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The 8th Annual Friedman Conference, sponsored by Washington University's Friedman Center for Aging, will address the theme "Are We Licensed for Life? Transportation and Driving Issues in an Aging Society." The Conference will be held on Tuesday, May 13, 2008 at the Eric P. Newman Education Center on the Washington University School of Medicine campus. The Friedman Conference honors University benefactors Harvey A. and Dorismae Friedman. Leaders in the field will present on themes such as driving retirement, medical conditions and their impact on driving, recent research in improving driving skills, and the assessment of key functional abilities that are important for older adults in operating a motor vehicle. The different approaches States have adopted for licensing the medically impaired and older adult driver will be discussed by panels with audience participation. The conference is free and includes lunch. For more information, to view the program, and to register, visit http://wucfa.wustl.edu or call Mary Weis at 286-2441. Friedman Flyer and Registration Information The Eighth Annual2008 Friedman Conference"Are We Licensed for Life?"Transportation and Driving Issues in an Aging Society | May 13, 2008Eric. P. Newman Education Center320 S. Euclid, St. Louis, MO 63110 |
| 7:30a-8:00a | Check-In/ Continental Breakfast | | | 8:00a-8:20a | Welcome | John C. Morris, MD (Director, Harvey A. Friedman Center for Aging, Washington University) | | 8:20a-8:30a | Welcome | Larry J. Shapiro, MD (Executive Vice Chancellor for Medical Affairs, Washington University) | | 8:30a-8:45a | Award Presentations | John C. Morris, MD | | 8:45a-9:30a | Keynote Address: Surviving Without Driving | Katherine Freund (President & Executive Director, Independant Transportation Network of America (INTAmerica), Westbrook Main) | | 9:30a-10:00a | The Missouri Agenda: Transportation Policies
and Programs for Older Adults | Jacqueline Rogers, (System Management Specialist, Division of Highway Safety, Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT), Jefferson City, Missouri) | | 10:00a-10:15a | Break | | | 10:15a-10:45a | Driving Evaluations in Cognitively Impaired
Older Adults | Brian Ott, MD (Director, Alzheimer's Disease & Memory Disorders Center, Rhode Island Hospital) | | 10:45a-11:15a | Regulating Medical-Functional Fitness: The
Missouri Experience | Thomas Meuser, PhD (Director, Gerontology, University
of Missouri - St. Louis (UMSL)) | | 11:15a-12:00p | Panel Discussion: Is There an Older Driver
Problem? | Moderator: John C. Morris, MD
Participants: MS. Freund, Ms. Rogers, Dr. Ott, Dr. Meuser | | 12:00p-12:15p | Remarks | Mark S. Wrighton, PhD
(Chancellor, Washington University) | | 12:15p-1:30p | Lunch | | | 12:45p-1:15p | Luncheon Presentation:
Laughs Last - Humor in Aging | Mort Gerberg (Editor, 'Last Laughs': Cartoons About Aging, Retirement... and the Great Beyond', New York) | | 1:30p-2:00p | Improving Driving Skills in Older Adults | Richard Marottoli, MD (Medical Director, Dorothy Adler Geriatric Assessment Center, Yale-New Haven Hospital) | | 2:00p-2:30p | Detecting Functional Decline that Elevates
Crash Risk for Older Drivers | Loren Staplin, PhD (Founder and Principal Partner, TransAnalytics, Kulpsville, Pennsylvania) | | 2:30p-3:00p | Mandatory Reporting Laws: The Oregon
Experience | Linda Hunt, PhD ( School of Occupational Therapy, Pacific University, Hillsboro, Oregon) | | 3:00p-3:15p | Break | | | 3:15p-3:45p | AAA Foundation North America Licensing
Conference 2007: Consensus
Recommendations | David Carr, MD (Washington University, Clinical Director, Geriatrics and Nutritional Science, Washington University) | | 3:45p-4:45p | Panel Discussion: What Should be the
Process for Licensing Older Drivers? | Moderator: David Carr, MD
Participants: Dr. Marotolli, Dr. Staplin, Dr. Hunt (Special Guests: Mike Right, American Automobile Association (AAA), Quentin Ruchte, State Coordinator, AARP) | | 4:45p-5:00p | Closing Remarks | John C. Morris, MD |
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