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Wednesday, July 14 uday, July 152010 Elder Rights and TRIAD Conference2:15 – 3:00 p.m. 8:30 – 9:45 a.m.W6. Creating a “Silver Center”in Your Countyu Jack Dellinger, Sergeant, DuPage County Sheriff’sOfficeThe DuPage County Silver Center opened in 2009to focus on the importance of the “hidden crime,”the mistreatment of older adults. The Silver Centeris a partnership of units within the DuPageCounty Sheriff’s Office along with county andstate human service providers that focus onprotecting seniors and arresting offenders.3:15 – 4:15 p.m.W7. Protect Yourself and Your Wallet,Physical and Financial Self-Defenseu Ron Rufo, Officer, Chicago Police DepartmentLearn to defend yourself from being attackedphysically from unscrupulous individuals. Thissession will introduce money safety and securityand teach participants how to avoid losinghard-earned cash to scams, fraud and identitytheft.T1. Focus Group Discussion: DevelopingCriteria and Prototype for an ElderAbuse Assessment Systemu Kendon Conrad, Ph.D., Professor, University ofIllinois, Chicagou Madelyn Iris, Ph.D., Director of Research, CJESeniorLife, ChicagoThe presenters recently received a grant fromthe National Institute of Justice to support aproject titled, “Developing End-User Criteria andPrototype for an Elder Abuse Assessment System.”The goal of this study is to devise a computerbaseddecision support system to facilitateassessment of alleged abuse allegations,standardize substantiation decision-making andlink care planning specifics. In this session, theywill elicit audience input on questions such as:1) How can a computerized decision supportsystem be of help in elder abuse investigationand intervention?2) How might such a system be utilized in actualelder abuse investigations and interventions?3) Under what types of circumstances wouldsuch a system not be practical or helpful?4) What are the key issues to be aware of inimplementing such a system? This presentationwill include a brief introduction and overview ofthe project followed by an open discussion.T2. Operation Guardian Panel – AMultidisciplinary Approach toSafeguarding Nursing HomeResidentsu Cara Smith, Deputy Chief of Staff, Office of theAttorney Generalu Michael Hood, Deputy Attorney General, CriminalJustice, Office of the Attorney Generalu Jillayne Kaiser-Robinson, Section Chief, SpecialInvestigations Unit, IDPHu Sally Petrone, Illinois State Long Term CareOmbudsman, IDoAu Moderator: Mary Killough, Division Manager,IDoAAttend this session to learn more about theobjectives and accomplishments of thismultidisciplinary approach to increase safety innursing homes. This panel of state agencies willdiscuss efforts to enforce state laws governingnursing homes that protect residents’ safety. The“Operation Guardian” initiative was launched touncover serious issues in Illinois nursing homes.Through the initiative, attorneys and investigatorsfrom the Attorney General’s Office, ombudsmen,public health officials and state police are workingtogether on compliance checks that includeunannounced visits in nursing homes. Thiscollaboration will provide swifter responses tonursing homes that fail to comply with the law.And, as a result of attending this session, you’lllearn about the AG’s effort to tighten and stiffencriminal background checks of residents throughthe passage of Senate Bill 326.8
2010 Elder Rights and TRIAD ConferenceOning General SeionThursday, July 1510:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.Undue InfluenceOpening General Session: Charles D. JohnsonDirector, Illinois Department on AgingKeynote Address: Bennett Blum, M.D.Dr. Bennett Blum is an internationally acclaimed physician specializing inboth forensic and geriatric psychiatry. An expert on the evaluation of undueinfluence and associated manipulation tactics, Dr. Blum has consulted onhundreds of legal cases throughout the United States and internationally,including the precedent-setting United Nations trial of General Pavle Strugar.This was the first full competency hearing at an International War CrimesTribunal since Nuremberg.Dr. Blum has worked with major U.S. Government agencies, law enforcement, and research instituteson the prevention, investigation, and litigation of issues related to undue influence and coercion.In 1999, he was the only mental health expert asked to testify at the U.S. Senate Committee onCommerce, Science and Transportation’s hearing on Fraud: Targeting America’s Seniors. From2002-2004, Dr. Blum was a technical advisor to the Research Triangle Institute for its national studyon elder financial exploitation. This study was the basis for the Administration on Aging’s “FinancialExploitation of Older Persons Report.” In 2005, Dr. Blum participated in an invitation-only policydevelopment conference for the White House Conference on Aging.A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of University of Arizona, Dr. Blum received his medical education fromthe University of Arizona and psychiatric training at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA).He is a forensic psychiatric consultant. His work has been published by the National College ofProbate Judges, State Bar Associations, and in major medical textbooks, including a chapter onelder abuse, exploitation, and legal issues in geriatric psychiatry in the 8th edition of Kaplan andSadock’s Comprehensive Textbook of Psychiatry. He has also co-authored the internationallyacknowledged seminal research on police-assisted suicide (“suicide by cop”), worked as anadvisor for several law enforcement training films, including “Predators of the Elderly” and taughthomicide investigators of the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department and the Los Angeles PoliceDepartment.The concept of manipulating someone forpersonal gain is ancient. In this keynoteaddress, Dr. Blum will review some of thehistorical ideas promoted for understandingand identifying undue influence, and willshow how those ideas may be combinedwith modern concepts to result in morethorough and comprehensive case analysis.Noon – 1:00 p.m.LunchGrill out on patio,provided9
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