UPENN HCGNE Scholars present
at the 2004 Gerontological Society of America (GSA)


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Faculty

Type

Name

Title

Location

Date/Time

CM

Christine W. Bradway

Assistant Director, Adult Health And Gerontology, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Narratives of Women With Long-Term Urinary Incontinence

Marriott Balcony C

Monday, November 22 

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM  

CM

Eun-Hi Kong

RN, Doctoral Student, University of Pennsylvania

Lois K. Evans

University of Pennsylvania

Agitation in Dementia: Concept Clarification

Exhibit Hall B North

Sunday, November 21 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  

CM

Fang Yu

PhD, CRNP, RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Lois K. Evans

Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Effectiveness of a Nurse-Managed Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation for Elders with Cognitive Impairment

Exhibit Hall B North

Sunday, November 21 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  

CM

Lois K. Evans

University of Pennsylvania

Itamar Abrass

University of Washington

Laurence Z. Rubenstein

Director, Greater Los Angeles VA GRECC

John E. Morley

St. Louis GRECC

Joseph T. Freeman Award Lecture

Exhibit Hall B North

Sunday, November 21   

 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM  

CM

Lois K. Evans

Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Cynthia C. Scalzi

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Alan M. Barstow

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania School of Arts & Sciences

Sarah J. Ratcliffe

Assistant Professor Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Katherine Hostvedt

Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Distinguishing Usual Nursing Homes from Those Undergoing Culture Change

Marriott Balcony D

Monday, November 22   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Ruth A. Lindquist

University of Minnesota

Jean Wyman

Professor, University of Minnesota

Christine Mueller

Associate Professor, University of Minnesota

Donna Bliss

Professor, University of Minnesota

Kristine Peterson

Clinical Nurse Specialist, University of Minnesota

Diane Treat-Jacobson

Assistant Professor, University of Minnesota

Carolyn Robinson

University of Minnesota

Karen Feldt

ERA Care Communities

Diane Bjorklund

North Memorial Medical Center

Lois Evans

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Linking Strengths of Practice and Research Through Academic-Service Collaboration: The Geriatric Clinical Scholars Partnership Program

Harding

Monday, November 22   

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM

Lois Evans

Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Walking the Labyrinth Toward an Interdisciplinary Mental Health Research Paradigm

Hoover

Tuesday, November 23    

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Meg Bourbonniere

Brown University Center for Gerontology & Health Care Research

Nina R. Sutherland

Brown University, Center for Gerontology & Health Care Research

Sarah H. Kagan

Unversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Understanding the Transfer of Care for Multivulnerable Elders.

Harding

Sunday, November 21    

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    

CM

Anna S. Beeber

Doctoral Candidate, University of Pennsylvania

Sarah H. Kagan

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania

Vulnerability - Trendy Term or New Direction for Health of Our Aging Society?

Harding

Sunday, November 21   

 3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    

CM

Janice B. Foust

University of New Hampshire

Mary D. Naylor

University of Pennsylvania

J. Sanford Schwartz

University of Pennsylvania

M. Brian Bixby

University of Pennsylvania

Post-Hospital Discharge Medication Discrepancies Among Elders With Heart Failure

Exhibit Hall B North

Saturday, November 20     3:30 PM - 5:00 PM   

CM

Mary D. Naylor

Director, RAND/Hartford Center for Interdisciplinary Geriatric Health Care Research

Gestation, Birth, and Development of an Interdisciplinary Geriatric Health Care Research Center

Hoover

Tuesday, November 23   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Mary D. Naylor

Director, RAND/Hartford Center, Univ. of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Design and Implementation of an Interdisciplinary Geriatric Health Care Research Center

Hoover

Tuesday, November 23   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Fang Yu

PhD, CRNP, RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Therese Richmond

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Cognitive Impairment and Other Factors Contributing to Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation Outcomes in Elders

Marriott Balcony D

Saturday, November 20     10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

CM

Michele C. Balas

JAHF BAGNC Predoctoral Scholar, Universtiy of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Therese Richmond

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Optimizing Health Outcomes of our Most Vulnerable Elders: Care of the Critically Ill and Traumatically Injured Older Adult

Coolidge

Sunday, November 21     10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

CM

Lois K. Evans

Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Cynthia C. Scalzi

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Alan M. Barstow

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania School of Arts & Sciences

Sarah J. Ratcliffe

Assistant Professor Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Katherine Hostvedt

Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Distinguishing Usual Nursing Homes from Those Undergoing Culture Change

Marriott Balcony D

Monday, November 22   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Deanna Gray-Miceli

Post-Doctoral Scholar, John A. Hartford Foundatio, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Neville Strumpf

Professor and Director Hartford Center for Geriatric, University of Pennsylvania

Post-Fall Assessment: Development and Validation of a Tool for use With Older Nursing Home Residents

