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Vol XXXII, Sep '07

AMDA Foundation Launches New Web Site

Vol XXXII, Sep `07 The AMDA Foundation recently launched its redesigned web site. The new site includes more information and interactive links than ever before. It also has an updated look and is designed to be easier for users to navigate.
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Important Dates

Vol XXXII, Sep `07

Please check your calendar for these important dates.

AMDA Foundation Research Network 7th Annual Fall Conference
November 17, 2007
Parc55 Hotel, San Francisco, CA
AMDA Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement Awards
Application deadline is November 30, 2007
Evercare® Awards
Application deadline is November 30, 2007
AMDA Foundation Futures Program
Application deadline is November 30, 2007
Art at The Wall
Art donations must be received in the Foundation office by December 31, 2007
AMDA Foundation Research Spring Research Network Spring 2008 Conference
March 5, 2008
Salt Lake City, UT
2008 AMDA Foundation Futures Program
March 6, 2008
Salt Lake City, UT

Researcher Claims to Find Chronic Pain Source

Vol XXXII, Sep `07 A Northwestern University researcher has found a key source of chronic pain appears to be an old memory trace that essentially gets stuck in the prefrontal cortex, the site of emotion and learning. The brain seems to remember the injury as if it were fresh and can't forget it.
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VA Reaches Out to Researchers, Practitioners

Vol XXXII, Sep `07 Connecting with other researchers and organizations that support research is essential for members of the AMDA Foundation Research Network and other practitioners interested in geriatric studies. One source of education, information, and networking comes from the federal Veterans Health Administration (VA).
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Art at The Wall

Vol XXXII, Sep `07

The AMDA Foundation will hold a silent auction at the 2008 AMDA Annual Symposium, March 6 – 9^th in Salt Lake City, Utah. The auction, "Art at The Wall", will showcase art from residents of long term care facilities as well as other artisans from around the country.

New Awards Program: AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards

Vol XXXII, Sep `07 Evercare has partnered with the AMDA Foundation to develop a new awards program. Beginning in 2008, the AMDA Foundation and Evercare will present three awards at the national AMDA Symposium in Salt Lake City – the first annual AMDA Foundation/Evercare® Awards for “Improving the Quality of Life for Persons Living in Nursing Homes.”
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From Practitioner to Published Researcher: QI Awards Help Make the Leap

Vol XXXII, Sep `07 The AMDA Foundation/Pfizer Quality Improvement Awards have enabled Daniel Bluestein, MD, CMD, a Virginia-based researcher and medical director, change practice and answer questions that have concerned many of his colleagues as well as himself.
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2007 Fall Research Network Meeting

Vol XXXII, Sep `07

The AMDA Foundation Research Network 7th Annual Fall Conference will be held November 17, 2007 from 5pm – 9:30pm at the Parc55 Hotel in San Francisco. The theme of the conference is “Continuity of Care across the Continuum”. The featured speaker will be Dan Osterweil, MD, MscEd, CMD, Clinical Professor of Medicine/Geriatric Medicine, David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA.