Lightning Science: Brief Presentations of Top-Rated Abstracts

All sessions are listed in Eastern Daylight Time (EDT). 

Symposia

  • Date: Saturday, May 2, 2026
  • Time: -
  • Track: Research
  • CME/CE: 1.0

Sponsored by the Research Committee

Co-Moderators: Peter M. Abadir, MD & Lee A. Jennings, MD, MSHS

This fast-paced, interactive session will showcase some of the meeting’s best new research and innovation. Top-rated abstracts submitted to AGS are selected for inclusion.  Presenters will give the highlights of their research findings in five minutes or less and the audience will have an opportunity to discuss and ask questions.  Learning Objectives: (1) describe at least one emerging concept or new scientific focus in aging research; (2) summarize the key findings of at least three projects with relevance to care of older adults; (3) identify at least three AGS-affiliated individuals conducting exciting research in aging.

Intersection Navigation and Speed Patterns on Familiar Routes Differentiate Older Drivers with Mild Cognitive Impairment                                                                                                     
Gary Naglie, MD, FRCPC, FCGS, FGSA

Effectiveness of a Pharmacist-Led Deprescribing Intervention by Cognitive Status      
Rachel Horvat

Coronary Calcification Score Predicts Twenty-Year Mortality in Older Japanese American Men: The Kuakini Honolulu Heart Program                                                                  
Julia Oehlers

GLP-1 RAs vs Metformin for Dementia Risk in Older Diabetics with Delirium                      
Sumi Akter, MD

Physician Geriatric Training and Days Alive and Spent at Home Among Persons with Dementia                                                                                                     
Hiroshi Gotanda, MD, PhD

Association Between Number of Guideline-Directed Medical Therapy Prescription Classes and 30-Day Returns to Hospital Among Admissions Aged 75+ with Heart Failure and Chronic Kidney Disease                                                                                                     
Henry J. Nick, BA