PROGRAM

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CALL FOR ABSTRACTS

Abstracts will be accepted provided that the abstract deals with some aspect of the meeting theme "Treatment, Care and Outcomes in Psychogeriatrics" and registration payment has been made by the abstract presenter. Should you have difficulties in submitting an abstract electronically, please contact the meeting secretariat for assistance.

All abstract submissions are due by Monday September 11, 2000.

PROGRAM INFORMATION

The theme of this meeting is 'Treatment, Care and Outcomes in Psychogeriatrics'. The meeting will include plenary sessions, parallel free paper sessions, sponsored symposia and poster sessions. The majority of oral sessions will consist of invited presentations, panels and debates. Some parallel oral sessions will be included and a small number of submitted abstracts (24) will be accepted for oral presentation. The majority of abstracts submitted will be accepted for poster presentation. Posters on treatment will be exhibited on the first two days of the Meeting; posters on care and outcomes will be exhibited on the remaining two days of the Meeting. A maximum of 240 posters can be displayed. Submitted abstracts must deal with some aspect of treatment, care or outcomes in psychogeriatrics.

CONFIRMED SPEAKERS

PROFESSOR SCOTT HENDERSON
Director, NHMRC Psychiatric Epidemiology Research Centre
Canberra, Australia

"Psychiatric epidemiology in elderly populations: what we don't know"

PROFESSOR ANTHONY MANN
Professor of Epidemiological Old Age Psychiatry, Institute of Psychiatry, London, United Kingdom

"Influence of ApoE4 and vascular factors in Alzheimer's disease and other dementias"

PROFESSOR DEBORAH ASHBY
Professor of Medical Statistics Department of Environmental and Preventative Medicine
St Bartholomew's & the Royal London School of Medicine and Dentistry, United Kingdom

"Critical review of drug trial methodology and evidence"

PROFESSOR ERIC CAINE
John Romano Professor of Psychiatry and Chair, Department of Psychiatry
University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, USA

"Suicide and the elderly"

DR GERARD BYRNE
Senior Lecturer in Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia

"The Management of Bereavement"

PROFESSOR JOHN O'BRIEN
Professor of Psychiatry of Old Age, University of Newcastle upon Tyne

"How Cerebral Lesions Influence Outcomes in Affective Disorders"

MS ANNE UNKENSTEIN
Neuropsychologist, Melbourne Extended Care and Rehabilitation Centre, Parkville, Australia

"Practical Advice for People with Memory Impairments"

A/PROF PAUL MERRICK
Director, Cognitive Therapy Centre, Department of Psychology, Massey University, North Shore, Auckland, New Zealand

"Psychological treatments for depression and anxiety in late life"

DR KAREN RITCHIE
Chargee de Recherche, La Recherche Medicale, Montpellier, France

"Depression in Alzheimer's Disease: Impact On Clinical Outcomes"

MOPS POINTS

The meeting has been granted Category A MOPS Points for the RANZCP.

SOCIAL PROGRAM

WELCOME RECEPTION
Sunday February 4
6:00pm - 8:00pm
Horizons Restaurant
Cost included in delegate registration fee.
Additional tickets A$50.00 per person

SURPRISE MOVIE NIGHT
Monday February 5
8:00pm - 11:00pm
Great Ocean Road Cinema
A$5.00 per person

MEETING DINNER
Tuesday February 6
7:00pm for 7:30pm
A$95.00 per person (including table wines)
Please note that there is a limit of 250 seats at the Meeting Dinner.

MEET THE EXPERT

Dr Bill Burke
Tuesday February 6
6:30pm - 7:15pm

Sponsored by Janssen-Cilag

ASTRAZENECA BREAKFAST SYMPOSIUM

Prof Jacobo Mintzer
"Psychosis in the Elderly - An Evaluation of the Role of Seroquel"

Tuesday February 6
7:30am - 8:30am