2017 Presenter Resources
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current update: October 10
THURSDAY, SEPT. 14, 2017
Keynote: “Caregiving Collaborations: Increasing Family and Community Capacity”
Heather M Young, delivered by: Deborah H Ward,
PLENARY PANEL I: The Eldercare Workforce: Meeting the Long-Term Services and Supports Needs of Older Adults
The Eldercare Workforce – Susan Skillman, Deputy Director, UW Center for Health Workforce Studies, Associate Director of the WWAMI Area Health Education Center Program Office, Investigator with the WWAMI Rural Health Research Center
Informing Eldercare Workforce Issues – Kevin Harris, Senior Facilitator – Health Policy, The William D. Ruckelshaus Center
Eldercare Workforce: A Provider’s Challenges – Grant Linacre, Executive Director, Emerald Heights
Plenary Panel 1 Bios
Concurrent Sessions I
1: Elder Homelessness: A Community-Based Participatory Research Approach to an Emerging Crisis
Anita Souza, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Washington School of Nursing
Robert Bowery, Director of Clinical Service, Compass Housing Alliance
Session 1 Bios
2: Long-Distance Caregiving
Joanne Maher, Director of Programs and Services, Alzheimer’s Association Washington State
D’Anna Edison, Geriatric Mental Health Specialist and Care Manager, Aging Wisdom
Session 2 Bios
3: Creating the “Next Generation” System of Care: Long-Term Services and Supports Initiative of the Medicaid Transformation Project Demonstration
Susan Engels, Office Chief, State Unit on Aging
Dana Allard-Webb, Family Caregiver Support Program Manager
Kim Boon, Medicaid Alternative Care/Tailored Supports for Older Adults Program Manager
Aging and Long-Term Support Administration, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Additional Resources
Session 3 Bios
Concurrent Sessions II
4: State of the Science: New Guidelines for Opioid Prescribing and What They Mean for Elders with Chronic Pain
Manu Thakral, Postdoctoral Research Fellow, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute
Session 4 Bio
5. Caring for the Caregiver
Lianne Hirano, Acting Instructor, UW Division of Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine
Session 5 Bio
6. Supporting Caregivers through Policy: Caregiver Advise, Record, Enable (CARE) Act and Recent Legislation on the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Cathy MacCaul, Advocacy Director, AARP Washington
Session 6 Bio
Concurrent Sessions III
7. State of the Science: Technology for Older Adults and Caregivers
George Demiris, Alumni Endowed Professor in Nursing, UW School of Nursing; Professor and Vice Chair, Department of Biomedical Informatics and Medical Education, UW School of Medicine
Session 7 Bio
8. Film Session and Facilitated Discussion: Speaking of Dying
Trudy James, Interfaith Chaplain and Film Producer
Book Selections
Session 8 Bio
9. Community, Creativity, and Caring: Lessons from 20 Years of a Spirit-Centered Model of Supported Community
Cara Lauer, Executive Director, Elderwise
Session 9 Bio
FRIDAY, SEPT. 15, 2017
KEYNOTE: “Family Matters: Transforming Policy and Practice for Caregiving Families in an Aging America”
Lynn Friss Feinberg, Senior Strategic Policy Advisor, AARP Public Policy Institute
Additional Related Resources
PLENARY PANEL II
Hidden Costs of Caregiving
–The Economics of of Kin Care
Deborah H. Ward, Health Sciences Clinical Professor, University of California, Davis
– Psychosocial Aspects of Caregiving
Jullie Gray, Principal, Fellow Certified Care Manager, Aging Wisdom
Burnout Can Happen to Anyone
The Six Hidden Costs to Caring for an Aging Parent
Plenary Panel II Bios
Concurrent Sessions IV
10. Keeping Hope in Giving and Receiving Care: Challenges for Families and Those Around Them
Marty Richards, Affiliate Associate Professor, Ret., UW School of Social Work
Session 10 Bio
11. Mind, Body & Medicine – Mindfulness
Application of Mind-Body Medicine Techniques to Enhance Professional Self-Care and Patient Well-Being
Karan Dawson, Clinical Associate Professor, UW School of Pharmacy
Mindfulness Techniques for Individuals Living with Dementia and their Care Partners
Kristoffer Rhoads, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology; UW Memory and Brain Wellness Center
Session 11 Bios
12. State of the Science: Remote Monitoring Technology to Support Caregiving — Dyadic Perspectives and Ethical Considerations
Clara Berridge, Assistant Professor, UW School of Social Work
Session 12 Bio
Concurrent Sessions V
13. The Caregiving Journey: Unexpected Complexity and Joy: Findings from Recent National Studies of Caregivers – Resources
Erin McInrue Savage, Vice President of Research, Age Wave
Janna Z. Goldberg, Senior Researcher, Age Wave
Session 13 Bios
14. Grandparents and Relatives Raising Children: Joys, Challenges, Supports and Policies Here and Beyond – Resources
Hilarie Hauptman, Kinship Program Manager, Aging and Long-Term Support Administration, Washington State Department of Social and Health Services
Lynn Urvina, Kinship Program Director, Family Education and Support Services; National GrAnd Network Member, Generations United; Kinship Caregiver for 12+ years
Session 14 Bios
15. Film Session and Facilitated Discussion: Speaking of Dying
Trudy James, Interfaith Chaplain and Film Producer
Session 15 Bio
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