LeadingAge New York Annual Conference Brochure 2016 May 2016 | Página 11

ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION MAY 23 - 25, 2016
• Knowing when your role moves from
prolonging life to prolonging quality of life;
• Having difficult conversations; and
• Managing differing expectations of
residents/families, friends, caregivers
and staff.
Facilitator: Michelle Kumar, RN, regional director,
The Community Hospice, Albany, Schenectady
and Rensselaer Counties
2) Cyber-Seniors
This humorous and heartwarming
documentary feature chronicles the
extraordinary journey of a group of senior
citizens as they discover the Internet through
the guidance of teenage mentors.
Facilitator: Ami J. Schnauber, vice president,
Advocacy and Public Policy,
LeadingAge New York, Latham

Tuesday, May 24
7:30 a.m. – 5 p.m.

Conference Registration
8 – 9:30 a.m.

Continental Breakfast in
Exposition Hall
8 a.m. – 2:45 p.m.

Connection Center Open
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.

Welcome/Keynote Address:
Finding Solutions in
Challenging Times: Making an
Impact Together
Sponsored by:
Right now we are in a vortex, with the forces of
change all around us. We are facing changes in
health care, the economy, consumer expectations
and technology, among others. The pace of
change is getting faster and faster, giving us a
shorter time to adapt. These changes can and
WILL rock our world in times of transformation;
therefore, we must re-define reality – or it will be
re-defined for us. The challenge for LeadingAge

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THE SARATOGA HILTON & SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY CENTER, SARATOGA SPRINGS

and its members is to stay one step ahead of
these changes; to drive transformation and help
pave the way for a successful old age – financially,
emotionally, socially and physically. We have the
opportunity to change the conversation about
aging and in doing so, to expand the world of
possibilities.
Katie Smith Sloan, president and chief executive
officer, LeadingAge, Washington DC

10:30 – 11:30 a.m.

Exposition Hall Open
11:30 a.m. – 1 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions:
1) The New Paradigm: Defending Against
Multiple Governmental Investigations and a
Lawsuit Arising Out of the Same Incident ...
How to Avoid a Three-Ring Circus
Long term care providers are frequently
being investigated by multip H