Summer Aging Intensive
The Ethical, Legal and Policy Aspects of Aging
Session 3 - July 15, 2004

Sponsored by
The University of Arizona College of Nursing
at the Arizona Health Sciences Center
and the Arizona Geriatric Education Center

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The Medicare System: The Past, Present and the Future?
Lydia Baker, MS
Coordinator for Medicator/Health Insurance Program, Pima Council on Aging

Advanced Directives 
Ben Burnside, JD, Timothy S. Struse, JD
Attorneys, Boqutz & Gordon Law Office

Arizona's Aging Policy: Where We Are/Where We're Headed
   Henry Blanco, MSW
   Manager, DES Aging and Adult Administration

Ethical Survivorship in Today's Health Care System
Nancy Alexander, MSW, JD     Francine Saccio, ACSW, CPF
President, Everyday Ethics, Inc.         Vice-President, Everyday Ethics, Inc.

HIPAA Regulations and Confidentiality
 Kathy Lambert, RN, JD
Nurse Supervisor, Carondelet St. Joseph's Hospital, Attorney, Law Office of Kathy Lambert

Service Systems
Ann Sierra
Member Services Specialist, AHCCCS
Suzy Bourque, MSW, MEd
Caregiver Specialist, Pima Council on Aging

The Mental Health Care System and the Older Adult
Donna Wagner, MS
Director of Elder Services COPE Behavioral Health Services
Frank McGinty, MSW, LCSW
Member Services Supervisor, Community Partnership of Southern Arizona

VA Policy on Healthcare for Older Veterans - Making it Work
Mary Walters, RN
Chief, Geriatrics & Rehabilitation, Southern Arizona Veteran's Administration Health Care System

 

Accreditation:
The University of Arizona College of Nursing at the Arizona Health Sciences Center is approved as a provider of continuing education in Nursing by the Arizona Nurses' Association which is accredited as an approver of continuing education in Nursing by the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) Commission on Accreditation.  This activity is awarded 7 contact hours.
Goal:
To present an overview of the legal, ethical and policy issues commonly encountered by older adults.
Educational Objectives:
1. Discuss ethical issues that arise as people age.
2. Identify the systems in place to assist older adults, such as ALTCCCS; Home and Community-Based System, etc.; how access occurs and transition is made from one to another.
3. Discuss legal and regulatory issues that impact older persons.
4. Assess the policy issues that impact older persons.

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