2011 Annual Conference16th Annual Caregiver Conference
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Conference Agenda
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Are You a Caregiver?
What is the Caregiver Consortium?
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Keynote Speaker:
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Author of Bitter Pills: |
Stephen Fried is an investigative journalist and essayist, an adjunct professor at Columbia University's graduate school of journalism and a two-time winner of the National Magazine Award—the Pulitzer Prize of magazine writing. Fried’s book, Bitter Pills: Inside the Hazardous World of Legal Drugs is an investigation of the pharmaceutical industry, the FDA and the entire "legal drug culture" that was prompted by a powerful event in Fried's private life—his own wife's severe reaction to a new antibiotic.
Fried is a consultant to several medical consumer groups, including the Tucson-based Critical Path Institute, and lectures to doctors, pharmacists and nurses—at hospital grand rounds and medical conferences—as well as to patients.
Jan Sturges, M.Ed., LPC
Caregiver Coordinator for UA Life & Work Connections at the University of Arizona. She is the founder of the Caregiver Consortium.
Caregivers as Advocates—Six Degrees of Connection
How do we affirm both the challenges and opportunites of caregiving through effective advocacy? Let’s explore: attitude, education, action, encouragement, team- building and networking.
Christopher Weigand, MD
General and Geriatric Psychiatrist Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry at the University of Arizona.
The Three Ds: Dementia, Depression and Delirium
Learn the difference between dementia and depression and dementia and delirium. Dr. Wiegand provides outpatient care from his office at the ALEPH Center in Tucson, and he is a psychiatric consultant for nursing homes.
Karen Mercereau, RN, iRNPA
Executive Director of RN Patient Advocates, PLLC.
Founder of the RN Patient Advocate Learning Intensive in association with the College of Nursing at the University of Arizona. She is the Director of National Network of RN Patient Advocates.
Self-Advocacy: Why Now? How? Steps to Safety and Well-Being
We will examine the need for self-advocacy in healthcare and the process and steps in self-advocacy.
Tani Bahti, RN, CT, CHPN
Executive Director of PASSAGES—Support & Education in End of Life Issues.
Transforming Dying, Transforming Ourselves
We will explore issues that people facing a terminal illness may confront, including concerns about quality of life, fear of being a burden, loss of independence,
loss of meaning/purpose, and the impact on patient and caregiver alike.
