Conference Agenda

Continental Breakfast/Sponsor Exhibits Open

General Session 1: Supporting Individuals Living with Dementia: The Experiences of Professional and Family Caregivers 

Emily Shubeck, MSW, LSW: Senior Associate Director of Quality Care, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, IL

General Session 2: Getting an Accurate Diagnosis and What to Do Next

Chloe Kilman, MD: Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

General Session 3: Implications of Caregiving on Family Systems

Kathy T. Gregg, MD: Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Cindy Walker, RN, BSN, MBA: Caregiver Support Group Facilitator and Caregiver, Starkivlle, MS

2 – 3:15 p.m.

Panelists:

• Chelsea B. Crittle, PhD: Aging Program Director, Central Mississippi Planning and Development District, Inc., Jackson, MS
• Paulette Johnson, RN, BSN: Director, Office of Long Term Care, Mississippi Division of Medicaid, Jackson, MS
• Lindsay Thibodeaux, LCSW: Social Worker, Gulf Coast Veterans Health Care System, Gulfport, MS 
• Al Cutturini, Esq.: Elder Law Project Director, North Mississippi Rural Legal Services, Oxford, MS
• KenYada Blake-Washington, M.Ed, CIRS/AD: Mississippi’s State Unit on Aging Director, Division of Aging and Adult Services, Department of Human Services, Jackson, MS

3:15 - 3:40 p.m.

3:40 - 4:55 p.m.

General Session 5: Promoting Health Equity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia (1.25 SWK CD)

Goldie Byrd, PhD: Professor and Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC

5:15 - 6:15 p.m.

Total Education Hours for Wednesday

6.5 hrs. (5.25 Gen, 1.25 CD)

Continental Breakfast/Sponsor Exhibits Open

8:30 - 10:00 a.m.

General Session 6: Mississippi Leads the Way – Advances in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

Tom Mosley, PhD: Professor, Department of Neurology and Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Robbie and Dudley Hughes Distinguished Chair and Director, The MIND Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Kevin Sullivan, PhD, MPH: Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Assistant Director, Neuroepidemiology Core, The MIND Center, University of Mississippi, Jackson MS

Saurabh Chandra, MD, PhD: Chief Telehealth Officer, Center for Telehealth, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

12:15 – 1:45 p.m.

Sessions will repeat.

Scott Gibson, MD: Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, School of Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS 

Heath Gordon, PhD, ABPP: Clinical Neuropsychologist, Clinical and Forensic Neuropsychology Services of Mississippi, Ridgeland, MS

Sue Ann Meng, LCSW: Social Worker, The MIND Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Rebecca Heath, PharmD, MSCR: Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Mississippi School of Pharmacy, Jackson, MS

Sheri Bankston, CTRS, Specialization in Geriatrics/Dementia Behavioral Specialist: Owner, Quality of Life Consultation Services, Ridgeland, MS

Susan Anand, MA, ATR-BC, ATCS, LPAT, LMFT: Instructor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Grayston Barron: Assistant Curator of Interpretation, Mississippi Museum of Art, Jackson, MS

Break/Sponsor Exhibits Open

*Sponsor exhibits break down at 2:15 p.m.

General Session 12: An Integrated Approach to Brain Health and Healthy Aging (.5 SWK CD; 1.0 Gen.)

• Josie Bidwell, DNP, FNP-C, DipACLM: Associate Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
• Danny Burgess, PhD: Psychologist, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Director of the Center for Integrative Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
• Rachel Dear, PT: Physical Therapist, Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Associate Director of the Center for Integrative Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS
• Elena Dent, PhD, RDN, CDCES: Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine, Director of Education for the Center for Integrative Health, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

7.0 (.5 SWK CD, 1.0 Ethics, 5.5 Gen)

General Session 13: A BOLD Public Health Approach and Addressing Social Determinants of Health for ADRD in Mississippi (.5 SWK CD; .75 Gen)

Kina L. White, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE: Director, Office of Community Health Improvement, Mississippi State Department of Health, Ridgeland, MS

Kenneth R. Butler, Jr. PhD, CT (ASCP): Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

General Session 14: Unforeseen COVID Complications and Managing Post-Pandemic Trauma

Kim Tarver, MD: Associate Professor, Director, Division of Geriatrics, Director of Clinical Services, The MIND Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

General Session 15: Surviving the Caregiving Journey

Maggie Wade: News Anchor, WLBT, Jackson, MS

Photo Opportunity with Maggie Wade

3.5 hrs. (.5 CD, 3.0 Gen)

17.0 Hours

Social Work CE (2.25 SWK CD, 1.0 SWK Ethics, 13.75 General)