Conference Program
2017-AiA-Final-Program
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22<br />
WE523 Clinical Applications for Caregivers of<br />
Individuals With a Neurocognitive Disorder<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 4<br />
This workshop will provide an overview on caregiver burden and<br />
practical applications. Caregiver burden will be explored through<br />
the lens of stress theory, role theory, grounded optimism, grief,<br />
communication skills and coping skills. The need for help and<br />
support that individual and family interventions provide may<br />
improve the quality of life for the caregiver, which in turn may<br />
improve the quality of life for the care recipient.<br />
Presenter: Philip Daniels, MSPC, Instructor of Alcohol & Drug<br />
Abuse and Doctoral Student, University of Florida.<br />
WE525 Family Feud!: Solving<br />
Communication Issues Within Families<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 36<br />
The goal of this roundtable is to help professionals that find<br />
themselves in the center of family conflict. Discuss how to<br />
better assist adult siblings in avoiding and overcoming family<br />
feuds that result from caring for an aging parent. Explore the<br />
benefits of a teamwork approach to caregiving that will result in<br />
family harmony and better care for their loved one.<br />
Presenters: Megan Hix, Strategic Partnerships Engagement<br />
Manager; Lakelyn Hogan, MBA, Caregiver Advocate; both of Home<br />
Instead Senior Care.<br />
WE527 Legal Issues with Family Caregivers<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 34<br />
There are legal standards that govern all actions taken by a<br />
caregiver, even if the caregiver is a family member. Other<br />
interested family members, such as siblings who are not acting<br />
as the day-to-day caregivers, are generally allowed to sue the<br />
caregiver for a variety of infractions, especially regarding money<br />
or property that would have passed to those family members<br />
upon the death of the informed individual. This session will<br />
highlight some of the legal rules that need to be considered.<br />
Presenter: Barry Kozak, JD, LLM, MPP, President, Retirement<br />
HELP, Inc.<br />
Clinical Care & Transitions<br />
WE529 Assessing and Addressing Health Literacy:<br />
A Critical Skill for the Healthcare Team<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 31<br />
Low health literacy is associated with a risk of poor health<br />
outcomes. People most at risk experience multiple health<br />
disparities, including access to care, effective communication<br />
with healthcare providers, and decreased treatment adherence.<br />
Attendees will become familiar with the impact of health<br />
literacy on health outcomes and learn evidence-based strategies<br />
to improve communication and understanding of illness and<br />
treatment options through shared decision-making techniques.<br />
Presenter: Juliette Kleinman, MSW, LCSW, ACSW, Senior Manager<br />
VOICES 60+, Department of Social Work <strong>Program</strong>s, Hospital for<br />
Special Surgery.<br />
WE531 Filling the Gap in Oral Health for Older<br />
Adults: A Community Guide to <strong>Program</strong><br />
Implementation<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 45<br />
The Administration for Community Living and the Office on<br />
Women’s Health are collaborating to identify and promote<br />
community-based oral health programs for older adults in the<br />
United States. The final product will be a public website with<br />
two main components: a searchable database of communitybased<br />
oral health programs and the Community Guide to Adult<br />
Oral Health <strong>Program</strong> Implementation, which provides program<br />
development resources to communities designing oral health<br />
programs for older adults.<br />
Presenter: Phantane Sprowls, MPA, <strong>Program</strong> Analyst, U.S. Administration<br />
for Community Living/Administration on Aging.<br />
WE533 Nurse-Led Transitional Care: Community<br />
Case Management <strong>Program</strong> Since 1995<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 3<br />
The Community Case Management (CCM) program consistently<br />
demonstrates a reduction in readmissions and ED visits.<br />
Data is tracked and published in an annual report. This session<br />
will include a discussion of the CCM program including the<br />
tools used to assess and identify patient/family needs,<br />
measurements of data gathered, referral sources, admission<br />
criteria, caseload, process for providing interventions, reasons<br />
for referrals, strengths of the program, and patient/provider<br />
satisfaction surveys.<br />
Presenter: Janice Goldsmith, MSN, Community Case Manager,<br />
Poudre Valley Hospital, University of Colorado Health.<br />
WE535 The Gap in Meal Services for Seniors<br />
Living With Chronic or Life-Altering Illness<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 9<br />
This session will review the gap in meal and nutrition services<br />
between our country’s response to malnutrition and food<br />
insecurity for individuals with serious illnesses regardless of age.<br />
We will also consider how medical nutrition therapy services<br />
that are accessed as a core part of the healthcare system can<br />
support an aging population that is also dealing with the onset<br />
of chronic or life-altering illnesses.<br />
Presenter: Dorella Walters, MPA, Senior Director of <strong>Program</strong><br />
Services, God’s Love We Deliver.<br />
Diversity & Cultures of Aging<br />
WE537 Advocating for LGBT Seniors<br />
in the Healthcare Industry<br />
4:45 PM | Riverside Center East, Table 5<br />
4:45–5:45 PM<br />
This roundtable discussion will highlight specific cases of LGBT<br />
discrimination in the healthcare setting; and how to address<br />
common mistakes using education and understanding.<br />
Presenter: Tanya Witt, Resident Services Coordinator, Triangle<br />
Square, Los Angeles LGBT Center.<br />
120 2017 Aging in America <strong>Conference</strong>