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2019 Leadership Conference Program

NHCGNE is pleased to present our 2019 Leadership Conference Program on Aging: "A Transdisciplinary Conference on Aging & Alzheimers:
Caregiving, Diversity & Quality"

This conference is supported in part by the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health under award number R13AG066369-01

The Leadership Conference on Aging content is solely the responsibility of the Conference Planning Committee, NHCGNE Board of Directors and presenters. It does not necessarily represent views of the National Institutes of Health.

2019 Leadership Conference Planning Committee

Tracie C. Harrison, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN, Co-chair
J Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Co-chair
Pam Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN
Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD
Toni Miles, PhD, FGSA
Scott Emory Moore, PhD, RN
John Morris, MD
Tiffany Ricks, PhD, RN
Karen Rose, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN
Whitney Thurman, PhD, RN
Keith Whitfield, PhD, FGSA
D. Lynn Woods, PhD, APRN, BC, FGSA

To view speaker bios and headshots click here.

Date/Time	Topic	Speaker
Tuesday, November 12th
7:00 - 7:30 a.m. - Room 18AB	Welcome Breakfast	Janet C. Mentes, PhD, APRN, FGSA, FAAN President, National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence (NHCGNE) NHCGNE Executive Committee
7:30 - 8:45 a.m. - Room 19AB	Business Meeting
9:00 - 10:30 a.m. - Room 19AB	Welcome: University of Texas at Austin	Alexa Stuifbergen, PhD, RN, FAAN, Laura Lee Blanton, Chair in Nursing Dean and Professor School of Nursing University of Texas at Austin
	Welcome: Texas DHHS	Michelle Dionne-Vahalik, DNP, MSN, RN Director, Quality Monitoring Program and Innovation Texas HHS Austin, TX
	Opening Keynote	Mary K. Wakefield, PhD, RN, FAAN Former Acting Deputy Secretary Health Resources and Services Administration
	Ways Forward in AD Caregiving Research and Application	Peggye Dilworth Anderson, PhD Professor Health Policy and Management Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, NC
10:30 - 11:00 a.m. - Room 18AB	Break
11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.	Concurrent Sessions 1-5
Room 12B	Concurrent Session 1	Diversity Disability and Family Caregiving: Rewards & Challenges Peggye Dilworth Anderson, PhD Professor Health Policy & Management Gillings School of Global Public Health University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill Fawn Cothran, PhD, RN GCNS-BC Assistant Professor Family Institute Caregiving Betty Irene Moore School of Nursing University of California, Davis Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM Associate Professor Physical Medicine & Rehabilitations School of Medicine University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Research Associate, The Rocky Mountain Alzheimer's Disease Center Fayron Epps, PhD, RN 2018-2019 Tideswell Emerging Leader in Aging Scholar Assistant Professor, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Probelms Georgia State University
Room 11A	Concurrent Session 2	Caring for Self & Others: Caregiving Interventions: Micapable Dapper Music Therapy Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN Associate Professor Grand Valley State University, School of Nursing Adjunct Faculty Johns Hopkins University Janiece Walker Taylor, PhD, RN Assistant Professor Center for Innovative Care in Aging Johns Hopkins University Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH Center for Gerontological Research Brown University
Room 12A	Concurrent Session 3	Caring for a Person with Cognitive Impairment or other disability Margaret I. Wallhagen, Phd, GNP-BC, AGSF,, FGSA, FAAN Professor, Physiological Nursing Director, UCSF John A. Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Nurse Senior Scholar, San Francisco VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program University of California, San Francisco Pat Bound, BA Former Executive Director, Texas Governor's Committee on People with Disabilities Presidential Appointee, National Committee on Disability, 2004-2008 Austin, TX Nicole Stackpole, NCC, LPC-Intern, R-DMT Memory Connections Age of Central Texas Austin, TX
Room 13A	Concurrent Session 4	Work Force: Core Competencies in Gerontology & Other Disciplines Lisa Skemp, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Professor, Chair Department of Health Systems, Leadership Policy Loyola University Chicago Lisa Abdallah, PhD, RN, CNE Chair and Professor, Solomont School of Nursing Zuckerberg College of Health Sciences University of Massachusetts, Lowell
Room 13B	Concurrent Session 5	Centers of Excellence Supporting Care Recipients and Caregivers: LTC Workforce Joan Weiss, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN Senior Advisor, Designated Federal Official Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community Based Linkages Division of Medicine & Dentistry Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration Tracie Harrison, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN Professor & Director Center for Excellence in Aging Services & Long-Term Care University of Texas at Austin Claudia Lai, PhD, RN Professor, Center for Gerontological Nursing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Council Member of Hong Kong Association of Gerontology and Honorary Nursing Adviser in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care HK East Cluster
