Americans are living longer, and aging well is a challenge. In the coming years, senior programs, services and hospitals need to be prepared for the greater demands on their resources. Learn about new service delivery models providing successful outcomes and quality care to older adult patients at HASC’s inaugural Conference on Aging, October 15, 2013, at the Crowne Plaza Hotel in Anaheim.

Join key executives and champions of healthy aging as they examine programs and strategies that promote a healthier senior population, better care coordination across the continuum and lower health care costs.

For more information, please contact Maria Velez, (714) 750-2688, mvelez@hasc.org.

Learning Objectives

• Explore how the changes in the health care industry can meet the growing needs of the older adult population
• Discover interventions for protecting older adults from financial exploitation and expanding programs surrounding conservatorship and making the right referral
• Enhance your knowledge with others guiding the development of new aging service delivery models to improve critical pathways and consistency between hospitals and post‐discharge and/or specialty care to improve hospital readmission rates
• Learn new strategies for delivering quality care with compassion and sensitivity for the underserved and diverse older adult population
• Identify resources and support services available for caregivers to strengthening partner relationships and prevent burnout

Call for Presenters

Presentation proposals are no longer being accepted. 

As the population of older adults increases in the coming years, hospitals and senior programs and services need to be prepared to handle the greater demands for care and to maximize existing resources. “A Healthy Community: Perspectives on Aging Well,” the theme of HASC’s inaugural Conference on Aging, will offer a comprehensive agenda focusing on innovative service delivery models for the aging population. You are invited to demonstrate how your team, program or organization is making a difference in the field as one of this year’s breakout session presenters.

The Conference on Aging is your opportunity to showcase how you and your program are guiding the development of new service delivery models in providing successful outcomes and quality care to older adult patients and the communities you serve.

This year’s offerings will include an array of topics with emphasis on financial support for elders, caregiver support and community resources, and innovation in clinical models for older adult care. The numerous educational sessions being offered will provide participants the opportunity to focus on specific goals and objectives:

• Explore how the changes in the health care industry can meet the growing needs of the older adult population
• Discover interventions for protecting older adults from financial exploitation
• Learn new strategies for delivering quality care with compassion and sensitivity for the underserved and diverse older adult population
• Improve critical pathways and consistency between hospitals and post-discharge and/or specialty care to improve hospital readmission rates

Important Date

Presentation Proposal Deadline: Monday, August 12, 2013

Presentation Expectations

The Conference on Aging planning committee is seeking proposals for nine concurrent breakout sessions broken out into one-hour time slots.  Presentations should be 45 – 50 minutes long and include an additional 10 – 15 minutes for Q&A.

All materials provided in conference sessions must be reviewed by the conference planning committee prior to the conference and therefore deadlines for PowerPoint slides and/or handouts are scheduled well in advance of the conference. Materials not submitted to HASC in advance may not be shown or provided in conference sessions.

Conference Schedule

To achieve a balanced conference program, the Conference on Aging planning committee will determine when each session is scheduled. Presenters must be able to speak within the assigned time slot.

Areas of Emphasis

Submit a proposal that demonstrates significant work and achievement in meeting one or more of the breakout objectives detailed below.

Proposal Review, Selection and Notification Process

The proposal review process for the inaugural HASC Conference on Aging is conducted by members of the conference planning committee.  Proposals are reviewed carefully based on the following criteria:

• Presentation of the topic is innovative, relevant and/or related to the conference theme, objectives and goals;
• Time allocation and presentation content are well organized;
• Presenter has appropriate and relevant expertise and experience with the topic;
• Learning objectives are measurable and achievable;
• Likelihood of significant interest, appeal and applicability in the session;
• Quality of practical information: tools, tips, practices, etc., that attendees will be able to implement and/or utilize following the presentation.

The conference planning committee encourages proposals from organizations representing diverse points of view. Proposals are selected on the basis of submitted information. Speakers, session titles and content are expected to correspond to the proposal. Any speaker substitutions, deletions or additions must be approved by HASC. HASC reserves the right to edit accepted presentations for publication on HASC’s website and in conference materials.

Complimentary Registration for Presenters

Presenters and co-presenters attending the full conference receive a complimentary conference registration. As a nonprofit association, HASC does not provide honoraria for breakout session presentations.

Keynote speakers may be compensated for mileage and lodging for the night prior to the conference. Mileage expenses must be received within 30 days after the conclusion of the conference.

