Make your plans now for “IPA’s Oktoberfest,” that is the 2015 IPA

International Congress which will be held 13-16 October in Berlin, Germany.  With the theme, “Balancing Cure with Care: Advances in Late Life Mental Health,” the program will discuss balancing races for the cure against the undeniable obligation we have as mental health professionals to care for our patients and their families.  This issue is more important today than in the past.  In fact, increasingly care and cure are blended in our professional lives such that the most effective interventions of today combine cure and care oriented approaches.  The International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) and our congress will address this compelling issue as well as the full spectrum of mental health issues for the elderly …all issues, all disciplines, all around the world.

Here is an overview of the 2015 IPA International Congress, 13-16 October 2015:

 PRE-CONGRESS PROGRAMS • Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Start your congress experience off with a one-day focused program on one of these three important topics:

 Imaging and Biomarkers Workshop

Imaging is increasingly being used by clinicians to enhance accuracy of diagnosis and to give important information regarding co-morbid pathologies which have an impact on management and prognosis. Imaging changes are increasingly entering clinical diagnostic criteria, and consensus clinical criteria for all main subtypes of dementia now include information about imaging changes.  In addition, many clinical guidelines for dementia emphasize the need for informed, appropriate application of different imaging modalities in varying clinical situations.

 This extremely successful workshop has been presented at IPA meetings and conferences around the world nearly every year since its first appearance in Amsterdam in November 2007.  In Berlin, the workshop has been updated to include the latest technological advances including biomarkers, and will be presented by international experts including co-chairs John O’Brien (United Kingdom) and Philip Scheltens (The Netherlands), Klaus Ebmeier (United Kingdom), Karl Herholz (United Kingdom), Evelien Lemstra (The Netherlands), Leonardo Pantoni (Italy), Zuzana Walker (United Kingdom), and Mike Wattjes (The Netherlands).

 IPA is also very pleased to announce that GE Healthcare will continue to serve as sponsor of the IPA Imaging and Biomarkers Workshop and we thank them for their efforts to improve care through education.

For more information, visit http://www.ipa-events.org/ipa-international-congress/imaging-and-biomarkers-workshop/

 

2^nd International Conference on Capacity

IPA has long recognized capacity as an issue with clinical, ethical, medico-legal and human rights relevance to clinicians across a range of disciplines working in old age psychiatry.  Building on the success of the first conference last year in Hong Kong, the upcoming 2^nd Annual International Conference on Capacity promises to once again showcase novel plenaries and free communication sessions addressing a breadth of issues.  This year’s theme, ”The science of decision-making” includes topics ranging from will-making to awareness in dementia and supported decision-making  and will be presented by several IPA leaders in this field including chair Carmelle Peisah (Aus Scheltens (The Netherlands), Klaus Ebmeier (United Kingdom), Karl Herholz (United Kingdom), Evelien Lemstra (The Netherlands), Leonardo Pantoni (Italy), Zuzana Walker (United Kingdom), and Mike Wattjes (The Netherlands).

IPA is also very pleased to announce that GE Healthcare will continue to serve as sponsor of the IPA Imaging and Biomarkers Workshop and we thank them for their efforts to improve care through education.

 For more information, visit http://www.ipa-events.org/ipa-international-congress/imaging-and-biomarkers-workshop/

 

2^nd International Conference on Capacity

IPA has long recognized capacity as an issue with clinical, ethical, medico-legal and human rights relevance to clinicians across a range of disciplines working in old age psychiatry.  Building on the success of the first conference last year in Hong Kong, the upcoming 2^nd Annual International Conference on Capacity promises to once again showcase novel plenaries and free communication sessions addressing a breadth of issues.  This year’s theme, ”The science of decision-making” includes topics ranging from will-making to awareness in dementia and supported decision-making  and will be presented by several IPA leaders in this field including chair Carmelle Peisah (Australia), Linda Clare (United Kingdom), Sanford Finkel (United States), Cees Hertogh (Netherlands), Robin Jacoby (United Kingdom), Malcolm Schyvens (Australia), Ken Shulman (Canada), and Saskia Teunisse (Netherlands).

For more information, visit http://www.ipa-events.org/ipa-international-congress/2nd-international-conference-on-capacity/

 

4^th IPA Long Term Care Colloquium:  Cutting Edge Technologies in Care of Older People

Delegates will be introduced to the exciting and “cutting edge” world of social robots, assistive technologies and telehealth care. 

•          Robots and Technologies – maintaining well-being
•          Companion Robots – more than cute and cuddly
•          Ethics and Technologies
•          Innovative Technology and Robots in Older People Care
•          New Developments and Uses in Technology

 

Speakers include:  David Conn (Canada), Glenda Cook (United Kingdom), Stephen Von Rump (Sweden), Wendy Moyle (Australia), Barbara Klein (Germany), Heather Draper (United Kingdom), Tom Sorell (United Kingdom), Anne Margriet Pot (Switzerland), Luc de Witte (Netherlands), Ray Jones (United Kingdom), Alessandro Di Nuovo (United Kingdom), and Cindy Jones (Australia).

The Colloquium is accepting abstracts for poster sessions.  Submissions are due 15 July.

For more information, visit http://www.ipa-events.org/ipa-international-congress/long-term-care-colloquium/

2015 IPA International Congress • 13-16 October 2015

The breadth and depth of this IPA Congress is ideally suited to all professionals conducting research and care in the mental health of the elderly.  Plan to attend and bring a colleague, your staff … and your eagerness to learn and share with colleagues from around the globe.

 

Here are highlights of the Congress program:

•          Featured Keynote - Speaker Steven R. Sabat (United States) will present  “Balancing Cure with Care: A Bio-Psycho-Social Approach to Treatment of People with Alzheimer’s Disease”
•          Plenary sessions including:

•    Technology
•    Delirium
•    Depression
•    Sleep Disorders
•    Resilience

•    Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
•          Free Communication and Poster sessions – featuring the latest research and care practices
•          Local Long Term Care and Day Care Site visits
•         IPA Junior Research Award presentations
•         IPA Member Forums – small meetings enabling you to network with your colleagues

 For more information about the 2015 IPA International Conference or registration, please visit www.ipa-events.org.

 

Plan now – Early Registration closes 4 August.

 

•         Featured Keynote - Speaker Steven R. Sabat (United States) will present  “Balancing Cure with Care: A Bio-Psycho-Social Approach to Treatment of People with Alzheimer’s Disease”
•         Plenary sessions including:

•    Technology
•    Delirium
•    Depression
•    Sleep Disorders
•    Resilience

•    Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD)
•         Free Communication and Poster sessions – featuring the latest research and care practices
•         Local Long Term Care and Day Care Site visits
•          IPA Junior Research Award presentations
•          IPA Member Forums – small meetings enabling you to network with your colleagues

For more information about the 2015 IPA International Conference or registration, please visit www.ipa-events.org.

 

Plan now – Early Registration closes 4 August.

We hope to see you at the IPA International Congress in Berlin, Germany

 13-16 October 2015!