Description
The International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) presents a new Debate Series beginning 16 February 2022 with the topic Physical or pharmacological restraints and measures in agitation, aggression and related situations.
The idea of this new Debate is to
expose and share different points of view regarding the assistance of our
elderly population with cognitive and behavioral symptoms, from several
perspectives, "confronting" psychopharmacology and drug utilization,
compared with the use of non-pharmacological methods, hearing different
opinions and positions from the panelists, trying to establish better
treatment options in an interactive and interdisciplinary meeting.
Contributors
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Ricardo Iacub
Ricardo Iacub is a psychologist and doctor in Psychology from the University of Buenos Aires. He is Professor of Psychology of Aging and Old Age and Director of the Postgraduate Psychology of Aging, both at the University of Buenos Aires.
He is a Visiting Professor at numerous American and European universities and researcher on issues of Identity, sexuality and aging.
He has written more than 10 books on Psychogerontology and has published numerous papers in Research Journals.
He is also a Clinical Psychologist and is currently a manager in a Public Institution for attention to violence against the elderly.
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Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, FGSA, FAAN
Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, an applied research sociologist, is the dean of the College of Nursing and Health Professions at Drexel University. She is nationally and internationally recognized for her research on developing, evaluating and implementing novel home and community-based interventions that improve quality of life of persons with dementia and their family caregivers, enhance daily function of older adults with disability and address mental health disparities.
In all of her research, Dr Gitlin applies a social ecological perspective and person—family-directed approach to examine, intervene and support individuals. Her efforts involve collaborating with community organizations, health and human service professionals and other stakeholders to maximize the relevance and impact of such interventions. She is also involved in translating, disseminating and implementing proven programs for delivery in diverse practice settings globally and in the United States.
Dr Gitlin recently co-chaired the first national effort to develop and implement the first National Research Summit on Care and Services for Persons Living with Dementia and their Caregivers. She is also a recent appointee to the medical advisory board, Alzheimer’s Association and member of the international Lancet Commission on dementia care.
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Benjamin M. Hampstead, Ph.D., ABPP-CN
Dr. Hampstead is a board-certified Clinical Neuropsychologist who earned his PhD in Clinical Psychology (Neuropsychology emphasis) from Drexel University. He is the Stanley Berent, Ph.D., Collegiate Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry at the University of Michigan and Staff Neuropsychologist in the VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System. He serves as the Clinical Core Leader and Neuroimaging Core Co-Leader of the NIA P30 funded Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Dr. Hampstead’s research focuses on non-pharmacologic approaches to maximize functioning in older adults across the dementia spectrum. Specifically, he uses cognition-oriented treatments and non-invasive brain stimulation to enhance cognition, emotion, and everyday functioning. Dr. Hampstead integrates these techniques with functional and structural neuroimaging in order to predict treatment response, identify the neuroplastic changes following treatment, and plan/develop new interventions. Ongoing work integrates amyloid and tau positron emission tomography (PET) in order to better characterize participant characteristics associated with treatment response. He has maintained continuous federal funding for his work since earning his doctorate (15+ years), with most support from the Department of Veterans Affairs and National Institute on Aging.
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Oliver S. Soriano, RGN/ RMN
Oliver Soriano currently works as the Associate Director of Nursing of the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. He has a dedicated professional nursing career for the past 29 years and has been working in the NHS – United Kingdom for the past 23 years. Oliver finished his BSc degree in Nursing at the United Doctors Medical Centre – College of Nursing (Philippines) in 1992, and has volunteered as Safety Instructor at the Philippine National Red Cross- NHQ and worked as clinical instructor in Centro Escolar University and Far Eastern University prior to moving to the UK.
He is a dual registered nurse (RGN/RMN) in the UK, after completing his mental health nursing degree at Kings College London in 2001. Oliver is currently the interim Chairperson/President of the Philippine Nurses Association UK and an advisory board member for the charity organisation Filipino Unite.