PUBLIC FORUM of the Next Step Think Tank RESCHEDULED to Sept 5th
09/05/2008
Partnerships in Aging and Family Caregiving: Getting Innovation into Practice
The Think Tank itself will include a dozen nationally-renowned and dynamic "out of the box" thinkers with wide-ranging expertise in:
Family caregiving research; Culture change in long-term care (LTC); LTC regulations; State LTC policy; Organizational transitions; and Community-based aging services
Our Friday Public Forum will distill the essence of our conversation the day before, and respond to questions/dialogue.
Sample topics and questions: The field of aging services is transforming. Innovations are coming from both academic and practice realms.
How can we help those innovations take hold?
What is the role of academic and community partnerships in ensuring they do?
What are the goals of such partnerships?
What are the best practices in research/practice partnerships?
How do they go awry?
How do they work best?
What are the resistances and misunderstandings on both sides?
How might we brainstorm our way around those misunderstandings and obstacles?
What are the potential rewards of doing so?
To ensure vigorous, open dialogue, we limit the number of participants to 40. The event is free, but you must register to hold your seat.
A short list of those invited to the Think Tank: Barbara Bedney, Judith Gonyea, Karen Schoeneman, Gail Hunt, Katie Maslow, Ann Montgomery, Sinikka Santala, Laura Trejo, Donna Walberg
Registration now available.
For information, please contact Lori Woodburn at 229.2740 or email woodburn@uwm.edu.
