20th Annual NYC Elder Justice Conference Agenda

Conference Agenda

8:00am - 8:50am Check-in/Breakfast/Networking

9:00am - 9:05am Opening Remarks, Florian Edwards, LMSW, Conference Chair

9:05am - 9:10am Welcome Remarks, Gayle Horwitz, JASA, CEO

9:10am - 9:25am Change Agent Award Honoree 

- Paul L. Caccamise, LMSW, ACSW, Lifespan

9:25am - 10:05am Keynote Address

- Mark S. Lachs, MD, MPH, Irene and Roy Psaty Distinguished Professor of Medicine, Weill Cornell Medical College; Co-Chief of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine; Director of Geriatrics, New York Presbyterian Health Care System
- Molly Bernstein, Senior Director, Elder Justice, NYC Aging

10:15am - 11:45am Panel One Discussion - Breaking Barriers and Building Partnerships: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Elder Justice

Moderator:

- Florian Edwards, LMSW, Conference Chair

Panelists: 

- Jaime Guzman, MSW, Senior Clinician and Program Coordinator, Center for Elder Abuse Solutions

- Dina Patel, MD, MBA, Psychiatrist, Gramercy Psychiatry; Consultant, Center for Elder Abuse Solutions; Clinical Professor of Psychiatry in Medicine, The Division of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine at Weill Cornell Medicine

- Dianne Woodburn, Esq., Legal Services Supervisor, Senior Initiative and Home Retention Programs at JASA Legal Services for Elder Justice

- Margaret Woods, LMSW, ASW-G, ACSW, CCM, Carter Burden Network

11:55am - 12:55pm Panel Two Discussion - Advancing Elder Abuse Prevention Through Innovative Strategies

Moderator:

- Geoff Rogers, Director, Learning & Development Projects for the Silberman School of Social Work

Panelists:

- Samuel Levine, Commissioner, NYC Department of Consumer and Worker Protection

- Jeanine Launay, JD, Chief, Elder Abuse Unit for NY County District Attorney's Office

- Nic Shugar, Staff Attorney, Family Caregiver Abuse Prevention Initiative
Elder Law Practice, Public Benefits Unit/Domestic Violence Law Unit

- Arielle Basch, MBA, MPH, Chief Health and Business Development Officer, JASA

12:55pm - 1:00pm Closing Remarks/Call to Action - Florian Edwards, LMSW, Conference Chair

1:00pm - 1:45pm Network and Resource Fair (Optional for attendees)