnosis: CSF Dr. Alex Henri-Bhargava, Baycrest; University of Toronto |
| 10:30-11:00 | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00-11:30 | New Directions in Diagnosis: Neuropsychological Assessment: Dr. Angela Troyer, Baycrest: University of Toronto; York University |
| 11:30-12:00 pm | New Directions in Diagnosis: Imaging: Dr. Howard Chertkow, The Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging, Montreal |
| 12:00 - 1:30 | Lunch Break (not provided) |
| 1:30-2:45 |
MCI Interventions: Repeating breakout interest groups (choose any 2 of the following 3)
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| 2:45-3:15 | Refreshment Break |
| 3:15-5:00 |
Breakout Workgroups/Interactive Sessions (Attendees can move from room to room between sessions) Clinical Evaluation for MCI Arising from the New Diagnostic Criteria
Non-Amnestic MCI
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| 5:00-5:30 |
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| 5:30-6:30 | Welcome Reception |
| 8:00-9:00 am | Registration Opens & Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Tiffany Chow, Baycrest; University of Toronto |
| 9:15-10:00 | Keynote: Epidemiology of MCI: Dr. David Knopman, Mayo Clinic, Minnesota |
| 10:00-10:30 | Epidemiology of MCI: Genetic Risk Assessment for Alzheimer's Disease: Dr. Scott Roberts, University of Michigan School of Public Health |
| 10:30-11:00 | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00-11:30 | Epidemiology of MCI: Protective/Risk Factors: Dr. Jose Luchsinger, Presbyterian Hospital, New York |
| 11:30-12:00 | Epidemiology of MCI: Neuroimaging: Dr. David Salat, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch Break (not provided) |
| 1:45-2:15 | Poster Session #1: Moderated |
| 2:30-3:00 | Overview: Cognitive Reserve in MCI: Dr. Yaakov Stern, Sergievsky Centre and the Taub Institute, New York |
| 3:00-3:30 | Cognitive Reserve in MCI: Leisure Activities: Dr. Joe Verghese, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York. |
| 3:30-4:00 | Refreshment Break |
| 4:00-4:30 | Cognitive Reserve in MCI: Bilingualism: Dr. Ellen Bialystok, York University; Baycrest |
| 4:30-5:00 | Debate #2: Is There a Pre-MCI Cognitive Signature of AD? Dr. David Knopman vs. Dr. Marilyn Albert |
| 8:30-9:00 am | Registration Opens & Breakfast |
| 9:00-9:15 | Welcoming Remarks: Dr. Nicole Anderson, Baycrest; University of Toronto |
| 9:15-10:00 | Keynote - Cognitive Neuroscience of MCI: Dr. Howard Chertkow, The Bloomingfield Centre for Research in Aging, McGill University |
| 10:00-10:30 | Cognitive Neuroscience of MCI: Working Memory: Dr. Sylvie Belleville, Centre de recherche, IUGM |
| 10:30-11:00 | Refreshment Break |
| 11:00-11:30 | Cognitive Neuroscience of MCI: Imaging Memory Networks: Dr. Mary Pat McAndrews, University Health Network; University of Toronto |
| 11:30-12:00 pm | Cognitive Neuroscience of MCI: Episodic Memory Recollection: Dr. Nicole Anderson, Baycrest; University of Toronto |
| 12:00-1:30 | Lunch Break (not provided) |
| 1:45-2:15 | Poster Session #2 |
| 2:30-3:00 | Cognitive Neuroscience of MCI: Functional Impairments: Dr. Patrick J. Brown*, Columbia University |
| 3:00-3:30 | Cognitive Neuroscience of MCI: Mobility and Lifespace: Dr. Aron Buchman, Armour Academic Centre, Rush College of Medicine, Illinois |
| 3:30-4:00 | Closing Remarks |
* Change of speaker for this topic
These Train-the-Trainer workshops will be offered on Sunday, March 25, 2012 by the Centre for Brain Fitness, Baycrest. Any enquiries should be sent to dianasmith@rotman-baycrest.on.ca
Cost: Each full day workshop early bird price is $180. Registration after Jan 31, 2012 is $200. Student early bird price is $120. Student registration after Jan 31, 2012 is $140. There will be no on-site registration.
