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Schedule for First Florida International Conference on
Aging Persons and Developmental Disabilities

Thursday, December 5, 2002

7:30-8:30 Continental Breakfast At the Wingate Hotel Auditorium
8:45 - 9:45am Plenary - Edward F. Ansello [The Role of Gerontology in an Aging America] Auditorium
9:45 - 10:30am Plenary - Jim Mortimer [Promoting Healthy Aging] Auditorium
10:30-10:45am Break Auditorium Area
10:45 - 11:15am Plenary - Larry Polivka [The Past, Present, and Future of
Long Term Care]
Auditorium
11:15- Noon Reactors and Panel Discussion [Q & A] Auditorium
Noon - 1:15pm Lunch West Side Conference Center

Breakouts
  Therapeutic Interventions
Room 1
Community Supports
Room 2
Medical Supports
Room 3
Age Decline and Dementia
Room 4
Supporting Staff
Room 5
1:15-2:30pm
Breakout #1
Kaplan, Mary
Creating a Therapeutic Environment
Andrew, Paul
Applying CARF to Senior Services
Marks, Beth
Developing a Healthy Lifestyle
Dalton, Art
Clinical Assessment of Dementia
Service, Kathy
Basic Overview of Physical Aging
2:45-4:00pm
Breakout #2
McCallion, Phil & McCarron
Non-Pharmaceutical Approaches to Controlling Problem Behaviors Part 1
Baxley, DiAnn
Housing and Financial Planning
Cain, Nancy
Recognizing Psychiatric Symptoms
Janicki, Matt
Dementia Capable Programs
DeSando, Nancy
Dealing with Medically Needy Residents
4:15-5:30pm
Breakout #3
Heller, Tamar
Family Futures Planning
Takeda, Noriaki
Assessing Medical and Dental Needs
Wilkinson, Heather
Social Designs for Dementia Care
King, Angela
End of Life Issues
 

5:45-7:30pm Reception Wingate Hotel
8:00pm Evening Activities  

Friday, December 6, 2002

 
Room 1

Room 2

Room 3

Room 4

Room 4
9:00-10:15am
Breakout #4
Cotton, Paul
Using Music As Therapy
Stone, James
Using Community Senior Services
Szeto, C.W.
Oral Health
Henderson, C. Michael
Common Medical Problems of Older Adults
Overeynder, Jennie
Grandparents As Caregivers
10:30-11:30am Plenary - Matthew Janicki [An Aging America - Can we deliver on Aging Services?] Auditorium
11:30-Noon Plenary - Robyn Wallace & Patrician Noonan Walsh [Discussants] Auditorium
Noon - 12:45pm Lunch West Side Conference Center
12:45-2:15pm
Breakout #5
Andrews, Paul
CARF and Senior Services
Bishop, Kathy
Adapting Physical Environments
Wallace, Robyn
Seizures and Related Conditions
Haley, William
Family Caregiver Health
Manwar, Verna
Spirituality and Older Age
2:25-3:00pm Plenary - Tom Buckley and panel [The Challenges] Auditorium
3:00pm Closing  

updated Oct 6, 2002