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Advisory Council November 2020 Meeting Agenda

Monday, November 9, 2020 (Day 1), and Tuesday, November 10, 2020 (Day 2)
1:00 pm - 4:30 pm (Eastern Time)
Streamed live -- http://www.hhs.gov/live

Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format -- Day 1 (1 PDF page)
Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format -- Day 2 (2 PDF pages)

Monday, November 9, 2020 -- Day 1

1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
 
Welcome and Charge for Meeting
1:10 PM - 1:30 PM
 
 
 
Updates: The Healthy Brain Initiative and BOLD

Lisa C. McGuire, PhD

1:30 PM - 2:15 PM
 
 
 
 
Telemedicine in LTC -- Before, During, and After COVID-19

Cari Levy, MD, PhD
Steven M. Handler, MD, PhD, CMD

2:15 PM - 2:45 PM
 
 
 
 
A Team-Based Intervention for Distress Behaviors in Dementia: Lessons Learned in VA Community Living Centers

Kim Curyto, PhD
Michele J. Karel, PhD, ABPP

2:45 PM - 3:15 PM
 
 
 
 
Caregiver Support Program Interventions for Caregivers: REACH VA Dementia

Linda Olivia Nichols, PhD, FGSA, FSfAA
Jennifer Martindale-Adams, EdD

3:15 PM - 3:30 PM
 
 
 
 
 
 
Updates:

Legislative Updates
Rob Egge

 

Coronavirus Commission on Safety and Quality in Nursing Homes Report
Shari Ling, MD

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
 
 
Public Comments
4:00 PM - 4:30 PM
 
 
Concluding Remarks

Tuesday, November 10, 2020 -- Day 2

  Expanding Access to Long-Term Care:
Where We Have Been, Where We Are, and Where We Are Going
 
1:00 PM - 1:10 PM
 
Welcome and Introductions
1:10 PM - 1:20 PM
 
 
 
Overview

Debra Cherry, PhD

1:20 PM - 1:25 PM
 
 
 
Voice of a Caregiver -- Challenges Accessing LTC Services

Venoreen Browne-Boatswain

1:25 PM - 1:55 PM
 
 
 
Past Efforts to Expand Access to LTSS

Gretchen Alkema, PhD

1:55 PM - 2:05 PM
 
Q&A and Discussion
2:05 PM - 2:10 PM
 
 
 
 
Effective ACL-Funded Models for Increasing Access to HCBS for Ethnically Diverse People Living with ADRD and Caregivers

Maria Ordonez, DNP

2:10 PM - 2:20 PM
 
 
 
ACL Project #1: Haitian Creole Memory Cafe

Madeline Michel, DNP

2:20 PM - 3:05 PM
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
PANEL: Where States Are Now and Suggestions for the Future
Presentation and Panel Discussion

 

Moderator: Carrie Molke

 

Center for Consumer Engagement in Healthcare Innovation
Marc Cohen, PhD

 

Advancing States
Martha Roherty

 

National Academy for State Health Policy
Kitty Purington

 

Alzheimer's Association
Jenn Rosen

3:05 PM - 3:15 PM
 
Q&A and Discussion
3:15 PM - 3:25 PM
 
 
 
 
 
 
Effective ACL-Funded Models for Increasing Access to HCBS for Ethnically Diverse People Living with ADRD and Caregivers
Maria Ordonez, DNP

ACL Project #2: Promotores de Salud
Constantina Mizis

3:25 PM - 3:50 PM
 
 
 
Future Directions for LTSS

Gretchen Alkema, PhD

3:50 PM - 4:00 PM
 
 
 
Q&A, Discussion, and Wrap Up

Debra Cherry, PhD

4:00 PM
 
 
Adjourn