Keynotes
Aging
Engaging Aging In this upbeat and provocative presentation, Dr Wehry makes the case that healthy aging means neither defying nor denying aging, but rather engaging the process. Participants will discover they can choose to simply get old, or grow old and remain vital across the life span. Related presentations Expanding the Aging Conversation Memory Matters Growing Old: What's the Point? |
Mental Health
Depression, It's Everybody's Business Depression is common, overlooked, devastating, treatable, preventable and a significant public health issue. Dr Wehry convincingly argues for universal screening, appropriate treatment and prevention programs. Related presentations Suicide Prevention The 4Ds: Dementia, Depression, Delirium and Drugs |
Diminished Capacity
Compassion not Control Few issues are more troubling than the fear of loss of self-determination. Using actual stories, Dr Wehry explores the challenges individuals and families face in the context of diminished decision-making capacity and increasing needs for help. Related presentations Alternatives to Guardianship The Ethics of Compassion not Control |
Long-Term Care
Patienthood to Personhood The world of long-term care has changed. Individualized, person-directed care is largely replacing institutional provider-directed care. And enhancing quality of life defines quality of care. With a nod to Maya Angelou, Dr Wehry shows us how to do better now that we know better. Related presentations Open Arms, Closed Doors Quality End-of-life Care Caring for Carers |
Medications + Alternatives
First, Do No Harm Everyone knows behaviors may express unmet needs and that medications may harm as well as heal. But not everyone knows what to do for residents in distress. With humor, data and common sense, Dr Wehry presents up-to-date interventions that work. Related presentations Start Low, Go Slow Problems with Polypharmacy |
Staff Development
Oasis 2.0 - Unleashing the Power of Compassion In this presentation, Dr Wehry provides an overview of the Oasis curriculum, the philosophy, and how you can use it to create homes where people want to live and staff want to work. Related presentations What You Do Matters - A Curriculum for Staff Stability |
Workshops
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Select resources and links from recent trainings:
Capacity for Sexual Consent in Dementia in Long-Term Care - PDF
Capacity for Sexual Consent in Dementia in Long-Term Care - PDF
Current
ASA Webinar
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Finding the Balance: Enhancing Self-Efficacy in Persons Living with Dementia
Few attributes of personhood are more zealously protected than self-determination, and few fears more troubling than the fear of losing independence; for persons with dementia this can be particularly intense. Using actual stories, Dr. Wehry illustrates why preserving autonomy and enhancing self-efficacy in persons with dementia are important. She discusses ways professionals can support individuals living with dementia—and their families—in making decisions, even in the context of diminished decision-making capacity. Finding the Balance - PDF |
Does Asking for Help Make Me Look Helpless - PDF
Presentation for 28th ANNUAL MAINE GERIATRICS CONFERENCE
June 14, 2018
Finding an optimal balance between a reliance on others and the desire for independence is a fundamental task across the lifespan. This workshop explores the idea of healthy dependence and its impact on health and well-being. Drawing on personal experience (a fall, a fracture, a surgery), Dr. Wehry demonstrates how radical acceptance of the need for help actually accelerates recovery.
Better understanding of the complex nature of interpersonal dependency and autonomy has implications for public policy, for delivery of social services, and for health care. This workshop will help practitioners engage more effectively with older people, and assist them to balance the need for help—when it arises—with their abiding desire for independence.
Presentation for 28th ANNUAL MAINE GERIATRICS CONFERENCE
June 14, 2018
Finding an optimal balance between a reliance on others and the desire for independence is a fundamental task across the lifespan. This workshop explores the idea of healthy dependence and its impact on health and well-being. Drawing on personal experience (a fall, a fracture, a surgery), Dr. Wehry demonstrates how radical acceptance of the need for help actually accelerates recovery.
Better understanding of the complex nature of interpersonal dependency and autonomy has implications for public policy, for delivery of social services, and for health care. This workshop will help practitioners engage more effectively with older people, and assist them to balance the need for help—when it arises—with their abiding desire for independence.
