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NACA meeting: September 24-25, 2008

National Advisory Council on Aging Meeting Agenda -- September 2008
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One Hundred-Fifth Meeting
Wednesday and Thursday, September 24-25, 2008
Building 31, C Wing, Conference Room 6
Day-of-the-Meeting Contact Phone: 301-402-8578

WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24

3:00 to 5:00 p.m. – This portion of the meeting is closed to the Public

This portion of the meeting is closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S. Code and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).

Review of Applications: Dr. Robin Barr

THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 25

8:00 to 8:45 a.m. - This portion of the meeting is open to the public

  1. Call to Order
    Dr. Richard Hodes
    1. Director’s Status Report
    2. Future Meeting Dates:

      Jan 27-28, 2009 (Tue-Wed)
      May 19-20, 2009 (Tue-Wed)
      Sept 22-23, 2009 (Tue-Wed)

    3. Consideration of Minutes of Last Meeting

8:45 to 9:15 a.m.

  1. Report: Task Force on Minority Aging Research
    Dr. Terry Mills

9:15 to 9:45 a.m.

  1. Report: Working Group on Program
    Dr. John Morris
    1. Action: Advisory Meetings

9:45 to 10:00 a.m.

COFFEE BREAK

10:00 to 10:15 a.m.

  1. Comments from Retiring Members
    Drs. Greengard, Mills, Siu, and Tinetti

10:15 to 10:20 a.m.

  1. Report: Council of Councils
    Ms. Orien Reed

10:20 to 10:30 a.m.

  1. Initial Report: Division of Behavioral and Social Research Review
    Dr. John Morris

10:30 to 11:05 a.m.

  1. Report: Division of Neuroscience Review
    Dr. John Morris

11:05 to 11:50 a.m.

  1. Presentation: Collaborations Between CTSA Programs and NIH Institutes
    Dr. Eric Orwoll
    Oregon Health and Science University

11:50 to 12:05 p.m.

BREAK

12:05 to 2:05 p.m.

  1. Division Highlights (Working Lunch): Division Directors, NIA and invited presenters
    (12:05-12:35) Central Regulation of Bone Mass
    Dr. Gerard Karsenty
    Columbia University

    (12:35-1:05) The Emerging Role of Signal Transduction in Alzheimer's Disease
    Dr. Dale Bredesen
    Buck Institute for Age Research

    (1:05-1:35) Cognitive Impairment and Dementia in the United States: Initial Findings from the HRS and ADAMS
    Dr. Kenneth Langa
    University of Michigan

    (1:35-2:05) Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and Bone Health: Evidence from the Study of Osteoporotic Fractures
    Dr. Susan Diem,
    University of Minnesota

2:05 to 2:30 p.m.--This portion of the meeting is closed to the Public

This portion of the meeting is being closed to the public in accordance with the provisions set forth in section 552b(c)(6), Title 5 U.S. Code and Section 10(d) of the Federal Advisory Committee Act as amended (5 U.S.C. Appendix 2).

  1. Review of the Scientific Director : Dr. Richard Hodes

2:30 p.m.

  1. Adjournment