Hoover

Saturday, November 20     1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM

Mathy Mezey

Director, Hartford Institute, Prof Nursing Ed, New York University, The Steinhardt School of Education, Division of Nursng

Sarah Greene Burger

Coordinator, Coalition of Geriatric Nursing Orgs, Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Eileen Sullivan-Marx

Assoc Prof Nursing,Assoc Dean Practice/Cmmty Affai, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Charlene Harrington

Professor and Chair, UCSF Dept of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Strengthening the Utilization of Advanced Practice Nurses in Nursing Homes: Recommendations of an Expert Panel

Harding

Sunday, November 21   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Eileen Sullivan-Marx

Assoc Prof Nursing,Assoc Dean Practice/Cmmty Affai, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Rebecca A. Phillips

University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Building RN Training Skills for Geriatric Education Excellence

Harding

Tuesday, November 23   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    


Associated Faculty

CM

Meg Bourbonniere (2003 Hartford Post-doctoral Scholar)

Assistant Professor of Community Health (Research), Brown University Center for Gerontology & Health Care Research

Strengthening Reimbursement and Resource Allocation for Identified Research

Harding

Sunday, November 21   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Meg Bourbonniere

Brown University Center for Gerontology & Health Care Research

Nina R. Sutherland

Brown University, Center for Gerontology & Health Care Research

Sarah H. Kagan

Unversity of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Understanding the Transfer of Care for Multivulnerable Elders.

Coolidge

Sunday, November 21   

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    

CM

Laura M. Wagner

Doctoral Candidate, Emory University, School of Nursing

Elizabeth A. Capezuti

Associate Professor, New York University, Division of Nursing

Joseph G. Ouslander

Professor of Medicine & Nursing, Emory University, School of Medicine

Patricia Parmelee

Associate Professor, Emory University, School of Medicine

Patricia Clark

Assistant Professor, Emory University, School of Nursing

Use of Incident Reports to Evaluate Falls in Nursing Homes

Exhibit Hall B North

Saturday, November 20     10:30 AM - 12:00 PM   

CM

Elizabeth Capezuti

Associate Professor, New York University

Marie Boltz

Director of Practice, New York University

Susan Renz

Nurse Consultant, RS Connection , Inc.

Nursing Home Relocation Stress Syndrome

Marriott Balcony D

Monday, November 22    

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Jo Taylor

Emory University Center for Health in Aging

Holly Brown

Emory Center for Health in Aging

Harry S. Strothers III

Morehouse School of Medicine

Elizabeth Capezuti

Associate Professor, New York University

Joseph G. Ouslander

Professor, Emory Center for Health in Aging

The Falls Management Program: A Description of Interventions and Their Modification to Improve Application in the Field

Wilson C

Monday, November 22    

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM    

CM

Laura M. Wagner

Doctoral Candidate, Emory University, School of Nursing

Elizabeth Capezuti

Associate Professor, New York University

Jo Taylor

Emory Center for Health in Aging

Joseph G. Ouslander

Professor, Emory Center for Health in Aging

Reporting Adverse Incidents in Nursing Homes: Can we do Better?

Wilson C

Monday, November 22   

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM    

CM

Harry S. Strothers III

Morehouse School of Medicine

Jo Taylor

Emory Center for Health in Aging

Holly Brown

Emory Center for Health in Aging

Elizabeth Capezuti

Associate Professor, New York University

Joseph G. Ouslander

Professor, Emory Center for Health in Aging

The Falls Management Program: A Description of Results

Wilson C

Monday, November 22    

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM    

CM

Elizabeth Capezuti

Associate Professor, New York University

Jo Taylor

Emory Center for Health in Aging

Holly Brown

Emory Center for Health in Aging

Harry S. Strothers

Morehouse School of Medicine

Joseph G. Ouslander

Professor, Emory Center for Health in Aging

Challenges to Implementing an APN-Facilitated Falls Prevention Project

Wilson C

Monday, November 22   

 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM    

CM

Janice B. Foust

University of New Hampshire

Mary D. Naylor

University of Pennsylvania

J. Sanford Schwartz

University of Pennsylvania

M. Brian Bixby

University of Pennsylvania

Post-Hospital Discharge Medication Discrepancies Among Elders With Heart Failure

Exhibit Hall B North

Saturday, November 20     3:30 PM - 5:00 PM   

CM

Jennifer Hagerty Lingler

Postdoctoral Fellow in Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Mary Beth Happ, GSAF

Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Janice Foust

University of New Hampshire School of Health and Human Services

Relating Functional Dependence and Caregiver Depression Across Informal Care Contexts

