The Second Annual Kent State University Symposium on Aging: Future Directions for Chronic Illness Self-Management Research, Practice and Policy
October 28-29, 2015
Kent State University Hotel and Conference Center
2124 S. Depeyster Street; Kent, OH 44240
October 28, 2015
| 7:00 - 8:15pm | Keynote Address: "Self-Management of Chronic Conditions: A Developmental Task of Aging" Kate Lorig, Dr. P.H., Stanford Patient Education Research Center |
| 8:15 - 9:15pm | Reception and Poster Session |
October 29, 2015
| 8:45 - 9:30am | "Jointly Addressing the Needs of Adults with Chronic Illness and their Family Caregivers: A Stroke Specific Example" Gregory Smith, Ed.D, Kent State University |
| 9:30 - 10:15am | "SystemCHANGE: A New Self-Management Intervention Based on System Improvement Theory" Shirley M. Moore, RN, PhD, FAAN, Case Western Reserve University |
| 10:30 - 11:15am | "Cognitive Impairment and Patient Self-Management in Heart Failure" Joel W. Hughes, PhD, Kent State University |
| 11:15am - 12:00pm | "Cardiac Rehabilitation in an Aging Population" Melissa Zullo, PhD, Kent State University |
| 1:15 - 2:00pm | Panel Discussion |
| 2:00 - 2:45pm | "Why Fidelity Matters in Evidence-Based Programs" Jessy Barron, MS, RD, LD, Fairhill Partners |
| 3:00 - 3:45pm | "Thermochromic Liquid Crystal Fabrics for Early-at-Home Detection of Diabetic Foot Complications" Margarita Benitez, MFA; Jill Kawalec, PhD; and John West, PhD; Kent State University |
| 3:45 - 4:30pm | "Impact of APN Home Visits in Reducing Health Care Costs and Improving Function in Homebound Heart Failure Patients" Lisa Echeverry, DNP, Kent State University |
| 4:40 - 5:30pm | Reception and Poster Session |
Registration was free and open to the public. Online registration closed October 21, 2015.