Thusday, October 8

11:30    Registration
12:15    Welcome/Announcements – Kirsten Carr, MD, CMD
12:30    New & Notable In PALTC - 2026 Edition – Kathleen Drago, MD, FACP
1:15      Oral Nutrition And Hydration For Patients With Advanced Dementia – Hope Wechkin, MD, FAAHPM, HMDC
2:00      Doing It Right:  POLST In Long-Term Care – Christine Mullowney, MD
2:45      Break / Exhibitors
3:15      You Matter Too – Nicholas Adkins, MBA
4:15      Better Together:  Partnering With Hospice To Improve End-of-Life Care – Kirsten Carr, MD, CMD
5:00      Adjourn

Friday, October 9

6:50      Registration / Breakfast / Exhibitors
7:50      Welcome/Announcements – Elizabeth Hays, MD
8:00      New & Notable In Geriatrics - 2026 Edition - Kathleen Drago, MD, FACP
9:00      Oregon State Plan On Alzheimer's, Dementia, & Brain Health – Trisha Brennan, Policy Specialist & Sarah Hubner, Research Analyst
10:00    Break / Exhibitors
10:30    Headache Late In Life:  When Age Changes The Story – Tarvez Tucker, MD
11:30    Heart Failure Update – Albert Camacho, MD
12:30    Lunch
2:00      Opportunities to Support Older Adults: The Behavior Health Landscape In Oregon - Nirmala Dhar, LCSW, ACSW & Walter Dawson, D.Phil
3:00      Break / Exhibitors
3:30      The Power Of Portability:  Using POLST To Support Our Sickest Patients Through Inpatient and Outpatient Care Transitions – Paula Folger, MD, FACP, Margaret George, MD, Prasanna Krishnasamy, MD, MPH, FACP, HEC-C and Christine Mullowney, MD
4:30      Adjourn

Saturday, October 10

6:50      Registration / Breakfast / Exhibitors
7:50      Welcome/Announcements -Elizabeth Hays, MD
8:00      Dementia In 2026: The Old, The New, & Thinking About What to Do – Suvi Neukam, DO, FACP
9:00      Medical Acupuncture In Older Adults:  Why Did We Wait So Long? – Paul Yutan, MD
10:00    Break / Exhibitors
10:30    Cognitive Assessment For Diverse Populations: Tools & Strategies* – Laura Perry, MD, FACP
11:30    Developmental Aging Theory & Goals Of Care: Putting Gerontology Back Into Geriatrics - Harry Krulewitch, MD, MPH
12:30    Lunch Keynote: Psychedelics Research In Older Adults: Clinical Potential & Emerging Evidence - Lorenzo Pasquini, PhD
2:00      Symptom Management For Non-Hospice Patients With Chronic Illness - Holly Montjoy, MD
3:00      Health Policy - The Year in Review – E. Foy White-Chu, MD, CWSP, AGSF & Jessica Wright, MPAS, MBA, PA-C
4:00      Poster Presentations
4:30      Wheel Of Misfortune:  The Polypharmacy and Deprescribing Game Show – Robin Jewett, DMSc, PA-C, CGCP, CDP & Jessica Wright, MPAS, MBA, PA-C
5:30      Adjourn

*This session addresses the attitudes, knowledge, and skills needed to provide effective care for patients from diverse cultures, groups, and communities. Participation may be applied toward the Oregon Medical Board's annual 1-hour cultural competency continuing education requirement for physicians and physician assistants.
 

Sunday, October 11

7:00       Registration / Breakfast / Committee Meetings
7:50       Welcome/Announcements – Elizabeth Hays, MD
8:00       Neural Mechanics Of Psychedelics: Insights From Human Neuro-Imaging & Electrophysiology – Lorenzo Pasquini, PhD
9:00      Age-Friendly Discharge Transitions of Care for Primary Care Professionals – Mary Brooks, MD
10:00    Break
10:15    Planning For Care at the End Of Life - Alexia Torke, MD
11:15    Every Behavior Tells a Story:  Decoding Behavioral Disturbances In Dementia – Mary-Beth Kuebrich, NP, MSN, AGPNCP-BS
12:15    Adjourn

Learning objectives

At the conclusion of this meeting, learners will be able to:

New & Notable In PALTC - 2026 Edition
--Appraise a selection of recently published studies on the care of older adults.
--Consider new and updated information for its ability to affirm or change current practice.

