Friday, May 4, 2007

MSF Caregiver Panel, May 5th, 2007

Saturday, May 5th, 2007 at the Minnesota Senior Federation's annual metro convention we will be hosting a Caregiver panel titled Caregiving - Helping Those You Love. The convention will be held at the Earle Brown Heritage Center. Check http://www.mnseniors.org/ for specifics.

This Caregiving panel will bring you professional and personal perspectives on many different facets of caregiving and will cover the gamut of available resources to help you in your caregiving efforts. Whether you are just beginning to care for someone and don't quite know where to start or you've been caregiving for years and need some support, this panel's combined expertise is not to be missed.

The panel will be moderated by Janine Stiles, Health Programs Director for the Minnesota Senior Federation

Our panelists include:
Patricia Boyle, RN BSN, CCM
North Memorial Home Health and Hospice

Leanna K. Smith, B.S.
Metropolitan Area Agency on Aging

Charles Fazio, MD, MS
Medica

Jacquelyn C. Stewart, BA
Elder advocate and caregiver

Beth Wiggins, MSW
DARTS (Dakota Area Resources and Transporation for Seniors)

Lynn Zimmerman
Common Sense Services for Seniors

Check back for a recap of our panelists presentations, pictures and maybe even a bit of video!

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