Prof. Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski

Workshop: Aging of People with Intellectual Disabilities

Respected colleagues, dear friends
I kindly invite you on a workshop Aging of People with Intellectual Disabilities at Faculty of Phylosophi in Skopje on March 15, 2010.

AGENDA

8:00 – 9:00 Registration

9:00 – 9:15 Introductory remarks
(Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski - University “St. Kiril and Metodij”)

9:15 – 10:30 Overview of aging and intellectual disabilities
(Dr. Matthew P. Janicki – University of Illinois at Chicago, USA)

Ď Demographics and impact of aging population
Ď Common universal issues and concerns
Ď Services, supports and means of helping

10:30– 11:00 Overview of mental health and aging
(Dr. Antonia Coppus)
Dementia
• Definition and Diagnostic Criteria
• Clinical Picture
• Epidemiology of the Dementias and Alzheimer’s disease

11:00 – 11:15 Break

11:15 – 12:30
Diagnosis of Dementia
• Diagnostic Tools
• Risk factors and Mortality

Treatment and Management
• Common Medical problems
• Common Psychiatric/ Behavioural problems
• Clinical Decisions in Practice

12:30 – 13:00 Genetic basis of Alzheimer disease
(Dr. Vladimir Trajkovski – University “Ss.Cyril and Methodius, Macedonia)

13:00 – 14:00 Lunch Break

14:00 – 14:30 Condition and perspectives of Alzheimer disease in Macedonia
(Dragan Ilievski, M.D. – President of Alzheimer Society, Macedonia)


14:30 – 15:45 Overview of family quality of life and aging
(Dr. Roy I. Brown – University of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada)
Ď Family issues in lifespan caregiving
Ď Family quality of life
Ď Planning for the future

15:45 – 16:30 Questions and answers
Participant discussion with presenters