International Rural Aging Project

Invited Symposia

Home and Family Caregiving of Rural Elders
Supported by the John Hartford Foundation – Hartford Institute for Geriatric Nursing

Convener: Mary Ann Rosswurm, Charleston, WV, US
West Virginia University Robert C. Byrd Health Sciences Center – Charleston Division, School of Nursing

Chairman: Mathy Mezey
Co-chairman: Terry Fulmer

Date Saturday, June 10
Time 10:30 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Location Room 104, Civic Center

Abstract:
This 90-minute symposium includes presentations of research related to the challenges of family caregiving and describes the outcomes of strategies to improve the health care of rural elders. The presentations have regional, national, and international healthcare implications.

Introduction
Mathy Mezey, Director, John A. Hartford Foundation Institute for the Advancement of Geriatric Nursing Practice New York, New York, US

Cancer Management: Challenge for Rural Elders
Clarann Weinhart, Bozeman, Montana, US

Family Caregiving of Impaired Elders in Rural Japan
Kiyami Asahara, University of Shinshu, Japan 

Home Care Training for Family Caregivers of Rural Elders
Mary Ann Rosswurm, Charleston, West Virginia, US

Patterns of Health Care Transitions for Rural Elders
Jo Ann Congdon, Denver, Colorado, US

National Model of Case Management for Hospitalized Patients: Translation of the Virginia Rural Elder Outreach Program to Belgium
Ivo Abraham, Charlottesville, Virginia, US

Continuing Education Credits
WV Social Work: 1.5 hrs
WVBRN: 1.8 hrs
1.5 AMA Category 1 CME