BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving presents:

The Public Health Opportunities and Challenges of Dementia Caregiving

June 14th-15th, 2022

Agenda

ACCREDITATION STATEMENTS

In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and BOLD PHCOE-DC. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

CME: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this live activity for a maximum of 10 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

CNE: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designates this activity for 10 nursing contact hours.

CEU: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is authorized by IACET to offer 1.0 CEU’s for this program.

Objectives:

  1. Describe caregiving for people with dementia
  2. Identify dementia caregiving issues
  3. List public health specific concerns of dementia caregiving.
  4. Describe personal experiences of family dementia caregivers
  5. Facilitate interprofessional collaboration to address the needs of family caregivers of people with dementia

DISCLOSURE: In compliance with continuing education requirements, all planners and presenters must disclose all financial relationships, in any amount, with ineligible companies over the previous 24 months as well as any use of unlabeled product(s) or products under investigational use. CDC, our planners, and presenters wish to disclose they have no financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. with the exception of Dr. Joseph Gaugler and he wishes to disclose Advanced Medical Electronics, Koronis BioTech, Healthcare Interactive Inc. Planning committee reviewed content to ensure there is no bias. Content will not include any discussion of the unlabeled use of a product or a product under investigational use.

CDC did not accept financial or in-kind support from ineligible companies for this continuing education activity.

(all times are CST)

June 14th, 2022

McNamara Alumni Center
University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, MN

8:30AM-8:45AM

Welcome

Tisamarie Sherry, M.D., PhD
Deputy Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation


8:45AM-9:00AM

Mission Moment

Sharon Hall (dementia caregiver)

Greg Woods, MPH
Iowa Depart. of Health

This session is intended to be a grounding moment for the attendees and will highlight lived experience, story and/or personal perspectives of family caregivers of people with dementia


9:00AM-9:45AM

Keynote Address

Joseph Gaugler PhD
Director, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving
Robert L. Kane Endowed Chair in Long-Term Care & Aging, University of Minnesota

The keynote sets the stage and context for the theme of the conference. This session will highlight why dementia caregiving is and should remain a key priority for public health in the U.S.


9:45AM-10:45AM

Integrating Dementia Caregiving into your State Plan

Facilitator: Heidi Holt, MPA
Public Health Advisor, Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Panelists:
Becky Adams, D.Ph., RD, CDCES
Chronic Disease Prevention and Control (CDPC) Branch, Arkansas Department of Health

Kristy Russell, CHES
Division of Aging and Adult Services, Utah Department of Human Services

During this session, BOLD Enhanced State Programs will share how they have prioritized, integrated and continue to carry out dementia caregiving initiatives and programs as part of their dementia state plans.


10:45AM-11:00AM

Break


11:00AM-12:00PM

Evidence Based Interventions in Dementia Caregiving

David Bass, PhD,
Senior Vice President, Senior Research Scientist, Director of the Center for Research and Education
Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging

Donna Barrett, MSW, LSW
Program Manager, Senior Services, Summit County Public Health

Rachel Cannon, MPH
Senior Research Analyst, Benjamin Rose Institute on Aging

Attendees will learn about Best Practice Caregiving (BPC), a free national database of proven intervention to support family caregivers of people with dementia. Presenters will discuss the role of public health in promoting and disseminating evidence-based interventions for dementia caregivers, and how agencies can utilize platforms like BPC to inform their work.


12:00PM-1:00PM

Lunch


1:00-1:15PM

Mission Moment

Andrea Robert, person living with Cognitive Impairment

Sara Dombrowski, BS
Nevada Department of Health and Human Services

This session is intended to be a grounding moment for the attendees and will highlight lived experience, story and/or personal perspectives of family caregivers of people with dementia.


1:15-2:15pm

Equity and Cultural Adaptation in Dementia Caregiving I (Latin/Hispanic and African American/Black communities)

Kalisha Bonds Johnson, PhD, RN, PMHNP-BC
Assistant Professor, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing
Emory University

Luis Medina, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director, Collaborative on Aging Research and Multicultural Assessment (CARMA)
Department of Psychology
University of Houston

This session will focus on cultural adaptations of dementia caregiving interventions for African American/Black and Hispanic/Latino communities. Presenters will summarize successes and lessons learned from past efforts to culturally tailor interventions for caregivers in these communities. They will also discuss implications for public health practice and the role of public health agencies in cultural adaptation.


