The 2024 program
Four days: full-day training tracks on Monday, general sessions and three concurrent workshop blocks midweek, and a closing call to action on Thursday.
Monday
October 28 · full-day training tracks9:00 – 4:15Elder abuse protocols & reporting — train the trainer on elder abuse response4 partsBreaks between parts for CLE purposes
The unique position EMS providers hold in identifying victims of abuse, neglect and self-neglect, with the research behind prehospital identification.
Guardianships, conservatorships and fiduciary agents, plus the obligations that sit under civil and criminal elder abuse law.
Screening and assessment tools, evidence preservation and documentation in the field.
Barriers to continued care for these patients, and strategies to empower EMS providers and improve reporting.
9:00 – 12:15Elder Abuse Guide for Law Enforcement (EAGLE)Parts 1 & 2, with a break for CLE purposes
1:00 – 4:15Afternoon tracks3 concurrentEthics training · Situational awareness · Conservatorships in Tennessee
The ethical do's and don'ts of guardianships, conservatorships and fiduciary agents, and how civil and criminal disciplines work together.
Maintaining personal safety in a residential setting or a facility: identifying possible threats and reading physical cues.
The process from filing to termination, the Davidson County oversight model, and the least-restrictive alternatives that preserve a person's autonomy.
Tuesday
October 298:30 – 9:30General session — the TBI financial exploitation prevention hotlinePaul Greenwood, moderator · David Rausch, TBI · Greg Gonzales, TN Department of Financial Institutions · Amy Heaslet, TN Bankers Association · Kim Bohannon, TN Credit Union League
9:45 – 10:45Workshops3 concurrentMail fraud · bank fraud prevention · conservatorship & public guardianship law
Romance, lottery and work-from-home schemes, and the newest methods for draining retirement savings.
Real cases from Tennessee communities and how one bank trained its employees and its town.
Conservatorship versus power of attorney, who can file, residency requirements, and the Public Guardianship for the Elderly program.
11:00 – 12:00Workshops3 concurrentResidential home licensure · elder abuse death investigations · hospital ethics
Forensic cases from one jurisdiction, and how to see the unseen in a complicated elder death.
Who decides, and where the patient goes, when abuse or neglect is suspected in a hospitalised older adult.
12:15 – 1:30Lunch general session — the impact of cognitive impairment on financial decision makingDr. Odacir Oliveira · Dr. Bonnie Olsen, Keck School of Medicine, USC
1:45 – 2:45Workshops3 concurrentTransnational elder fraud · psychology of fraud · investigating vulnerable adult cases
The cognitive biases and emotional triggers scammers exploit, and how to build resilience against them.
What the District Attorney's office needs for a successful prosecution, and why communication throughout the investigation decides the outcome.
Awards ceremony and dinner, followed by The Chillbillies: dance and costume party
Wednesday
October 308:30 – 9:30General session — ageism and the impact of trauma on older and vulnerable adultsDr. Patricia Speck, Coordinator of Advanced Forensic Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham
9:45 – 10:45Workshops3 concurrentForensic nursing deep dive · AARP Fraud Watch Network · human trafficking of at-risk adults
How traffickers exploit adults made vulnerable by age or disability, and how to identify, intervene and prosecute.
11:00 – 12:00Workshops3 concurrentA cautionary case · Tennessee elder protection laws · legislative advocacy
A case in which multiple APS referrals were made, law enforcement made contact, and the referrals were closed — a cautionary tale about recognising coercion and undue influence.