 Agenda

8 am 

Registration & Continental Breakfast

9 am – 9:15 am

Welcome 

9:15 am – 10:15 am

Keynote: The New Age of Aging: Promise and Peril in our Changing World

W. June Simmons, President and CEO, Partners in Care Foundation 

10:15 am – 10:30 am

Transition to breakout rooms

10:30 am – 11:30 am - Breakout Session 1 

Track 1: Financial Support 

 Elder Abuse Victim – What the Public Guardian Can Do

Desiree Davis, Supervising Deputy Public Guardian – Probate Unit
Matt George, Deputy Public Guardian II – Probate Unit 

Track 2: Clinical Innovation

Teaching Good Bedside Manners for Dementia Care: Art and Science 

Lené Levy-Storms, Associate Professor, Department of Social Welfare and Medicine/Geriatrics Social Welfare, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs

Track 3: Caregiver Support & Community Resources

Beyond Walls: Partnering with Patients, Caregivers, and Community Providers for Better Outcomes

Eileen Koons, Director, Huntington Hospital Senior Care Network

11:30 am – 12:45 pm

Lunch and visit vendors/Exhibit area 

12:45 pm – 1 pm

Transition to breakout rooms

1 pm – 2 pm - Breakout Session 2

Track 1: Financial Support

Detecting and Responding to Suspected Elder Abuse and Neglect

Kerry Burnight, PhD, Professor Division of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology; Director, Elder Abuse Forensic Center, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine

Track 2: Clinical Innovation

Innovations in the Healthcare of Older Patients: The Use of Remote Monitoring Technology

Lisa Gibbs, MD, University of California, Irvine SeniorHealth Center
Raciela Austin, NP, University of California, Irvine SeniorHealth Center

Track 3: Caregiver Support & Community Resources

California’s Caregiver Resource Centers: Supporting Family Caregivers through Innovation and Consumer-Directed Services

Claudia Ellano-Ota, LCSW, Executive Director, Caregiver Resource Center – Orange County

2 pm – 2:15 pm

Transition to breakout rooms

2:15 pm – 3:15 pm – Breakout Session 3

Track 1: Financial Support

Incapacity Planning: What are the Best Legal Tools?

Darlynn Morgan, Attorney, Morgan Law Group

Track 2: Clinical Innovation

Hospitals Profit by Keeping Chronic Patients at Home—For Life

Jacques von Speyer, Chairman and CEO, US Tele-Medicine

Track 3: Caregiver Support & Community Resources

How do I Give Compassion and Not Be Overwhelmed With Emotion?

Debbie Ricker, OTR, Life Care Centers of America

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm

Transition to main hall

3:30 pm – 4:30 pm 

ADRCs:  Making Community Connections

Karol Swartzlander, ADRC Program Director, California Health and Human Services Agency 

4:30 pm – 5 pm

Closing Remarks 

Speakers

Raciela B. Austin, RN, NP, is currently an assistant professor of geriatrics and gerontology at UC Irvine School of Medicine. She is also a certified adult nurse practitioner and gerontologic nurse practitioner with research experience working with pressure ulcers and elder abuse under a grant provided by the National Institute of Justice. Her articles on best practices in elder care can be read in Journal of the American Geriatrics Society and other established publications.

Kerry Burnight, Ph.D., is an associate professor in Geriatric Medicine the University of California at Irvine’s College of Medicine. Dr. Burnight’s research includes work on the medical forensic aspects of elder abuse, multidisciplinary approached to elder abuse, and spirituality and aging. Before joining UCI, Burnight was a Congressional Fellow with the U.S. House of Representative’s Select Committee on Aging.

Desiree Davis, a Supervising Deputy Public Guardian with Orange County, has worked  for the County of Orange for 19 years. As Supervising Deputy, she is responsible for the overall management/supervision of the Probate Unit, whose function is to investigate referrals from Adult Protective Services and the community involving elder abuse and vulnerable adult cases.  She oversees the daily management of probate administrations, trusts and guardianships.  She is a member of the County’s Vulnerable Adult Specialist Team, working with Adult Protective Services, County Counsel, OC Sherriff, OC District Attorney, Older Adult Services and other County Agencies. 

