Gerontology Institute Annual Conference

2008 Conference Schedule

RESOURCE ROOM

A workforce resource room will be open throughout the conference, offering examples of paper and electronic tools to assist with the implementation of programs and activities to improve retention.

"The Workforce Crisis in Long-Term Care:
Proven Tools to Help Meet the Challenge"

Thursday, September 18, 2008

 8:00 a.m.         Registration and
                       Continental Breakfast

9:00 a.m.         Welcome: John Krout, Ph.D,
                       Director, Ithaca College
                       Gerontology Institute

9:15 a.m.          Keynote: The Long Term Care Workforce: The Challenge and the Tools
                        Carol Rodat, New York Policy Director, Paraprofessional Healthcare Institute (PHI)

10:15 a.m.        Break

10:30 a.m.        Break Out Sessions

                        Retention Specialist
                        Rhoda Meador, Associate Director, Cornell Institute for Translational Research in Aging
                        Holly Glassford, Director of Human Resources, Rosewood Heights Health Center, Syracuse

                        Win A Step Up
                        Jennifer Craft-Morgan, Associate Director of Research, University of North Carolina
                          Institute on Aging
                        Donna Sutphin, Staff Development Coordinator, Lutheran Home of Winston-Salem, NC

                        Growing Roots and Pathways to Leadership: Peer Mentoring
                        Carol Hegeman, Director of Research, Foundation for Long Term Care
                        Kathy Nyquist, Administrator, Beechwood Homes, Buffalo, NY

11:45 a.m.        Lunch

12:45 p.m.        Break Out Sessions

                        12 Steps for Creating a Culture of Retention
                        Carol Rodat, PHI

                        Growing Roots and Pathways to Leadership: Peer Mentoring

                        Powerful Tools for Caregivers: One County’s Experience
                        Marilyn Chase Roberts and David Stoyell, Aging Services Specialists,
                        Tompkins County Office for the Aging
                        Roberta Armstrong, Social Worker, Cayuga Medical Center

2:00 p.m.          Break Out Sessions

                        Win A Step Up
                        Retention Specialist
                        Powerful Tools for Caregivers

3:15 p.m.          Break

3:30 p.m.          Plenary

                        OPEN: Opportunity Partnership and Empowerment Network
                        Carol Helsel, President, Health Field Collaborative, Michigan
                        James Vander Hulst, President and CEO, West Michigan TEAM

4:30 p.m.          Closing and Door Prize Drawing