Conference Program

7:00–8:00 AM and 9:00–10:30 AM
THURSDAY, MARCH 23
7:00–8:00 AM | Morning Exercise
TH101 Yoga, In the Spirit of Vanda Scaravelli
and Diane Long
7:00 AM | Plaza AB (East Tower, Green Level)
An approach to yoga with emphasis on connecting with the
spine. Relaxing the outer shell of muscles and finding movement
from rest.
Presenter: Douglas Paulsen, Director, Senior Activity Center,
Oklahoma City Parks and Recreation.
8:00 AM–6:00 PM
Collaborating
Organization Program
TH103 14th Annual What’s Next
Boomer Business Summit
8:00 AM–6:00 PM | Regency Ballroom
(West Tower, Gold Level)
Learn from the companies, authors, and experts who are leading
the growth of the boomer and senior market. Advance your understanding
of the longeity economy and capitalize on the What’s
Next community to accelerate growth for your organization.
See page 37 for more information.
9:00–10:30 AM
Highlighted Session
TH105 Making Malnutrition Matter: Introducing
a New Quality Blueprint for Action
9:00 AM | Randolph 2 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Sponsored by Abbott Nutrition.
Up to one out of every two older Americans is at risk for
malnutrition, yet there is a gap in the delivery of malnutrition
care for older adults. The Defeat Malnutrition Today coalition
has worked with other partners to develop a new national
blueprint for action, which outlines potential actions to close the
gap and improve health outcomes for older adults by addressing
malnutrition care across the continuum of acute, post-acute and
community settings. The blueprint also provides suggested
strategies for policymakers, organizations, healthcare providers,
patients and caregivers to address malnutrition. This session
gives an overview of the blueprint and details how participants
can integrate and align specific strategies with their own
organization/agency agendas.
Presenters: Bob Blancato, MPA, President, Matz, Blancato &
Associates; Jeanne Blankenship, MS, RDN, Vice President of Policy
Initiatives and Advocacy, Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics;
Meredith Ponder Whitmire, JD, Senior Associate, Matz, Blancato &
Associates; Lisa Zullig, MS, Director of Nutrition Services, God’s
Love We Deliver.
9:00–10:30 AM | 90-Minute Workshops
Aging in Community
TH107
Age-Friendly Yarmouth:
An Intergenerational Approach
9:00 AM | Haymarket (West Tower, Bronze Level)
By showcasing the Age-Friendly Yarmouth journey, we will
present the barriers and opportunities of using an intergenerational
lens with the WHO Age-Friendly Community framework
and unpack a conversation on ageism. We will invite attendees
to share experiences and knowledge, innovating new thoughts
and building collective impact without domination by one
community approach.
Presenters: Kathleen Bailey, MA, Director of Senior Services,
Yarmouth Senior Center; Janet Hively, PhD, Co-Founder and U.S.
Liaison, Pass It On Network; Janice Matheson, Member, Yarmouth
Age Friendly Team.
TH109 Critical Missing Links to Elder Justice:
Coalitions of Faith- and Community-Based
Programs and Shelters
9:00 AM | Columbus CD (East Tower, Gold Level)
Elder abuse response is multifaceted. Elders can’t be left in or
returned to their homes where perpetrators reside. This workshop
will focus on how the shelter model leverages resources to fill
critical service gaps for victims. We will examine the missing links
to elder safety, including holistic faith and community-based
coalitions and programs, and elder sheltering.
Presenters: Sarah Duval, JD, Staff Attorney, Center for Elder Law
and Justice; Jacke Schroeder, MSW, Director of SAFE: Stop Abuse
of Elders, CHANA; Joy Solomon, JD, Director and Managing
Attorney, Harry and Jeanette Weinberg Center for Elder Abuse
Prevention at the Hebrew Home at Riverdale.
TH111 Housing Older Adults: Advocating for
Expanded and Appropriate Options
9:00 AM | Michigan 3 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
This session will explore preserving and expanding choice in
housing stock and creating homes that are safe and healthy for
aging. Aging network professionals will obtain tools to engage in
making more affordable, accessible and appropriate housing
options available at the local level and ensuring that housing is
connected to the community so that people can continue to
thrive as they age.
Presenters: Cindy Campbell, Director of International & Philanthropic
Innovation, Office of Policy Development & Research, HUD; Stephanie
Firestone, MUP, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP Office of
International Affairs; Kathy Sykes, MA, Senior Advisor for Aging and
Public Health, United States Environmental Protection Agency.
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