Conference Program

3:00–4:00 PM and 4:30–5:30 PM
TU271 Introducing the National Center
on Law and Elder Rights
3:00 PM | Roosevelt 3 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
In fall 2016, Justice in Aging, in collaboration with leaders in the
legal community, launched a centralized and integrated National
Center for Law and Elder Rights (NCLER). The NCLER is a
comprehensive center providing a strategic combination of
training and assistance to state and local aging and disability
organizations and legal services. This session will introduce the
NCLER leaders and share insight about their new resources for
the aging network.
Presenters: Jennifer Goldberg, JD, Directing Attorney; Kevin
Prindiville, JD, Executive Director; both of Justice in Aging.
TU273 Seizing Healthcare Reform
Opportunities: The Power of
Mental Health and Aging Coalitions
3:00 PM | Columbus AB (East Tower, Gold Level)
Part of a full-day program presented by ASA’s
Mental Health and Aging Network (MHAN) and
National Council on Mental Health and Aging (NCMHA).
During a time of unprecedented systems change, partnership
among diverse stakeholders is key to ensuring that the needs of
older adults with mental health issues is effectively addressed in
reform efforts. This session will feature a panel of state coalition
representatives discussing strategies for improving planning,
service delivery and funding for older adults in state’s efforts to
redesign their health and behavioral healthcare systems.
Presenters: Deborah Allen, MSW, Executive Director, Pennsylvania
Behavioral Health and Aging Coalition; A. Viviana Criado, MPA,
ABD, State/Local Coalition Representative, California Elder Mental
Health and Aging Coalition; Michael O’Donnell, Executive Director,
Illinois Community Health & Aging Collaborative.
TU275 Twenty Years of Fighting Financial
Exploitation of Elders
3:00 PM | Michigan 1 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
This multidisciplinary panel will offer their 90 years of combined
expertise and perspectives to examine five cases of financial
exploitation. They will illustrate the ethical, aging and theoretical
constructs in financial exploitation cases; the criminal justice
responses; and the successes and failures of our current system
of responding to financial exploitation.
Presenters: Rebecca Morgan, JD, Boston Asset Management Chair
in Elder Law, Stetson University School of Law; Pamela Teaster,
PhD, Professor and Director, Center for Gerontology, Virginia Tech;
Randolph Thomas, MA, President, National Committee for the
Prevention of Elder Abuse.
Religion, Spirituality & Meaning
TU277 The Power of Healing: Awareness
and Prevention of Elder Abuse and
Neglect From a Spiritual Perspective
3:00 PM | Columbus KL (East Tower, Gold Level)
Part of a full-day program presented by
Forum on Religion, Spirituality and Aging (FORSA).
In a culture where elder abuse and neglect are submerged in
silence, this workshop will speak to the role faith leaders and
members of religious congregations could and should play in
addressing this often hidden, but serious issue. The focus is to
give clergy and lay volunteers tools to educate their communities
and to provide support to recognize elder abuse, facilitate
healing of trauma by healing of the spirit and ultimately prevent
abuse and neglect.
Presenters: Sophia (Fieke) Dijkstra, BSPT, MAT, Geriatric Physical
Therapist, Program Manager, Aging Gracefully; Nancy Gordon,
MDiv, Director, CLH Center for Spirituality and Aging.
Technology, Accessibility
& Transportation
TU279 Technology Solutions to Collect and
Analyze Data Outside Hospital Walls
3:00 PM | Randolph 1 (East Tower, Bronze Level)
Hospitals and patients share the same goal: discharging directly
home from hospitals. If this is to come to fruition in value-based
care models, data collection shouldn’t end once a patient leaves
the hospital. Learn how a combination of smart devices and
human touch points in the home can be a low-cost solution for
continued monitoring.
Presenters: Chad Fotheringham, Senior Care Advocate and
Entrepreneur, American Senior Care; Josh Luke, PhD, FACHE, Chief
Strategy Officer and Senior Health Policy Consultant, Nelson
Hardiman & Compliagent, USC Price.
4:30–5:30 PM
General Session
TU281 Ensuring Access to Affordable Treatments
4:30 PM | Grand Ballroom (East Tower, Gold Level)
Sponsored by AARP.
Prescription drug costs and coverage are under increased
scrutiny. As we enter an age of cutting-edge developments in
medicine, including personalized therapies, conversations about
value and delivering affordable treatments to consumers are
more important than ever. Now is the time to have a larger
conversation about the total cost of care and how to deliver
better value to ensure consumers have access to the treatments
and cures they need.
Presenters: Richard Browdie, MBA, President and CEO, Benjamin
Rose Institute on Aging; Leigh Purvis, MPA, Director, Health Services
Research, AARP Public Policy Institute; Lori Reilly, JD, Executive Vice
President for Policy, Research & Membership, PhRMA.
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