The Annual Scientific Meeting of the Gerontological Society of America (GSA) is one of the world’s most largest and most important conferences in gerontology. This year, Samantha Solimeo (AAGE President, 2013-15) was named a GSA Fellow, joining other notable AAGE members like Dena Shenk, Steven Albert, Peggy Perkinson and J. Kevin Eckert. Yet despite this recognition, anthropologists are still a minority within the Behavioral & Social Sciences section. Finding anthropologists at the massive meeting can be like finding a needle in a haystack! Thankfully, past-president Iveris Martinez has compiled a list of panels featuring AAGE members so that you can attend and support your fellow anthropologists. Download a PDF copy here
Below is a list of some presentations by anthropologists and AAGE members. If you are presenting and don’t see your name, let us know in the comments! (*AAGE members in bold)
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 14
790 4:30pm-6:00pm | Beacon E (S) ID SYMPOSIUM: OPTIMIZING OTC MEDICATION USE: PACKAGING, HUMAN FACTORS, PHARMACY REDESIGN
Chair: M. A. Chui
Discussant: S. M. Albert
Improving OTC Medication Safety Through a Refined System Redesign Intervention in a Community Pharmacy, M. A. Chui, J. A. Stone, R. Holden, N. Jacobson, S. Albert, C. H. Phelan, C. Lester, A. Reddy
Optimizing OTC Labeling for Use by Older Adults, L. Bix, M. W. Becker, B. Martin, R. Breslow, L. Liu, Harben, S. Esfahanian
Mobile Application to Support Safer Medication Decision Making and Behavior of Older Adults, R. J. Holden, P. Srinivas, N. L. Campell, D. O. Clark, K. S. Bodke, M. A. Boustani, D. Ferguson, C. M. Callahan
860 6:00pm-8:00pm | Hall C (CC) SRPP POSTER: ENVIRONMENT, HOUSING, AND AGE-FRIENDLY COMMUNITIES
217 Age-Friendly Communities: Implementation and Evaluation, C. J. Tompkins, G. Walker, J. King, N. Snider
218 Age-Friendly Design: Community Design Charrettes Conducted With AGHE Host Sites (2016–18), A. DeLaTorre, M. Perkinson, M. L. Cannon, M. Claver, E. Dobson, I. L. Martinez, E. Özer, M. W. Sweatman
219 Assessing the Rural Built Environment to Support Older Adults Mobility and Social Interaction,
B. Jeffery, N. Muhajarine, P. Hackett
220 City-Level Correlates of Membership in Networks of Age-Friendly Communities in the United States, O. Tunalilar, A. DeLaTorre
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 15
1160 12:00pm-1:30pm | Hampton (S) ID GSA FELLOWSHIP COMMITTEE SYMPOSIUM: THE
PURPOSES OF LONGER LIVES: A FOUR-FIELD PERSPECTIVE FROM GSA FELLOWS
Chair: S. M. Albert •
Purpose Is an Emergent Property of an Aging System, S. Jazwinski
Well-Being in Late Stage Dementia: How Will We Know It When We See It?, A. M. Kolanowski
Preference-Based Living: Examining Older Adults’ Preferences for Everyday Living Through the Lens
of Research and Practice, K. S. Van Haitsma
Housing the Aged: Public Policy at the Crossroads, J. Pynoos
1200 1:00pm-3:00pm | Hall C (CC) BSS POSTER: HEALTH BEHAVIORS
48 “I Can’t Eat That Much”: Older Adults’ Lived Experiences of Diabetes Dietary Recommendations, S. E. Chard, E. Roth, L. Henderson, L. Girling, B. H. Wallace, C. Quinn, K. Eckert
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 16
2015 5:00pm-6:30pm | 206 (CC) BSS GSA RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICE
COMMITTEE SYMPOSIUM: LIVING AND THRIVING WITH DEMENTIA: RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND PRACTICE WITH TIMESLIPS AND MOMENTIA
Chair: M. A. Perkinson Co-Chair and Discussant: W. Lustbader
• Gerontological Research, Education, and Practice
Through the Lens of Humanistic Scholarship, M. A. Perkinson
Imagination and Evaluation: What Research Reveals About the Benefits of Participating in TimeSlips,
D. George
Momentia: A Community-Based Approach to Dementia-Friendly Programs, M. Becker
Process Evaluation of a Dementia-Friendly Communities Program, Our Time Has Come, S. Lin
SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 17
2535 5:00pm-6:30pm | 209 (CC) SYMPOSIUM: DELIVERING PATIENT- CENTERED CARE TO GERIATRIC POPULATIONS: VETERANS HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PRACTICE INNOVATION
Chair: S. Solimeo
Development of an Interprofessional Interventionto Improve Functional Status Measurement in VA Primary Care, F. Nicosia, M. J. Spar, M. A. Steinman, R. T. Brown
Geriatric Patient-Aligned Care Teams in the Veterans Health Administration: How Are They Structured?,
J. Sullivan, O. Adjognon, K. Shay, K. Harvey,
E. Yaksic, O. Intrator, J. Moye, S. Solimeo
Developing a Whole Health Geri-PACT: What Matters Most, M. Moseley, H. Murff, J. Powers, N. Salloum, C. Noel, S. Misra
Mental Health Integration in Geri-PACT, E. Kube, B. Hicken, J. Moye, G. Harris, J. Sullivan
Cost of Care for Veterans Receiving Primary Care in Patient-Aligned Care Teams (PACT) vs. Geriatric PACTs, C. Phibbs, B. Kinosian, J. Hong, W. Scott, T. Edes, R. Allman, K. Shay, O. Intrator
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