Saturday, November 19th:

8:30-10:00AM

(Sawgrass-North Tower)

Canes, Walkers, and Wheelchairs: What Does Medicare Pay for and Who Benefits? (paper)
Jennifer Wolff, Emily Agree, and Judith Kasper

10:30 AM- 12:00PM

(Crystal Ballroom H)

Effects of Shared Care (poster)

Marge Sebern

10:30AM - 12:00PM

 

Long-distance Family Caregiving for Frail Elders (paper)

Lazelle E. Benefield, PhD,RN Lazelle E. Benefield, PhD,RN
Sponsoring Section: Behavioral & Social Sciences

1:30-3:00PM

(Grand Ballroom VI)

Symposium: Technology and Aging: Exemplars of Interdisciplinary Collaboration in Diverse Settings

David Burdick and Gari Lesnoff-Cavaglia

3:30-5:00 PM

(Sawgrass-North Tower)

Paper: A comparison of telerehabilitation to traditional in-home rehabilitation (paper)

Jon Sanford, Helen Hoenig

7:00-8:00 PM

(Crystal Ballroom G-2C)

GSA-TAG Business Meeting

Sunday, November 20th:

8:30-10:00AM

(Crystal Ballroom G-2C)

Symposium: Gerotechnology Evidence-Based Practice: An Evaluation of Feasibility and Clinical Outcomes

Patricia Heyn, University of Colorado Health Sciences Center

8:30AM-10:00AM

(Grand G2C)

Roundtable: Grantsmanship for Technology Based Research: Challenges and Strategies for Success

Mary Hamil Parker, Ph.D., Alex Mihailidis, Ph.D. P.Eng, Diane Feeney Mahoney Ph.D, Sam Fazio, Ph.D.

3:30-5 PM

(Crystal Ballroom D-F)

Symposium: Community-based Delivery of Health Care Services through Advanced Technologies

Binh Q Tran, The Catholic University of America

Speakers:

1. Asuman Kiyak, Ph.D., Institute on Aging, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, A Review of Technologies Being Applied by American Designers and Health Professionals to Assist Aging-in-Place.

2. George Demiris Ph.D., Debra Parker Oliver Ph.D., Karen L. Courtney MSN, Dept of Health Management and Informatics, School of Medicine, University of Missouri-Columbia.  A Video-Mediated Intervention for Senior Caregivers.

3. Gail E. Bond, Ph.D., University of Washington, Seattle, WA, The Challenges Associated with Implementing a Web-Based Intervention For Older Adults.

4. Binh Q. Tran, Ph.D., Elizabeth Bertera, Ph.D., Kathleen M. Buckley, Ph.D., Dept of Biomedical Engineering, School of Nursing, and National School of Social Service, The Catholic University of America, Washington DC, The Clinical eStorefront: Community-Based Model for Access to Health Services for Seniors at Edgewood Terrace

5. Michael J. Rosen, Ph.D. University of Vermont, Discussant

 

5:00PM - 6:30PM

(Crystal Ballroom G2)

Symposium: Translating Research into Practice: Highlighting Health Disparities Among Older Adults

Gail E Bond, University of Washington

Speakers:

1. Brenda L Hage MS, Maureen LaSalle, Nursing, College Misericordia, Creative Technology Training Strategies for Certified Nurse Aides in Long-Term Care

2. Marge D. Sebern, Ph.D., P.F. Brennan, L.J. Burke, P. Carayon, G. Casper, B.T. Karsh, A.S. Grenier, K.L. Or, Univ. of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Heart Care: Custom Computer Support for Home Care

3. Gail E Bond, University of Washington, Telehealth for Diabetes Self-Management: Short-Term Outcomes Associated with a Web-based Intervention