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19th ANNUAL CALIFORNIA
SENIOR INJURY PREVENTION
EDUCATIONAL FORUM
THE ART OF HEALTHY AGING
Where Art, Health, and Aging Come Together
Forum Goals
To expand the network older adult advocates and senior healthcare/service
providers working together to reduce older adult injuries.
To provide attendees with valuable information and health updates to share with
older adults to assist them in having healthy, engaged, and fulfilling lives.
To develop the leadership capacity for advocacy of older adults, their health and
well-being.
Agenda
8:00-8:30 am Registration/Continental Breakfast/Visit Exhibitors
8:30-8:35 am Moderator’s Welcome: Barb Alberson, Senior Deputy Director of
Policy and Planning, San Joaquin County Public Health Services.
8:35-8:45 am Opening Remarks: Colleen Chawla, Director, Alameda County Health
Care Services Agency.
Alameda County Health Care Services Agency
Emergency Medical Services
Senior Injury Prevention Program
Greek Orthodox Cathedral of the Ascension
4700 Lincoln Ave. Oakland, CA 94602
8:45-8:50am Key Note Video: Lata 65, Carol Powers, SIPP Forum Coordinator &
Alameda County Emergency Medical Services.
8:50-9:50 am The Art of Healthy Eating, Mary Louise Zernicke, MS, MPH, RD, CSG,
Senior Nutritionist Alameda County, Department Chair and Program
Director in the Nutrition and Dietetics Department at Merritt College.
9:50-10:00 am Break
10:00-11:00am Your Imagination: The Key to Vital Aging. Keynote Speaker: Linda
Spector Hatofsky, MA.Ed., Ms. Hatofsky served for many years as co-
director and playwright for STAGEBRIDGE, a senior theater company.
11:00-12:00pm Parkinson’s Disease: Clinical Implications for Fall Prevention, Adam G.
Riner, MSN, RN, AGCNS-BC, CHPN, Director of Care Management,
Eldercare Services, Walnut Creek.
12:00-1:00 pm Lunch/ Networking
1:00-1:15 pm Stretch Break: Lauren Carley, MA Interdisciplinary Arts, Instructor of
Choral Singing, University of California Berkeley’s Osher Life Long
Learning Institute, and international singing retreat leader.
1:15-2:15 pm Creative Aging Panel: Moderator, Michael Kessler, LPCC, CRC,
RMT, Clinical Program Specialist for the Older Adult System of
Care, Behavioral Health Care Services.
Panelists:
Lauren Carley, Leader of the afternoon stretch break (see above).
Liz Nichols, MA, The Power of Fun, The Hummingbird Project, Laughter
Yoga Leader, and TimeSlips Creative Storytelling.
Rachel Main, Family Support Coordinator, Alzheimer’s Assoc., liaison,
Ray Dolby Brain Health Center, and board certified music therapist.
2:15-2:30 pm Break/Visit Exhibitors/Afternoon Snack
2:30-3:30 pm Joyful Moments: Creating Meaningful Activities to Engage Older
Adults, Kari Rogenski, RDT, MA, LMFT, Director of The Hummingbird
Project and Co-Creator of Joyful Moments: Meaningful Activities to
Engage Older Adults.
3:30- 4:00 pm Closing Remarks: Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley.
Evaluations / Certificates of Attendance
Raffle (must be present to win)
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