2007 Annual Meeting | Advanced Palliative Care and Symptom Management of Patients with ALS, Alzheimer's Disease, and Parkinson's Disease
| 06:30 AM - 08:30 AM | Breakfast | |
| 06:45 AM - 06:50 AM | Introduction Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN | |
| 06:50 AM - 07:05 AM | Evidence-Based Comprehensive Care of the ALS Patient: From Breaking Bad News to Management of  Dyspnea, Sialorrhea, Pain, Cramps, and Depression Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN | |
| 07:05 AM - 07:15 AM | Medical-Ethical Decision Making and Patient Autonomy: PEG Tubes; Withholding/Withdrawing Ventilatory Support; Is It Realistic to Provide Hope for the ALS Patient, and What If the ALS Patient Requests Physician-Assisted Suicide? Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN | |
| 07:15 AM - 07:20 AM | Questions and Answers Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN | |
| 07:20 AM - 07:35 AM | Evidence-Based Comprehensive Care of the Patient with Advanced Alzheimer's Disease: Anxiety, Delirium, Psychosis; Medical-Legal Issues; Are Bedsores Always Preventable? The Vital Role of Hospice Janice E. Knoefel, MD | |
| 07:35 AM - 07:45 AM | Medical-Ethical Conflicts and Controversies: When is the PEG Tube Advisable/Justifiable? Antibiotic Therapy for Patients with End-Stage Dementia; Is There a Role for Palliative Sedation and How to Define Janice E. Knoefel, MD | |
| 07:45 AM - 07:50 AM | Questions and Answers Janice E. Knoefel, MD | |
| 07:50 AM - 08:05 AM | Comprehensive Management of the Patient with Refractory Advanced Parkinson's Disease: Practical Guidelines Neal E. Slatkin, MD | |
| 08:05 AM - 08:15 AM | Meeting the Unique Needs of Patients with End-stage Parkinson's Disease and Their Family Caregivers: A Work in Progress Neal E. Slatkin, MD | |
| 08:15 AM - 08:20 AM | Questions and Answers Neal E. Slatkin, MD | |
| 08:20 AM - 08:30 AM | Discussion | 
| Jerome E. Kurent, MD, MPH, FAAN | Dr. Kurent has received personal compensation in the range of $500-$4,999 for serving as an Expert Witness for Young Clement Rivers, LLP. | 
| Janice E. Knoefel, MD | No disclosure on file | 
| Neal E. Slatkin, MD | No disclosure on file |