Conference Schedule
(Schedule subject to change)
| DATE/TIME | PROGRAM | LOCATION |
| Wednesday, April 16, 2025 | ||
| 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Open Networking Celebrating 20 years of CHAR |
Hallie E. Ford Center |
| Thursday, April 17, 2025 | ||
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Registration Check-In | Main Hall |
| 8:00am – 9:00am | Breakfast | South Concourse |
| 9:00am – 9:15am | Welcome | Ballroom |
| 9:15am – 10:30am | Keynote Address: Topic: Innovating Aging—Shaping Oregon’s Future for All Generations Speaker: Stephanie Hooper |
Ballroom |
| 10:30am – 10:45am | Break | |
| 10:45am – 11:45am | Breakout Sessions 1 | |
| Topic: Challenges and Innovations in Aging: Caregiving Listening Post Speakers: Tracy Morgan and Bandana Shrestha |
TBD | |
| Topic: Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Communication Speaker: Lori Stanton |
TBD | |
| Topic: Addressing Social Isolation and Loneliness in Older Adults Speaker: Adi Shafir |
TBD | |
| Topic: You Need to Know This!: Elder Protection and Adult Protective Services (APS) Speaker: Ann McQueen |
TBD | |
| Topic: Compassion Fatigue: Strategies to Recognize and Reduce Burnout Speaker: Christopher Eilers |
TBD | |
| Topic: Supporting Older Adults with I/DD and Dementia Training Session 1: Introduction to Aging, I/DD and Dementia Speaker: Kimberly Schlegel |
TBD | |
| 11:45am – 12:30pm | Lunch Service | South Concourse |
| 12:30pm – 1:30pm | Keynote Address: Topic: The Unsung Key to Positive Aging: Skillful Living with Hearing Loss Speakers: Shari Eberts and Gael Hannan |
Ballroom |
| 1:30pm – 1:45pm | Break | |
| 1:45pm – 2:45pm | Breakout Sessions 2 | |
| Topic: Promoting Protective Factors for Older Adults through PEARLS, a Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives Speaker: Karen Cellarius |
TBD | |
| Topic: Oregon Psilocybin Services Update Speakers: Jesse Sweet and Em Trubits |
TBD | |
| Topic: Aging Into Poverty: The Looming Crisis for American Women Speaker: Kathy Sharp |
TBD | |
| Topic:Reducing Urinary Tract Infections through Lowering the pH of Skin by Applying a Novel Topical to the Perineum Area: An Innovative Approach to UTI Prevention Speaker: Martie Moore |
TBD | |
| Topic: LGBTQIA2S+ Older Adults Understanding and Responding to Their Challenges Speaker: Liz James |
TBD | |
| Topic: Supporting Older Adults with I/DD and Dementia Training Session 2: Screening, Differential Diagnosis, Healthcare Advocacy Speaker: Kimberly Schlegel |
TBD | |
| 2:45pm – 3:00pm | Break | |
| 3:00pm – 4:00pm | Breakout Sessions 3 | |
| Topic: Public Health Palliative Care: Supporting Each Other through Advanced Illness, Death and Grief Speaker: Erin Collins |
TBD | |
| Topic: Exploring Accelerated Aging: Evidence Behind the Intersection of Biology and Social Determinants of Health Speaker: Laura Byerly |
TBD | |
| Topic: Reviving Faith Community Nursing in Rural Oregon Speakers: Kiersten Erickson, Deborah Fell-Carlson, and Marcy Shanks |
TBD | |
| Topic: Meals On Wheels: It’s More Than Just a Meal Speaker: Carolyn Scarbough |
TBD | |
| Topic: Navigating Advance Care Planning: Health Equity and Inclusion Speaker: Angela Franklin |
TBD | |
| Topic: Supporting Older Adults with I/DD and Dementia Training Session 3: Care Strategies, Cultural Considerations, Wrap-up, Questions Speaker: Kimberly Schlegel |
TBD | |
| 4:00pm – 5:30pm | Dinner on Own |