Harding

Monday, November 22   

 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM    

CM

Judith Tate

Rush University School of Nursing

Mary Beth Happ, GSAF

Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Valerie Swigart

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Leslie Hoffmann

University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

The Psychosocial Impact of Caregiving for the Chronically Critically Ill Elder in the Home: A Case Study

Harding

Monday, November 22    

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM    

CM:

Jennifer Hagerty Lingler

Postdoctoral Fellow in Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Mary Beth Happ, GSAF

Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Janice Foust

University of New Hampshire School of Health and Human Services

Relating Functional Dependence and Caregiver Depression Across Informal Care Contexts

Harding

Monday, November 22 

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM 

BSS:

Karen B. Hirschman

University of Pennsylvania

Bryan D. James

University of Pennsylvania

Colette Joyce

University of Pennsylvania

David J. Casarett

University of Pennsylvania

Jason H. Karlawish

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

Do Alzheimer's Disease Patients Want To Participate in Treatment Decisions and, Even if They do, Will Their Family let Them?

Maryland B

Saturday, November 20     8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

BSS:

Karen B. Hirschman

University of Pennsylvania

Jennifer Kapo

University of Pennsylvania

Jason H. Karlawish

Assistant Professor of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania

What Factors Impact Caregivers' Ability To Exercise Substituted Judgment Surrounding Medical Decisions For Dementia Patients?

Capitol Room (Omni)

Monday, November 22     10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

SRPP:

Nancy Hodgson

Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Palliative Care Services in Pennsylvania Nursing Homes

Exhibit Hall B North

Monday, November 22   

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

BSS:

Anne R. Bower

Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Kimberly Van Haitsma

Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Models for Leadership in Person-Centered Care Programs for People With Dementia

Maryland A

Saturday, November 20     8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

BSS:

Kimberly Van Haitsma

Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Kim Curyto

Geropsychologist, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Margaret Curyto

President, Ideas Consulting Inc.

Avalie Saperstein

Consultant

Morton Kleban

Statistician, Polisher Research Institute

Usha Raman

Data Manager, Polisher Research Institute

The Relationship Between Resident Affective Outcomes and Design Features for People with Dementia

Capitol Room (Omni)

Monday, November 22   

 3:15 PM - 4:45 PM    

BSS:

Kim Curyto

Geropsychologist, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Kimberly Van Haitsma

Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Margaret Calkins

President, Ideas Consulting Inc.

Avalie Saperstein

Consultant

Morton Kleban

Statistician, Polisher Research Institute

Usha Raman

Data Manager, Polisher Research Institute

The Relationship Between Resident Behavioral Outcomes and Design Features for People with Dementia

Capitol Room (Omni)

Monday, November 22   

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM    

BSS:

Avalie Saperstein

Consultant

Margaret Calkins

President, Ideas Consulting Inc.

Kimberly Van Haitsma

Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Kim Curyto

Geropsychologist, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Missed Opportunities: The Disconnect Between Physical Design and Programming

Capitol Room (Omni)

Monday, November 22   

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM    

BSS:

Margaret Calkins

President, Ideas Consulting Inc.

Kimberly Van Haitsma

Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Usha Raman

Data Manager, Polisher Research Institute

Image Annotation as a Method to Assess Environmental Knowledge

Capitol Room (Omni)

Monday, November 22    

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM    

BSS:

Kim Curyto

Geropsychologist, Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services

Kimberly Van Haitsma

Associate Director and Senior Research Scientist, Polisher Research Institute

Gerald Weisman

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Environmental Design Lexicon Project: Linking Design Features to Measurable Outcomes

Capitol Room (Omni)

Monday, November 22    

3:15 PM - 4:45 PM    


Practice Affiliates

CM/BSS/SRPP:

Joan Klein

Director, Family Caregiver Program, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Allen Glicksman

Director of Research, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Maintaing the Health of Caregivers: An Innovative Approach

Virginia A

Saturday, November 20    

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM/BSS/SRPP:

Allen Glicksman

Director of Research, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Julie Norstrand

Research Assistant, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Mort Kleban

Private Consultant

Joan Klein

Director, Family Caregiver Program, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Impact of Caregiver Health Intervention on Physical Health Status

Virginia A

Saturday, November 20   

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM/BSS/SRPP:

Julie Norstrand

Research Assistant, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Allen Glicksman

Director of Research, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Mort Kleban

Private Consultant

Joan Klein

Director, Family Caregiver Program, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging 

Impact of Intervention by Nurse on Mental H ealth of Caregivers

Virginia A

Saturday, November 20     

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM/BSS/SRPP:

Julie Norstrand

Research Assistant, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Allen Glicksman

Director of Research, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging

Mort Kleban

Private Consultant

Joan Klein

Director, Family Caregiver Program, Philadelphia Corporation for Aging 

Impact of Intervention by Nurse on Mental H ealth of Caregivers

Virginia A

Saturday, November 20   

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    


Gero Students

CM:

Michele C. Balas

John A. Hartford BAGNC Predoctoral Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Myths and Misconceptions Regarding the Critically Ill Older Adult

Coolidge

Sunday, November 21    

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

CM:

Michele C. Balas

JAHF BAGNC Predoctoral Scholar, Universtiy of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Therese Richmond

Assistant Professor, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Optimizing Health Outcomes of our Most Vulnerable Elders: Care of the Critically Ill and Traumatically Injured Older Adult

Coolidge

Sunday, November 21   

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

CM:

Anna S. Beeber

Doctoral Candidate, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Accounting for Multivulnerability: Methodological Considerations in the Design of Study on Enrollment in a PACE.

