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2008
Workshops Shown Below -
2009 Workshop List Available January 2009
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| It’s a Beautiful Thing: Aging Bodies in Motion |
This session discusses and demonstrates three wildly successful exercise and personal self-management programs currently being used in southern Oregon. The programs are
(1) “Tai Chi for Better Balance,”
(2) “Strong Women” (strength training using dumbbells and leg weights), and
(3) “Living Well” (better breathing; individually-managed fitness and exercise). | | Sharon Johnson, MS, Associate Professor, Family and Community Development, Oregon State University Extension, Jackson and Josephine Counties | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Help! Mom and Dad Have to Move: Placement and Referral Agencies-What They Are – How They Can Help |
| Mom has a fall or Dad’s dementia has increased to the point he is no longer safe to live at home alone. The family is faced with the dilemma of what would be the best options for care. This workshop will focus on how professionals and families can utilize the services of placement and referral agencies. We’ll cover information about what services are available, what to look for when choosing a new residence, what the placement process entails, when referral agencies are most suitable, how they make your job easier and generally what to expect when using a referral placement agency. | | Michele Fiasca, BA, Founder and Vice President of Oregon Senior Referral Association | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Caring for a Living: A Revaluation |
Women still make up the bulk of workers in the caring professions from nursing and social work, to elder care at home and in facilities, and to child care including grandparents raising grand-children, yet women remain woefully under-compensated.
This in turn has had particular consequences for all especially in the realm of eldercare.
Antecedents and implications for the revaluing of women and women’s caring work. | | Alison Deane, MS, Case Manager, Clackamas County Social Services, Oregon City, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Loss & Grief in Later Life |
| By the time individuals reach their 60s and 70s, they have experienced numerous losses, and mourning has become a life-long process. Those who are most successful at adapting earlier in life will similarly cope better with the losses and grief inherent in aging. Unfortunately, with the aging process comes a convergence of losses, the timing of which makes it impossible for the aging individual to complete the grief process in response to one loss before another occurs. Because grief is cumulative, this can result in bereavement overload; the person is less able to adapt and reintegrate, and mental and physical health is jeopardized. Bereavement overload has been implicated as a predisposing factor in the development of depressive disorder in older adults. | | Vicki Schmall, PhD, Professor Emeritus in Gerontology, Oregon State University; Executive Director, Aging Concerns, West Linn, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Research Update on Alzheimer’s Care |
| An interactive session with the latest research on Alzheimer’s care presented. | | Joyce Beedle, RN, BSN, President, Alzheimer’s Consulting Service, Portland, OR; Author, “The Carebook: A Workbook for Caregiver Peace of Mind.” | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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8:15 to 8:40 a.m. - The Aging Game: Helping to Prepare for Careers in Gerontology
(25 minutes)
In this film, doctors-in-training have to go through a series of role-plays to see what it is like to live in their elderly patients’ shoes. This film is humorous and educational, and should be used for gerontology training programs with all age groups (Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2003).
8:45 to 9:15 a.m. – The Golden Years
(30 minutes)
The Longevity Revolution, cross-cultural issues, and stereotypes all present challenges to meeting the needs of America's growing population of elderly adults. This episode explores issues surrounding aging, death and dying, and features The Jewish Home for the Aged, a nursing home that provides a rich array of programs for its residents (Aquarius Health Care Videos, 2005).
