Conference Program

Improving Quality
in Programs Serving
Individuals in Need
of Long-Term Services
and Supports
Sponsored by UnitedHealthcare
Community & State.
Tuesday, March 21 | 9:00–10:30 AM
Columbian (West Tower, Bronze Level)
CEU Credits: 1.5
As states move to establish Medicaid managed long term
supports and services programs, an important consideration
will be how to leverage quality reporting and measurement to
improve services and outcomes. A consistent quality framework
lays the foundation for evidence-based decision-making and
advocacy on MLTSS program design and implementation. Join
us in a discussion with leading national aging stakeholders
about the whys and hows of implementing a
meaningful quality framework.
Presenters: Catherine Anderson, MPA, Senior
Vice President, Policy and Strategy, UnitedHealthcare
Community & State; Erica Anderson, MA,
Senior Director, The National Association of
States United for Aging and Disabilities.
Catherine Anderson
Coming of Age
in Aging America:
Documentary and Discussion
Sponsored by Vital Pictures.
Tuesday, March 21 | 9:00–10:30 AM
Michigan 1 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
CEU Credits: 1.5
This session will feature a screening of a major public television
documentary, Coming of Age in Aging America, followed by a
panel discussion and Q&A. The film offers a 10,000-foot view of
the challenges and opportunities we face as an aging nation—
with a takeaway message that an aging society is not just about
old people.
Moderator: Christine Herbes-Sommers, MA, President and
Executive Producer, Vital Pictures Inc.
Presenters: Donna Butts, Executive Director, Generations United; Paul
Irving, JD, Chairman, Center for the Future of Aging, Milken Institute;
Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor, PhD, CEO, FrameWorks Institute.
Donna Butts
Paul Irving
Nathaniel Kendall-Taylor
Caregiving as a Human Rights Issue:
An International Perspective
Sponsored by WellMed Charitable Foundation.
Tuesday, March 21 | 1:30–2:30 PM
Wrigley (West Tower, Bronze Level)
CEU Credits: 1
Lyda Arevalo-Flechas
Lucija Barylak
Carol Zernial
Human rights is an underutilized, yet powerful approach when it comes to developing caregiving policies globally. Canada is leading
the effort to recognize caregiving as a human rights issue. The United States and other countries are just beginning to think about the
rights of the family caregiver in addition to the rights of the care recipient. Hear from a distinguished international panel on suggested
human rights for caregivers to address societal expectations placed upon them, with or without their consent. Find out how
the role of culture impacts the perceived human rights of caregivers, particularly among Latino caregivers.
Presenters: Lyda Arevalo-Flechas, PhD, MSN, RN, Advanced Geriatrics Nurse Fellow, Geriatric Research, Education & Clinical Center, South
Texas Veterans Health Care System; Lucija Barylak, MSW, Advisor in Leading Practices in Social Gerontology Center West, University
Affiliated Centre of the CSSS Cavendish; Carol Zernial, MSG, Executive Director, WellMed Charitable Foundation.
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