Conference Booklet and Agenda:
You can preview the Conference Booklet by clicking the link below.
There is no need to print it – booklets will be available at check-in.
MGS Conference Booklet 2018
Session Handouts:
There will not be printed session handouts on site.
You can download handouts before or during the conference.
Session handouts are in both one slide per page and two slides per page format.
8:45 – 9:45 am: Morning Keynote: Minnesota’s Healthcare Landscape
Jim Eppel
Keynote Handout – 1 per page
Keynote Handout – 2 per page
A – Sessions: 10:15 – 11:30 am
1A: Report from the Governor’s Consumer Work Group Combating Elder Abuse
Moderator: Rajean Moone; Panel: Mary Jo George, Suzy Scheller, Jean Peters
1A Handout – Gov’s Report from Consumer Work Group on Elder Abuse Prevention 2 per page
1A Handout – Executive Summary – Addressing Elder Abuse in MN LTC Settings
1A Handout – Left to Suffer: Minnesota Can Do Better – MNLCOA Position Paper
Presenters will also distribute these reports at the session.
2A: Enhancing Wellness for Older Adults through Community Networks
James Falvey, Julie Roles
2A Handout – Enhancing Wellness thru Community Networks – 1 per page
2A Handout – Enhancing Wellness thru Community Networks – 2 per page
3A: Serving Older Adults through Community-Based Health Promotion Programming
Mary Hertel, Dawn Simonson, Sara Lindquist
3A Handout – Community Based Health Promotion Programming – 1 per page
3A Handout – Community Based Health Promotion Programming – 2 per page
4A: Integrated Care for Older Adults: A Chiropractic Approach
Meghan Coleman, Paul Osterbauer, Cara Borggren
4A Handout – Integrated Care: A Chiropractic Approach – 1 per page
4A Handout – Integrated Care: A Chiropractic Approach – 2 per page
5A: MGS Networking in Action: Speed Questions Workshop
No handout
B – Sessions: 1:45 – 3:00 pm
1B: Funding Long-Term Services & Supports
Kari Benson, Rajean Moone, LaRhae Knatterud
1B Handout – Funding LTSS 1 per page
1B Handout – Funding LTSS 2 per page
2B: Therapeutic Landscapes – Impacts on Wellbeing in Later Life
Jessica M. Finlay
2B Handout – Therapeutic Landscapes 1 per page
2B Handout – Therapeutic Landscapes 2 per page
3B: Quality of Life at the End of Life: Hospice, Ethics, Palliative Care
Heather Arechigo
3B Handout – Quality Life End of Life 1 per page
3B Handout – Quality Life End of Life 2 per page
4B: Healing Touch for Health and Wellbeing
Sheila Judd
4B Handout – Healing Touch 1 per page
4B Handout – Healing Touch 2 per page
5B: Conversation Circles
No handout
C – Sessions: 3:15 – 4:30 pm
1C: Future of Medicare and Medicaid
Erin Parrish, Kari Thurlow
1C Handout – Future of Medicare 1 per page
1C Handout – Future of Medicare 2 per page
1C Handout – Future of Medicaid 1 per page
1C Handout – Future of Medicaid 2 per page
2C: Shattered Dreams / Reasonable Hope: Essential Links
Ted Bowman
2C Handout – Shattered Dreams 1 per page
2C Handout – Shattered Dreams 2 per page
3C: Cultural Awareness – Hmong and West African Perspectives on Dementia
Nancy E. Lee, Chinwendu Terrell, Pakou Xiong
3C Handout – Cultural Awareness in Dementia Care 1 per page
3C Handout – Cultural Awareness in Dementia Care 2 per page
4C: Wellness from Within
Michelle Raskovich
4C Handout – Wellness from Within 1 per page
4C Handout – Wellness from Within 2 per page
5C: Poster Session Presentations
No handout