9:20 to 9:42 a.m. – Geriatric Care: Healing With Animals
(22 minutes)
Animals are proven to be therapeutic to older adults. They can help ease the transition of living in geriatric care, improve social interactions, reduce stress, help people relax, and even improve memory retention. This film explores all these issues plus more (Filmoption International, 2004). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Tai Chi Exercise in Promoting Health Benefits |
| As an alternative exercise, Tai Chi has drawn increasing research interest, with accumulating evidence showing the therapeutic value of Tai Chi to overall health and well-being. The goal of this talk is to provide a historical review of existing documentation of reputed Tai Chi benefits. In particular, the speaker will summarize current research findings with a particular focus on older persons, discuss findings with respect to public health implications, and highlight future research directions. | | Fuzhong Li, PhD, Senior Research Scientist, Oregon Research Institute, Eugene, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Guardianship- Do we need it? |
| Guardianship is a legal intervention that is potentially costly and invasive. Do we still need it? Where is it most effective? How do other states use it? Where do guardians fit into a multi-disciplinary service team? What change should we expect to see coming? This workshop will look at what guardianship is and can be as a social service/ clinical intervention in today’s service system, and how it can be most useful and helpful in Oregon today. | | Holly Berman, MSW, Multnomah County Public Guardian/Conservator, Registered Guardian, Oregon Certified Fiduciary | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Technology Use & Older Adults |
| This panel will present on some of the latest developments in aging and technology from various perspectives, including academic research, business and industry, as well as retirement housing and care. From smart homes to medication tracking to in-home activity monitoring and many others, these new technologies will be powerful tools to help meet the challenges of our aging population. Panelists: Jeffrey Kaye, director of the Oregon Center for Aging & Technology; Shannon Lundberg, product manager for EliteCare Technologies; Carmen Steggell, associate professor at OSU's Center for Healthy Aging Research and Department of Design and Human Environment. | | Jeffrey Kaye, MD, Director, Oregon Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR | | Shannon Lundberg, Product Manager, EliteCare Technologies, Portland, Oregon | | Carmen Steggell, PhD, Associate Professor, Oregon State University Center for Healthy Aging Research and Department of Design and Human Environment, Corvallis, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Depression and Anxiety: Treatment and Prevention |
| This presentation will provide a brief review of symptoms and assessment of depression and anxiety. The major focus, however, will be on treatment and intervention strategies for addressing both depression and anxiety in older adults. | | Scott Safford, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Communication with Alzheimer’s Patients |
| Tips for talking with and listening to people who have Alzheimer’s will be discussed interactively. Session participants will practice recommended techniques, such as “I” messages and how to phrase requests. | | Joyce Beedle, RN, BSN, President and consultant, Alzheimer’s Consulting Service, Portland, OR; Author, “The Carebook: A Workbook for Caregiver Peace of Mind.” | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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10:00 to 11:30 a.m. – Almost Home
(90 minutes)
Almost Home follows one couple bonded by their struggle with Alzheimer's and another divided by the challenges of Parkinson's; "sandwich generation" children torn between caring for their parents and managing their own affairs; nursing assistants doing crucial but unsavory work for poverty wages while juggling precarious lives at home; healthy elders who fear the day they may have to move to the dreaded nursing home; and a visionary nursing home director feverishly working to alleviate such fear by transforming his impersonal, regimented hospital-like institution into a warm "home" that promotes autonomy and inspires independence instead of fear (Independent Lens, 2005). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Physical Activity: It’s Role in Successful Aging & Chronic Disease Management |
| This case-based discussion will review some of the recent literature on how physical activity can promote well-being and enhance quality of life for older adults with chronic illness. Innovative strategies to promote physical activity in long-term care facilities will also be discussed. | | Elizabeth Eckstrom, MD, MPH, Director of Geriatrics, Division of General Internal Medicine & Geriatrics, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Making Progress toward Aging Well: Description, Impact, and Outcomes from a Faith Community-Based Health Promotion Program |
| This presentation will provide an overview of a faith community based health promotion program, it’s regional and national impact, and highlights from a recent research study suggesting that this type of programming can facilitate successful aging. As a non-profit, low-cost program, Faithfully Fit Forever (FFF) focuses on the body, mind and spirit by initiating and reinforcing positive health behaviors (including exercise) of adults in faith communities. Faithfully Fit Forever was created for regional faith communities by exercise physiologists and parish nurses employed by MeritCare Health System, Fargo, ND. This workshop is repeated at a 3:00 – 4:30pm session. | | James White, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Health, and Sport, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | 101 Careers in Gerontology & Book Signing |
