We are so pleased to announce that Dr. Peter Rabin, co-author of the well known book The 36-Hour Day, will be our keynote speaker for the day.
2009 Professional Alzheimer's Symposium
When: Friday, November 13, 2009
Time: 8:30 am to 3:30 pm
Location: Schuster Center, Dayton
* Conference Brochure
* Who should attend
* Schedule
* Speakers
* Location
* Cost/CEUs
Come join us Friday, November 13, 2009 for our 18th Annual Miami Valley Alzheimer's Symposium. Whether you are a senior center director, a direct care staff member at a facility, or a nurse at hospice, this symposium is for you. Currently there are 5.3 million Americans living with dementia and that number is increasing. Our senior network must adapt and help people live and thrive with dementia. This symposium will help you learn how to improve your care and services for this growing population and help us as a community to work collaboratively to provide the best care network possible in the Miami Valley.
Conference Brochure
Click here for our conference brochure.
Who Should Attend
- Senior Care Professionals, Clergy, Community Leaders - Our hope this year is to also include people who work with seniors in the earliest of stages but don’t see themselves as “dementia experts.” We believe through a collaborative effort we can begin to create programs and services for the emerging group of people with early stage.
- Professionals in the Long-term Care Continuum - Nurses, Social Workers, Administrators, Activity Professionals (we will be offering CEs for these professionals) and all related staff who want to learn more and network with others in the field.
- Hospital and Acute Care Center Staff - Key group serving persons throughout all ages and stages of dementia.
- Direct Care Workers (Aides, Activity Aids, STNAs) -This year, the organization that sends the greatest number of direct care workers will receive a certificate of acknowledgement, a small article in the newsletter, and two hours of complimentary in-service training for their organization (minimum - 5 direct care workers).
Schedule
7:30 am Registration/Exhibits / Continental Breakfast
8:30 am Keynote Address - "The 36-Hour Day: Past, Present and Future" - Including a focus on the six "R"s of Behavior Management
Peter Rabins, M.D.
10 am Break/Exhibits
10:15 am Concurrent Sessions - AM
CS1: Managing Co-existing Conditions in People with Dementia
Larry Lawhorne, M.D.
CS2: Effective Communication for Improvement of Dementia Care
Kathy Ferriell, RN, MS, GNP-BP, WCC
Phyllis Atkinson, RN, MS, GNP-BP, WCC
Co-owners of AdvancedGeriatric Education and Consulting, LLC
CS3: Technology and Dementia Care: Now and into the Future
Debi Sampset, MSN, RN,
Executive Director, Nursing Institute of West Central Ohio
CS4: Impact of Regulations on Dementia Care
Beverly Laubert, MA
State Long Term Care Ombudsman, Ohio
CS5: Building Bridges with Families when You Would Rather Detach
Brenda Currie, RN, MSN, MBA, RNC, CRRN
Geriatric Nurse Manager, Miami Valley Hospital
11:30 am Break/Exhibits
11:45 am Lunch - Weathering Alzheimer's: A Personal Story and New Campaign
WHIO TV's Chief Meterologist, Jamie Simpson
12:45 pm Concurrent Sessions
Concurrent Session will repeat. Please make a second choice from the options above.
2 pm Closing Session
The Future of Dementia Care: A Panel Discussion
Moderator, Larry Lawhorne, M.D.
Panel - Speakers from Concurrent Sessions
3:30 Closing and Evaluation
Speakers
Dr. Peter Rabins
Dr. Rabins currently serves as Director of the Division of Geriatrics and Neuropsychiatry at Johns Hopkins University. He has focused his career on the study of psychiatric disorders in older persons. His current research focuses on the effectiveness of current therapies for Alzheimer’s disease, the development of measures of quality of life in persons with Alzheimer’s disease and care of patients with late stage dementia. He is also currently the Principal Investigator on an NINDS grant to assess care decisions in late stage dementia. He is also Vice Chair for faculty affairs in the Department of Psychiatry at Johns Hopkins.
Dr. Larry Lawhorne
Dr. Larry Lawhorne is currently the Director of the Department of Geriatrics, Boonschoft School of Medicine, Wright State University. He has served as a physician and teacher over the years. Starting in private practice as a family physician, he began to teach and continue his clinical practice. He then started work as a Medical Director at a LTC facility. He began teaching Family Practice a several institutions of higher learning. In 2000, he became Director at the Geriatric Education Center of Michigan while being the Medical Director at another facility. He assumed his current position in 2006. He is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of the American Medical Directors Association.
Location
The Schuster Performing Arts Center * 2nd and Main St, Dayton, OHParking will be provided fo all paid registrants, if you use the parking garage located on 2nd and Ludlow across the street from the Schuster Center. Passes will be passed out at the end of the program.
Cost/CEUs/Registration
Prior to After
11/6/09 11/6/09
Professionals* $130 $140
Direct Care Workers (STNAs, aides)* $90 $90
Families, Students* $90 $90
Group Rates** $110 $120
*Per participant when four (4) or more from the same organization attend.
**For groups with eight (8) or more contact Eric VanVlymen.
Refund Policy - If you are unable to attend, substitutions are
encouraged. A refund less $20 will be given if cancellation is
received prior to 11/6/09.
CEUs
We have applied for 5.5 Clock Hours for social workers, 5.5 Contact Hours for nurses, and 5.5 hours for activity professionals.
Registration
There are three ways to register:
1) Phone - 937.291.3332 (credit card only)
2) Fax - 937.291.0463 (credit card/invoice) - click here for conference brochure!
3) Mail - send check and registration to: Alzheimer's Association, 3797 Summit Glen Drive, G100, Dayton, OH 45449
Partnership Opportunities
Our thanks to our 2008 Sponsors of the Symposium!
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Genesis Rehab Services |
Walnut Creek Senior Living Campus |
Would you like to be a sponsor? The Miami Valley Chapter encourages interested agencies to help sponsor this annual event. There are several levels of partnership available - please click on the following links for more details:
Click here for Sponsorship Levels
Click here for Sponsorship Form
Please contact Eric VanVlymen at eric.vanvlymen@alz.org for more information.
Family Forum
Our Family Forum will be on Thursday, November 12, 2009 at the Seventh Day Adventist Church across from Kettering Hospital. Family members will be able to hear our keynote speaker for the Professional Symposium, Dr. Peter Rabin, author of The 36-Hour Day. This outstanding program is always a hit with our families. Meet with many of the vendors of services pertinent to our seniors as well as having the opportunity to see Dr. Peter Rabin up close and personal.
Click here to register for the Family Forum
For more information
Contact Eric VanVlymen
(937) 291-3332
(800) 272-3900
eric.vanvlymen@alz.org
