Pain Management – Innovation, Information and Translation

Join the American Federation for Aging Research and leading experts for a day of panel discussions on the latest research in pain management, including topics in cancer pain, novel technologies and pain management, and beliefs and pain management. Drs. Cary Reid, Cornell University, and Stephen Thielke, University of Washington, chair the event. Please contact Ashby Andrews at ashby@afar.org or at (212) 703-9977 with questions and RSVPs. This event is supported by an educational grant from TEVA Pharmaceuticals. --- Agenda --- ---- Pain Management – Innovation, Information and Translation --- Cornell Club, 6 East 44th Street, New York City, 9-3pm …

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Alzheimer's Centers of Excellence

This two-day conference will focus on how hospitals can add, expand, and update their Alzheimer’s Programs and Services. It will also strive to integrate various subspecialties, address future trends, explain strategic opportunities, and attend to current challenges most healthcare Executives are facing. (Note: This is a third-party event, not sponsored by AFAR. Learn more about the event here.)

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Media Briefing: Aging and Pain - Advances and Novel Techniques

From 8:30 to 10:00 am, AFAR will be hosting a media briefing on the latest in pain management for older adults. The briefing is sponsored by the Mayday Fund, a private foundation that supports research on pain. The event will showcase a stellar line-up of speakers: Kathleen M. Foley of the Memorial Sloan-­Kettering Cancer Center, Anne Louise Oaklander of Harvard Medical School, and Cary Reid of Weill Medical College at Cornell University. The breakfast will allow media to ask questions about the most recent developments in pain management research, including alternative pain management and an update on pain medication. Journalists…

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2nd Annual Joint AGE/GSA/AFAR Symposium

The second annual joint symposium between the American Federation for Aging Research, the Gerontological Society of America, and the American Aging Association will be held November 18. The GSA will be hosting the symposium as a pre-conference event prior to their 2011 annual meeting. The symposium, “The Biology of Aging: Interventions to Enhance Healthy Human Aging,” will include presentations on topics including caloric restriction, hormone interventions, and drug development.

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30th Anniversary Annual Awards Dinner

Recognizing Women in Science: AFAR's annual dinner honors scientists, as well as lay and corporate leaders for their contributions to the field. In 2011, we will present awards of distinction to Mrs. Nancy Kissinger, philanthropist and founding member of the Women & Science initiative at Rockefeller University; Dr. Mehmood Khan, CEO of the Global Nutrition Group and chief scientific officer at PepsiCo; and Rose W. Dobrof, DSW, founding director of the Institute for the Study of Aging at Hunter College. Dr. Judy Salerno, Executive Officer of the Institute of Medicine, will provide the keynote speech. Please contact Nancy O'Leary…

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