| To serve the current and future interests and needs of older adults will require expansion of the workforce in traditional aging-related career fields and creation of new career paths in yet untapped disciplines and professional fields. Based on research for her recently published book, 101 Careers in Gerontology, the presenter will discuss key positions in traditional fields, identify some emerging professional positions related to specific needs or issues for older adults, and address the creation of new gerontology-specific and -related career positions and paths. A special book-signing opportunity follows the session. | | C. Joanne Grabinski, MA, President, AgeEd, Mt. Pleasant, MI, Lecturer, Gerontology Program, Eastern Michigan University, Ypsilanti, MI | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Future Seniors: Who are we? How do we Differ From Today’s Senior? Are You Ready? How Will Services, Business, & Communities Need to Change to Engage Us? |
| This workshop profiles the emerging senior population including probable lifestyles, contributions, and needs that will drive public markets. A discussion of how seniors are likely to impact existing community and business systems will be explored. | | Clara Pratt, PhD, Professor Emeritus, Human Development & Family Science, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Colorectal conditions in older adults |
| Topics of discussion will include colorectal cancer detection, prevention and treatment, bowel dysfunction, diverticulosis. An interactive question and answer session pertaining to the digestive tract will follow. | | Surin Vasdev, MD, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Medical Director, Samaritan Endoscopy Center; Assistant Professor of Medicine, Western University of Health Science | | Greg Schwartz, MD, Consultant Gastroenterologist, Corvallis Gastroenterology | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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1:15 to 1:55 p.m. – The Checker King
(40 minutes)
After the sudden death of his wife, Harold O'Brien decides to travel 700 miles to the 2000 National Checker Championship in honor of her memory. At the age of 81, he is battling poor health and depression and he knows he is not likely to win the tournament. However, the journey there is something Harold will always remember (Fanlight Productions, 2001).
2:00 to 2:36 p.m. – Living Well: Nutrition and Diet
(36 minutes)
This video provides information on nutrition and diet and explains how they improve health and help manage diseases. It also includes ideas for healthy and nutritious food preparation (Evening Star Productions, 1998). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Adapting the Physical Activity Guidelines for Older Adults to Enhance Bone Health |
| This session reviews osteoporosis and fracture issues for older adults, as well as lifespan bone development and the impact of physical activity on health outcomes. The speaker will define physical activity, the dose for general health, and the dose for bone health. Falls and other avoidable problems will be addressed in an engaging, proactive manner. Questions and comments will be taken from the audience. | | Kathy Gunter, PhD, M.Ed, Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Nutrition and Exercise Sciences, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Making Progress toward Aging Well: Description, Impact, and Outcomes from a Faith Community-Based Health Promotion Program |
| This workshop is a repeat of the 1:15 to 2:45 pm session. This presentation will provide an overview of a faith community based health promotion program, it’s regional and national impact, and highlights from a recent research study suggesting that this type of programming can facilitate successful aging. As a non-profit, low-cost program, Faithfully Fit Forever (FFF) focuses on the body, mind and spirit by initiating and reinforcing positive health behaviors (including exercise) of adults in faith communities. Faithfully Fit Forever was created for regional faith communities by exercise physiologists and parish nurses employed by MeritCare Health System, Fargo, ND. | | James White, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education, Health, and Sport, Bemidji State University, Bemidji, MN | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Use of Gaming in Teaching about Family Issues and Decisions in Late Life |
| This session will review the use of educational games in gerontology training and gaming as an instructional tool. The session will include a game activity and a group discussion. The educational game “Families & Aging: Dilemmas and Decisions” was designed to help practitioners who work with older adults, instructors who work with students, family members themselves, and other audiences discuss challenging family situations and work toward potential solutions. The board game is intended to stimulate discussion on six major themes: health, money, living arrangements, relationships, parent–child relations, and death. | | Vicki Schmall, PhD, Professor Emeritus in Gerontology, Oregon State University; Executive Director, Aging Concerns, West Linn, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | What Boomers Will Need |
| | | Heather Young, PhD, F.A.A.N., G.N.P, Grace Phelps Distinguished Professor, Director of Rural Health Research Development, Director of the John A. Hartford Center for Geriatric Nursing Excellence, Oregon Health & Science University, School of Nursing at Southern Oregon University, Ashland, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Hospice Care in Facilities: How Hospice Helps Care for Terminally Ill in Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Adult Foster Homes |
