Conference Archives

2017 Annual Conference Presentations

Day 1: Wednesday, November 15, 2017

Pre-Conference Intensives

Ohio Medicaid Updates

• Ohio Medicaid Managed Care Updates
• Tonya Hawkins – Front Door Section Chief
• HOME Choice

National and State Efforts to Combat Senior Malnutrition and Hunger

• Addressing Malnutrition in the Older Adult: National Activities
• Malnutrition: A Hidden Epidemic in Older Adults
• Advocacy Efforts to Combat Senior Malnutrition and Hunger
• More Than a Meal: Demonstrating Value Through Enhanced Service Delivery
• Silent Hunger: Area Office on Aging of Northwestern Ohio

Addiction and the Opioid Crisis: The Impact on Older Adults

• Mature Services
• The Deterra Project: Preventing Prescription Medicine Abuse

Workshops

• Boundaries: Sacred Trust, Dual Relationships and Social Media – Part 1
• Activating and Supporting Family Caregivers in Dementia Care

Livable Communities

• Ohio Older Adults: Data on Livability
• Age Friendly Columbus

Problem Gambling and Older Adults

Ethical Boundaries: Sacred Trust, Dual Relationships and Social Media – Part 2

Direct Care Workforce Initiatives in Ohio

• Creative recruitment, retention & development strategies for the senior services workforce
• Home Healthcare Provider Cooperative
• Direct Care Workforce Initiatives

LGBTQ Elders: Best Practices for AAAs

N4a Federal Policy Update

Day 2: Thursday, November 16, 2017

Workshops:

Nursing Law: Legal and Professional Influences on Nursing Practice

• Legal Regulation of Nursing Practice in Ohio

What Ohio Needs to Know about Medical Marijuana

• Medical Marijuana in Ohio – Considerations for Our Aging and Disabled Population

2016 Presentations

Day 1, Wednesday, November 9, 2016

Pre-Conference Intensives

Housing Law
– Bed Bugs & Landlord/Tenant Law
– Eviction in Ohio
– Topics in Fair Housing for People with Disabilities

Medicaid Fraud
– Medicaid Fraud 101, Office of Ohio Attorney General
– Medicaid Program Integrity

Talking About Suicide
– CALM: Counsel on Access to Lethal Means
– Video Discussion and Counseling

Workshops I

Ethical Principles & Values (Part 1)

Partner with Health Services Advisory Group

Breaking Down Transportation Barriers for Seniors and Person with Disabilities
– Ohio Dept of Transportation
– Let’s Get Moving!
– Mobility Management

The Nuts & Bolts of Consumer Direction
– Provider Certification
– Consumer Direction
– Morning Sun Financial Services of Ohio

Luncheon Session

Framing the Narrative: Shifting Public Discourse About Older Adults (FrameWorks Institute)

Concurrent Workshops II

Ethical Principles & Values (Part 2)

Dementia Care Approaches and Smoothing Transitions in Care

Combat Veteran Competency: Introduction to Traumatic Brain Injury

Ohio Medicaid Updates

Thursday, Nov 10
General Session

What’s New About Dementia: Updates on Research

Workshops III

Caregivers’ Attitudes and Beliefs About Pain Medication Administration

Ohio’s Vision: Connecting the Dots

Exercise is Medicine

Closing Luncheon

The Power and Potency of Social Capital

2015 Presentations

Pre-Conference Intensives

– Assisting People with Disabilities: Centers for Independent Living Perspectives
– Life after Obergefell v. Hodges – Aging and Disability Services: How to Identify and Remove Barriers for LGBT Older

• Historical Events Related to Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Experienced by LGBT Older Adults, Louis Escobar
• Overview & helpful tips, Scott Knox
• Providing Competent Services to LGBT Elders, Jacqi Bradley
• Watch “Silent Generation” part 1
• Watch “Silent Generation” part 2
  

Concurrent Workshops I

– Ethics: Its Principles, Practices and Parameters
– Promising Trends and Tools for Supporting Caregivers

• Caregiver Assessment and Support: Two Ohio Projects, Jennifer Heston
• Promising Trends and Tools for Supporting Caregivers, Sara Stemen

– Stepping up the Fight Against Elder Abuse: Strengthening Adult Protective Services and Expanding the Victims of Crime Act (VOCA) Grants

• Part 1, Sylvia Pla-Raith
  
• Part 2, LeAnn Rolland
  

– Supported Decision-Making for Older Adults with Cognitive Impairment

• Part 1, How It Compares with Adult Guardianship, Julia R. Nack
  
• Part 2, Ronda Cress
  

Concurrent Workshops II

– Ohio Medicaid Updates, Kim Donica
– Integrating Behavioral Health and Health Care: Collaborating with Long-Term Services and Support

• Part 1, Opiate abuse, Compass Community Health
• Part 2, Collaborating with Long-Term Services and Supports, Debbie Gulley &
  Connie Montgomery

– Hearing Health Care at the End of Life, Dr. Bethany Gonczy

General Session

Choice and Control: Putting Ohioans First, Suzanne Crisp

Concurrent Workshops III

– Telehealth 2015: Evolving Chronic Disease Management, David Chmielewski
– Title III-B Legal Services and Beyond: Legal Assistance Resources in Ohio

• Part 1, Tom Bedall
• Complementing Cases: Other Legal Strategies and Services for Seniors, Gary J. Weston
• Legal Services and Beyond, Tessa Burton
• Working Together to Target Seniors with the Greatest Social and Economic Need, Jim Daniels

Closing Session

Legacies of the New Deal and the Great Society: Where Are We Now, and What Lies Ahead? Kevin Prindiville