Local Event for Researchers & Clinicians

Gerard D. Schellenberg, PhD, Professor of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, will present a lecture on the genetics of Alzheimer's disease at Harvard Medical School on Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 9:30am. Dr. Schellenberg is head of the Alzheimer's Disease Genetics Consortium that is supported by that National Institute on Aging.

This event is hosted by Robert C. Green, MD, MPH and Philip De Jager, MD, PhD, of Harvard Medical School.

Statistical methods for identifying the specific neuropsychological profile characteristic of emerging Alzheimer's disease and cerebral infarction will be presented, using data from the Religious Orders Study (ROS).

Presenters include Frances M. Yang, PhD and Richard N. Jones, PhD, of Hebrew SeniorLife, and Alex Grigorenko of the Harvard School of Public Health.

More information may be found at:

http://catalyst.harvard.edu/news/news.html?p=3690 title=Novel+Statistical+Methods+for+Investigating+Aging+and+Cognitive+Decline

The SAGES (Successful Aging After Elective Surgery) NIH-funded Program Project invites the community to attend a conference on the latest research findings pertaining to risk markers for delirium, and the relationship between cognitive, functional decline and delirium.

More information regarding the symposium may be found at http://catalyst.harvard.edu/news/news.html?p=3542

Charles Lee White, III, MD, Professor of Pathology and Nancy R. McCune Distinguished Chair in Alzheimer's Disease Research at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School would be presenting a lecture on "Substrates of Cognitive Impairment in Neurodegenerative Disease" on Thursday, May 26, 2011 at 12noon.

Targeted towards physicians, psychologists and nurse practitioners, this 3-day course will review state-of-the-art topics in clinical neurology, psychiatry, psychology and neuroscience research pertaining to the diagnosis and management of dementia.

More information may be found on the attached flyer, or at http://cme.med.harvard.edu/index.asp?SECTION=CLASSES&ID=00312209

The MGH Department of Psychiatry is pleased to present its inaugural George B. Murray, MD, endowed Limbic Grand Rounds Lectureship on Thursday, April 14, 2011 (from noon to 1pm).

Steven E. Hyman, MD, Provost of Harvard University and Professor of Neurobiology at Harvard Medical School, will present a lecture on Can the DSM-V Be Made Safe for Neuroscience?

Joseph R. Betancourt, MD, MPH, the Director of the MGH Disparities Solution Center, will present a talk on "Improving Quality and Achieving Equity:  Progress at MGH, and Implications for End-of-Life Care" as part of the MGH Palliative Care Services' Grand Rounds series.

The presentation will be held on Wednesday, March 30, 2011 at 8 am.

This workshop is sponsored by the Institute for Aging Research at the Hebrew SeniorLife.

DESCRIPTION:

We offer a three day latent variable methods workshop that provides an introduction to applied longitudinal data analysis using Mplus software. The emphasis is on operational and inferential aspects of using Mplus to address measurement or development questions in research on aging. The format of the course will a balanced mix of didactic sessions and hands-on training/demonstration sessions. The workshop is led by applied researchers who use Mplus software in their day-to-day research to address longitudinal data analysis (and other) applied research questions.

What distinguishes this workshop is a focus on applied use of Mplus software (building, fitting and interpreting measurement models), rather than a broad survey of modeling approaches capable of being addressed with Mplus or a technical treatment of the statistical theory underlying the modeling approach.

For more information, please visit http://sites.google.com/site/lvmworkshop/ 

The Bok Players, an interactive theatre group serving academia, will present an interactive learning experience (in separate 2 half-day sessions) to explore the complexities of issues such as engaging diverse communities in research, including informed-consent issues and the participation of minorities in research. 

An interactive discussion and Q & A session with a panel of experts will be held after each performance to discuss topics such as community engagement, health disparities, human subject protection/research regulations and subject advocacy.

More information may be found at http://catalyst.harvard.edu/news/news.html?p=2759

Sponsored by the Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH)'s Frontotemporal Dementias Unit (FTD) & the Massachusetts Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC), the event will feature a review of the latest research updates from the 2010 International FTD Conference held in Indiana, IN in October, 2010, as well as a presentation of new programs that are offered through the MGH FTD Unit.

The program will be held from 10am - 12:30pm. A light lunch will be served after the program.