7:30-8:30 a.m.
Registration
8:30-8:35 a.m.
Summit Overview and Welcome
Dr. Cheryl Dye - Chair,
South Carolina Center for Gerontology Advisory Board
8:35-8:40 a.m.
Dr. Dennis Poole, Dean
College of Social Work
8:40-9:00 a.m.
Opening Remarks
The Honorable Andre Bauer, Lieutenant (Invited Speaker)
Governor, State of South Carolina
9:00-9:15 a.m.
“The Aging Brain in South Carolina - 2006”
Michael D. Byrd, PhD, MPH, LMSW
9:15-10:00a.m.
“Emerging Opportunities to Promote and Protect Brain Health”
Dr. Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH
10:00-10:45a.m.
“Cerebrovascular Health and Stroke”
Dr. Brent M. Egan, MD
10:45-11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00-11:45 a.m.
“Promoting & Protecting Brain Health”
Dr. James N. Laditka, DA, Ph.D.
11:45-1:00 p.m.
Lunch
Breakout Sessions
1:00-2:00 p.m.
- A. “Maintain Your Brain”
Gail Marion, BME
Alzheimer Association Upstate SC Chapter
- B. “Staying Sharp: A National Retired Teachers Association Program”
Jane Wiley, M.A.
AARP, SC State Director
- C. “Dementia Respite Care and Community Outreach”
Peggy Laymeyer, B.S. The ARK St. Luke’s Lutheran Church
2:00-2:15 p.m.
Break
2:15-3:00p.m.
“A Healthy Brain in a Healthy Body: Lessons Learned from Research and Life”
Dr. Lotta Granholm, Ph.D., D.D.S.
3:30-4:00 pm
Wrap Up
Dr. G. Paul Eleazer, M.D., FACP
