This is not a current conference!
This page is kept for historical reasons only.

October 18-19, 2009
University of Nebrasksa at Omaha
Milo Bail Student Center
6001 Dodge St Omaha, NE

Spiritual and social dimensions of aging and caregiving comprise the 2009 theme for this biennial conference. The conference connects people with information and resources to enhance successful aging for older adults and their families, and the organi- zations, professionals and researchers who serve them. In grateful collaboration with many volunteers, the partners for this conference include: The Center for Healthy Aging, Ministries, Programs and Services (CHAMPS); the University of Nebraska at Omaha Department of Gerontology, Life Long Learning Initiative, and School of Social Work; the United Way of the Midlands; the Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging and Nebraska Respite Network; Immanuel Senior Living; and the six-county Partnerships in Aging (PIA) Network.

KEYNOTE SPEAKERS

Lisa P. Gwyther is Associate Professor in the Dept. of Psychiatry and Be- havioral Sciences at Duke University Medical Center in Durham, NC, a Core Faculty member of the Institute on Care at the End of Life at the Duke Divin- ity School and a Senior Fellow of Duke's Center for the Study of Aging and Human Development. In 1980, she started the Duke University Center for Aging's Alzheimer's Family Support Program. Ms. Gwyther directs education for the Joseph and Kathleen Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Duke University Medical Center.

Lela Knox-Shanks is a local advocate for caregivers, an authority on caregiving for persons with Alzheimer's Disease and the author of Your Name is Hughes Hannibal Shanks: A Caregiver's Guide to Alzheimer's. In her book, she sets forth the knowledge and wisdom that allowed her to care for her husband, a victim of Alzheimer's, for thirteen years. She holds a de- gree in journalism.

Conference October 18, 1:00 pm - 5:30 pm Spirituality & Social Dimensions

Conference October 19, 8:00 am - 5:00 pm Programs, Research & Systems

Space is limited.

Demonstrations - available throughout Sunday and Monday

• Medicare and Beyond: Access to Benefits and Resources - Rachel Schlesselman, BA, Client Resource Coordinator, Volunteers Assisting Seniors (VAS); Regional Representative, Senior Health Insurance Information Program (SHIIP)
• To Your Good Health: Happy Hearts and Teeth Blood Pressure Checks, Weight, Glucose - Faith Community Nursing Network
  Orientation to Dental Services - Marty J. Matz, DDS; Delivered Dental Services
• Policies Shaping the Future - Mark Intermill, State Advocacy Director; Sunny Andrews, State President, American Association of Retired Persons (AARP), Nebraska
• The Healing Power of the Human-Companion Animal Bond - Vikki O’Hara, Director of Caring Ministries, Faith Westwood United Methodist Church
• Functional Tools for Optimal Mental Health and Self-Care for Caregivers - Ruth Hamlin, Powerful Tools for Caregivers; Barb Bayer, APRN, University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC)

Posters - available throughout Sunday and Monday with special presentation on Monday, 12:30 - 1:30 PM

• A Patient’s Right to a Dignified Diagnosis - Diane Hendricks, CMSW, LMHP, Social Worker/Intake Coordinator, UNMC; Level II Educator, Alzheimer’s Association
• Sudden Onset of Confusion - What is Wrong? The Answer May be Delirium - Dorothy Ray; RN-BC, Senior Health Nurse Liaison; Sharon Eastabrook, RN-BC, NICHE Coordinator, Immanuel Health Systems / Alegent Health Systems
• Improving Topic Maintenance in Conversation between Caregivers and Persons with Dementia of the Alzheimer’s Type (DAT): - Amy Teten, PhD, CCC-SLP, University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO)
• Aromatherapy and Agitation Reduction: Cheri Theeson, School of Social Work & Gerontology Studies; Sandy Cook-Fong, PhD, University of Nebraska at Kearney (UNK)
• Alzheimer’s Support Groups - H. Edsel Buchanan, EdD, Retired
• Who is Likely to Plan for Long Term Care? - Priscilla Quinn, MS, Doctoral Student, UNO
• Meeting Seniors Legal Needs - Margaret Schaefer, ElderAccessLine Attorney, Legal Aid of Nebraska
• Care Trek: Improving Patient Care Transitions - Paula Sitzman, RN, BSN, Quality Improvement Advisor, CIMRO
• Generations Around the Table: Meeting the Social and / or Spiritual Needs of the Family - Lori McKeon, Program Director; Cindy Tierney, Gretta Crisman, Family Group Conference Coordinators, Concord Center
• My Sacred Space: A Place to Move, Be Still, Cry and Laugh - Dawn Staszko, BGS, RCP, Whole Body Wellness Consultant, Alegent Health Oncology
• Reciprocal Caregiving between Aging Parents and Their Adult Children with Disabilities - Nancy Kelley-Gillespie, PhD; Karen Rolf, PhD, UNO
• Long-term Care Worker Shortage - Karl Kosloski, PhD; Lyn Holley, PhD; Jerry Deichert, Senior Research Associate, UNO
• Single After All These Years - Kathleen Pepin, PhD, UNO
• PAWSensitive Power of Pets - Kerry Ecklebe, BA, BS, MA, Education Director, Nebraska Humane Society
• Intergenerational Caregiving - Toni Hill-Menson, Doctoral Student; Maria de Guzman, PhD; Becky Breed, EdD, Lecturer, University of Nebraska at Lincolon (UNL)

