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Elder Abuse Workshop

February 25-27, 2008
DoubleTree Hotel, Washington, DC

Table of Contents

Day One – February 25, 2008
I. Welcome and Introductions
Marie-Therese (MT) Connolly, Fellow, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars Thomas Feucht, Deputy Director for Research and Evaluation, NIJ
II. Measurement and Data: Measuring Prevalence and Incidence of Elder Abuse in the Community – Reports from Current or Recently Completed Research Projects
Introduction — Sid Stahl Panels: Ron Acierno — Population-Based Assessment of Elder Mistreatment in Non-Institutionalized Adults Scott Beach — Testing Survey Methods for Collecting Data on the Prevalence of Elder Mistreatment Laura Mosqueda — Developmental Research on Elder Mistreatment Measurement Kate Wilbur ― Toward a Better Understanding of Elder Mistreatment in Community Settings Larry Branch — Florida Elder Abuse Survey Lori Jervis — Exploring the Mistreatment of Native Elders
III. Measurement and Data: Screening Tool Development – Reports from Current Research Projects
Panels: Ken Conrad — Conceptualizing and Measuring Financial Exploitation and Psychological Abuse of Elderly Individuals Terry Fulmer — Primary Care Clinics for Estimating Prevalence and Incidence of Elder Abuse Yeates Conwell — Detection of Elder Mistreatment in the Aging Services Network Discussant, Alex Crosby Question/Answer/Comment Period
IV. Working Lunch – Measurement and Data: Working with Large Data Sets
Panels: Jim Robinson — Using Nursing Home MDS and OSCAR Information Erica Smith — The National Crime Victimization Survey (NCVS) and the National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS) Wendy Verhoek-Offendahl — Evaluation of Data Linkage Methodology to Improve Estimates of Elder Mistreatment Discussant, XinQi Dong Question/Comment Period
V. Elder Abuse Forensics – Reports from Current or Recently Completed Research Projects
Panels: Laura Mosqueda — Bruising as a Forensic Marker of Elder Abuse Solomon Liao — A Multisite Study to Characterize Pressure Ulcers in Long-Term Care Under Best Practices Erik Lindbloom — Mandatory Reporting of Nursing Home Deaths: Markers for Mistreatment, Effect on Care, Quality and Generalizability Laura Mosqueda — People with Dementia as Witnesses to Emotional Events Nancy Knight — Whole-Body CT Imaging in Post-Mortem Detection of Elder Abuse and Neglect Discussant, Judy Salerno Discussion of Forensic Issues and Priorities in Future Research

Day Two — February 26, 2008
I. Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care (LTC)
Panels: Catherine Hawes — Detecting, Investigating and Resolving Elder Mistreatment in Residential LTC Facilities Catherine Hawes — Developing Prevalence Measures of Elder Abuse in Residential LTC Settings Mark Lach — Resident-on-Resident Elder Mistreatment Janne Swearengen — Identifying and Monitoring Abuse and Neglect in Long-Term Care Facilities Anne Montgomery, Lori Post, Susan Larsen — Research on Criminal Background Checks Patient Safety and Abuse Prevention Act — Anne Montgomery Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Background Check Pilot Program Update — Susan Larsen Information Communication Technology for the Prevention of Abuse, Neglect, and Exploitation in Long-Term Care Settings – Lori Post Discussant, Nick Castle Question/Answer/Comment Period
II. Laying the Foundation for Theoretical Model Development in Elder Mistreatment
Introduction — Laura Mosqueda Panels: Joan Meier — Models of Domestic Violence Georgia Anetzberger — Caregiving: Primary Cause of Elder Abuse? Bonnie Brandl — Why Does Elder Abuse Occur and Persist? Dialogue with Panel led by Laura Mosqueda
III. Challenges and Solutions in Conducting Elder Abuse Research
Discussion led by Sid Stahl on: Reporting and Certificates of Confidentiality Conference on Ethical Issues in Elder Abuse IRB Issues Cooperation/Partnering with Agencies Consent/Assent Issues

Day Three – February 27, 2008
I. The System Response to Elder Abuse – Reports from Current or Recently Completed Research Projects
Panels: Frederick Newman — Testing a Model of Elder Mistreatment and Barriers to Help Seeking Shelly Jackson — Financial Abuse of the Elderly Versus Other Forms of Elder Abuse – Assessing the Dynamics, Risk Factors and Society’s Response Meghan Slipka — How Protective Behaviors and Risk Factors Affect the Course of Abuse Over Time Andy Klein — A Statewide Analysis of Elder Abuse of Older Women and the Criminal Justice Response in Rhode Island Lori Stiegel — A Multisite Assessment of Court-Focused Elder Abuse Initiatives Carmel Dyer — Factors That Impact the Determination by Medical Examiners of Elder Mistreatment as a Cause of Death in Older Persons Discussant, Kathleen Quinn Question/Answer/Comment Period
II. VISION Report
Discussed: Short-Term Research Priorities Long-Term Research Priorities Greatest Challenges What Help Do We Need From Federal Agencies and Others? Critical Research Priorities Ideas in a Box
III. Conversation with Potential Funders
Participants: Laura Giles, Archstone Foundation Gavin Kennedy, Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, HHS Carrie Mulford, National Institute of Justice, DOJ Meg Morrow, Office for Victims of Crime, DOJ Sid Stahl, National Institute on Aging, NIH, HHS Naomi Karp, AARP Alex Crosby, Centers for Disease Control, HHS Stephanie Whittier, Administration on Aging, HHS Andy Mao, Senior Counsel for Health Care Fraud and Elder Abuse, DOJ Closing Remarks

Date Created: August 11, 2008