| This workshop covers how hospice works to care for the terminally ill, particularly those in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, adult foster homes, or other non-home settings. The details of what hospice can provide to individuals and families and facility staff members and a description of the typical hospice team that provides care are explored. Benton Hospice Service RN Reenie Schwallie and Social Worker Dharon Harr will explain how hospice complements care provided in facilities and each agency’s role and responsibilities in delivering end of life care. Tips for getting started with an informational interview and ways to access hospice are covered, as well as an explanation of why calling early in the process is important. For example, earlier admission to hospice usually means higher quality of remaining life for the patient. It also means more support, less stress, and in many cases financial relief for the family. | | Reenie Schwallie, RN, CHPN, Benton Hospice Service, Corvallis, OR | | Sharon Harr, MSW, LSCW, Benton Hospice Service, Corvallis, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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3:00 to 4:00 p.m. – Living Old
(60 minutes)
With 35 million people in America who are age sixty-five and older, "the old old" - those over 85 - are now considered the fastest growing segment of the US population. While medical advances have enabled an unprecedented number of Americans to live longer and healthier lives, there are several unintended consequences. For millions of Americans, living longer also means serious chronic illness and protracted physical decline that can require an immense amount of care, often for years and sometimes even decades. Yet just as the need for care is rising, the number of available caregivers is dwindling. With families more dispersed than ever and a healthcare system overburdened, many experts fear that we are on the threshold of a major crisis in care (WGBH Educational Fund, 2006)
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4:05 to 4:20 p.m. – Gray Days
(15 minutes)
Seniors are the fastest growing segment of our population, but few of us realize that this is also true for our nation’s prison systems. This troubling documentary doesn’t take positions, but invites discussion of the universal issues raised by this situation (Fanlight Productions, 2005). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | AARP & OPB Present a Special Showing of the Documentary: “Caring for Your Parents”
Part I |
| Caught between the needs of their aging parents and the demands of their own families and careers, many Americans today feel overwhelmed. This is a special showing of Caring for Your Parents that debuts nationwide on April 2nd, 2008. The 90-minute documentary focuses on five families who are coping with the physical, monetary and emotional demands of caring for aging parents. | | Bandana Shrestha, MFA, Director of Community Engagement, AARP Oregon, Clackamas, OR. | | Tara Taylor, VP Marketing and Planning, OPB, | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Lets Talk Exercise and Arthritis. What we are Doing in Oregon, and Fun Ways to Encourage Movement |
| This session includes information about the Arthritis Foundation - Pacific Northwest Chapter’s activities in Oregon. The benefits of exercise for people with arthritis will be discussed with hands-on, practical ideas shared on how to make exercise fun with props, games and music. The Arthritis Foundation Exercise and Aquatic Programs are community-based group recreational exercise programs that incorporate gentle activities to help increase joint flexibility, range of motion, stamina and maintain muscle strength, in a friendly supportive atmosphere. The Arthritis Foundation offers programs that are documented to reduce arthritis pain, improve functional ability, range of motion and general health status. | | Doris Lily, Volunteer Instructor & Trainer, Arthritis Foundation, Portland, OR | | Janet Lamb, Director, Arthritis Foundation, Pacific Northwest Chapter, Oregon Branch, Portland, OR | | Audrey Sienkiewicz, Oregon Arthritis Program Coordinator, Department of Human Services, Public Health Division, State of Oregon, Salem, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Integrative Medicine and Metabolic Syndrome in the Elderly |
| Elderly individuals with the metabolic syndrome, a grouping of several common conditions including abdominal obesity, low level of high-density lipoprotein (HDL, the "good cholesterol"), hypertension, and high triglyceride and blood sugar levels, are more likely to experience cognitive impairment than those without this syndrome. Dr. Simpson will discuss the multidisciplinary approach to this Syndrome to provide the maximum therapeutic benefit for the patient. | | Rhonda Simpson, MD, Medical Director, Heartspring Wellness Center, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center, Corvallis, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | The Challenge of Alzheimer’s |
| Alzheimer’s affects people in varying ways and ripples out to impact the lives of those who interact with them. Understanding what is happening to a person with Alzheimer’s is key to interacting effectively and providing quality care. Increasing our knowledge about causes of dementia-related behaviors can decrease our stress and expand our ability to respond effectively to challenging situations. Explore creative interventions that transform chaotic challenges into constructive outcomes. This presentation will summarize what we currently know about the disease, including the signs and symptoms that lead to diagnosis, risk factors, treatment, and important things to remember when relating to the person with Alzheimer’s. | | Judy McKellar, Executive Director, Director of Programs & Marketing, Alzheimer’s Association, Portland, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Healthy Eating for Healthy Aging: Deconstructing Common Dietary Myths |
