SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18th

8:15 P.M.         PLENARY                                 
THE AGE OF NOT ACTING YOUR AGE: David Cravit, Vice-President, ZoomerMedia (Toronto)

MONDAY , SEPTEMBER 19th

8:45-9:45 A.M        PLENARY                                 
RETHINKING AGING: NOT THE TRADITIONAL NURSING HOME GRANDMA LIVED IN
Dan Levitt, Executive Director, Tabor Village (Abbotsford. BC.)

10:15-11:15 A.M    PANEL DISCUSSION                             
THE REALITY OF ELDER ABUSE - 3 PERSPECTIVES        
Not in my Family: Raising awareness on Elder Abuse with Seniors and Youth
Cheryl Hirsh Katz, Manager, Adult Services,  JFS Winnipeg
The Silent Crisis: Elder Abuse in the Jewish Community
Julia Migounova, Manager of Outreach and Community Support Services, Bernard Betel Centre  (Toronto)
Elder Abuse: Marick Bertrand

Clinical supervisor, Elder Abuse Helpline;  Integrated Health and Social Services University Network for West-Central Montreal

11:30A.M.-12:30P.M     BREAKOUT SESSIONS                           
Resilience & Vulnerability in Aging Holocaust Survivors & Their Descendants
Shoshana Yaakobi,  Holocaust Resource Program Coordinator,  Baycrest (Toronto)
Maintaining Dignity: Best Practices in Dementia Work Jewish Adult Day Program for Seniors with Dementia
Arnold Foss, Manager of Holocaust Survivor Services & community relations  & Ethel Kaiserman, Manager Client Services, Circle of Care (Toronto)

Adult Day Program for Individuals with Memory Loss
Tanya Nemeroff, Day Services Coordinator, Cummings Centre (Montreal)

Approaches to Home Care
Healthy at Home: An Innovative Community Based Program
Julia Migounova, Manager of Outreach and Community Support Services, Bernard Betel Centre

Coping with Loss of Autonomy
Norma Gilbert, Coordinator of the Health Promotion and Prevention in Aging team, CSSS Cavendish (Montreal)

Aging & Special Needs
Bryan Keshen,  CEO &  Sandy Stemp,  Chief Operations Officer, Reena (Toronto) & Esther Silver,  Social Worker, Access &  Residential Services departments, Miriam Home (Montreal)

Engaging Distinct Cultural Communities within One Centre
Keren Ludvig, Program Services Director, Cummings Centre (Montreal)

Adapted Programs: Improved Quality Of Life & Social Opportunities
Stefani Novick,  Program Manager, Cummings Centre (Montreal)

1:45-3:15 P.M    .    PANEL DISCUSSION                  

END OF LIFE CARE: ETHICAL, CULTURAL AND LEGAL DILEMMAS FACING PRACTITIONERS AND FAMILIES            

• Dr. Michael Bouhadana, Palliative & Pain Care Consultant, Jewish General Hospital (Montreal )
• Dr. Jonathan Breslin, Health Care Ethics Consultant (Toronto)
• Lisa Kronenberg, Coordinator of the Jewish Hospice Program, Jewish Family & Child (Toronto)
• Dr. Nikki Mann, Manager, Research and Evaluation, Jewish Family & Child (Toronto)
• Rabbi Ron Weiss,  Director of Chaplaincy Services , Jewish Family & Child (Toronto )

3:30-4:30  P.M    PANEL DISCUSSION                            
21ST CENTURY VOLUNTEERISM - WHAT WILL THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE

Third Age Chaverim

Robyn Winograd, Director, Community Support Services, Jewish Family Service Calgary
Changing Face of Volunteerism
Lynn Gordon,  Director of Volunteer Services, Cummings Centre  (Montreal)
Peer Counseling
Kenneth Levitt,  Vice-President of the Jewish Seniors Alliance  (Vancouver)                               

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20

8:45-9:45 A.M.     PLENARY                                 
PRESENTATION OF FINDINGS OF THE CANADIAN NATIONAL BOOMER SURVEY
David Elcott (Principal Partner)  & Stuart Himmelfarb (CEO), B3/The Jewish Boomer Platform

10:00-11:00 A.M.     WORKSHOPS            

Innovative Approaches to Recreation & Socialization for Seniors

Hidden in Plain Sight: AJA50 for Engaging Seniors

• Arnold Finkelstein, Board  Member, AJA50+ (Ottawa)
• Sophie Kohn Kaminsky, President, AJA50+ Ottawa

Recreation:  How to Develop Successful Programs for Seniors
Leah Deslauriers, Seniors Program Coordinator, JCC Vancouver

Caring for Caregivers: Family Caregiving for Seniors in the Jewish Community
Nancy Guberman,  Retired Professor of Social Work  (Montreal )

Lisa Levin, Principal of Lisa Levin and Associates, Home & Community Care Consultant (Toronto)

Mark Stolow,  President, The Caregiver Network (Montreal)

The Game Of Life: Social Advocacy

• Leah Berger,  Senior Planner, Strategic Planning & Community Relations department, Federation CJA (Montreal)
• Michael Chervin, Executive Director, Project Genesis in Montreal

Immigration & Aging

• Janis Roth,  Executive Director, JIAS (Toronto)
• Monique Lapointe,  Manager of the Immigration Department, Ometz (Montreal)

11:15 - 11:45 A.M.     KEYNOTE  SPEAKER
STRENGTHS BASED APPROACH TO WORKING WITH HOLOCAUST SURVIVORS
Myra Giberovitch, Genocidal Trauma Specialist   

12:00 - 12:45 P.M. BREAKOUT SESSIONS                       
The New Age of Mental Health Services: Models of Practice: Developing Capacity For Specialty In Aging Mental Health Through Cross Training
Cheryl Hirsh Katz, Manager, Adult Services,  JFS Winnipeg

Caring for Older Adults with a Mental Health Diagnosis
Noga Yudelevich, Program Manager, Cummings Centre (Montreal)

Grief and Loss: Comforting the Mourner
Corrie Sirota,  Psychotherapist (Montreal)
Rabbi Ron Weiss, Director, Chaplaincy Services,  Jewish Family & Child (Toronto)

Home Care Program: Garden of Eden
Olga Krochak Sulkin , Claims Conference Homecare Coordinator,  Jewish Family Service Calgary

Developing a Successful Model for Home Support
Elaine Perzow, Home Support Coordinator, JFSA (Vancouver)

Working with Holocaust Survivors
Myra Giberovitch,  Genocidal Trauma Specialist (Montreal)

1:45-2:45 P.M.     KEYNOTE SPEAKER                             
INPUTS, OUTCOMES, IMPACT:  UNDERSTANDING MEASUREMENT & EVALUATION

• Jeff Klein, President & CEO, Nevada Senior Services (Las Vegas)
• Nikki Mann, Manager, Research and Evaluation, Jewish Family & Child (Toronto)

POST CONFERENCE SESSION                         
3:00-4:00 P.M.         Special Post Conference Session for Everyone                 
Greg Schneider, CEO, Claims Conference

4:00-5:00 P.M.         For Professionals Only:  Special Post Conference Session            

• Julie Chapnick, Program Manager, Claims Conference                                
• Susan Levy , Program Officer, Claims Conference