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American Geriatrics Society
NIA U13 Conference Grant Series:

BEDSIDE TO BENCH

PROGRAM OVERVIEW PROGRAM LEADERS & PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS PAST CONFERENCES YEAR 1: RESEARCH AGENDA FOR FRAILTY IN OLDER ADULTS YEAR 2: WORKING CONFERENCE ON UNDERSTANDING CO-MORBID DISEASE AND TOTAL BURDEN OF DISEASE IN OLDER ADULTS YEAR 3: EFFECTS OF COGNITIVE ACTIVITY ON COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN LATE LIFE YEAR 4: THINKING, MOVING, & FEELING

FUTURE CONFERENCES 2008 - Idiopathic Fatigue of Aging: Definitions, Epidemiology and Potential Mechanisms; Implications for prevention and treatment 2009 - Inflammation and nutrient metabolism: Is an understanding of this complex interaction the key to developing effective interventions for older adults?

CONFERENCE GRANT OVERVIEW
In 2003, the AGS was awarded NIA support for a three-year conference series "Bedside to Bench". The goal of this conference series is to heighten research attention on clinical geriatric issues that are of pressing concern clinically, or have the potential to greatly improve clinical care or prevention for older adults if scientific knowledge is advanced. The short-term outcome of each of the proposed conferences is to identify the recommended research agenda for pressing clinical geriatrics issues. The ultimate outcome of the recommended research will be to obtain research results that can be translated into improved clinical care and health outcomes of older adults.

In 2006, the NIA renewed the grant for an additional three years. The first of the next three conferences, 'Thinking, Moving, & Feeling', will take place from Sept 5-7, 2007 at the Marriott Bethesda Suites in Bethesda, MD.

WHO'S BEEN ENGAGED?
Each conference is directed by an organizing committee of experts in the field, who identifies and invites speakers, convenes the conference, directs the scientific focus, and ensures the preparation of final reports on the proceedings of the meeting and publication of documents that propose a research agenda in each area.

PAST PROGRAM LEADERS &
PROGRAM COMMITTEE MEMBERS

Michelle C. Carlson, PhD
William Ershler, MD
Luigi Ferrucci, MD
Howard Fillit, MD
Linda Fried, MD, MPH
William T. Greenough, PhD
Jack Guralnik, MD, PhD
Evan Hadley, MD
Tamara Harris MD, MS
Arthur Kramer, PhD
Alison Moore, MD, MPH
Cynthia Mulrow, MD, MSc
Anne Newman, MD, MPH
George Rebok, PhD
Judith Salerno, MD, MS
Rebecca A. Silliman, MD PhD
Stephanie Studenski, MD, MPH
Jeremy Walston, MD
Darryl Wieland, PhD, MPH
Robert Wilson, PhD