Health Policy - The Year In Review
--Review federal and state legislative 2026 policy that impacts older adults.
--Develop skills to engage in policy at the local and federal level.

Cognitive Assessment For Diverse Populations: Tools & Strategies
--Select a cognitive test that is appropriate to their patient’s culture and level of education.
--Make a diagnosis using a comprehensive approach in addition to cognitive tests.

Medical Acupuncture In Older Adults: Why Did We Wait So Long?
--Have a better understanding of conditions commonly seen in older adults that can be treated with acupuncture as first line therapy.
--Review the literature supporting acupuncture in these conditions.

You Matter Too
--Identify and describe how empathetic geriatric care improves patient quality of life, care transitions, and overall healthcare outcomes.
--Assess how communication, presence, & emotional resilience affect trust with older adults, families, & interdisciplinary teams.  Develop and apply practical self-compassion strategies to manage the unique emotional demands, moral duty, & burnout risks of long-term care.

Developmental Aging Theory & Goals Of Care: Putting Gerontology Back Into Geriatrics
--Appreciate the concepts of life cycle stages & challenges of aging in human development theory and identify & reframe older adults’ goals & preferences as developmental tasks that address these challenges.
--Recognize the Serious Illness Conversation Guide as an established tool to assist in care planning conferences with patients & families.

Psychedelics Research In Older Adults: Clinical Potential & Emerging Evidence
--Learn overview of clinical trials with psychedelics in older adults.
--Learn safety considerations for psychedelic trials in older adults.

Neural Mechanics Of Psychedelics: Insights From Human Neuro-Imaging & Electrophysiology
--Review of acute psychedelics effects on the brain.
--Review of longitudinal psychedelics effects on the brain.

Better Together: Partnering With Hospice To Improve End-of-Life Care
--Recognize hospice as an extension of the long-term care team and describe how hospice partnerships can improve end-of-life care for residents and families.
--Identify residents who may benefit from hospice services by applying Medicare hospice eligibility guidelines and recognizing common indicators of decline.
--Leverage hospice resources to enhance symptom management, goals-of-care discussions, family support, and staff education within the long-term care setting.
--Navigate key documentation, certification, coverage, and MDS considerations that support effective collaboration between hospice and long-term care providers.

Oregon State Plan On Alzheimer's, Dementia, & Brain Health
--Identify gaps in understanding of disparities that influence cognitive health outcomes across communities of Oregon.
--Explore ways to engage with the Oregon State Plan On Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Brain Health.
--Learn about current and developing resources to help support your work for those you serve.

Age-Friendly Discharge Transitions Of Care For Primary Care Professionals
--Learn the basis for and importance of an Age-Friendly/4M’s focused discharge follow up visit.
--Provide an outline for an Age-Friendly discharge follow up visit.

Every Behavior Tells A Story: Decoding Behavioral Disturbances In Dementia--Interpret behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia (BPSD) as expressions of unmet needs in persons with dementia, and evaluate the roles of the patient, caregiver, and environment in driving those symptoms.
--Apply the DICE Approach across different clinical settings to systematically evaluate behavior change in persons with dementia and develop individualized, non-pharmacologic management plans as first-line treatment.

Doing It Right: POLST In Long-Term Care
--Clarify Oregon regulations for Advance Care Planning and POLST use in long-term care.
--Discuss how care preferences recorded on a POLST form guide care in an emergency, including ways in which this could “go wrong”.
--Provide guidance for how best to meet advance care planning needs for older adults in long-term care settings.

The Power Of Portability: Using POLST To Support Patients Through Inpatient & Outpatient Care Transitions
--Describe the importance of the conversations and the documentation of those conversations that result in POLST forms.
--Discuss who should participate in POLST conversations and review Oregon regulations for individuals with intellectual or development disability.
--Consider strategies for revisiting serious illness discussions and decisions about POLST over time and across care settings.

Dementia In 2026: The Old, The New, & Thinking About What To Do
--Review contributors to healthy cognitive aging.
--Understand how to diagnose dementia, including appropriate use of biomarkers.
--Compare and contrast interventions available for persons living with dementia.

