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Concurrent Session
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Building Better Balance

This session will provide active evidence-based techniques to strengthen balance and increase activity levels for seniors using a variety of techniques including how to incorporate them into daily living.

Kristin Hood, Shannon Epley, and Brenda Webb

SWIRCA & More

Creative Engagement and Art-Making as a Tool for Emotional Well-Being in Older Adults

This interactive session will focus on the role of creative engagement and art-based activities in supporting the emotional well-being of older adults.

Kirk Maynard, MFA and Lorain Maynard, RN (retired)

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TimeSlips Discussion

Building on Anne Basting's keynote, this interactive session introduces core TimeSlips concepts and the practice of using "Beautiful Questions" to foster meaningful connection. Learn dementia-friendly techniques that reduce loneliness and can be adapted for creative programming and everyday interactions.

Sammy Goodrich

Concurrent Session
2

The Do's and Don'ts of CVA

This interdisciplinary presentation highlights the key dos and don'ts of stroke rehabilitation from the perspectives of Occupational Therapy (OT), Physical Therapy (PT), and Speech-Language Pathology (SLP). Participants will gain practical strategies to promote recovery, maximize functional independence, and avoid common pitfalls that may hinder progress in mobility, daily activities, communication, cognition, and swallowing

Sean Weir, EdD (ABD), MSOT, OTR, CBIS, Tanner Daniel, OTR/L, LSVT, Lindsey Martin, M.S., CCC-SLP

Health and Policy: Age-Friendly Communities

This session will provide brief highlights of data relating to aging adults, caregivers, and individuals living with disabilities. Learn about the AARP network of Age-Friendly States & Communities, as well as tools and trends that are informing the future of this local work.

Beverly Hmurovic, MBA and Erin Davis, MPH

 AARP Indiana

Identify methods and skills to ensure the safety, security and well-being of caregivers and their clients

This session will provide pertinent information and tools to provide safe, secure environment for caregivers and their clients.

James Pridgen, BS, MSM, CDRP, CAS

Concurrent Session 3

Caregiver/Compassion Fatigue

This session will look at compassion fatigue and who is at risk. Attendees will identify warning signs in self and others and explore self-care strategies that can protect one from compassion fatigue.

Erica Dash, Case Management RN

Building Brain-Healthy Habits

This session will discuss healthy habits for your brain, like exercising and eating right; the brain-heart connection; why brain health is important at all ages; and how to build a personalized action plan for brain-healthy habits.

Jo Gilreath, MSW, LCSW

Advancing Student Skills in Gerontology Using Artificial Intelligence and Biometric Feedback

Students work through the process of conducting a telehealth appointment with a client who is living in assistive living and struggling with depression and early signs of dementia. Students utilize a unique reflective feedback using Artificial Intelligence (AI) with biometric feedback to examine their communication skills to support the development of therapeutic use of self.

Kristi Hape, OTD, MHS, OTR

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Concurrent Session 4

Continuing the Conversation on Age-Friendly Communities: A Round Table Discussion

This session will allow participants to help identify and shape what an age-friendly community can be where you live and work.

Beverly Hmurovic, MBA and Erin Davis, MPH

AARP Indiana

Moving, Nourishing, Thriving, and the Art of Healthy Aging

This session will provide information about habits that promote healthy aging.

Greg Toothman, MD, DAAFP, AAMA

Ethical Issues in Health Care: Case Studies

This session will provide a brief introduction to major ethical principles and theories. Participants will evaluate cases involving typical ethical dilemmas.

Tim Dick, PhD

Concurrent Session 1

Access to Health, Fitness and Longevity: When is the Proper Time to Exercise for Older Adults?

This presentation will provide updated information and evidence related to the best time to exercise for older adults and how exercise timing impacts effects on health, physical fitness, and diseases.

Guoyuan Huang, PhD and Renee Frimming, PhD

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The PIM Problem: Addressing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in Geriatrics

This presentation will briefly address the 4M framework of care for the geriatric adult and the causes of adverse drug events in the population.

Blake Heck, PharmD, MBA

Deaconess Health System

Mental Health and Aging: Understanding Depression in Older Adults

Discuss common behavior changes and how they are a form of communication, along with explaining non-medical approaches to behaviors and how to recognize when additional help is needed.

Stephanie Hirons, DNP, NP, LMHC

St. Vincent Mental Health Services

Concurrent Session 2

Substance Use in the Elderly

Substance misuse among older adults is a growing but often overlooked public health issue. Age-related physiological changes, chronic health conditions, and social factors increase vulnerability and complicate diagnosis.

Arvind Datt, MD, FAAFP

Southwestern Behavioral Health

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AARP Fraud Watch Network and The Scam Landscape: Staying Safe

This presentation covers fraud trends, how we react to fraud, and preventative strategies and resources.

Lottie Cook

AARP Volunteer

Concurrent Session 3

Learn to Navigate Palliative Care, Hospice, and Advance Directives with Clarity and Compliance

Many individuals and families first encounter palliative care, hospice care, and advance directives during times of uncertainty or crisis. This presentation provides clear framework for understanding these important healthcare options, reducing common misconceptions, and supporting more informed, compassionate conversations before decisions need to be made.

Rochelle Forrest Hankins, RN, BSN, MSM

Encore

HIPAA: What it is, what it is not, limitations

This presentation will help attendees better understand what HIPAA actually does and clear up common misconceptions.

Sara Phillips-Lynn, M.Ed.

SWIRCA  & More

New to Medicare: Review of Plan Options

This session will provide updated information about Medicare Options and changes and the difference between Original Medicare and Advantage plans.

Carolyn Conners, BA

SWIRCA Options Counselor and SHIP Representative

Concurrent Session 4

Hidden Disability Accessibility at EVV

This session will explore how Evansville Regional Airport developed For EVVeryone, a growing accessibility and customer experience initiative designed to support travelers of all abiliites. Attendees will learn how airports, community organizations and public partners can work together to create more welcoming, accessible and confidence-building travel experiences.

Leslie Fella

 Evansville Regional Airport

Helping the Ones Who Fall Through the Cracks: How Community Paramedics Can Help Seniors

This presentation will review existing care coordination challenges and discuss ways that a mobile integrated health-community paramedicine (MIH-CP) program can help patients address SDOH issues and readmission.

Ryan Bosecker, NRP, CP-C and Dawnyel Flavin, NRP, CP-C, NCEE

Scott Township Fire and EMS

Understanding Medicare: A Clinical Perspective for Healthcare Professionals

This session will provide healthcare professionals with a practical overview of Medicare, including coverage basics, patient eligibility, reimbursement considerations and the impact on clinical care delivery.

Cheryl Daugherty

Centennial Wealth Strategists