The 2019 GSA Annual Scientific Meeting will be held in Austin, Texas, from Nov. 13-17, 2019, with the theme, “Strength in Age—Harnessing the Power of Networks.”
Several LTSS Center fellows—including Kathrin Boener, Verena Cimarolli, Marc Cohen, Edward Miller, Pamela Nadash, Alisha Sanders, Robyn Stone, and Jane Tavares—will be participating in presentations, panel discussions, and poster sessions. Their sessions are listed below. The names of LTSS Center fellows appear in bold.
Wednesday, Nov. 13:
A View of Older Adults’ Demographic, Health, and Economic Profiles by Retirement Choice Status. Poster Session. 6-8 p.m. Jane Tavares and Marc Cohen.
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing the Balancing Incentive Program. Poster Session. 6-8 p.m. Lisa Beauregard and Edward Miller.
LTSS is Local, Even in Countries with National LTSS Programs. Poster Session. 6-8 p.m. Pamela Nadash.
Thursday, Nov. 14:
Global Publishing Opportunities in Gerontology: A View from the Editors’ Desks. Symposium. 8-9:30 a.m. Edward Miller, chair and presenter of “The Role of Global Scholarship in the Journal of Aging & Social Policy.” (Co-authors are Michael Gusmano, Elizabeth Simpson, and Pamela Nadash.)
Social Relationships and Obesity in Later Life: A Longitudinal Analysis. Paper Presentation. 8-9:30 a.m. Edward Miller and Jane Tavares.
Challenges and Opportunities for Training and Supporting Aides as Members of Home-Based Care Team. Paper Presentation. Noon-1:30 p.m. Robyn Stone.
The Role of the Environmental Context in Advance Care Planning among Older Adults. Paper Presentation. Noon-1:30 p.m. Brittany Gaines, Kathrin Boerner, Kyungmin Kim, and Sara Moorman.
Friday, Nov. 15:
Dementia Care and Behavioral Health Workforce Development: Innovations in Training Across Settings. Symposium. 8-9:30 a.m. Mary F. Wyman, chair; Verena Cimarolli, co-chair; and Robyn Stone, discussant.
Incomplete Advance Care Planning? Correlates of Planning Without Personal Conversations. Paper Presentation. 10-11:30 a.m. Kathrin Boerner, Deborah Carr, Katherine Ornstein, and Sara Moorman.
Dyadic Predictors of Aging Satisfaction: Relationship Quality Modulates the Impact of Health Restrictions. Poster Session. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Daniela Jopp, C. Lampraki, C. Meystre, Kyungmin Kim, Yijung Kim, and Kathrin Boerner.
Boston Aging Together Study: Attitudes Toward Own Aging Among Oldest-Old Parents and Children. Poster Session. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Yijung Kim, Kyungmin Kim, Kathrin Boerner, and Daniela Jopp.
Kansas PEAK 2.0: An Academic/State Partnership Improving the Lives of Nursing Home Residents. Symposium. 5-6:30 p.m. Robyn Stone, discussant.
Long-Distance Caregiving: Mental Health Consequences and Use of Resources. Symposium. 5-6:30 p.m. Verena Cimarolli, chair; Amy Horowitz, co-chair; Rachel Pruchno, discussant. Cimarolli will present “The Sociocultural Stress Process Model Applied to Long-Distance Caregiving.”
Managing Managed Care: Perspectives From Key Stakeholders in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Paper Presentation. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Edward Miller.
Saturday, Nov. 16:
Designing State-Based LTSS Programs in Context of Universal Family Care and Emancipatory Gerontology. 8-9:30 a.m. Paper Presentation. Marc Cohen and Ben Veghte.
Aging in Place: Revising Old Assumptions About What People Want as They Grow Old. Paper Presentation. Noon-1:30 p.m. Ruth Katz, Robyn Stone, and Marc Cohen.
Readmission Risk by Insurance Type for Patients With Heart Failure in Skilled Nursing Facilities. Paper Presentation. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Andrea Daddato and Edward Miller.
Smoothing the Move from Post-Acute to Home Care for Older Cardiac Patients: A Social Work Transitions Initiative. Poster Session. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Orah R. Burack, Jessica Auerbach-Burgoon, Sandra Mundy, and Verena Cimarolli.
Observing Support Interactions Between Parents and Children in Advanced Age. Poster Session. 1:30-3:30 p.m. Claudia Meystre, Daniela Jopp, J. Darwiche, Kathrin Boerner, and D. Spini.
Paving the Way Forward in Housing with Services: The Right Care, Right Place, Right Time Program. Symposium. 5:30-7 p.m. Edward Miller, chair; Pam Nadash, co-chair; Marc Cohen, presenter; and Alisha Sanders, discussant.
Barriers and Facilitators to Implementing Community First Choice. Paper Presentation 5:30-7 p.m. Lisa Beauregard and Edward Miller.