LeadingAge New York Annual Conference Brochure 2016 May 2016 | Page 3
ANNUAL CONFERENCE & EXPOSITION MAY 23 - 25, 2016
Monday, May 23
Pre-Conference Intensives
10 a.m. – 12:45 p.m.
THE SARATOGA HILTON & SARATOGA SPRINGS CITY CENTER, SARATOGA SPRINGS
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Wednesday, May 25
8 – 9 a.m.
Why Do They Do THAT? – Understanding Symptoms
and Behaviors
Wellness Learning Lounge: Self-Care for Better
Resident Care
10 – 11 a.m.
1:30 – 5:45 p.m.
Plenary Session: Applied Imagination
Reframing Challenging Behaviors When Dementia Is
In the Picture
Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA, dementia care and
training specialist, Positive Approach, LLC, Efland, NC
As one of America’s leading educators on
dementia, Teepa Snow’s philosophy is reflective
of her education, work experience, available medical research
and firsthand caregiving interactions. Working as a registered
occupational therapist for over 30 years her wealth of experience
has led her to develop Positive Approach™ care techniques and
training models that now are used by families and professionals
working or living with dementia or other brain changes throughout
the world. Her hands-on caregiving experiences include
providing direct care in community and wellness centers, day
programming sites, home care settings, assisted living and CCRC
communities, long term care facilities, out-patient clinics, hospitals
and rehabilitation settings. She has served in a wide variety of
leadership and advisory positions in professional organizations at
both state and national levels, including the Alzheimer’s Association,
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America, AOTA and NBCOT.
Tuesday, May 24
9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Keynote Address: Finding Solutions in Challenging
Times: Making an Impact Together
Katie Smith Sloan, president and chief executive officer,
LeadingAge,Washington DC
Katie Smith Sloan is president and chief executive
officer of LeadingAge. At LeadingAge, Katie is
responsible for building stronger and more effective relationships
among the association’s key stakeholders, including state
associations and their leadership, member organizations and
strategic affiliates. She leads the Association’s consumer strategy.
She is also responsible for managing the operational aspects of the
Association to enable it to grow and ensure its financial strength.
She joined LeadingAge in April 2002 after having served in a
number of key leadership positions at AARP.
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Richard Hight, CSP, founder and CEO, Visual Mpact,
Tulsa, OK
What If Your Life Could Be A Masterpiece?
Richard Hight is an international speaker who
inspires audiences to re-imagine possibilities and discover their
creative processes. From the moment Richard steps onto a
stage, he captures the attention of each individual by combining
powerful illustrations, compelling music and inspiring messages,
to challenge people to think like an artist and act like a leader.
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