Sunday, October 18

Welcome & Opening Session at 1:00 PM

• Tom Adams, Director, Center for Healthy Aging, Ministries, Programs & Services (CHAMPS)

Keynote Presenter at 1:15 PM

• Lisa Gwyther, Duke University, You Are One of Us: Spirituality and Alzheimer’s Disease

Breakout Session I at 2:30 PM

• Efficacy of Religious Rituals for Well Being
  Paul Falkowski, Director, Desert Ministries
• Spirituality and Transactional Analysis with Mentally Ill
  David Carter, PhD, LIMHP, CDC, UNO
• Spiritual Support and End of Life Caregiving
  Renea Gernant, PhD, Program Director in Gerontology and Aging Studies, Concordia University
• Poetry - Readings and Intergenerational Dialogue
  Facilitator: Twyla Hansen, BS, MAg, Author, Creative Writing Presenter
• Interactive Physician-Ordered Life-Sustaining Treatment (POLST)
  Lisa Weber-Kohler CMSW; Milton Zadina, MD, Columbus Community Hospital

Tea & Hospitality at 3:30 PM - Hosted by Red Hat Ladies, Immanuel Senior Living

Breakout Session II at 3:45 PM

• Panel: What We Want at the End of Life: Hospice
  Kelly Keller, BSW, Volunteer Coordinator, AseraCare Hospice;
  Gary George, Executive Director, Alegent Hospice House; Laura Bando, MSW Student, UNO
• Promoting Spiritual Care Competence in Higher Education
  Mila Grady, MSN, RN, Adult & Gerontological Nursing, University of Iowa College of Nursing
• Healing Conversations
  Joan Chadbourne, EdD, Founder, Healing Conversations Now;
  Tony Silbert, MSOD, Partner, Innovation Partners International
• Poetry - Interactive Poets’ Place Design Workshop
  Facilitator: Lyn Holley, PhD, UNO
• What’s G-d Got To Do with It? Religious Diversity in Aging and Caregiving
  Beth Katz, MPP, MSW, Founder & Executive Director, Project Interfaith

Dancing Grannies Tribute to Caregivers at 5:00 PM

Monday, October 19

Welcome & Opening Session at 9:00 AM

• John Christensen, PhD, Chancellor , UNO

Keynote Presenter at 9:15 AM

• Lela Knox-Shanks, My Journey into Caregiving with Hughes

Breakout Session I at 10:30 AM

• Panel: Role of Geriatric Assessment Centers in Supporting Caregivers
  Steve Wengel, MD, UNMC; Ed Vandenberg, MD, UNMC / VA; Heather Titman-Morgan, MD, Alegent Health, Lakeside;
• Rewriting the Myth of Women and Aging
  Barbara Flood, PhD, Founder, Women’s Wisdom Emerging
• Self-Care for Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
  Ivory Wellbourn, MSW Student, UNO; Marabeth Kracher, MSW Student, UNO
• Grieving Together and Apart: Bereaved Parents’ Contradictions of Marital Interactions
  Paige Toller, PhD, UNO
• Panel: There’s No Place Like Home - Assuming That You Have One
  Lois Sietsema, RN-C, CSA, President & CEO Midwest Geriatrics; Jill Fenner, Director, Fair Housing Center NE-IA; Diane Stanton, Caseworker, Eastern Nebraska Office on Aging (ENOA) Erin Porterfield, Executive Director, Metro Area Continuum of Care for the Homeless;
  Moderator: Cathy Wyatt, CSA, Director of Public Relations, Midwest Geriatrics, Inc.

