7:30 AM- 8:00 AM  Registration and Continental Breakfast

 8:00 AM-9:30AM    General Session      

 Welcome:

General

Session

Nontombi Naomi Tutu, Human Rights Activist

“Centering Our Work: The Challenge to “Be” in the Midst of Having to “Do”

In the midst of important  learning about best practices, innovative approaches, program development and community outreach and more - all crucial components of our work, Nontombi Naomi Tutu will remind  us of the importance of “being” to our work. This “being” rather than “doing” perspective requires that we slow down, quiet and “center” ourselves and focus our attention on gleaning what patients and families truly desire from us rather than what we assume or decide they need.

 9:45 am-11:15am                  Breakout Session # 1

 Workshop  Series AARP presents

Champions for

Change

Use It or Lose It

Robert

 Winningham

A New Ethics for the Aging:  Practical Perspectives on Existential Suffering

Richard Groves

Generational Learning and Communications

Kassia Dellabough

When Family  Caregivers

 Give Too Much

Vicki Schmall

The Possible

Dream

Allen Douma

 11:30 am-1:00 pm                  Breakout  Session # 2

Designing a Cognitive Therapy Program

Robert Winningham

Mental Health in Later Life

Kevin Smith

Panel Presentation

Alternate Health Care Therapies

Steven Foster-Wexler

Paul Pozorski

Allison Suran

Chronic Disease Self Management

Sharon Johnson

Face the Fats

Patty Case

The Caregiving  Journey

Lee White

 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm                Luncheon  

 1:15 pm - 2:30 pm                Luncheon  

Keynote:

Richard Groves, Executive Director Sacred Art of Living

Spirituality of Aging

Richard Groves is an internationally popular speaker who presents a variety of educational and spiritual development programs for health care institutions, faith communities of all traditions and the general public. Richard has earned  graduate

Degrees in theology, ethics, pastoral counseling and law. His doctoral  research focuses  on cultural and inter-faith perspectives regarding the Sacred  Art of Living and Dying.

 2:45 pm - 4:15 pm                   Breakout  Session # 3

Face the Fats

(repeat)

Patty Case

Let Your Spirit Soar: It's Up  to Me!

Touchmark

Residents Panel

Mental Health in Later Life

(repeat)

Kevin Smith

Chronic Disease Management

(repeat)

Sharon Johnson

Generational

Learning and

Communications

(repeat)

Kassia

Dellabough

Can you Really Afford to Retire?

Joyce

DeMonnin