2023 National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Conference
The 2023 AAH National Acute Care for Elders (ACE) Virtual Conference for healthcare professionals is being held on November 3.
The conference educates healthcare professionals across Advocate Aurora Health (AAH), as well as multiple other health systems across the country and beyond. The intended audience are physicians, nurses, physician assistants, physical/occupational/speech therapists, social workers and other allied health care providers involved in the care of older adults.
Live presentations include:
- “Incorporating What Matters Most to Patient Care Across the Care Continuum” with Mary Tinetti, MD; Yale University School of Medicine
- "Geriatric Emergency Department Overview & Updates” with Maura Kennedy, MD, MPH, FACEP; Harvard Medical School
- “Practical Framework for Clinicians to Address Health Equity and Social Vulnerability” with Colleen Galambos, PhD, MSW; University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
- “Hospitalization-Associated Disability for Older Adults: An Update” with Ken Covinsky, MD, MPH, BS; University California San Francisco
Recorded presentations will also be available for viewing after the live conference:
- "Chronic Disease Self-Management” with Marcia Ory, PhD, MPH; Texas A&M University
- “Care Transitions for Older Adults: An Update” with Caitlin Jones, MD; Wake Forest University School of Medicine
- “How VA Innovations and Collaborations Improve Care for Older Adults” with Tom Edes, MD, MS; US Department of Veterans Affairs (VA)
- “Lessons Learned from Engaging Family Caregivers in the Care of Acutely Ill Older Adults” with Marie Boltz, PhD, GNP-BC, FGSA, FAAN; Pennsylvania State University College of Nursing
- “Caring for Complex Older Adults in the Community: Overview of Community Paramedicine” with Jason Schaak, NRP, CC, CP, TEMS; Community Risk Reduction
Learn more about the ACE conference and register.
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