4TH Annual Aging Well Summit

DATE: NOVEMBER 11TH & 12TH 2023

TIME : 10:00 AM TO 4:30 PM


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Please join us for the 4th Annual Aging Well Summit, with a focus on brain health and healthy caregiving, organized by Cairasu All Things Alzheimer’s. It is an opportunity to learn, share, and connect with others in the senior care industry and community members interested in optimizing and maintaining a healthy brain.
In this two-day summit, on Sunday, we are partnering with Center for Aging Research and Education at UW- Madison to train family and professional caregivers. Certificates will be provided. Please note Sunday caregiver training will be hybrid (In-person and virtual). Please let us know if you are attending in person on Sunday, so we have materials and food for everyone.

Featured Speakers

Benedict C. Albensi, PhD, BCMAS, CRQM
Keynote Speaker

Title: Are we Missing the Boat with Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care

First Lady, Kathy Evers

Title: Welcome Remarks

Caregiver Workforce Crisis Panel

Joy Schmidt,

Dementia Crisis Program Specialist
Adult Protective Services

Dane County Department of Human Services

Zainabu Kooistra​

Chief Executive Officer
Comfort Care 4 U – Adult Family Home

David Bailey

Director of Administration
Community Living Alliance

Carin Clauss

Professor of Law at the UW-Madison Law School (Retired)
Caregiver

Sheri Carter

Former Alderwoman Madison Common Council
Caregiver

Laura Rice-Oeschger, LMSW,

Chief Executive Officer of the Presence Care Project

Dr. Shenikqua Bogues

Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology within the Department of Medicine.

Kim E. Whitmore, PhD, RN, CPN

Assistant Professor
College of Nursing
Marquette University

Michelle Braun, Ph.D., ABPP-CN

Board Certified in Clinical Neuropsychology
Ascension – Wheaton Franciscan Healthcare
Department of Neurology and Neurosurgery

Alzheimer’s and Dementia Policy Updates

Allison Cramer | Director of Public Policy

Alzheimer’s Association, Wisconsin Chapter

Vanessa Dingman

Advocacy Manager for Alzheimer’s Association-Wisconsin Chapter

Sunday, UW-Madison CARE U Trainers

Deanna Blanchard,
MSN, RN- BC

Retired Clinical Instructor, UW Madison School of Nursing 

Fatou Ceesay,
Organizer

President and CEO at Cairasu
All Things Alzheimer’s
Owner of Cairasu Home Care

Planning Committee

Fatou Ceesay,
Organizer

President and CEO at Cairasu
All Things Alzheimer’s,
Owner of Cairasu Home Care

Jessica Strong
Host

Project Manager, Communications
Community Change

Carol Van Hulle, PhD,

University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Gerontology

Bonnie Nuttkinson, MS

Research Program Coordinator ǀ Dementia Care & Caregiver Research

Core H | Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Susan Freiss

Online Instructor with The Center for Advanced Academics and Cairasu All Things Alzheimer’s Board Member

 

Joanne Gruber-Hagen

UW Emeritus Academic Staff

Barbara Harrington-McKinney

Alderwoman Madison Common Council District 20. 

Kathi Vos,

Professor Emmerita, UW -Madison Division of Extension

Fatou Sonko

Registered Nurse, Meriter Hospital and Supervisor, Cairasu Home Care

Diane Farsetta, PhD,

Senior Outreach Specialist, Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE), UW Madison School of Nursing

Awa Phatty
Student, UW-Madison
  • SCHEDULE

Saturday, November 11, 2023

10:00 am

Welcome & Opening Remarks, Fatou Ceesay , All things
Alzheimer’s

10:05 am

Opening Remarks, First Lady Kathy Evers

10:07 am

(ATA) Grant Announcement, Susan Freiss

10:10 am

Keynote by Dr. Benedict Albensi: Are We Missing the Boat with
Alzheimer’s Research and Care? (20 min)

10:35 am

Brain Health, Dr. Michelle Braun (45 min)

11:20 am

Break Out Session (15 min)

11:35 am

Caring with Presence: An Introduction to Mindfulness-based
Dementia Care, Laura Rice-Oeschger (45 min)

12:20 pm

Lunch break (30 min)

12:50 pm

What is Happening on the Clinical Side; Update on New Drugs
Shenikqua Bouges, (45 min)

1:35 pm

Caregiver Panel: Confronting the Workforce Crisis
Panelists: Zainabu Kooistra, David Bailey, Carin Clauss, Sheri Carter
Moderator: Joy Schmidt

2:35 pm

Break Out Session (15 min)

2:55 – 3:00 pm

Bathroom break (5 min)

3:00- 3:45 pm

Making sure all caregivers get the “break” they need, Dr. Kim
Whitmore (45 min)

3:45- 4:05 pm

Alzheimer’s policy/research/support for caregivers, Allison Cramer Vanessa Dingman

4:05 pm

Closing Remarks, reminder about ATA grants and Overview of
Sunday, Fatou

4:10 pm

Adjourn

  • UW-Madison CARE U & CPR Training
    Sunday, November 12, 2023

10:00 am – 4:30 pm

Trainers: Deanna Blanchard, Fatou Ceesay & Trish Schleicher

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