Conference Program

3:00–4:00 PM
TUESDAY, MARCH 21
medicines are making into health systems and find out how to
protect yourself and the seniors you serve from the danger.
Moderator: Bob Blancato, MPA, President, Matz, Blancato &
Associates, and Chair, ASA Board.
Presenter: Shabbir Imber Safdar, Director of National Outreach,
Partnership for Safe Medicines.
3:00–4:00 PM | 60-Minute Workshops
Aging in Community
TU229 A Guide to Partnerships: Nursing
Programs and Supportive Housing Sites
3:00 PM | Acapulco (West Tower, Gold Level)
Partnerships with nursing programs and supportive housing
settings provide an opportunity to explore the wide range of
benefits for future nurses as well as older adults living in
community. This session will chronicle a five-year collaboration
with Hebrew SeniorLife and Curry College School of Nursing,
along with Simmons School of Nursing. The session will focus
on planning, implementation and evaluation of this dynamic
intergenerational program.
Presenters: Laura Baber, MS, Community Outreach and Program
Coordinator, Hebrew SeniorLife; Mary McCarthy, MEd, Director of
Community LIfe, Hebrew SeniorLife Simon C. Fireman Community;
Maureen O’Shea, DNP, AGPCNP-BC, Associate Professor, Curry
College School of Nursing.
TU231 A Model for Collective Impact: Baltimore
Neighborhood Provider Collaborative
3:00 PM | Atlanta (West Tower, Gold Level)
Learn about the Baltimore Neighborhood Provider Collaborative
formed by three organizations, the focus of which is to build
upon each organization’s strengths, share resources and fill the
gaps in wraparound services to benefit the health, wellness and
care coordination of chronically ill older adults, enabling them to
live independently in their communities for as long as possible.
Presenters: Elizabeth Briscoe, BME, CPM, Executive Director,
Action in Maturity; Carmel Roques, MA, Chief Executive Officer,
Keswick Multi-Care Center.
TU233 How to Get and Manage Your First
Small Grant in Aging Services
3:00 PM | Toronto (West Tower, Gold Level)
Learn the why and how of getting a small grant to start your
program in aging services. The workshop will focus on how to
find small community funders and to how to work with volunteers
to write your proposal and work with grants management.
Presenters: Carol Hegeman, MS, President, Hegeman Consulting;
William Lane, PhD, CEO, William Lane Associates, LLC.
TU235 Innovative Approaches to Measure
Program Impact and Identify
Partnership Opportunities
3:00 PM | Gold Coast (West Tower, Bronze Level)
Demand for home-based services is growing and resources are
constrained. Consequently, community organizations are
exploring partnerships with healthcare providers and payers to
provide additional services with a goal of improving outcomes and
lowering costs. Learn how Meals on Wheels organizations are
defining their value by assessing client’s health outcomes and
healthcare utilization, understanding program capabilities and
defining the healthcare landscape in efforts to foster partnerships.
Presenters: Ucheoma Akobundu, PhD, RD, Director of Project
Management and Impact, Meals On Wheels America; Emily
Gadbois, PhD, Project Coordinator, Brown University; Andrea
Morris, PhD, MPH, Principal Investigator, West Health Institute;
Kali Thomas, MA, PhD, Assistant Professor of Health Services,
Brown University.
TU237 The Benefits of an Integrative
Memory Enhancement Program
3:00 PM | New Orleans (West Tower, Gold Level)
This session will explain what an integrative memory enhancement
program is and who might benefit. It includes information
on the various healing modalities and therapeutic components
that support overall brain and body health. Information about
aging and strategies to improve mental abilities will be included.
Presenters: Kathy Cinney, IMEP Assistant Manager; Michele
Sanchez, LPN, CDP; both of St Johns County Council on Aging.
Business & Leadership
TU239 Developing Marketing Communication
Plans for Selling Evidence-Based Programs
3:00 PM | Columbian (West Tower, Bronze Level)
With much public emphasis on the development of evidencebased
programs for older adults and family caregivers, there have
been few resources available to educate service providing
agencies and consumers about the availability of these programs.
This workshop focuses on best practices for taking evidencebased
programs to the marketplace through the development and
implementation of marketing communication plans.
Presenters: Jennifer Cardellini, Research Assistant and Marketing
Specialist; Anne-Marie Connors, MA, Vice President of Institutional
Advancement; both of Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging.
TU241 STEP Speed Mentoring: Individual Mentoring
3:00 PM | Skyway 260 (East Tower, Blue Level)
The Students and Emerging Professionals Network presents an
opportunity for Speed Mentoring at ASA. In this session,
mentors and mentees meet for at least two rotations, giving
mentees an opportunity to meet at least two potential mentors.
Mentees will have the opportunity to practice their self-introductions
and be clear about their objectives for potential
mentoring. Participants must have completed a short survey to
confirm participation in this limited-space event
Presenter: Isaac Taggart, MSW, Field Service Coordinator, San
Francisco Long-Term Care Ombudsman, Felton Institute.
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