Room 11B	Concurrent Session 6	Roybal Centers: Translational Research and Training opportunities Related to Dementia Kenneth Hepburn, PhD Professor Nell Hodgson Woodruff SON Director, Outreach and Education Core ARDC Emory University Allison Lindauer, PhD, NP Layton Aging and Alzheimer's Disease Center Oregon Health and Science University
12:30 - 1:45 p.m. - Room 19AB	Networking Luncheon
	Table 1	Current State of LTC & Caregiver Policy: National Alzheimer's Project Act Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD Associate Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior Associate Professor Medical Sciences, Brown University Medical Director, Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Care Hebrew SeniorLife Harvard Medical School
	Table 2	Sensory Impairment & ADRD Family Caregiving Margaret I. Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF, FGSA, FAAN Professor, Physiological Nursing Director, UCSF John A. Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence Nurse Senior Scholar, San Francisco VA Quality Scholars Fellowship Program University of California, San Francisco Angela Frederick, PhD Associate Professor of Sociology Department of Sociology & Anthropology University of Texas El Paso
	Table 3	non-PHARMACEUTICAL Interventions: e-health and home-based health care, depression, & pain care Sandra L. Spoelstra, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN Associate Professor Grand Valley State University, School of Nursing Adjunct Faculty Johns Hopkins University Ellen McCreedy, PhD, MPH Center for Gerontological Research Brown University Janice Walker Taylor, PhD, RN Assistant Professor Center for Innovative Care in Aging Johns Hopkins University Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN Professor, College of Nursing Director, Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management, and Complex Care Ohio State University
	Table 4	NIA Butler Williams Scholar Program Fayron Epps, PhD, RN B-W Scholar 2018-2019 Tideswell Emerging Leader in Aging Scholar Assistant Professor, Byrdine F. Lewis College of Nursing & Health Professions Georgia State University J Taylor Harden, PhD, RN, FAAN Director Emeritus National Hartford Center for Gerontological Nursing Excellence Reston, VA
	Table 5	Workforce Core Competencies Lisa Skemp, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN, Professor, Chair Department of Health Systems, Leadership Policy Loyola University Chicago Joan Weiss, PhD, RN, CRNP, FAAN Senior Advisor, Designated Federal Official Advisory Committee on Interdisciplinary Community Based Linkages Division of Medicine & Dentistry Bureau of Health Workforce Health Resources and Services Administration Lisa Abdallah, PhD, RN, CNE Chair and Professor, Solomont School of Nursing Zuckerburg College of Health Sciences University of Massachusetts, Lowell
	Table 6	Optimizing Function Marie Boltz, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Elouise Ross Eberly and Robert Eberly--Professor of Nursing Penn State University
	Table 7	Care Transitions, Palliative Care, End of Life, & Advanced Directives in LTC Toni P. Miles, MD, PhD Epidemiology & Biostatistics Professor College of Public Health University of Georgia Caroline Stephens, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor, Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby Presidential Endowed Chair in Gerontological Nursing University of Utah College of Nursing
	Table 8	Latinos in an Aging World Adriana Perez, PhD, RN, CNRP, ANP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Assistant Professor of Nursing Senior Fellow, Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics University of Pennsylvania Patricia C. Heyn, PhD, FGSA, FACRM Associate Professor Physical Medicine & Rehabilitations School of Medicine University of Colorado Denver Anschutz Medical Campus Research Associate, The Rocky Mountain Alzheimer's Disease Center
	Table 9	International Collaborations on Research Supporting Caregivers Deidre Fetherstonhaugh, PhD Director, Associate Professor Australian Centre for Evidence Based Aged Care College of Science, Health & Engineering LaTrobe University Melbourne Campus Claudia Lai, PhD, RN Professor, Center for Gerontological Nursing Hong Kong Polytechnic University Council Member of Hong Kong Association of Gerontology and Honorary Nursing Adviser in the Department of Family Medicine and Primary Health Care HK East Cluster
	Table 10	NIA Training Opportunities Robin Barr, PhD Director, Division of Extramural Activities National Institute on Aging Kenneth Hepbern, PhD Professor Nell Hodgson Woodruff SON Director, Outreach Recruitment and Education Core ADRC Emory University Allison Lindauer, PhD, NP Layton Aging & Alzheimer's Disease Center Oregon Health & Science University
