Second Annual Conference on Aging and Society:
Reforming Long Term Care-Back to the Future
Schedule - Agenda
| 8 - 8:30 a.m. | Breakfast and Registration |
| 8:30 - 9:10 a.m. | Welcome and Introduction Dennis L. Kodner, Ph.D. Professor of Medicine and Gerontology New York College of Osteopathic Medicine of New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) Director, NYIT Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics Old Westbury, NY |
| 9:10 - 9:55 a.m. | You Can Run, But You Can't Hide: Facing the Costs of Long Term Care Harriet L. Komisar, Ph.D. Senior Researcher, The Hilltop Institute University of Maryland, Baltimore County Baltimore, MD |
| 9:55 - 10:40 a.m. | Who Will Care for Us When We're Old and Gray?: The Long Term Care Workforce Crisis Robyn Stone, DrPH Executive Director Institute for the Study of Aging Services American Association of Homes & Services for the Aging Washington, DC |
| 10:40 a.m. | Break |
| 10:55 - 11:40 a.m. | The Long Term Care Puzzle and Mental Health Kimberly Williams, LMSW Director The Geriatric Mental Health Alliance of New York New York, New York |
| 11:40 - 12:25 p.m. | Long Term Care Issues, Models and Lessons from the Other Side of the Atlantic Caroline Glendinning, M. Phil Professor of Social Policy/Research Director, Adults, Older People and Carers Team Social Policy Research Unit (SPRU) The University of York York, UK |
| 12:25 - 1:25 p.m. | Lunch |
| 1:25 - 2::45 p.m. | The State of Long Term Care - A Long Island Sounding Moderator: Tobi Abramson, Ph.D. Adjunct Professor of Mental Health Counseling NYIT Outreach Coordinator, NYIT Center for Gerontology and Geriatrics Panelists: Sharon Mullon, D. Min. Commissioner Nassau County Department of Senior Citizens Affairs Uniondale, NY Herbert Friedman, M.S. Executive Vice President Gurwin Jewish Nursing & Rehabilitation Center Commack, NY Orael Keenan, RN, MSN Chief Executive Officer Visiting Nurse Association of Long Island Garden City, NY Suzanne Fields, M.D. Clinical Professor of Medicine Chief of Geriatrics & General Medicine Stony Brook University Medical Center Director, Long Island Geriatric Education Center (LIGEC) Stony Brook, NY Kathy Rosenthal, CSW VP, Long Island Operations FEGS Health & Human Services System Syosset, NY |
| 2:45 - 3:30 p.m. | The Road to Long Term Care Reform Joshua M. Wiener, Ph.D. Senior Fellow and Program Director in Aging, Disability, and Long Term Care RTI International Washington, DC |
| 3:30 - 3:50 p.m. | Respondent: Robert Blancato President Matz, Blancato & Associates Washington, D.C. |
| 3:50 - 4 p.m. | Wrap Up Dennis L. Kodner, Ph.D. |
Second Annual Conference on Aging and Society
When: Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009
8:30 a.m. - 4 p.m.
Where: NYIT, Old Westbury campus, W. Kenneth Riland Academic Health Care Center, Auditorium, directions
Contact: NYIT Office of Special Events, events@nyit.edu or 516.686.1177
OR
Tobi Abramson, Ph.D., Center Outreach Coordinator, at tabramso@nyit.edu