Linas Bieliauskas, PhD, ABPP-CN-CP
University of Michigan, past president of INS

This lecture will address key topics in cognitive aging, and provide a brief overview of the current state of research in this growing, multidisciplinary field. A summary of the physiological changes in the aging brain will be presented as well as a review of variables that influence cognitive abilities in older age. Dr. Bieliauskas will discuss how normal aging differentially affects various aspects of cognition and specify changes within various domains such as attention, executive functioning, and memory.

He will present some of his own studies which investigate the relationship between aging and visual-spatial processing, as well as the impact that aging can have on aspects of occupational functioning and task performance. His talk will also include a brief examination of the various theories that have been proposed to account for the cognitive changes that accompany normal aging.

LOCATION:
Stony Brook Manhattan Campus
110 East 28th Street, 2nd Floor
Between Park Ave South and Lexington Ave

We are pleased to announce the following plenary speakers:

• Monique M. B. Breteler MD PhD
• Patricia A. Ganz MD
• Mark D. Noble PhD
• M. Fatih Okcu MD MPH
• Andrew Saykin PsyD ABCN
• Jeffrey S. Wefel PhD

In addition to our guest speakers, there will be selected poster and oral presentations.

This conference is directed toward researchers and clinicians interested in state-of-the-art information related to the most current and ongoing research examining issues of cognition and cancer.

The goal of this conference is to present and discuss current research examining the impact of cancer and cancer-related treatment on cognitive and behavioral functioning in adults with non-central nervous system cancers. Presentations will focus on state-of-the-art research elucidating the nature of the cognitive and neurobehavioral sequelae associated with cancer and cancer therapies, the mechanisms that underlie these changes in function, and interventions to prevent or manage these undesired symptoms and/or their side effects.

Location:

Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center
Rockefeller Research Laboratories Auditorium
430 East 67th Street (Between First and York Avenues)
New York, NY 10065

Additional Information:
www.icctf.com or www.mskcc.org/cme.

Isabelle Barriere, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor in Speech Communication Program at Brooklyn College
Research Associate of the Research Institute of the Study of
Language in Urban Society/CUNY Graduate Center

NYNG is pleased to announce an upcoming Bilingual Task Force meeting featuring a presentation by Dr. Isabelle Barriere. Mark your calendars!

This presentation will focus on the distinction between typical Dual Language Learning of different types (including simultaneous and sequential language acquisition) and delayed and atypical Dual Language Learning. The latest research-based evidence on:

• the characteristics of the demographic and linguistic factors that impact on the acquisition of different languages
• whether the use of more than one language has negative or positive impacts on children with language, cognitive and communicative impairment
• the unique challenges that clinicians have to face with respect to the selection of therapies for bilingual clinical cases and the considerations that underpin treatment goals
• to what extent effects of therapy transfer from one language to another.

LOCATION:
Rusk Institute of Rehabilitation Medicine
At Langone Medical Center / NYU - Enter at 400 East 34th Street
Room RR 111/112
New York, NY (Map)
Admission is free!

The 31st annual NEW YORK NEUROPSYCHOLOGY GROUP conference is the first to explore the evolution of clinical neuropsychology and the role of technological advancements in guiding its development and influencing its future. Speakers will focus on the pioneers in the early development of cognitive assessment and the advancement of neuropsychology through neuroimaging techniques. This will be followed by a look at the future of neuropsychology and progress being made with the assistance of computer applications, including the assessment of “real world” functioning through virtual reality technology.

LOCATION:
Beth Israel Medical Center
Bernstein Pavilion - Podell Auditorium
 Entrance is on Nathan Perlman Place
 (located between 1st and 2nd Avenue between East 15th & 16th St)
New York, NY

Since the Medicare system is like a moving target, it is important for clinicians in psychology to understand the evolution of CMS regulations in order to practice, pass insurance audits, and train psychology students in the basic elements of charting.

This talk will focus on the national and local regulations that guide medical necessity in the delivery of psychotherapy, health and behavior intervention, interdisciplinary team meetings, and neuropsychology.

The basic guidelines of proper note writing will be covered with a focus on how medical necessity is initially established in the patient record as well as throughout treatment. Samples of de-identified notes and test reports will be presented that would pass an audit focused on medical necessity as well as notes that would not.

In addition, the concept of voluntary compliance will be discussed for the solo practitioner and for clinicians in group practices. The basic elements and the “how to” of establishing a voluntary compliance program for practice will be delineated and discussed.

Event Flyer

Location:
Stony Brook Manhattan Campus Building
Main Hall, 110 East 28th Street, New York, NY 10016
(enter between Park Avenue South and Lexington Avenue directly beneath the blue Stony Brook Manhattan banner classroom entrance) (Map)

Registration Fees:
$20 - NYNG and NYSPA members, $30 - Nonmembers
CE Credits: $10 - NYSPA Member, $20 - Non-NYSPA Member
PRE-REGISTRATION RECOMMENDED AS SPACE WILL BE LIMITED
 
Pre-registration: www.nyspa.org or call (800) 732-3933

Sponsored by:
The Department of Neurology at Stony Brook University Hospital
The Neuropsychology Division of the New York State Psychological Association
The New York Neuropsychology Group

The goals of NYNG are to promote interest in neuropsychology and to provide educational opportunities to students and seasoned professionals alike!

As an interdisciplinary group, we are committed to bringing our friends in related disciplines. A goal of the social hours is not only to spend time with your friends and colleagues, but also to network and create and sustain professional contacts! (AKA: "Schmooze").

Know an OT that you refer to frequently? Invite them along!

Have a friend that provides Orton-Gillingham reading interventions to children? We'd love to meet them!!

Have a friend that thinks vaccinations cause autism and which can then be treated with hyperbaric oxygen?? Bill Mac would be happy to get tipsy and lambaste them for their pseudoscientific beliefs and complete misunderstanding of the scientific literature!!