| This session will focus on nutrition for optimal mental and physical health across the lifespan. The speakers will present results from nationally renowned research studies, such as the Nurses Health Study and the Women's Health Initiative studies, and discuss how to apply these findings to individual lives. They will address such questions as: Is a low-fat diet good for you? Can alcohol consumption be beneficial? What are the "right" types of carbohydrates? How are outcomes such as cancer and cardiovascular disease influenced by diet? | | Danielle Frank, MD, MPH, Senior Fellow, Health Services Research & Development; Primary Care Clinic Seattle VA, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle, WA | | Cory Bolkan, PhD, Research Associate, Department of Health Services, University of Washington, Seattle, WA | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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8:15 to 9:10 a.m. – Still Doing It: The Intimate Lives of Women Over 65
(55 minutes)
Partnered, single, straight, gay, black and white; nine extraordinary women, ages 67-87, express with startling honesty and humor how they feel about themselves, sex and love in later life (New Day Films, 2004).
9:15 to 9:43 a.m. – Late-Life Depression
(28 minutes)
In this program, three senior citizens describe how they have coped with their depression and commentary is also provided by medical professionals. The video stresses the point that late-life depression is a treatable disease, and not an inevitable part of aging (Films for the Humanities and Sciences, 2004). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | AARP & OPB Host Discussion of the Documentary: “Caring for Your Parents”
Part II |
| This session includes a facilitated discussion with panel members following the special showing of Caring for Your Parents documentary. | | Bandana Shrestha, MFA, Director of Community Engagement, AARP Oregon, Clackamas, OR. | | Vicki Schmall, PhD, Professor Emeritus in Gerontology, Oregon State University; Executive Director, Aging Concerns, West Linn, OR | | Geoff Bernhardt, JD, Elder Law Attorney | | Tara Taylor, P Marketing and Planning, OPB, | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Use It or Lose It: How to Create an Effective Cognitive Enhancement Program |
| There is mounting evidence that lifestyle factors, including staying mentally active, can delay or even prevent memory problems associated with dementia. This presentation will include research that suggests that it is possible to delay or even prevent the onset of dementia by staying mentally active. Attendees will also receive comprehensive information and ideas about how to implement a cognitive enhancement program for older adults. Dr. Winningham will explain and demonstrate at least ten different activities that can be used to create a memory program. | | Robert Winningham, PhD, Associate Professor of Psychology, Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Elder Exploitation |
| | | Katherine C. Pearson, JD, Professor of Law and Director, Elder Law and Consumer Protection Clinic, The Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Psychiatric and Psychological Considerations for Quality End-of-Life
Care |
| This session will review psychiatric syndromes common at the end of life, including depression, anxiety, delirium, and dementia. During the final months, people are called upon to determine goals of care and make decisions about their treatment; we will consider the role of capacity for decision-making at the end of life. Family members of a dying loved one also carry lasting impressions of the experience, and supporting a loved one through the dying process is a task that most approach with little preparation. The needs and experiences of family caregivers will also be briefly discussed. | | Elizabeth Goy, MD, Core Investigator, VA HSR&D Research Enhancement Award Program, Columbia Center for the study of Chronic, Comorbid Mental and Physical Disorders, Portland VA Medical Center, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Savvy Supplement Use |
| Can dietary supplements promote the health of older adults? Many older men and women use vitamin and mineral supplements. Herbals, botanicals, and other types of supplements are used, too. What do we know about safety and effectiveness? If a little is good, is more better? The session covers potential health benefits of vitamin and mineral supplement usage, regulation of dietary supplements, and precautions that should be taken. | | Alan Bennett, BA, Public Affairs Officer, Specialist for Oregon, Idaho, and Montana, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Salem, OR | | Carolyn Raab, PhD, Extension Foods and Nutrition Specialist, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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10:00 to 10:58 a.m. – Hold Your Breath
(58 minutes)
After fleeing Afghanistan, Mohammad Kochi settled in Fremont, California and raised his family. Just when life seems to be getting easier for Kochi, he is diagnosed with a life-threatening cancer. Kochi rejects chemotherapy and instead embarks on a pilgrimage to Mecca. His doctor fears that family members acting as interpreters have misinformed Kochi about the gravity of his disease. Meanwhile Kochi's daughter blames the culturally insensitive healthcare system for her father's rapidly declining health (Fanlight Productions, 2005).
