INSTITUTE OF MEDICINE
DISABILITY IN AMERICA: AN UPDATE
August 1, 2005

A summary of this workshop was released in February 2006.

7:30   
Continental breakfast

8:30   
Welcomes and introductions
Alan Jette, Ph.D., Chair
Institute of Medicine Committee on Disability in America

Jose Cordero, M.D.
Director, National Center on Birth Defects and Development
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Steven Tingus, M.S.
Director, National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research

Michael Weinrich, M.D.
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research

8:45   
Disability Concepts, Models, and Measures: Developments and Continuing Issues

Issues and Questions Involving Adults
Gale Whiteneck, Ph.D.
Director of Research
Craig Hospital

Issues and Questions Involving Children and Adolescents
Rune Simeonsson, Ph.D.
Professor of Education
University of North Carolina

Research on Environmental Factors
Julie Keysor, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Physical Therapy
Boston University Sargent College of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences.

Discussion

10:20  
Break

10:45  
Trends in Disability

Trends in Disability in Late Life
Vicky Freedman, Ph.D.
Professor of Health Systems and Policy
UMDNJ School of Public Health

Trends in Disability in Midlife
Jay Bhattacharya, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Center for Primary Care and Outcomes Research
Stanford University

Trends in Disability in Early Life
Ruth E.K. Stein, M.D.
Professor of Pediatrics
Albert Einstein College of Medicine/ Children’s Hospital at Montefiore

Discussion

Noon  
Lunch

1:00    
Aspects of Disability across the Lifespan

Risk Factors for Disability in Late Life
Jack Guralnik, M.D., Ph.D.
Chief, Epidemiology and Demography Section, National Institute on Aging

Transitions for Adolescents with Disabilities
John G. Reiss, Ph.D.
Chief, Division of Policy and Program Affairs
Institute for Child Health Policy
University of Florida College of Medicine

Discussion

2:00   
Secondary Health Conditions: Concepts, Data, and Examples

Overview
Margaret A. Turk, M.D.
Professor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Secondary Health Conditions and Aging with Disability: Consumer Perspective
June Kailes, M.S.W.
Disability Policy Consultant

Effects of Exercise on Specific Secondary Conditions
James H. Rimmer, Ph.D., Professor
Director, Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities
University of Illinois at Chicago

Discussion

3:30
Break

3:50   
Continued: Secondary Health Conditions

Secondary Conditions with Spinal Cord Injury
William A. Bauman, M.D.
Professor of Medicine and Rehabilitation Medicine
Mount Sinai School of Medicine

Depression as a Secondary Condition in Adults with Disability
Bryan Kemp, Ph.D.
Clinical Professor of Medicine and Psychology
University of California, Irvine

Preventing the Progression of Secondary Conditions with Developmental Disabilities
Tom Seekins, Ph.D.
Director, University of Montana Rural Institute

Discussion

5:15    
Adjourn and Reception

For more information, please contact Afrah Ali at aali@nas.edu or 202-334-2360