The cost of the workshop includes a light breakfast, morning and afternoon snacks. Participants will receive certificates of completion at the end of the workshop. Program kits will be sold separately, please see More Information at the bottom of this page for details.
Sunday March 25, 2012 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Attendee check-in and breakfast will begin at 8:30 am
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Ontario
This workshop will be led by Dr. Brian Levine and Marjorie Green
Executive or frontal lobe functions are responsible for the control, direction, and regulation of cognitive and mental processes. Examples of executive functions include paying attention, managing goals, and forming strategies. These skills are often affected in patients with impaired brain function, including those with traumatic brain injury, stroke, dementia, multiple sclerosis, or psychiatric disorders. Goal Management Training (GMT) provides clinicians with a validated, structured program for rehabilitation of executive function. This workshop will give you a solid foundation of the theoretical basis of GMT and hands-on experience in delivering GMT.
Objectives:
During this workshop, participants will learn:
• Identification of the nature and causes of syndromes of executive (frontal lobe) dysfunction
• The theory underlying GMT and the evidence base that supports the use of GMT in treating executive dysfunction
• How to identify appropriate candidates for GMT
• The core elements of GMT
• Step-by-step instruction and background for GMT sessions.
Target Audience: This training is for professionals and trainees in rehabilitation and mental health care provision fields working with individuals with cognitive deficits affecting executive or frontal lobe functions.
Participant Guidelines: Experience in individual or group psychological intervention or rehabilitation and basic knowledge of brain functional neuroanatomy is desirable, but not required.
Program Format: The workshop will combine lectures and hands-on practice to help participants learn and gain experience with GMT delivery.
PLEASE NOTE: Registrations are now closed. For future training opportunities please email dianasmith@rotman-baycrest.on.ca
Sunday March 25, 2012 9:00 am - 4:30 pm
Attendee check-in and breakfast will begin at 8:30 am
Four Seasons Hotel Toronto, Ontario
This workshop will be led by Dr. Angela Troyer and Dr. Susan Vandermorris
The Memory and Aging Program is aimed at people of retirement age or older who are interested in learning about memory changes that normally occur with age and strategies to improve their everyday memory performance. This workshop provides clinicians with the necessary background information and experience to deliver an evidence-based memory intervention to groups of older adults experiencing normal age-related memory changes.
Objectives:
During this workshop, participants will:
• Review memory changes associated with normal aging and how different factors (such as lifestyle and stress) can impact memory function
• Gain knowledge of the evidence base that supports the use of specific memory strategies
• Learn a session-by-session group-based memory intervention protocol for individuals with normal age-related memory changes
• Gain hands-on practice with training others in the use of memory strategies
• Appreciate common challenges to delivering a memory intervention protocol
• Understand evidence for the benefits of the Memory and Aging Program and what past participants have gained from this comprehensive intervention
Target Audience: This training is open to licensed health care professionals including Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, etc. All health care professionals must be registered with a professional body or be employed by a university or college so that there is an external organization to which the provider is professionally accountable.
Participant Guidelines: This training workshop is interactive, and attendees are expected to participate actively. Participants should be comfortable with public speaking and working in small groups.
Program Format: The workshop will combine interactive lectures and hands-on practice to help participants learn and gain experience with the memory intervention protocol.
Administration of either the Memory and Aging Program or Goal Management Training requires purchase of the program kit, sold separately. The kits will be available for purchase from this website; details to follow shortly. To receive notice of the program kit availability for purchase, please email dianasmith@rotman-baycrest.on.ca.
The Memory and Aging Program kit containing a trainer's manual, 10 client workbooks and the program slides will cost $500 (Canadian). Additional client workbooks will also be available for purchase from this website; details to follow shortly.
The Goal Management Training kit containing a trainer's manual, 10 client workbooks and the program slides will cost $600 (Canadian). Additional client workbooks will also be available for purchase from this website; details to follow shortly.
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