Conference Program

11:00 AM–Noon
Presenters: Lindsay Goldman, LMSW, Deputy Director, Healthy Aging,
New York Academy of Medicine; Rimas Jasin, MPA, MA, Executive
Director, Presbyterian Senior Services Corporate Office; Terry Kaelber,
MPA, Director, Community Engagement Projects; Nora Moran, LMSW,
Policy Analyst; both of United Neighborhood Houses.
TH155 From Acute to Chronic: Empowering
People With HIV to Manage Their Care
11:00 AM | Randolph 3 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Early detection and advanced treatment options have made it
possible to manage HIV as an ongoing chronic condition. This
session will share findings from the HIV: The Long View report,
and will share how evidence-based chronic disease self-management
education programs can empower people with HIV to
manage their care.
Presenters: Jonathan Appelbaum, MD, Professor, Clinical Sciences,
AAHIVM Board Member, Florida State University; Kathleen Zuke,
MPH, Program Associate, National Chronic Disease Self-Management
Education Resource Center, National Council on Aging.
TH157 How to Access VA Benefits
11:00 AM | Columbus IJ (East Tower, Gold Level)
This session will educate professionals specializing in helping
older veterans, surviving spouses and dependent children of
veterans. We will discuss the benefits provided by the Department
of Veteran Affairs, as they pertain to helping our veterans
age in place with dignity.
Presenters: Rae Camilo, Regional Manager; Dale Swartzfager,
VetAssist Program Specialist; both of Veterans Home Care, LLC.
TH159 The Home as a Strategic Asset in Retirement
11:00 AM | Michigan 3 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Many older adults want to remain in their current homes, but
may not know how to ensure that it is a safe and viable alternative
for them—or how to make it so if it is not. Also, they may be
misinformed about how and whether to leverage their home as a
strategic financial asset in retirement. This session explores
older adults’ decisions about whether/how to safely age in place
and best use the home as a strategic retirement asset.
Presenters: Amy Ford, MBA, Senior Director, Home Equity Initiatives
and Social Accountability; Jay Greenberg, ScD, MA, Chief
Executive Officer; both of National Council on Aging; Eileen Tell,
MPH, Principal and CEO, ET Consulting LLC; Sandra Timmermann,
EdD, Business and Aging Strategist.
TH161 Transforming Communities for Veterans:
VA and Community Partnerships
11:00 AM | Gold Coast (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Often older adult veterans are not aware of the programs and
services available to them, including healthcare. Awareness is
one of the most important ingredients for helping veterans
connect to community-based programs, services and healthcare.
Learn how the VA and community partners came together,
created a coalition and improved veterans’ access to care.
Presenters: Barbara Gordon, MA, Director, Social Services,
Kentuckiana Regional Planning and Development Agency; Lori
Paris, MSW, VA Social Worker, Veterans Administration.
Caregiving
TH163 Caring for the Professional Caregivers
11:00 AM | Columbian (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Our work relies upon engaged, empathic care; however, as
workers and organizations we can use knowledge of compassion
satisfaction, compassion fatigue, secondary trauma and ways we
can improve self-care for individuals and organizations. Through
viewing a segment of the documentary, “Portraits of Professional
Caregivers: Their Passion Their Pain,” and discussion of results
from CARIE’s Better Jobs, Better Care demonstration, program
participants will be able to share strategies for self and organizational
improvement.
Presenters: Diane Menio, MS, Executive Director, Center for Advocacy
for the Rights and Interests of Elderly (CARIE); Cyndee Wishkovsky,
MSSA, Specialist in Aging and Elder Care, CBW Partners.
ASA Chair’s Lecture
TH165 Breaking Stereotypes:
A Spotlight on Male Family Caregivers
11:00 AM | Columbus CD (East Tower, Gold Level)
While the typical family caregiver is a 49-year-old woman,
caregivers on the whole are becoming as diverse as the American
population. Although men currently represent 40% of
caregivers, they are an understudied population. As a nation, we
must raise the visibility and support for caregiving families to
keep them from burning out. This session will highlight what we
know about male caregivers, examine their experiences and
discuss ways to provide meaningful support.
Presenters: Jean Accius, PhD, Vice President, Long-Term Services
and Supports Group, AARP Public Policy Institute; Louis Colbert,
MSW, LSW, Vice President of Operations, Philadelphia Corporation
for Aging; Brian Duke, MHA, MBE, System Director, Senior Services,
Main Line Health; Bryant Greene, MBA, Administrator and Multi
Franchise Unit Owner, Always Best Care Senior Services.
TH167 Finding Gratitude and Meaning in Family
Caregiving: Strength-Based Psychotherapy
11:00 AM | Wrigley (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Many counseling techniques for family caregivers focus on
reducing stress. But implicit in these approaches is the idea that
the caregiving experience is negative. Presenters will use case
examples to present a psychotherapy for helping caregivers reap
caregiving’s potential for positive rewards, including personal
and spiritual growth and an enhanced sense of purpose.
Presenters: Barry Jacobs, PsyD, Director of Behavioral Sciences,
Prospect Crozer Springfield Hospital; Julia Mayer, PsyD, Clinical
Psychologist.
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