11:00 to 11:28 a.m. - Getting Around: The Issue of the Impaired Senior Driver
(28 minutes)
This film looks at impaired elderly drivers in many different ways. Family, health care providers and the community as a whole can help to identify and assist at-risk drivers before problems arise. The use of personal stories, humor and expert opinion make this an informative film for anyone who may know an at-risk elderly driver (Wiland Bell Productions, 2006). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | You Have To Be Smarter Than The Drugs You Use! |
| This workshop covers how drugs work on older adults, how they should be monitored for side-effects, adverse drugs reactions (what a pharmacist looks for!), and some legislative background, especially with the advent of Medicare D. | | Phillip Levine, PhD, Professor Emeritus of Pharmacy, Drake University, Des Moines, IA | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Dementia: Patterns of Decline |
| Participants will view the functional cognitive decline of older adults with dementia through the lens of the Allen Cognitive Levels theory. Attendees will learn how to match their evaluations, interventions and caregiver training to the elders’ best ability to function through the entire spectrum of the disease process. | | Mary Platt, BS, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist, Portland, OR. Eight years experience in program development and administration of Legacy Visiting Nurse Association fall prevention program | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Elder Exploitation |
| | | Katherine C. Pearson, JD, Professor of Law and Director, Elder Law and Consumer Protection Clinic, The Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Cultural Competency Applied: Older Adults from the former Soviet Union |
| A journey with the presenter, as she learned firsthand the ways to apply cultural competency principles to her work in the Slavic community. The presentation will use clinical and research experiences with the Slavic community, illustrating practical examples of working within a cultural group that is different from one's own. Lessons learned and suggestions for working with ethnic minority older adults will be shared. | | Catherine Van Son, PhD, RN, Assistant Professor, School of Nursing, Oregon Health& Science University, Portland, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Features & Barriers of Age Friendliness in Portland: Local Results from a Global Study |
| This presentation highlights the results of a global project of the World Health Organization (WHO) conducted in Portland, Oregon aimed at identifying characteristics of age-friendly cities. In late 2006, the Institute on Aging at Portland State University was invited to collaborate with the WHO on its “Age-Friendly Cities Project.” A total of 33 cities from 22 countries from North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, and Australia participated in the research; Portland was the only city in the U.S. to participate. Eight focus groups were convened in each of cities: four with older adults, one with caregivers, and three with aging services providers (voluntary organizations, businesses, and public municipal services). Focus group participants were asked to identify characteristics that are age-friendly, and those that represent barriers for older adults, in the following areas: outdoor spaces and buildings; transportation; housing; respect and social inclusion; social participation; civic participation and employment; communication and information; and community support and health services. | | Alan De La Torre, PhD Candidate, School of Urban Studies and Planning, College of Urban and Public Affairs, Portland State University, Portland, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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1:15 to 2:09 p.m. – Live and Let Go
(54 minutes)
When 76-year-old Sam Niver found out his prostate cancer was terminal, he decided he needed to take matters into his own hands. He didn't want to die in a hospital and be in constant pain. Sam decided to undergo assisted suicide and has his son document his final days (Fanlight Productions, 2003).
