GEM SUMMIT      

          Welcome/Purpose/Expected Outcomes for the Day  
          
           Kenneth Shay, DDS, MS
           Director for Geriatric Programs, Office of Geriatrics and Extended Care, VA Central
           Office and Professor of Dentistry, University of Michigan, School of Dentistry, Ann
           Arbor, MI
                 
           Presentation   

         Maintaining Excellence Among GEM Staff Through Ongoing Education

          Steve Barczi, MD
          Associate Professor & Clinical Educator, University of Wisconsin Department of
          Medicine (Geriatrics) and Associate Director, Clinical Programs, Madison Geriatric
          Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC).  

           Presentation

          Making GEM A Reality in VA: Selling, Starting and Surviving

          Byron Bair, MD
          Acting Director & Associate Director for Clinical Programs, Salt Lake City Geriatric
          Research Education and Clinical Center (GRECC), Associate Professor of Medicine, 
          University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City, Utah.

            Presentation

           Geriatric Evaluation and Management: Past, Present and Future

          Harvey J. Cohen, MD
          Division Chief, Geriatrics, Director, Center for the Study of Aging and Human
          Development Director, Durham Geriatric Research Education and Clinical
          Center (GRECC), Professor of Medicine, Duke University, Durham, North
          Carolina

           Presentation

          Eileen Callahan, MD
          Assistant Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Mt. Sinai Medical Center, New York,
          New York

           Presentation