IPA Membership Meeting & Lunch / Lunch break offline for non-members

1:45PM-MT
1.0 CE Hr

3:00PM-MT
1.0 Ethics CE Hr   

TOTAL CE AVAILABLE FOR DAY ONE:  5.0 CE hours (1.0 in ethics) for attending all underlined sessions above

Abhilash K. Desai, MD, FAPA, is an adjunct associate professor of geriatric psychiatry at the Saint Louis University School of Medicine, an adjunct associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine, and medical director of the Idaho Memory & Aging Center, PLLC.

Dr Desai was a guest editor for the special issue titled 'Healthy Brain Aging: Evidence Based Methods to Preserve Brain Function and Prevent Dementia' for Clinics of Geriatric Medicine published in 2009. Along with Dr George Grossberg, he has co-authored a chapter titled 'Psychiatric Aspects of Long-term Care' in Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry (15th edition).

Dr. Marion completed her postdoctoral residency at UCLA’s Neuropsychiatric Institute after completing her doctoral training at Fuller Graduate School of Psychology and predoctoral internship at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dr. Marion came to St. Luke’s from Saint Alphonsus Rehabilitation Services where she specialized in outpatient brain injury and dementia evaluations. Her clinical practice in Pasadena included positions at Neurobehavior services and Southern California Neurology Consultants at Huntington Memorial Hospital.

In addition to her clinical work, Dr. Marion is an associate professor of psychology at Northwest Nazarene University. She has also served as a professor at Point Loma Nazarene University and Fuller Graduate School of Psychology. Dr. Marion’s research interests include developmental and neurologic conditions across the lifespan including agenesis of the corpus callosum, HIV/AIDS, healthy aging, attention deficit disorders (via virtual reality assessment), and traumatic brain injury.

Helen Napier, PhD, ABPP-Clinical, is an Ohio State Buckeye who completed her BA in Psychology and Women's Studies in 1984. She earned her PhD in counseling psychology from Washington State University in 1993, and served in the US Navy as a land and shipboard psychologist from 1992-2002. 

Dr. Napier worked as a civilian Navy psychologist from 2002-2011, and was trained in pain management while serving as the Team Psychologist for the Comprehensive Combat Casualty Care Center, at Naval Medical Center, San Diego CA from 2005-2007. 

Since moving to Idaho in 2011, she has been the pain psychologist for Saltzer Medical Group and Snake River Surgery Center in Boise, and the Team Psychologist for St. Alphonsus Comprehensive Pain and Spine.      

Dr. Keefer's clinical practice has been divided between academia and the private and public sectors in program development & providing integrated care.  Upon relocating to Idaho seven years ago, she spent three years serving as the mental health lead in a teleprimary care department within the Boise VAMC.  This care model was awarded a national VA contract, and she subsequently traveled throughout the US training other VAMC staff in the care model while serving as part of the extended care team to the then US Secretary of Veterans' Affairs.   

Most recently she has been responsible for establishing mental health services within an interdisciplinary primary care team setting at the Micron headquarters in Boise, Idaho, providing clinical services including assessments and individual and couples counseling to this diverse population.  

Mr. Palmer also represents clients in the courtroom. He has successfully litigated several cases in both federal and state courts, including complex probate matters, business matters, and civil rights litigation. Nathan’s courtroom experiences provide valuable perspective as he helps clients plan for long-term objectives.

He is a member of the Board of the Bannock County Board of Community Guardians. He also provides volunteer legal services to the Veteran’s Legal Clinic and CASA Guardian Ad Litem program.  Mr. Palmer is a member of the Trust and Estate Professionals of Idaho, Inc. (TEPI); American Bar Association, Section of Taxation; Idaho State Bar, Taxation, Probate and Trust Law Section; Utah State Bar, Section of Taxation; the National Care Planning Council; and the Portneuf Chapter of the American Inns of Court.

Steven Atkinson, PA-C, MS, is a Board-Certified Physician Assistant specializing in Geriatric Internal Medicine. He practices medicine in the greater Minneapolis area and is involved in pharmacological and pain management challenges daily. In addition to his private practice, he has been on the faculty at the University of Utah since 1994 and has been involved in medicine for over 30 years.

Mr. Atkinson is the co-founder of Twin Cities Physicians, which serves older adults in nearly all levels of their care. He has presented nationally on a variety of topics that draw from his specialty expertise.

Mr. Atkinson is the author of Geriatric Pharmacology: The Principles of Practice & Clinical Recommenda- tions, Second Edition and sits on several boards whose purpose is to elevate the level of care in medicine for the patients they serve. He has been described as a "dynamic" educator and one of the most engaging presenters around.