Conference Program

Noon–1:30 PM
WE181 In the Spirit: A Novel Spiritual Health
Education Curriculum for Formal Caregivers
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 513
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: Heather Renter, PhD, Gerontology, Assistant Professor,
Grand Valley State University.
WE183 Innovative Disaster Management Resources:
Protecting Vulnerable Populations
in Remote Communities
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 109
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: James Hagen, PhD, MBA, MPH, NHA, Professor, St.
Xavier University.
WE185 Integrating Elder Law and
Veterans Legal Clinic
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 501
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenters: Lenora Lee, PhD, Administrative Director, Paralegal;
James Pietsch, JD, Professor of Law, William S. Richardson School
of Law; both of University of Hawaii at Manoa.
WE187 Intergenerational Service Learning:
A Model for Volunteer Caregiving
and Patient-Centered Care
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 203
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: C. Oren Renick, JD, MPH, ThM, MA, Professor, School of
Health Administration, Texas State University.
WE189 Keeping Elders at Home Through Patient
Activation: A Study of Rural Elders
in Washington State
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 503
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: Anna Tresidder, MPH, PhD, Assistant Professor, Eastern
Washington University.
WE191 Memory Care Navigation: Connecting
Hawaii’s Families to Needed Dementia
Supports and Services
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 300
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: Christy Nishita, PhD, Interim Director, University of
Hawaii Center on Aging.
WE193 Resources for Caregivers of Veterans
With Dementia
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 219
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenters: Bret Hicken, PhD, Geriatric Domain Lead; Chris Turner,
Program Specialist; Veterans Rural Health Resource Center,
Western Region.
WE195 The Overestimation of Social Support
for Food-Insecure Seniors
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 404
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: Marie Gualtieri, MA, Doctoral Student, North Carolina
State University and ASA Graduate Student Research Award
Winner.
Business & Leadership
WE197 Generational Differences in Key
Work Outcomes Among Working Adults
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 511
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenters: Deborah Olson, PhD, Professor, University of La Verne;
Kenneth Shultz, PhD, Professor of Psychology, California State
University San Bernardino.
WE199 Keep It Simple and Make It Accessible:
Best Practices in Age-Friendly Print
and Digital Communications
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 602
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: Irene Stewart, Planner, Aging and Disability Services,
Seattle Human Services Department.
WE201 Wisdom Keepers: Engaging Wise,
Experienced People to
Improve the Community
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 413
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: Robert Horne, MBA, Wisdom Keeper, BOD, Vision 2030.
Caregiving
WE203 Alzheimer’s Alarming Impact on
American Family Finances
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 405
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenters: Kerry Finegan, MSW, Team Lead, Contact Center;
Kathleen Madl, LCSW, Associate Director; both of Alzheimer’s
Association.
WE205 Alzheimer’s Relief Care Grants
Bring Respite, Home Care and Hope
to Thousands Nationwide
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 515
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenter: Megan Hix, Strategic Partnerships Engagement Manager,
Home Instead Senior Care.
WE207 Characteristics and Outcomes of People
With Family or Friend Caregivers in Medicare
Noon | Riverside Center East, Board 410
(East Tower, Purple Level)
Presenters: Aubree Booth, Analyst; Kris Gardner, MS, Analytics
Consultant; Gregory Horlander, Process Owner; Jason Pieratt, MS,
Analytics Consultant; all of Humana Inc.
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