| 7:30 am |
Registration, Networking and Continental Breakfast |
| 8:00 am |
Welcome and Conference Overview
Basia Belza, Mark Snowden, Lynda Anderson |
| 8:15 am |
Laying the Foundation: Part 1. Community-Based Depression Care Management for Older Adults
Jurgen Unützer
This session will address the significance and context of community-based depression care management for older adults. Included will be a focus on the benefits of community-based agencies’ adoption of evidence-based
management interventions and programs. Also discussed will be the impact of untreated depression on comorbid conditions. Findings from a project funded by CDC’s Healthy Aging Program will be highlighted. These findings include identification of effective screening measures and depression care interventions.
Laying the Foundation: Part 2. Using Evidence to Inform Mental Health Policy
Benjamin Druss This session will address current challenges and opportunities for using evidence to inform mental health policy decisions. This presentation will examine how researchers and policymakers view evidence and how it should be used. Included will be a discussion of researcher and policymaker partnership opportunities for improving mental health policy across the country. |
| 9:45 am |
Break |
| 10:00 am |
Exemplars from the Community: Making a Successful Link between Research and Practice
Lloyd Sederer, Eve Heeman Byrd, Shirley Miller
The purpose of this session is to highlight success stories from community-based agencies that have made the commitment to adopt depression care management programs. These presentations from New York and Georgia will focus on the recognition by these presenters and their organizations of the extent of the prevalence and impact of depression in their populations, and their role in addressing the problem. The focus will be on context, such as the burden of depression in their communities, and obstacles to getting interventions in place. |
| 11:00 am |
Screening for Depression: Part 1. Assessing Treatment Outcomes and Strategies for Referrals and Linkages
Mark Snowden
The purpose of this session is to highlight the value of screening and selected evidenced-based measures used to screen for depression and depression outcomes in older adults. These measures include: CES-D (Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale), CES-D-10, GDS (Geriatric Depression Scale), GDS-15, PHQ-2 (Patient Health Questionnaire), and the SDS (Zung Self-Rating Scale). This session will also provide strategies for monitoring providers and clients who participate in screening, as well as for making effective linkages and referral to
treatment following screening. The speaker will address culture-specific screening, screening of people with cognitive impairments, and using measures that are yet to be validated for your population.
Screening for Depression: Part 2. Lessons Learned from Using Depression Screening Measures
Nancy Wilson
The purpose of this session is to describe how community agencies have implemented depression screening measures and lessons learned in the process. Included in this session will be information about National Depression Screening Day, strategies to secure reimbursement for screening, and protocols for staff training. |
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| 12:00 pm |
Lunch (provided) |
| 1:00 pm |
Small Group Discussions
Tracks have been created for service providers (SP), administrators (A), and policy makers and funders (P/F). Attendees will be able to join a group of their choice.
A1. Culture Specific Screening (SP)
Louise Quijano
A2. Screening People with Cognitive Impairments (SP)
Phil Harvey
A3. Strategies for Locating Groups of Older Adults with Depression (SP)
David Turner
A4. Policy Implications of Data Obtained from Screening Measures (P/F)
Mark Trail, Maria Greene, Doris Clanton
A5. Getting Funders to Fund Screening Measures (P/F)
Pam Piering
A6. Using Evidence to Inform Mental Health Policy (A, P/F) Benjamin Druss
A7. Antidepressant Management, Adherence, and Other Issues for Non-Prescribers (SP, A)
Jurgen Unützer |
| 2:20 pm |
Break |
| 2:40 pm |
Small Group Discussions
B1. Addressing Fear Factors: Assuring Organizational Readiness (A)
Lloyd Sederer
B2. Liability: Various Perspectives and the Misconceptions Related to the Use of Screening Tools (A, SP)
William McDonald, Harry Strothers, Cynthia Wainscott
B3. Getting Older Adults in the Door: Strategies to Set the Tone (SP)
David Turner
B4. Technical Assistance and Supervisory Issues (A)
Esther Steinberg
B5. Overcoming Stigma in Older Adults and Their Providers (SP, A)
Chris Marshall |
| 4:00 pm |
Break |
| 4:20 pm |
SAMHSA Resources Toolkit: Implementing Evidence-based Programs for Depression in Older Adults
Steve Bartels |
| 5:00 pm |
Break and Networking |
| 5:30 pm |
Dinner and Keynote Speakers
Former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and Thomas Bornemann |
| 7:00 pm |
Visit the Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library
OR Return to Hotel
Shuttle service back to the hotel will be available at 7 pm and 9 pm.
The Museum of the Jimmy Carter Library includes photographs and historical memorabilia from the Carter presidency (1976 - 1981). An exact replica of the Oval Office and gifts received by the Carters are also featured. A permanent
exhibit of significant events occurring during Jimmy Carter’s life and political career includes photographs with interpretative text. The museum will be open for attendees of our conference from 7 pm to 9 pm. Admission to the museum is included as part of your conference registration. |
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