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Manfred Bergener, MD, Founding President of the International PsychoGeriatric Association (IPA)

AAGP remembers Dr. Manfred Bergener, Professor, Inspirationalist, visionary, and Founding President of the International Psychogeriatric Association (1982-1987), passed away in March 2019, in Koln, Germany.

2020 Annual Meeting theme is “Translating Research Evidence into Clinical Geriatric Mental Healthcare”

Save the date for March 13-16, 2020 in San Antonio, Texas!

iGPSAP 2017: The Internet Geriatric Psychiatry Self-Assessment Program

Updated for 2017 and delivered via an interactive web tool, the "iGPSAP" offers over 500 questions and answers in more than 35 categories with detailed rationales to assist you as you prepare for subspecialty certification or recertification examinations. iGPSAP is approved for 42 Self-Assessment CME credit hours by ABPN.

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About Us

Who we are

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry (AAGP) is the only national association that has products, activities and publications, which focus exclusively on the challenges of geriatric psychiatry. Practitioners, researchers, educators, students, the public anyone interested in improving the mental health of the elderly have relied on AAGP since 1978 as the key driver for progress for elderly mental health care.

Mission

The American Association for Geriatric Psychiatry is a national association representing and serving its members and the field of geriatric psychiatry. AAGP promotes the mental health and well-being of older people through professional education, public advocacy, and support of career development for clinicians, educators, and researchers in geriatric psychiatry and mental health.

Why choose us

Whether you want to advance your career, engage the research community, or shape how science and society treat the elderly, AAGP has the right resources to help you. Make a difference today, for yourself, for the field, and for your patients.