Claudia Ellano-Ota, LCSW, is executive director, Caregiver Resource Center – Orange, and the Brain Injury Network programs of St. Jude Medical Center in Fullerton, CA. Her career has spanned mental health, administration, public policy and community work with adult and older adult populations. Ms. Ellano-Ota has been on the faculty at California State University, Long Beach, School of Social Work since 1985. 

Matt George, a Deputy Public Guardian II, has worked for the Public Guardian’s Office for the past five years. In this role, Mr. George has conducted probate and LPS investigations, and has managed administration caseloads in both probate and LPS Units, as well. He has represented the office as a team member of the Vulnerable Adult Specialist Team and is a member of the California Association of Public Administrators, Public Guardians and Public Conservators. 

Lisa Gibbs, MD, is currently an assistant clinical professor in the program in Geriatrics at the University of California, Irvine. She is board certified in Family Medicine and Geriatric Medicine. Dr. Gibbs is a member of the Vulnerable Adult Specialist Team and a frequent speaker on topics such as dementia, depression, elder abuse, healthy aging, and primary care of adults with disabilities. 

Eileen Koons, MSW, ACSW, is director of Huntington Hospital Senior Care Network which provides home and community-based care coordination, health education, information and resources to community-dwelling frail and functionally-impaired individuals and family caregivers. Ms. Koons serves in leadership and advocacy roles statewide, including president of the MSSP Site Association and the advisory committee of the federally-funded Aging and Disability Resource Center statewide planning grant. Ms. Koons began her career in health and aging services 25 years ago as a medical social worker. 

Lené Levy-Storms, Ph.D., is associate professor, Department of Social Welfare and Medicine/Geriatrics Social Welfare, UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs. Her core research concerns communication issues between health care providers and patients. In 2003, Dr. Levy-Storms began a five-year study focused on communication issues between nursing home staff and frail, older residents during care. From 1998-2000, she was an assistant professor in the Department of Health Promotion and Gerontology and a fellow of the Sealy Center on Aging at the University of Texas Medical Branch in Galveston, TX. She joined UCLA in 2000. 

Darlynn Morgan, J.D., heads Morgan Law Group, a practice focuses exclusively in the area of trusts and estates. Prior to her own practice, she handled complex bankruptcy and business litigation matters for Albert, Weiland & Goldman, and clerked in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.  She sits on the board of several community organizations including Mission Valley Bank and Human Options, and she speaks about elder and caregiver  finances at several community organizations throughout Orange County. 

Debbie Ricker, OTR, Regional Rehab Director, Life Care Centers of America, has extensive experience working in psychiatric hospitals, adult day care, and geriatric facilities. She is certified in occupational therapy, dementia care and geriatric wellness, and has owned her own intervention services organizations, and currently speaks on topics related to abuse, neglect, dementia and stress management.

June Simmons, MSW, is the founding president and CEO of Partners in Care Foundation. She actively develops initiatives and proactive programs which meet the mutual needs of patient populations, providers and health care delivery networks to encourage cost-effective, patient-friendly integration of care from hospital to home and community. Currently a member of the National Advisory Council to the National Institute on Aging, her other national roles have included the Practice Change Fellows, a national mentoring initiative to advance innovations in the development of managed care models for caring for the aging population. She also served on the National Board of the American Society on Aging. 

Karol Swartzlander is the state ADRC program director. Since 2007, Ms. Swartzlander has provided leadership on multiple federal grants (Systems Transformation, Real Choice Systems Change, Aging and Disability Resource Center) for the California Health and Human Services Agency.  Her 12 years of state service also include tenures with the Departments of Aging and Health Care Services.  Prior to state service, she worked in the fields of international aging and education in the U.S., Thailand and Japan.

Jacques von Speyer, Chairman and CEO, U.S. Tele-Medicine, has a broad range of experience building businesses in finance, agriculture, urban planning, manufacturing and real estate. Since beginning in 2008, Mr. von Speyer has become one of the world’s leading experts on telemedicine. He and his wife founded The National Telemedicine Foundation Inc. supporting telemedicine development efforts in Nigeria, Kenya and South Africa.

Who Should Attend

Chief nursing officers, service directors, nursing managers, supervisors, staff nurses, social workers,  caregivers, case and care managers, risk managers, clinical social workers, nursing homes, gerontologists, medical doctors, pharmacists, home care workers  and anyone interested in working with older adults.

Registration 

$150 – Early-bird fee through September 20

$175 – September 20 through October 8

$200 – After October 8

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