Lunch at 11:45 AM - Opportunity to network and view vendor information and demonstrations

Poster Presentations at 12:30 PM

Breakout Session II at 1:45 PM

• Panel: Win the Race of Your Life: Successful Aging
  Tom Adams, Director, CHAMPS; Chris Stewart, Coordinator, Nebraska Respite, ENOA Kate Reeker, Resource Development, ENOA; Patty Schirmbeck, Community Eldercare Service, ENOA; Lois Sietsema, RN-C, CSA, President & CEO Midwest Geriatrics;
  Moderator: Bob Prucha, Division Director, Visiting Nurses Association (VNA)
• Grief and Loss for Caregivers
  Sarah Briggs, MDiv, Manager, Nebraska State Unit on Aging
• Panel: Multigenerational Households
  Cathy Wyatt, CSA, Director of Public Relations, Midwest Geriatrics, Inc. Rick Fisher, CAPS, CSA, Owner, Safe and Sound Home Modifications; Diane Stanton Case Worker, ENOA; Fred Grossman, CSA, Home Instead / Bellevue
  Moderator: Kristi Danielson, Client Care & Marketing Manager, Home Instead Senior Care
• Laugh Out Loud: Balancing Mind, Body and Spirit
  Dee Aguilar, Coordinator, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, UNL
• Panel: Caregiver Transportation Resources
  Chris Kelly, PhD, UNO; Gary Richards, MPH, Program Specialist, Nebraska State Unit on Aging

Tea & Hospitality at 2:45 PM - Hosted by Red Hat Ladies, Immanuel Senior Living

Breakout Session III at 3:00 PM

• Holistic Approach to Culture Change in LTC
  Paul Nathenson, CRRN, HN-BC, MPA; Doris Lewis CTRS, Clinical Supervisor Recreational Therapy, Geri Hepp, MA, Memory Care Program Manager; St. Jane de Chantal Long Term Care
• Legal Issues for Caregivers
  Michael O’Bradovich, JD; Tom Rohan, JD/MBA
• Panel: Finding Help for Caregivers
  Charlotte Lewis, BA, Project Director, Answers4Families, UNL; Michaela Myers-Williams, BS, President, Care Consultants for the Aging; Dee Wilson, RN, CCM, Case Management, ENOA
  Moderator: Anthony Harris, ACSW, CMSW, Director of Planning and Community Initiatives United Way of the Midlands
• Stages of Senior Care
  Lori Hogan, Founder, Home Instead; Author of “Stages of Senior Care: Your Step-by-Step Guide to Making the Best Decisions”
• Movement Improvement/Tai Chi
  Shandalee Ramet, BGS, MA, Doctoral Student, UNO

Closing Session at 4:15 PM

• The Future of Aging: A Dialogue
  Jane Potter, MD, Chief, Geriatrics, UNMC; BJ Reed, PhD, Dean of Public Affairs & Community Service, UNO
• Closing
  Tom Adams, Director, CHAMPS

Conference Information

Conference Registration

General Public Sunday, October 18, 2009 - $25 Monday, October 19, 2009 - $75 Both Days - $90

Seniors 60+ and Enrolled Students Sunday, October 18, 2009 - $25 Monday, October 19, 2009 - $50 Both Days - $70

NOTE: For scholarship information, contact Carolyn Anderson at (402) 557-6868 or via email to canderson@shf.org

The Conference cost covers the continental breakfast, Monday luncheon, refreshment breaks and all conference materials and sessions. Registrations must be received by October 8th.

To pay by credit card via Pay Pal, please register online at www.champsonline.info and follow the links. If you cannot register online, please complete and mail the enclosed registration form. A check or money order payable to CHAMPS, must accompany all conference registrations received by mail. Registrations must be received by October 8th.

Conference Site: The Aging with Passion and Purpose Conference will be held at the University of Nebraska at Omaha campus, Milo Bail Student Center, located at 6001 Dodge Street. Registration will take place in the hallway outside the entrance to the Ball Room on the second floor. Parking: Free parking on campus is readily available as regular classes are not in session due to semester break

Accessibility: Handicap accessible

Cancellations/Refunds: Cancellation refunds in full prior to October 8th. Cancellations after October 8th will incur a $15 fee.

Hotel Information:

Regency Lodge 909 S 107th Ave Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 393-3206

Hampton Inn 9720 W Dodge Rd Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 391-5300

Holiday Inn Central 3321 S 72nd St Omaha, NE 68124 (402) 393-3950

Continuing Education Credit Information

Continuing Education Credit provided by Iowa Western Community College, IBN Provider #6.

Continuing education credit is available for: Social Workers, Nursing Home Administrators, Registered Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, Certified Nursing Assistants, Medical Assistants, Physical Therapists, and Occupational Therapists. Professionals are responsible for determining the criteria for their specific profession.

In order to obtain Continuing Education Credit through Iowa Western Community College, participants must provide their social security number at the time of the UNO Conference on Aging. Participants wishing to have continuing education credit must register at the beginning of each day of the conference. A Continuing Education Certificate will be provided for each day attended.

October 18: 3.6 Contact Hours / 3.6 CEUs October 19: 6 Contact Hours / .6 CEUs

Note: Physicians or Physician Assistants may obtain a Conference Program and Certificate of Attendance.

This is not a current conference!
This page is kept for historical reasons only.