Committee On Disability Rights

9:00 a.m. – 9:05 a.m.

Welcome and Introduction

9:05 a.m. – 9:55 a.m.

Lived Experience of Dementia: Paradigms of Dementia Care and Legal and Ethical Issues in Advance Care Planning and End-of-Life Decision Making – Policy, Practice and Research Implications

Moderator and Panel Speakers: Mary Beth Morrissey, Esq., PhD, MPH, Moderator and Speaker, Yeshiva University Wurzweiler School of Social Work, New York, NY (Interview and Dialogue Format) Bruce Jennings, MA Vanderbilt Medical Center for Bioethics Nashville, Tennessee Tia Powell, MD Montefiore-Einstein Center for Bioethics Bronx, NY

9:55 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.

Convention on Rights of Persons with Disabilities and Supported Decision Making

Panel Speakers: Jenny Logan, Esq. Brooklyn Institute for Social Research, New York, NY Sheila E. Shea, Esq. Mental Hygiene Legal Service Albany, NY

10:45 a.m. – 10:55 a.m.

Break

10:55 a.m. – 11:45 a.m.

Dementia Care Challenges in Long Term Care Systems, Reforms, and Workforce and Community Education and Training

Panel Speakers: Thomas Caprio, MD Director, Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center, University of Rochester Medical Center Joseph J. Ranni, Esq. Ranni Law Firm Florida, NY Denise Lawson Calvary Hospital Pastoral Care, Clinical Pastoral Education Program Bronx, NY

11:45 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Q&A