Conference Program

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22
WE523 Clinical Applications for Caregivers of
Individuals With a Neurocognitive Disorder
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 4
This workshop will provide an overview on caregiver burden and
practical applications. Caregiver burden will be explored through
the lens of stress theory, role theory, grounded optimism, grief,
communication skills and coping skills. The need for help and
support that individual and family interventions provide may
improve the quality of life for the caregiver, which in turn may
improve the quality of life for the care recipient.
Presenter: Philip Daniels, MSPC, Instructor of Alcohol & Drug
Abuse and Doctoral Student, University of Florida.
WE525 Family Feud!: Solving
Communication Issues Within Families
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 36
The goal of this roundtable is to help professionals that find
themselves in the center of family conflict. Discuss how to
better assist adult siblings in avoiding and overcoming family
feuds that result from caring for an aging parent. Explore the
benefits of a teamwork approach to caregiving that will result in
family harmony and better care for their loved one.
Presenters: Megan Hix, Strategic Partnerships Engagement
Manager; Lakelyn Hogan, MBA, Caregiver Advocate; both of Home
Instead Senior Care.
WE527 Legal Issues with Family Caregivers
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 34
There are legal standards that govern all actions taken by a
caregiver, even if the caregiver is a family member. Other
interested family members, such as siblings who are not acting
as the day-to-day caregivers, are generally allowed to sue the
caregiver for a variety of infractions, especially regarding money
or property that would have passed to those family members
upon the death of the informed individual. This session will
highlight some of the legal rules that need to be considered.
Presenter: Barry Kozak, JD, LLM, MPP, President, Retirement
HELP, Inc.
Clinical Care & Transitions
WE529 Assessing and Addressing Health Literacy:
A Critical Skill for the Healthcare Team
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 31
Low health literacy is associated with a risk of poor health
outcomes. People most at risk experience multiple health
disparities, including access to care, effective communication
with healthcare providers, and decreased treatment adherence.
Attendees will become familiar with the impact of health
literacy on health outcomes and learn evidence-based strategies
to improve communication and understanding of illness and
treatment options through shared decision-making techniques.
Presenter: Juliette Kleinman, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, Senior Manager
VOICES 60+, Department of Social Work Programs, Hospital for
Special Surgery.
WE531 Filling the Gap in Oral Health for Older
Adults: A Community Guide to Program
Implementation
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 45
The Administration for Community Living and the Office on
Women’s Health are collaborating to identify and promote
community-based oral health programs for older adults in the
United States. The final product will be a public website with
two main components: a searchable database of communitybased
oral health programs and the Community Guide to Adult
Oral Health Program Implementation, which provides program
development resources to communities designing oral health
programs for older adults.
Presenter: Phantane Sprowls, MPA, Program Analyst, U.S. Administration
for Community Living/Administration on Aging.
WE533 Nurse-Led Transitional Care: Community
Case Management Program Since 1995
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 3
The Community Case Management (CCM) program consistently
demonstrates a reduction in readmissions and ED visits.
Data is tracked and published in an annual report. This session
will include a discussion of the CCM program including the
tools used to assess and identify patient/family needs,
measurements of data gathered, referral sources, admission
criteria, caseload, process for providing interventions, reasons
for referrals, strengths of the program, and patient/provider
satisfaction surveys.
Presenter: Janice Goldsmith, MSN, Community Case Manager,
Poudre Valley Hospital, University of Colorado Health.
WE535 The Gap in Meal Services for Seniors
Living With Chronic or Life-Altering Illness
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 9
This session will review the gap in meal and nutrition services
between our country’s response to malnutrition and food
insecurity for individuals with serious illnesses regardless of age.
We will also consider how medical nutrition therapy services
that are accessed as a core part of the healthcare system can
support an aging population that is also dealing with the onset
of chronic or life-altering illnesses.
Presenter: Dorella Walters, MPA, Senior Director of Program
Services, God’s Love We Deliver.
Diversity & Cultures of Aging
WE537 Advocating for LGBT Seniors
in the Healthcare Industry
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 5
4:45–5:45 PM
This roundtable discussion will highlight specific cases of LGBT
discrimination in the healthcare setting; and how to address
common mistakes using education and understanding.
Presenter: Tanya Witt, Resident Services Coordinator, Triangle
Square, Los Angeles LGBT Center.
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