Public Policy and Geriatric Mental Health

2017 AAGP Annual Meeting choosing among grant mechanisms. Potentially, this session will be best scheduled as a pre-meeting event to avoid interference with other events. Faculty Disclosures: Helen Lavretsky Research Support: Forest Research Instittue—research grant Research Support: Alzheimer’s Rsearch and Prvenetion foundation—research grant

PUBLIC POLICY AND GERIATRIC MENTAL HEALTH Session 322 Alexander W. Threlfall1; Ilse Wiechers2; Gary Epstein-Lubow3 1

Santa Rosa Community Health Centers, Healdsburg, CA Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 3 Butler Hospital, Providence, RI 2

Abstract: This workshop, sponsored by the Public Policy Caucus, will explore aging and mental health policy issues and help prepare participants to engage in effective advocacy for our patients and the field of geriatric psychiatry. Presentations will review the key current issues in aging and mental health policy, discuss effective strategies for engaging and communicating with policymakers, and provide an insider’s perspective into Congressional policy making. Faculty Disclosures: Alexander W. Threlfall Nothing to disclose Ilse Wiechers Nothing to disclose Gary Epstein-Lubow Nothing to disclose

ALZHEIMER’S AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES Session 400 Smita Varshney Alzhacare, Rome, GA Abstract: This session will cover various current and emerging technologies for Alzheimer’s. More specifically, how different technologies can support non-pharmacological interventions for dementia patients. Faculty Disclosures: Smita Varshney Nothing to disclose

ALCOHOL, CANNABIS, OPIATES, COCAINE USE AND THE AGING BRAIN Session 402 Marie DeWitt1; Daryl Shorter2 1

John D Dingell VA Medical Center, Ypsilanti, MI Michael E DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, TX

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