2:15 to 2:45 p.m. – Eager for Your Kisses
(30 minutes)
After grieving over the death of his wife of 50 years, Bill Cane decided to put an advertisement in the personals. At 95, he began to start writing and performing music again and enjoyed a full and healthy sex life. Cane shows the world that sex and creativity does not have to stop even when you reach old age (New Day Films, 2005). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Effective Management of Heart Rhythm Disorders in the Elderly |
There are two heart rhythm disorders, atrial fibrillation and sudden cardiac arrest, that progressively increase in frequency with advancing age. Despite the significant strides in cardiac prevention and therapies made in the last millennium, the prevalence of both conditions continues to increase and the burden falls largely on the primary care provider.
Dr Chugh, a clinical cardiologist and Director of the Cardiac Arrhythmia Center at Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, Oregon, will discuss evidence-based approaches and useful clinical pearls with an emphasis on management of the older patient. | | Sumeet Chugh, MD, Director, Cardiac Arrhythmia Center; Section Chief, Clinical Cardiac Electrophysiology, Associate Professor of Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, OHSU, Portland, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Communicating with Doctors for Quality Dementia Care |
| Developing a good working relationship with primary care physicians is an important and sometimes challenging aspect of good dementia care. Understanding physicians and the constraints they work under is important for building a positive team relationship. This presentation considers the physician's role through the progression of dementia care including early symptoms, obtaining the diagnosis, early stage needs, and needs of patients and families as dementia progresses | | Linda Boise, PhD, Associate Professor, Department of Neurology, Layton Aging and Alzheimer’s Research Center, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Financial Exploitation of the Elderly - A Prosecutor's Perspective |
| This session focuses on several recent cases that the presenter has taken to trial. The presentation is interactive, with video clips, 911 calls, and actual evidence from some cases. The presenter will discuss what worked well and what did not in these prosecution cases to demonstrate how important health professionals and clinicians are in building a strong criminal case. Clinical assessments and observations by allied health and social service professional are critical when talking about undue influence and mental capacity. When a family member takes $300,000 from his/her elderly mother, there are no better witnesses out there than those who provide direct care to the victim. They are often to ones who make or break a case because the victim is usually not in a physical or mental capacity to testify well. | | Jason Short, JD, Deputy District Attorney, Washington County District Attorney’s Office, Hillsboro, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Future Directions of Amyloid Therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer's Disease |
| I will briefly discuss epidemiology of the disease, and cover a little background on the disease state and current available symptomatic treatments. There will be a review of pathophysiology of Amyloid Hypothesis and future treatments, which will include emerging Immunotherapy and anti-aggregation treatments. The presentation will end with questions and answers generated from the session. | | Ronald Fletcher, MD, Senior Director, Global Medical Affairs, Elan Pharmaceuticals, Inc | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Moving From Awareness to Action: A Community Approach Toward Reducing Elder Suicide |
| A discussion of interagency collaboration in Klamath County, Oregon to bring suicide intervention training to gatekeepers, such as adult care providers, clergy, medical staff and others is discussed. | | John Cascamo, MS, Assistant Dean, Klamath Community College, Klamath Falls, OR | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
| | Videos |
3:00 to 3:58 p.m. – Country Doctors, Rural Medicine
(58 minutes)
This movie which was filmed in Eastern Oregon addresses healthcare related problems that occur in rural communities. With populations growing older and poorer, these communities are especially hard hit by the problems facing our national healthcare system. Often times, people have to travel long distances just to see a doctor and ambulances take hours to reach a hospital. This film celebrates the doctors who choose to practice medicine in these rural communities even though it often times means less pay and opportunities (Fanlight Productions, 2004). | | Staff | | Audience Code Not Assigned | | Accreditation for this Workshop: TBD |
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