The Age of Empowerment

2013 Art & Science of Aging conference:

Featured Speaker, Thomas H. Perls, M.D., MPH. Director of the New England Centenarian Study, Boston University

Exceptional Longevity: Lessons Learned on the Way to 100, Thomas D. Perls, MD, MPA Moderator
Centenarian Panel - Jack Bates, 95; Lillian Hansen, 101; John Molhoek, 100; Virgil Westdale, 94;
Why are so many Advance Directives Useless? [Ethics] Paul J. Reitemeier, Ph.D.
The Challenging Complexities of Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders, Karen Schmitz Bugg, RN, LMSW
Movement as Medicine:Walking for Life, Jolene Moore, M.Ed., Richard (Dick) Graves, DD
Buddhist Empowerment and Life Transformation, Douglas Chung, Ph.D., MSW

Afternoon Workshops

House & Home: The Next Step (PANEL), Charles (Chuck) Jaquith, Ph.D. Moderator, Linda Likely, MPA Janet Amato, BS Douglas Hale, BA
LAFF JEST FOR THE HEALTH OF IT!!!, Sister Sue Tracy, OP, MA, Chaplain
Fraud Targets: Senior Citizen SCAMS, Bryan D. Reeder, JD
Vintage Status: Powered and Empowering [CC], Elaine Ragsdale Schott, Ph.D., MSW
Food Matters: Healthy Choices for Body and Brain, Priscilla J. Kimboko, Ph.D.
Empowered for the Dementia Caregiver Journey, Suzann Ogland Hand, Ph.D; Cathy Brady, LMSW, Chris Simons, BS, CTRS Joy Spahn, MPA
Well-being and Resilience of the Older LGBT Person: Issues for Family, Community and Health Providers, Grace Hoyer, Ed.D. Candidate, MSN
Exploring Community Options to Age in Place, Suzanne Filby-Clark, BA, Care Management Services Director, Laura Dobrzelewski, LMSW Julie Alicki, LMSW Martha Anderson, LMSW
Joys of Sex and Sexuality in Later Life, Lihua Hang, Ph.D., MSW Linda Kirpes, MSW, Certified Gerontologist, Alisha Cowell, MSW Student
Making Your Voice Heard, Tom Appel, MA, MPA