Headache Late In Life: When Age Changes The Story
--Explore secondary causes of headache in older adults.
--Expand treatment options for headache in aging patients.

Wheel Of Misfortune: The Polypharmacy And Deprescribing Game Show
--Define and discuss polypharmacy, including prevalence and outcomes.
--Discuss approaches to deprescribing.

Oral Nutrition And Hydration For Patients With Advanced Dementia--Be able to define Minimal Comfort Feeding and distinguish it from Comfort Feeding Only.
--Identify perceived barriers to Minimal Comfort Feeding and options for surmounting them.

New & Notable In Geriatrics - 2026 Edition
--Appraise a selection of recently published studies on the care of older adults.
--Consider new and updated information for its ability to affirm or change current practice.

Planning For Care At The End Of Life
--Describe best practices for serious illness conversations.
--Identify key differences in communicating with surrogates for patients who lack decisional capacity.

Opportunities To Support Older Adults: The Behavior Health Landscape In Oregon
--Discuss key data and trends related to older adults, serious mental illness (SMI), and substance use disorders (SUD) in Oregon and nationally.
--Describe key programs, interventions, tools that can be used within one’s practice to support the behavioral health of Oregon’s aging population.

Symptom Management For Non-Hospice Patients With Chronic Illness
--Review assessment strategies for patients with chronic illnesses.
--Compare and contrast pharmacologic and non-pharmacologic interventions for managing both acute and chronic symptoms.
--Identify strategies for symptom management which may be unique to patients who are homebound or in care facilities.
 

OGS Members

• Doctoral and Master’s Prepared Health Care Providers: $530
• Other Health Care Professionals (Bachelor’s Degree or below): $330

Non-Members

• Doctoral and Master’s Prepared Health Care Providers: $690
• Other Health Care Professionals (Bachelor’s Degree or below): $480

 Trainees

• In-Training Fellows, Residents and Students: Free

Thursday only

• All attendees: $139

By registering for the Conference at the “Member Rate”, you agree to pay OGS membership dues for the current year, to secure this Conference rate.  You can pay OGS Membership online by visiting the website at:  www.oregongeriatricssociety.org  

Reduced registration fees are available for retired attendees. Please contact Mary Olhausen admin@oregongeriatrics.org for the discount code.

Cancellation policy

To help meet administrative costs, a $40.00 service charge will be assessed on all refund requests received by September 25, 2026; no refunds can be issued after that date. Please email cme@ohsu.edu if you need to cancel your registration.

Accreditation

OHSU School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.  

Credit

Oregon Health & Science University School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 22.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

ABIM

Successful completion of this CME activity, which includes participation in the evaluation component, enables the participant to earn up to 22.5 Medical Knowledge MOC points in the American Board of Internal Medicine's (ABIM) Maintenance of Certification (MOC) program. Participants will earn MOC points equivalent to the amount of CME credits claimed for the activity.

The Conference will be held at Sunriver Resort located at 17600 Center Drive, Sunriver, OR 97707.  Sunriver is 16 miles South of Bend, OR, just off Highway 97.  Sunriver offers plentiful hiking, biking, walking trails, pool, and spa.

Reservations at Sunriver Lodge

To reserve lodging at Sunriver Resort 

Call 1-855-420-8206 or Reserve Online:  OGS (Geriatrics) 2026 . Group: Oregon Geriatrics Society Conference

To book a home or condo with Sunriver Resort

Please follow this link and choose your lodging.  Sunriver Resort Home & Condo Options.Reserve online or call Sunriver: 1-855-420-8206.  
Please notify OGS that you’ve reserved a home or condo, by emailing us at admin@oregongeriatrics.org  

The room block will be released on September 1, 2026, and is subject to sell-out prior to that date.  If reserving a home or condo through Sunriver Resort, please do so no later than August 7, 2026.
 

Questions?

For questions about your registration email cme@ohsu.edu. For all other questions regarding the conference, please email Mary Olhausen at: admin@oregongeriatrics.org or call Mary at 503-880-7383.     

If you have a disability and require assistance to participate in the conference, please contact Mary Olhausen as soon as possible.