The Farnese Symposium
on Aging in Place:
Photos courtesy of Mark Garvin
2018 SYMPOSIUM AGENDA
9 a.m. Symposium Opens
Keynote Address
Changing the Paradigm in Dementia Care:
Strategies for Supporting a “Good Life”
Laura N. Gitlin, PhD, Dean
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Moderated Panel Discussion
New Research and strategies for
assisting older adults with cognitive change
Moderator
Kathleen Fisher, PhD, CRNP
Professor, Graduate Nursing;
Doctor of Nursing Practice Department; Advanced Practice Nursing
Drexel University College of Nursing and Health Professions
Panelists
Felicia Greenfield, MSW, LCSW
Executive Director, Penn Memory Center
John Farrell Lines, MD
Board Certified Psychiatrist, CATCH, Inc.
Kathleen Kaneda Roberts, MBA, CISM, CRISC, NHA
Director, Dementia Care Strategy, Living Branches
Audience Question and Answer Session
Closing Remarks
Supporting Aging-in-Place Amid Cognitive Decline:
The Role of the Inter Professional Team
Nancy A. Hodgson, PhD, RN, FAAN
Anthony Buividas Endowed Term Chair in Gerontology;
Associate Professor, Biobehavioral Health Sciences Department;
Program Director, Hillman Scholars Program in Nursing Innovation;
Chair, Graduate Group in Nursing Senior Fellow;
Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics,
University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing
12 p.m. Symposium Concludes
