Conference Links

Special Events

• Opening General Session
  Thursday, April 17
  10:00 - 11:45 a.m.
  
  Remarks and Welcome:
  Director Lorrie Rickman-Jones, Ph.D., Illinois Department of Human Services, Division of Mental Health, Springfield
  Charles D. Johnson, Director, Illinois Department on Aging, Springfield
  
  Opening Address:
  "Aging Redefined and the Transformation of Social and Health Care Institutions"
  by Joel E. Streim, M.D., Professor of Psychiatry, University of Pennsylvania
  
  Joel E. Streim, M.D., is a Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Pennsylvania where he serves as Director of the Geriatric Psychiatry Fellowship Training Program, and a consultant in geriatric psychiatry at the Philadelphia VA Medical Center.
  
  Dr. Streim’s research, teaching and clinical efforts reflect his longstanding career interest in the problems of elderly patients with medical and psychiatric co-morbidity, with emphasis on mental health care in the long-term care setting. A past recipient of a Clinical Mental Health Academic Award from the National Institute of Mental Health, he has conducted federally funded research on treatment of depression in mentally ill nursing home patients, and clinical pharmacologic trials for the treatment of cognitive impairment, psychosis, and behavioral disturbances in older adults with dementia. He has served as a consultant to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid on quality of mental health care for nursing home residents, and has testified before Congress on issues related to geriatric mental health. He has also served in an advisory role to the Senate Special Committee on Aging.
  
  Dr. Streim received his M.D. degree from the University of Rochester School of Medicine. After completing a residency in internal medicine at the University of Rochester and a residency in psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin, he did a fellowship in geriatric psychiatry at the VA Medical Center in Madison, Wisconsin. He has lectured and published extensively on topics in geriatric psychiatry, and is nationally recognized as a leader in the field. He is a past president of the American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry.




• Conference Reception
  Thursday, April 17
  5:15 - 7:15 p.m.
  
  Join your colleagues to share in some delicious food, conversation and entertainment following a day of sessions. Music provided by the Ron Harris Music Group of Chicago.
  
  After the reception, see Les Miserables in the Marriott Theater. The power of the story, the passion of the music and the triumph of the human spirit make Les Miserables one of the greatest musicals of our generation. The majestic saga is based on Victor Hugo’s classic novel. The show starts at 8 p.m. in the resort’s theater. Call 847-634-0200 to reserve tickets.




• Conference Luncheon
  Friday, April 18
  11:45 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
  
  Enjoy your meal and some special entertainment!
  
  Turn in your completed general evaluation form at the conference luncheon and have the chance to win a "Theater Escape Package," which includes an overnight stay, breakfast, dinner and two tickets to a show at the Lincolnshire Marriott Resort.