Conference Program

MONDAY, MARCH 20
MO169 Empowering Consumers Through
the Home Care Registry
2:30 PM | New Orleans (West Tower, Gold Level)
A consumer who chooses to live at home needs a quality home
care registry and, in many cases, assistance in hiring and
sustaining the perfect caregiver. This session will provide insight
into the development of a highly efficient quality home care
registry and the role of consumer mentors and care coaches.
Both consumer mentors and care coaches work with the
consumer throughout the process to ensure a positive and
sustainable relationship between the consumer and caregiver.
Presenters: Kelly Dearman, JD, MA, Executive Director, San
Francisco In Home Supportive Services Public Authority; Mary
Tinker, MBA, Director, Public Authority Services, Sourcewise.
MO171 Plan Your Lifespan: Developing
and Testing a Tool for Planning
in Advance for Major Life Events
2:30 PM | Acapulco (West Tower, Gold Level)
While many people plan for life events like buying a house or
retirement, many fail to plan for health events that may occur
in the last quarter of life, such as hospitalization, falls or
memory loss. A tool for planning in advance for major life
events developed with input from older adults and caregivers
will be presented, as well as outcomes from a randomized
control trial of the tool.
Presenters: Lee Lindquist, MD, MPH, MBA, Associate Professor,
Feinberg School Medicine; Gayle Shier Kricke, MSW, Doctoral
Candidate; both of Northwestern University.
MO173 Twenty Years and Counting: A Sustainable
Model for Helping Seniors Age in Place
2:30 PM | Michigan 1 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Umbrella of the Capital District helps seniors remain in their
homes and communities by recruiting retirees who wish to
remain active and earn a little extra spending money to do home
maintenance and provide other non-healthcare-related assistance.
We will share what we have learned over our 20-year
history and provide a model for creating a self-sustaining
nonprofit to help seniors age in place.
Presenters: Ron Byrne, Director; Rebecca Stanley, MA, Volunteer
Staff; both of Umbrella of the Capital District.
Business & Leadership
MO175 Control and Performance Opportunities
Within an Aging Workforce
2:30 PM | Randolph 3 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
As we grow older our bodies, minds and social situations alter.
These changes can put ourselves, our people and ultimately our
businesses at risk. Some of these risks are avoidable with ample
planning and understanding within the workplace. Good risk
management and prevention strategies can be used to generate
improvements in your business. This workshop will help reframe
the challenges of your current workplace.
Presenters: Caroline Howe, PhD, Executive Director; Hayley Kearney,
MS, Director of Joy & Abundance; both of ThinkHowe Pty Ltd.
MO177 Demonstrating Return on Investment
for Health Promotion Programs
2:30 PM | Columbian (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Health promotion programs inform and empower patients to
make better healthcare choices, connect patients to services,
improve patient activation and increase patient health confidence.
However, those who work in health promotion often
struggle to make the financial argument to maintain or expand
their programming. This workshop will discuss how Rush Health
& Aging established a business case for their health promotion
programming.
Presenters: Ishani Patel, MS-HSM, Student, Health Systems
Management; Padraic Stanley, MSW, Program Coordinator, Rush
Health & Aging; both of Rush University Medical Center.
MO179 Project Runway: Disrupting Ageism
in the Fashion Industry
2:30 PM | Toronto (West Tower, Gold Level)
During this session panelists will discuss the history of ageism in
American culture, ageism in the fashion industry, and strategies
to combat ageism in the fashion industry. What can fashion
schools and fashion houses do to change the culture? What
innovations are already occurring?
Presenters: Lynda Flowers, JD, MSN, RN, Senior Strategic Policy
Advisor, AARP; Sara Kozlowski, Director of Education and Professional
Development, Council of Fashion Designers of America;
Brendan McCarthy, MFA, Assistant Professor of Fashion Design,
Parsons School of Design at the New School; Jonathan Stevens,
MPH, MBA, Senior Vice President, Thought Leadership, AARP.
Caregiving
MO181 Empowering Consumers to
Receive Truth in Treatment
2:30 PM | Randolph 2 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
2:30–3:30 PM
Most baby boomers, like other Americans, want to die at home
with loved ones. But one out of every five U.S. adults will die in
the ICU. This session will educate participants on research
conducted with patients, their loved ones, caregivers, providers
and other experts in order to develop innovative tools that will
help aging Americans understand treatment options and
communicate their values and goals in a way that builds trust
with their doctors and loved ones.
Presenters: Kimberly Callinan, PMP, MPP, Chief Program Officer;
Kimberly Taccini, National Director of Social Marketing; both of
Compassion & Choices.
MO183 Geriatric Care Management:
The Next Employee Benefit
2:30 PM | Haymarket (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Since 1996 the Family Caregivers Network has provided K-C
employees information, support and advocacy on a variety of
caregiving issues and awareness of essentials for a better life
for elders or adults with disabilities. Learn about a geriatric
care manager program created by the Network to better assess
the value and requirements for meeting the growing demand
for assistance.
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