Coolidge

Sunday, November 21   

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    

CM:

Anna S. Beeber

Doctoral Candidate, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Sarah H. Kagan

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Vulnerability - Trendy Term or New Direction for Health of Our Aging Society?

Coolidge

Sunday, November 21    

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    

OPEN

Jenai Murtha

Doctoral Candidate, University of Massachusetts Boston

Anna S. Beeber

Doctoral Candidate, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Bert Waters

Doctoral Student, Virginia Center on Aging, Virginia Commonwealth University

Student Workshop: Highlighting Gerontology Leaders in Global Aging

Congressional A & B (Omni)

Monday, November 22   

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

CM:

Margaret H. Crighton

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Multivulnerability Among Elders with Cancer: The Physiological and Psychosocial Experience of Neutropenia.

Coolidge

Sunday, November 21    

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM    

CM

Janice B. Foust

University of New Hampshire

Mary D. Naylor

University of Pennsylvania

J. Sanford Schwartz

University of Pennsylvania

M. Brian Bixby

University of Pennsylvania

Post-Hospital Discharge Medication Discrepancies Among Elders With Heart Failure

Exhibit Hall B North

Saturday, November 20     3:30 PM - 5:00 PM   

CM

Jennifer Hagerty Lingler

Postdoctoral Fellow in Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine

Mary Beth Happ, GSAF

Assistant Professor of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing

Janice Foust

University of New Hampshire School of Health and Human Services

Relating Functional Dependence and Caregiver Depression Across Informal Care Contexts

Harding

Monday, November 22   

 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM    

CM

Deanna Gray-Miceli

Postdoctoral Scholar, John A. Hartford Foundation, University of Pennsylvania, School of Nursing

Neville Strumpf

Professor and Director Hartford Center for Geriatric, University of Pennsylvania

Post-Fall Assessment: Development and Validation of a Tool for use With Older Nursing Home Residents

Hoover

Saturday, November 20     1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM

Lois K. Evans

Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Cynthia C. Scalzi

Associate Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Alan M. Barstow

Lecturer, University of Pennsylvania School of Arts & Sciences

Sarah J. Ratcliffe

Assistant Professor Biostatistics, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine

Katherine Hostvedt

Research Assistant, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Distinguishing Usual Nursing Homes from Those Undergoing Culture Change

Marriott Balcony D

Monday, November 22   

 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM

Eun-Hi Kong

RN, Doctoral Student, University of Pennsylvania

Lois K. Evans

University of Pennsylvania

Agitation in Dementia: Concept Clarification

Exhibit Hall B North

Sunday, November 21 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  

CM:

Yu-Ru Lin

RN, MSN, Doctoral Candidate, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania

Depression in Older Home Care Patients: Epidemiological Perspective

Exhibit Hall B North

Sunday, November 21    

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM    

SRPP:

Salimah H. Meghani

Doctoral Candidate, Nursing/Mbe, University of Pennsylvania

Inequities in Opioid Availability for Cancer Pain Relief in the Source and Transit Countries for Illicit Narcotics

Exhibit Hall B North

Monday, November 22    

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM:

Cheryl A. Monturo

Hartford Pre-Doctoral Scholar, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

The Meaning of Food in Elders with Chronic Illness

Marriott Balcony C

Tuesday, November 23   

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

BSS:

William J. Puentes

Assistant Professor of Nursing, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

Development and Empirical Validation of the Stress Adaptation Model of Simple Reminiscence

Maryland C

Tuesday, November 23   

8:30 AM - 10:00 AM    

CM:

Carrie T. Stricker

University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Examination of Exercise Interventions for Older Adults: Population, Function, and Health

Hoover

Monday, November 22     

1:30 PM - 3:00 PM    

CM

Fang Yu

PhD, CRNP, RN, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Lois K. Evans

Professor, University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing

Effectiveness of a Nurse-Managed Comprehensive Outpatient Rehabilitation for Elders with Cognitive Impairment

Exhibit Hall B North

Sunday, November 21 

10:30 AM - 12:00 PM  

February 14, 2005