2:15PM-2:30PM

Break


2:30PM-3:30PM

Dementia Friendly Communities and the Role of Public Health

Facilitator: Mary Ek
Senior Program Manager for Community Care Corps and Dementia Friendly America
USAging

Panelists:

Dawn Simonson
President and CEO, Trellis (formerly Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging), MN

Beth Wiggins
Director of Caregiving and Aging Services, Family Means, MN

Amanda Mosier
Alzheimer’s Resource Service-Community Health, Indiana University Health

This session will highlight dementia friendly community efforts and how public health can support and elevate this work. Panelists will provide a brief history and overview of Dementia Friendly America, a national network of communities, organizations and individuals seeking to ensure that communities across the U.S. are equipped to support people living with dementia and their caregivers. Examples of current dementia friendly efforts that include partnership with public health, will be shared by leaders of DFA network communities.


3:30PM-3:35

Break


3:35PM-4:20PM

Round Table Discussion


4:20PM-5:30PM

Poster Session + Happy Hour Networking


June 15th, 2022 (Day 2)

8:30AM-8:40AM

Welcome

Joseph Gaugler, PhD
Director, BOLD Public Health Center of Excellence on Dementia Caregiving


8:40AM-9:00AM

Mission Moment

Dale Rivard, Person living with Cognitive Impairment

Rhonda Williams
Vermont Dept. of Health

This session is intended to be a grounding moment for the attendees and will highlight lived experience, story and/or personal perspectives of family caregivers of people with dementia.


9:00AM-10:00AM

RAISE Council Report to Congress: Recommendations and Next Steps for Implementation

Alan B. Stevens, PhD
Vernon D. Holleman-Lewis M. Rampy Centennial Chair in Gerontology
Director, Center for Applied Health Research
Baylor Scott & White Health

Linda Quander, PhD, Caregiver

Attendees will learn about the purpose, importance and recommendations of the 2021 RAISE Family Caregiving Advisory Council report to Congress. The session will also include a status update on the implementation of the policy recommendations outlined in the report, and next steps for health agencies nationwide for implementation at the community-level.


10:00AM-10:15AM

Break


10:15AM-11:15AM

Age-Friendly Public Health Systems (AFPHS)

Welcome By: Megan Wolfe, JD,
Senior Policy Development Manager
Trust For America’s Health

Facilitator: Jane Carmody, DNP, MBA, RN, FAAN
Senior Program Officer
The John A. Hartford Foundation

Panelists:

Kina White
Mississippi State Department of Health

Tiffany Robb
Idaho Department of Health and Welfare

Kristen Felten
Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Age-Friendly Public Health Systems is a national initiative to make the health and well-being of older adults a priority for public health. During this session attendees will learn about the AFPHS framework that supports the expanding role of public health in improving the wellbeing and health of older adults, and the roles public health agencies can fulfill to address the challenges and barriers to aging in their communities. Panelists will share unique roles of public health in addressing the challenges and needs of dementia caregivers.


11:15AM-12:15PM

Equity and Cultural Adaptation in dementia caregiving II (Native American/American Indian and Asian American Communities)

Neil Henderson, PhD
Emeritus Professor, Department of Family Medicine and BioBehavioral Health, University of Minnesota Board member, International Association of Indigenous Aging

Fei Sun, PhD, MSW
Professor, School of Social Work, Michigan State University

This session will focus on cultural adaptations of dementia caregiving interventions for American Indian/Alaska Native and Asian American communities. Presenters will summarize successes and lessons learned from past efforts to culturally tailor interventions for caregivers in these communities. They will also discuss implications for public health practice and the role of public health agencies in cultural adaptation.


12:15PM-1:15PM

Lunch


1:15-1:35PM

Mission Moment

Dale Rivard, Andrea Robert, and Sharon Hall

Sara Motts, MPH Graduate Student/Intern
University of Nevada, Reno

This session is intended to be a grounding moment for the attendees and will highlight lived experience, story and/or personal perspectives of family caregivers of people with dementia.


1:35PM-2:35PM

Where do we go next and how do we maintain dementia caregiving as a public health priority?

Mike Wittke, MPA
Vice President for Research & Advocacy, National Alliance for Caregiving

Robyn I. Stone
Senior Vice President, Research and Co-Director, LeadingAge LTSS Center @UMass Boston

This speakers will present a coordinated public health framework for caregiving created by the John A Hartford Foundation and the National Alliance of Caregiving, along with a promising demonstration pilot that can serve as a guide for other public health agencies. The session will close with an overview of key recommendations on how to elevate dementia caregiving as a public health priority.


2:35PM-2:50PM

Break

2:50PM-3:30PM

Round Table Discussion


3:30PM-5:00PM

Poster Session: Networking and Connecting with Resources
Adjournment/networking

This closing session will be an interactive space with multiple poster presentations where attendees will have the opportunity to network, showcase their dementia caregiving work and learn from one another’s experience. Posters will focus on lessons learned, tools and actions that can be replicated by PHAs elsewhere.

We would like to thank and acknowledge the Leadership Core and Executive Committee members of the BOLD PHCOE-DC for their guidance and direction in the planning of this event.