International Rural Aging Project
International Rural Aging Project
Provider Workshops
Access and Issues of Equity in Remote/Rural Areas
Convener: C. Neil Bull, Kansas City Missouri, USA
Associate Dean, College of Arts & Sciences, University of Missouri – Kansas City
Date Saturday, June 10
Time 1:30 – 6 p.m.
Location Room 202, Civic Center
Content
The major focus of the workshop will be to review the barriers that prevent access to the array of community-based services available to the rural elderly. The speakers will show how these services complement the support provided by the informal network. Discussed will be the small and narrow range of community-based services, the variation found between rural communities, and gaps in the "continuum of care". Attention will be paid to the barriers unique to remote rural areas and suggestions made as to which model programs have worked.
Introduction: A Review of the Barriers to Access to Services with Emphasis on those Barriers that are Unique to Remote Areas
C. Neil Bull
Opening Remarks: Service and Service Delivery SystemsJohn Krout, Ithaca, New York, US
Rural Mental Health Services
Eloise Elaine Rathbone-McCuan, Kansas City, Missouri, US
Rural Health-Especially Nursing Services
Jean Shreffler, Missoula, Montana, US
Group Discussions:
Each group will develop a list of barriers to service delivery and suggestions to overcome such barriers.
Panel of Convener and Speakers
Final Wrap-up from Convener and Speakers
Continuing Education Credits
WV Social Work 4 hrs
3.5 AMA Category 1 CME