2012 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting Presidential Poster Awardees 

Body Composition
Saleha Sajid from University of Chicago for Poster B3 “A Novel Physical Activity Intervention Using Wii-Fit Improves Physical Performance In Older Prostate Cancer Patients on Androgen Deprivation Therapy: An RCT” 

Case Studies from Clinical Practice
Asha Chakka  from Indiana University for Poster B4 “REDD in the elderly” 

Clinical Trials
Rona Agnew  from Université de Montreal, Brunel University for Poster B25 “Comparative impact of continence promotion interventions targeting older women reluctant to seek care for urinary incontinence” 

Emergency Medicine
Michelle Barlow from Mount Sinai School of Medicine for Poster B30 “Pain Care in the Emergency Department: Is it Satisfactory?” 

Epidemiology
Lillian Min from University of Michigan, VA Health Care Systems for Poster B39 “Novel predictors of new antibiotic resistant organism (ARO) colonization in nursing home (NH) residents” 

Ethics
Katriina Hopper from Yale University School of Medicine for Poster B53 “Views of Older Persons with Advanced Illness on Their Probable Course of Final Illness” 

Geriatric Bioscience
Bhavish Manwani from Johns Hopkins University for Poster B55 “Differential regulation of mitochondrial biogenesis with Losartan in the heart and liver of young and aged mice” 

Geriatric Education
Manuel Eskildsen from Emory University School of Medicine for Poster B67 “A Comprehensive Curriculum to Train Internal Medicine Residents on Care Transitions” 

Geriatric Syndromes
Meredith  Greene from University of California San Francisco for Poster B87 “Polypharmacy and Prescribing Quality in Older HIV-Infected Adults” 

Health Information Technology
Anna Haring from University of Texas Health Science Center of San Antonio, The Residency Research Network of Texas for Poster B100 “Should We Change The Way We Communicate? A Study on the Availability of Electronic Communication in Older Adult Primary Care Patients” 

Health and Healthcare Disparities
Maria Brown from The Ohio State University College of Medicine for Poster B99 “Do Race-Related Functional Disparities Exist in Well-Educated Financially Secure Older Adults?  Findings from the BLSA” 

Health Services and Policy Research
Kellie Campbell from University of Chicago for Poster B111 “Can primary care providers estimate remaining life expectancy in older adults with chronic kidney disease and other comorbidities?” 

Models of Geriatric Care
Maria D'Souza from Duke University Medical Center for Poster B118 “Evaluation of the outcomes of COACH: A collaborative care model for patients with dementia” 

Organ Specific and Systemic Disorders               
Oddom Demontiero from The University of Sydney for Poster B140 “Fatty Infiltration of the Pancreas is Associated with Vitamin D Deficiency in Older Men” 

Preventive Medicine
Alexia Torke from Regenstrief Institute, Indiana University for Poster B144 “Cancer Screening in Patients with Dementia: Family Caregiver Perspectives” 

Quality of Life                                   
Lorand Kristof from University of Connecticut for Poster B151 “Experiences of informal caregivers of older adults discharged from nursing homes to the community through the Money Follows the Person Demonstration Program” 

Rehabilitation                                   
Ashley Sustakoski  from University of Pittsburgh for Poster B156 “The Impact of Testing Protocol on Recorded Gait Speed” 

Surgery in Older Patients
John Scarborough from Duke University Medical Center for Poster B170 “Understanding Postoperative Mortality in Elderly Patients Undergoing Emergency General Surgery” 

2012 AGS Annual Scientific Meeting International Poster Session Awardees

Clinical Research Category 
María Mendieta from Gregorio Marañón Hospital in Madrid, Spain for poster “Functional outcomes and health related quality of life after transcatheter aortic valve implantation in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis”

Models of Care Category 
Akemi Nitta from Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Tohoku University, Sendai City, Japan for poster “Exacerbation of dementia after the earthquake and tsunami in Japan”