Past
Texas OASIS Home and Community Based Services Training Academy (HCBS)
The Texas OASIS Home and Community Based Services Training Academy will be presented at the following locations throughout Texas in 2017-2018:
Dec. 13-14, 2017, Austin
Feb. 15-16, 2018, Houston
March 21-22, 2018, El Paso
March 27-28, 2018, Edinburg
March 29-30, 2018, Laredo
April 18-19, 2018, Houston
April 25-26, 2018, Abilene
May 9-10, 2018, San Antonio
May 16-17, 2018, Corpus Christi
May 23-24, 2018, Fort Worth
The Texas OASIS Home and Community Based Services Training Academy will be presented at the following locations throughout Texas in 2017-2018:
Dec. 13-14, 2017, Austin
Feb. 15-16, 2018, Houston
March 21-22, 2018, El Paso
March 27-28, 2018, Edinburg
March 29-30, 2018, Laredo
April 18-19, 2018, Houston
April 25-26, 2018, Abilene
May 9-10, 2018, San Antonio
May 16-17, 2018, Corpus Christi
May 23-24, 2018, Fort Worth
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York County 2nd Annual Healthy Living Expo
April 2, 9:30 AM Engaging Aging - PDF Trafton Center, 19 Elm Street, Sandford, ME Maine Osteopathic Association
Midwinter Symposium 2018 Assessing Diminished Capacity in Older Adults—and Why It Matters February 10th, 2018 Portland, ME Nepal Medical Pilgrimage - Experiences and Observations American Geriatrics Society UNE COM Chapter Bideford, ME January 16, 2018. Tashi Delek - The Power of Ritual in Life Gulfport, FL January 12, 2018 Texas Oasis | HHSC January 11-12, 2017 – Austin January 18-19, 2017 – Corpus Christi February 7-8, 2017 – Edinburg Dementia Care Strategies and Dementia Care Considerations SABRA Partner Conference | Huntington Beach, CA | January 26, 2017 Guardianship Forum Aging and Adult Care of Central Washington | May 12, 2017 Celebration MHCA Annual Awards | Sept 19, 2017 Texas Oasis | HHSC November 1-2, 2016 - Lubbock November 3-4, 2016 - Abilene November 15- 16, 2016 – Dallas November 17-18, 2016 -- Tyler December 1-2, 2016 – Houston December 6-7, 2016 – El Paso December 12-13, 2016 – San Antonio Pause. Look. Listen. Engaging residents living with mental illness Serving Others with Compassion not Control Depression: It's Everybody's Business Vermont Housing Managers Association | Manchester, NY | October 27, 2016 |
Depression: It's Everybody's Business
Sunrise Senior Living Atlanta, GA, August 9 New York, NY, September 20 Uniondale, NJ, September 27 Norwood, MA October 4 Texas Oasis: Training for Trainers Austin, TX September 13-14, 2016 Texas Geriatric Symposium: Taking the Next Step Austin, TX August 2, 2016 26th Annual Maine Geriatrics Conference June 3, 2016 Maine Suicide Prevention Program May 6, 2016 Barss Residential April 20, 2016 St. Claire County Dementia and Alzheimer's Resource Committee April 19, 2016 Maine Suicide Prevention Program May 6, 2016 Barss Residential April 20, 2016 St. Claire County Dementia and Alzheimer's Resource Committee April 19, 2016 SASH April 5, 2016 LEADER Summit March 16, 2016 Oasis 2.0 Webinar March 11, 2016 Senior Health Care Summit, CHI St. Alexis March 3, 2016 Oasis 2.0 TX: From Patienthood to Personhood November 3 - December 1, 2015 AHCA/NCAL 66th Annual Conference October 4-7, 2015 NERSC 17th Annual Conference May 6-8, 2015 |
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