2:00 - 3:45 p.m.	Collaboratory and Special Interest Groups and Committee Meetings	Research Collaboratory (Speed Mentoring) - Room 19AB Get the opportunity ot talk with these distinguished leaders in gerontologiocal nurses: Karen Rose PhD (The Ohio State University), Moderator Robin Barr, DPhil (National Institute on Aging) Pamela Cacchione, PhD (University of Pennsylvania) Gary Epstein-Lubow, MD, (Brown University) Catherine L. Gilliss, PhD (UCLA) Tracie Harrison, PhD (University of Texas at Austin) Mary Beth Happ, PhD (The Ohio State University) Kenneth Hepburn, PhD (Emory University) Toni Miles, MD (University of Georgia) Ramesh Vemuri, PhD (National Institute on Aging) Distinguished Educator in Gerontological Nursing Excellence Special Interest Group Inaugural Meeting - Room 12B International Special Interest Group Meeting - Room 11A Mentor Network Committee Meeting - 12A
4:00-5:00 p.m. - Room 19AB	Mary Starke Harper Distinguished Leader Interview	Distinguished Honoree: Catherine L. Gilliss, PhD, RN, FAAN Dean and Associate Vice Chancellor School of Nursing University of California, San Francisco Distinguished Interviewer: Jennie Chin Hansen, PhD. Immediate Past CEO American Geriatrics Society Founder: On Lok, Inc. Los Angeles, CA
5:00-6:00 p.m. - Room 19AB	Recognition Ceremony	Distinguished Educators in Gerontological nursing excellence award ceremony This Years Honorees Are Listed Here - Join us in celebrating their achievements!
6:00 - 6:15 p.m.	Break
6:15 - 6:30 p.m. - Room 18AB	Introduction to Posters and Reception	TBA
6:30 - 7:30 p.m. - Room 18AB	Poster Presentations and Harper Reception
Wednesday, November 13th
7:00 - 8:00 a.m. - Room 19AB	Breakfast
8:00 - 9:30 a.m.	Concurrent Sessions 7-12
Room 11A	Concurrent Session 7	Intersecting Inequities: Aging with & into disability Jennie Chin Hansen, PhD Immediate Past CEO American Geriatrics Society Founder: On Lok, Inc. Angela Frederick, PhD Assistant Professor of Sociology & Anthropology University of Texas at El Paso Scott Emory Moore, PhD, APRN, AGPCNP-BC Assistant Professor Case Western Reserve University
Room 12A	Concurrent Session 8	Getting your Program of Research Funded: FOAS (pAR 18-027) & Review opportunities Robin Barr, PhD Director, Division of Extramural Activities National Institute on Aging Ramesh Vemuri, PhD Chief, Scientific Review Branch National Institute on Aging
Room 12B	Concurrent Session 9	Orchestrating a Research Career: Leadership, Aging, Dementia, Disability & Caregiving Research Toni P. Miles, MD, PhD Epidemiology & Biostatistics Professor College of Public Health University of Georgia Tiffany Ricks, PhD Center for Excellence in Aging Services & Long-term care University of Texas at Austin Caroline Stephens, PhD, RN, GNP-BC, FAAN, Associate Professor, Helen Lowe Bamberger Colby Presidential Endowed Chair in Gerontological Nursing University of Utah College of Nursing
Room 11B	Concurrent Session 10	recruitment for CLINICAL & COMMUNITY STUDIES: FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION Lisa Barnes, PhD Neurological & Behavioral Sciences Director, Rush Center of Excellence on Disparities in HIV and Aging Rush University Medical Center Marie Boltz, PhD RN, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN Elouise Ross Eberly and Robert Eberly--Professor of Nursing Penn State University
Room 13A	Concurrent Session 11	Gero-Technology Advances in Care Innovation: Human & Computer Interactions Karen M. Rose, PhD, RN, FGSA, FAAN Professor, College of Nursing Director, Center for Healthy Aging, Self-Management and Complex Care Ohio State University Bo Xie, PhD Professor School of Nursing; School of Information University of Texas at Austin
Room 13B	Concurrent Session 12	Shark & Spark (Ted-Line Talks) Competition TBD
9:30 - 10:00 a.m. - Room 18AB	Break
10:00 - 11:00 a.m. - Room 19AB	Doing the MINI-COG, MoCA & SLUMS: Why Assessment is So Important	Pamela Z. Cacchione, PhD, CRNP, GNP, BC, FGSA, FAAN Ralston House Endowed Term Chair in Gerontological Nursing Associate Professor of Gero-psychiatric Nursing University of Pennsylvania Monique Williams, MD, MSCI Medical Director VITAS Healthcare Saint Louis Roe Laboratory Department of Neurology Washington University
11:15 am -12:30 p.m. - Room 19AB	Keynote: Norman Volk Discourse	Families Caring for an Aging America: A Way Forward for Scientists & Providers Working with Cognitive & Disabling Impairments Ladson Hinton, MD, BA Professor & Director Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences University of California, Davis Keith E. Whitfield Provost & Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs Professor of Psychology Wayne State University Elena M. Fazio, PhD Program Director Division Behavioral & Social Research National Institute on Aging National Institutes of Health Bethesda, MD
12:30- 12:45 p.m. - Room 19AB	A Final Word	Tracie C. Harrison, PhD, RN, FNP, FAAN Professor Director, Center for Excellence in Long-term Care University of Texas at Austin NHCGNE Conference Chair

