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Title

A New Age in Dementia Care: Turning Evidence into Practice

Authors

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

May 2008

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http://jefferson.edu/jchp/carah/conf.cfm

Abstract

A New Age in Dementia Care: Turning Evidence into Practice

September 17, 2008 7:30 am - 4:30 pm Thomas Jefferson University, Dorrance H. Hamilton Building 1001 Locust St., Philadelphia, PA 19107

Speakers Include:
Christine Arenson, MD Associate Professor Director, Division of Geriatric Medicine Department of Family and Community Medicine Jefferson Medical College Director, Eastern-Pennsylvania Delaware Geriatric Education Center Co-Director Jefferson InterProfessional Education Center Thomas Jefferson University

Louis D. Burgio, PhD Harold R. Johnson Endowed Chair in Gerontology, Professor of Social Work Research Professor, Institute of Gerontology School of Medicine Adjunct Professor School of Nursing and Department of Psychology University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI

Janice P. Burke, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA Dean, Jefferson School of Health Professions Chair and Professor Department of Occupational Therapy Co-Executive Director Living Laboratory for Elder Care Jefferson College of Health Professions Thomas Jefferson University

Christopher M. Callahan, MD Cornelius and Yvonne Pettinga Professor of Aging Research Director, Indiana University Center for Aging Research Investigator, Regenstrief Institute, Inc.

Robert Egge Project Director Center for Health Transformation Washington, DC

Lynn Friss Feinberg, MSW Deputy Director, National Center on Caregiving Family Caregiver Alliance San Francisco, CA

Laura N. Gitlin, PhD Director, Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Professor, Department of Occupational Therapy Co-Executive Director Living Laboratory for Elder Care Jefferson College of Health Professions Thomas Jefferson University

Barry J. Jacobs, PsyD Licensed Psychologist Director of Behavioral Sciences Crozer-Keystone Family Medicine Residency Program Springfield, PA

Katie Maslow, MSW Associate Director, Quality Care Advocacy Alzheimer’s Association Public Policy Division Washington, DC

Nancy B. O’Connor Regional Administrator Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Philadelphia Regional Office United States Department of Health and Human Services Philadelphia, PA

Catherine Verrier Piersol, MS, OTR/L Clinical Director, Living Laboratory for Elder Care Jefferson Center for Applied Research on Aging and Health Jefferson College of Health Professions Thomas Jefferson University

Susan C. Reinhard, PhD, RN, FAAN Senior Vice President, Public Policy Institute AARP Washington, DC

Barry W. Rovner, MD Professor Departments of Psychiatry and Neurology Jefferson Hospital for Neuroscience Director of Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease Research Farber Institute for Neurosciences Thomas Jefferson University

Richard Schulz, PhD Professor of Psychiatry, Epidemiology, Sociology, Psychology, Community Health, and Health and Rehabilitation Sciences Director University Center for Social and Urban Research Associate Director University of Pittsburgh Institute on Aging Pittsburgh, PA

Leslie M. Swann, PhD Aging Program Management Specialist United States Department of Health and Human Services United States Administration on Aging Washington, DC

A tour of the new multidisciplinary Hamilton Building and reception to follow