2023 UTHealth Houston Trauma and Resilience Conference
Elder Abuse and Mistreatment: Identification to Intervention
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Date: Friday, June 2, 2023
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Location: The Intercontinental Hotel
Address: 6750 Main St, Houston, TX 77030
Course Summary
The Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, along with our chair, Jair Soares, and Trauma and Resilience Center director Ron Acierno, welcome you to the 2023 UTHealth Houston Trauma & Resilience Conference: Elder Abuse and Mistreatment: Identification to Intervention.
The conference will provide attendees with updates on the latest advances in elder abuse assessment and treatment of its sequalae. This will be in the context of introducing clinicians to the opportunities and challenges that that identifying and caring for this population presents. The presentations will also give guidance on the ethical and effective treatments and practices when caring for the elder population.
Join us for this conference to hear the latest updates in elder mistreatment and to understand the current limits, implementation challenges, equity issues, and other related topics
| 8:00 - 8:45 a.m. | Check-in and Breakfast | |
| 8:45 - 9:00 a.m. | Opening Remarks | Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| Keynote Speaker 1 | ||
| 9:00 - 9:45 a.m. | Causes and Consequences of Elder Abuse and Case Notes and Discussion (Keynote Speaker) | Laura Mosqueda, MD Professor of Family Medicine and Geriatrics University of Southern California |
| 9:45 - 10:00 a.m. | Q&A and Comments Re: Cultural Considerations | Charles P. Mouton, MD, MS, MBA Interim President, UTMB Health Professor, Family Medicine Physician UTMB Health Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| 10:00 - 10:15 a.m. | Break | |
| Session 1: Detecting Elder Mistreatment: EMTs to Emergency Department to Primary Care | Chair | Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| 10:15 - 10:45 a.m. | A Novel Approach to Detecting Elder Abuse and Neglect in the Community: Detection of Elder Abuse Through Emergency Care Technicians (DETECT) | Brad Cannell, PhD, MPH Associate Professor of Epidemiology University of Texas Health Science Center (UTHealth) School of Public Health |
| 10:45 - 11:00 a.m. | Q&A and Comments Re: Cultural Considerations | Charles P. Mouton, MD, MS, MBA Interim President, UTMB Health Professor, Family Medicine Physician UTMB Health Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| 11:00 - 11:30 a.m. | Robust Elder mistreatment Screening in the Emergency Department: A Feasible Model | Charles Maddow, MD Associate Professor Director of Emergency Geriatrics Wyatt Foundation Distinguished Professorship in Geriatric and Palliative Medicine UTHealth Houston Department of Emergency Medicine |
| 11:30 - 11:45 a.m. | Q&A and Comments Re: Cultural Considerations | Charles P. Mouton, MD, MS, MBA Interim President, UTMB Health Professor, Family Medicine Physician UTMB Health Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| 11:45 - 12:15 p.m. | Risk Assessment to Identify Severe Patterns of Abuse and Neglect Among Persons with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias in Community and Ambulatory Care Settings | Carolyn Pickering, PhD, RN Associate Professor of Nursing University of Alabama-Birmingham |
| 12:15 - 12:30 p.m. | Q&A and Comments Re: Cultural Considerations | Charles P. Mouton, MD, MS, MBA Interim President, UTMB Health Professor, Family Medicine Physician UTMB Health Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch | |
| Session 2:Treating Elder Mistreatment: Peer and Community to Formal Mental Health | Chair | Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| 1:30 - 2:00 p.m. | Elder Mistreatment Risk and Outcomes: Justification for Intervention by Social Connection & QA | Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
| 2:00 - 2:30 p.m. | Breaking the Cycles of Isolation and Loneliness in Elder Mistreatment: Intergenerational Social Connections | Jason Burnett, PhD Associate Professor, Geriatric and Palliative Medicine UTHealth Houston Department of Internal Medicine |
| 2:30 - 2:45 p.m. | Q&A Session | |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Psychological Intervention for Elder at Risk of Future Abuse: Opening the Door to Mental Health | Melba Hernandez-Tejada, PhD Associate Professor Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at UTHealth Houston |
| 3:15 - 3:30 p.m. | Q&A | |
| 3:30 - 4:15 p.m. | Summary and Q&A - All Speakers | |
| 4:15 - 4:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks | Ron Acierno, PhD Professor Vice Chair, Veteran Affairs Executive Director, UTHealth Trauma and Resilience Center Faillace Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences |
Educational Information
PHYSICIANS – UTHealth Houston designates this live activity for a maximum of 5.0 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
PSYCHOLOGISTS – The Louis A. Faillace, MD, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at McGovern Medical School at UTHealth Houston is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences maintains responsibility for this program and its content. This activity provides 5.0 hours of psychology continuing education credits.
NURSING – UTHealth Houston Harris County Psychiatric Center is an approved provider of nursing continuing professional development by the Louisiana State Nurses Association Approver Unit, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. LSNA Provider No. 4002179. This activity provides 5.0 contact hours of nursing continuing education.
SOCIAL WORKERS – This program has been approved for 5.0 credit hours in accordance with the requirements of the Texas State Board of Social Work Examiners. Provider Sponsor: UT-Harris County Psychiatric Center/Provider Number: CS1177.
Venue/Parking
This conference will be held at the Intercontinental Hotel in the Texas Medical Center, located at 6750 Main St. Houston, TX 77030. Parking is available at the hotel in the parking garage attached to the hotel.