2019 Leadership Conference Program

Diversity Disability and Family Caregiving: Rewards & Challenges

Caring for Self & Others: Caregiving Interventions: Micapable Dapper Music Therapy

Caring for a Person with Cognitive Impairment or other disability

Work Force: Core Competencies in Gerontology & Other Disciplines

Centers of Excellence Supporting Care Recipients and Caregivers: LTC Workforce

Roybal Centers: Translational Research and Training opportunities Related to Dementia

Current State of LTC & Caregiver Policy: National Alzheimer's Project Act

Sensory Impairment & ADRD Family Caregiving

non-PHARMACEUTICAL Interventions: e-health and home-based health care, depression, & pain care

NIA Butler Williams Scholar Program

Workforce Core Competencies

Optimizing Function

Care Transitions, Palliative Care, End of Life, & Advanced Directives in LTC

Latinos in an Aging World

International Collaborations on Research Supporting Caregivers

NIA Training Opportunities

Distinguished Educators in Gerontological nursing excellence award ceremony

Intersecting Inequities: Aging with & into disability

Getting your Program of Research Funded: FOAS (pAR 18-027) & Review opportunities

Orchestrating a Research Career: Leadership, Aging, Dementia, Disability & Caregiving Research

recruitment for CLINICAL & COMMUNITY STUDIES: FOCUS ON DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION

Gero-Technology Advances in Care Innovation: Human & Computer Interactions

Shark & Spark (Ted-Line Talks) Competition

Families Caring for an Aging America: A Way Forward for Scientists & Providers Working with Cognitive & Disabling Impairments