Conference Schedule
Conference Schedule At-A-Glance:
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| TIME | PROGRAM | LOCATION |
| 7:15 – 8:15 am | Registration Check-In | Main Hall |
| Breakfast | South Concourse | |
| 8:00 – 8:30 am | Welcome | Ballroom |
| 8:30 – 9:30 am | Keynote Address: Topic: Are We Age-Friendly Yet? 17+ Years of Age-Friendly Research, Policy, and Practice in Oregon Speaker: Alan DeLaTorre |
Ballroom |
| 9:30 – 9:40am | Break | |
| 9:40 – 10:40 am | Keynote Address: Topic: Oregon State Plan on Aging and an Age-Friendly Oregon Speakers: Deb McCuin and Max Brown |
Ballroom |
| 10:40 – 10:50 am | Break | |
| 10:50 – 11:50 am | Breakout Sessions 1 | |
| Topic: Improving Long-Term Care and Support Services in Oregon: AARP LTSS Scorecard Moderator: Bandana Shrestha Panel Speakers: Louise Ryan, Fred Steele, and Jane-ellen Weidanz |
Ballroom C | |
| Topic: Aging Well and Optimal Health: Role of the Micronutrients Speaker: Emily Ho Topic: Sleep Health and Aging Speaker: Jessica Dietch |
Room 115 | |
| Topic: Resilience in Older Vets Speaker: Carolyn Aldwin Topic: ODVA Aging Veteran Services and the Oregon Veterans’ Homes’ Speaker: Sharlane Keener |
Johnson Lounge | |
| Topic: Medical Aid in Dying Speaker: David Grube |
Room 111 | |
| Topic: Share your vision for the older adult behavioral health workforce in Oregon with the PSU/OHSU Center for Excellence for Aging and the Behavioral Health of Older Adults Speaker: Karen Cellarius Topic: Evidence-based Behavioral Interventions for Older Adults Speakers: Rod Harwood, Roni Hyde, and Kai Nichols |
Room 114 | |
| 11:50 – 12:30 pm | Lunch Service | South Concourse |
| Remarks – TBD | Ballroom | |
| 12:30 – 1:30 pm | Keynote Address: Topic: Positive Emotions as a Source of Resilience in Later Life Speaker: Anthony D. Ong |
Ballroom |
| 1:30 – 2:30 pm | Afternoon Snack Break with Exhibit Time | |
| 2:30 – 3:30 pm | Breakout Sessions 2 | |
| Topic: Meeting the Housing Needs for an Age-Friendly Society Moderator: Mike Fieldman Panel Speakers: Alan DeLaTorre, Laura Golino de Lovato, and Stephanie Hopper |
Ballroom C | |
| Topic: The Impact of Loneliness and Social Isolation on Older Adults. Speakers: Christopher R Eilers and Adi Shafir |
Room 115 | |
| Topic: Oregon Psilocybin Services: Opening New Pathways to Healing and Wellness in Oregon Speaker: Angela Allbee |
Room 111 | |
| Topic: Key Strategies for Promoting Nutritional Health in Older Adulthood for Individuals and Communities Speaker: Dusti Linnell Topic: Food Access Programs Speakers: Lauren Kraemer and Carolyn Scarbrough |
Room 114 | |
| Topic: Age-Friendly Communities Clinic Speakers: Marilyn Daily and Carmel Perez Snyder Topic: Creating Community Through Play Speakers: Terri Fackrell and Megan Rice |
Johnson Lounge | |
| 3:30 – 3:40 pm | Break | |
| 3:40 – 4:40pm | Breakout Sessions 3 | |
| Topic: Transportation Impact on Healthy Aging Moderator: Carmel Perez Snyder Panel Speakers: Jameson T. Auten, Zachary Lauritzen, and Logan Telles |
Johnson Lounge | |
| Topic: Stress, Psychology, and the Aging Immune System Speaker: Suzanne C. Segerstrom Topic: Developing a New Model of Parkinson’s Disease Speaker: Alysia Vrailas-Mortimer |
Room 115 | |
| Topic: Physical Activity Guidelines: Older Adults Speaker: Deborah John Topic: Extension Activity Programs for Older Adults Speakers: Barbara Brody, Kathy Gunter, and Lauren Kraemer |
Room 111 | |
| Topic: Alzheimer’s, Dementia, and Communication Speaker: Lori Stanton |
Ballroom C | |
| Topic: Power of Purpose and Connection in a Rural Community Speaker: Jennifer Smith Topic: Trauma-Informed Care Speaker: Christopher R Eilers |
Room 114 |