Conference Program

4:45–5:45 PM
dementia care. Guidelines and expectations to ensure the
success of a dementia-specific arts program will be discussed
along with resources and key considerations to assist in
planning and implementing an arts program.
Presenter: Anne Mondro, MFA, Associate Professor, University of
Michigan Stamps School of Art & Design.
WE571 Why Young Adults Should Know
About Advance Care Planning
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 8
Considering that lack of awareness is the most frequently
reported barrier to ACP, learning about ACP as a young adult
might aid in overcoming this barrier. We will report on our
research regarding young adults’, knowledge, attitudes, and
perceptions of ACP and how we instituted a school-wide ACP
program for students in the health professions. Acquainting
young adults with ACP topics may aid them in making decisions
for their elders and eventually for themselves.
Presenters: Cathy Elrod, PT, PhD, Professor; Jennifer Tripken, EdD,
Assistant Professor; both of Marymount University.
Mental Health
WE573 Implementing Peer-Delivered Behavioral
Health Services in Aging Settings
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 21
The U.S. healthcare system is challenged with providing
effective physical and mental healthcare for the rapidly growing
older adult population. Peer-delivered services is a growing
practice in behavioral healthcare that is applicable to aging
services. This presentation will discuss a promising practice of
integrating certified older adult peer specialists in aging and
behavioral health settings as well as long-term services and
supports.
Presenter: Hilary Cantiello, MLA, Research Coordinator, Center
for Mental Health Policy and Services Research, University of
Pennsylvania..
WE575 Time Does Not Heal All Wounds:
The Evidence Supporting Trauma-Informed
Practice With Older Adults
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 32
Too often assessments and interventions for older adult clients
focus on medical illnesses and impairments in functioning, and
fail to attend to the developmental or more complex experiences
of the older adult’s life. Traumatic experiences are rampant
among many sub-populations of older adults, and cause mental
health disorders and psychosocial dysfunction. This presentation
seeks to inform clinicians as to the scope of this problem in
the interest of promoting trauma-informed practice.
Presenter: Karen Leaf, MSW, Adjunct Assistant Professor, USC
Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work.
Policy, Advocacy & Ethics
WE577 Abuse Prevention in Residential
Long-Term Care: Resident-Specific Planning
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 17
Minnesota law requires residential facilities that serve vulnerable
adults to conduct two types of abuse prevention planning
on a routine basis: an assessment of the physical plant and
assessment of individual residents’ susceptibility to harm by or
to others. This roundtable will discuss policies and practices
designed to deter harm through regular, thoughtful review of the
environment and the individuals who reside there.
Presenters: Iris Freeman, MSW, Board Chair, Minnesota Elder
Justice Center; Kevin Hansen, PhD, JD, LLM, Assistant Professor,
Health Care Administration Program (CHAASE), University of
Wisconsin, Eau Claire.
WE579 Applying the Principles of Bioethics
to Support Patients at the End of Life
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 22
Once it was common to speak of nature taking its course, but
today many patients have some control to hasten or stall dying
by choosing or refusing treatment. Our duty to empower
patients to make their own decisions, even as they make
choices that appear to interfere with our obligation to do good,
mitigate harm and responsibly allocate scarce healthcare
resources often presents serious ethical dilemmas. A proven
ethical model will be discussed
Presenter: Eileen Zenker, LCSW, MSW, CCM, Clinical Manager,
Care Management Network, Humana At Home, Senior Bridge.
WE581 Cannabis for Older Adults
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 33
Cannabis, both medical and recreational, is being legalized
throughout the United States. This session will discuss whether
the wave of legalization is a boon for the aging community and
how, or if, either medicinal or recreational cannabis can address
the health, chronic care, long-term care, isolation, and other
challenges facing the aging community and their caregivers.
Presenter: Ajay Gupta, CISSP, MBA, CEO, Health Solutions
Research, Inc.
WE583 The Art of Balancing
Self-Determination and Protection
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 12
Research shows that empowering individuals with differing
abilities to actively participate in personal decision-making can
improve outcomes and reduce the risk of abuse and exploitation.
This session explores abuse, neglect/self-neglect and exploitation
and the use of supported decision-making to improve
outcomes and reduce the risk of harm to individuals with
differing abilities.
Presenter: Evelyn Gay, MA, Director, Elder Rights Project, Georgia-
Cares.
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