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2009 Annual Conference

3rd Annual Caregiving Across the Ages Conference and Tradeshow

“Working for a Better Tomorrow”

October 21^st & 22^nd
Ramada Hotel
Topeka, KS

Join us as we convene in Topeka, KS, October 21^st and 22^nd, at the Caregiving Across the Ages Conference and Tradeshow. The conference and tradeshow is the premier opportunity to learn and network with other professionals serving caregivers across the region. This year’s conference will bring together many professionals serving caregiver. Not only will you network with peers and exchange ideas on how to meet the challenges of serving our nation’s senior population and disabled adults and children, you will learn about innovations in products, programs and services at the tradeshow.

FEATURING:

Pre-conference professional education featuring:
Ethical Issues in Caregiving: A Dramatic Trilogy (3 hours)
Art Therapy Illuminating New Possibilities for Healing and Growth (3 hours)
A day and a half of excellent professional education regarding many aspects of caregiving.
Opportunities to interact with caregiving professionals from across the region.
Opportunities to learn and share experiences of caregiving from across the ages and across disabilities.

KEYNOTE PRESENTATIONS FROM:

Maria Meyer

Maria Meyer - 2009 Conference Maria is an entrepreneur, author, trainer, keynote speaker—and a caregiver. When her father-in-law suffered a stroke in 1993, Maria became aware of the need for better information about how to care for an aging parent, a responsibility shared by millions of Americans. That experience led Maria to co-author the award winning guide, The Comfort of Home:™ An Illustrated Step-by-Step Guide for Caregivers, earning the Benjamin Franklin Award in the health category. Its popularity led Maria to publish other caregiver resources, including the Caregiving Journal and caregiver newsletters in multiple languages.

She is a keynote speaker and workshop leader on caregiver topics to healthcare professionals and community groups. Her company, CareTrust Publications, provides government agencies, healthcare companies, church senior ministries, pharmaceutical companies, HMOs, and nonprofit organizations with resources for caregivers.

Lyn Hester

Lyn Hester - 2009 Conference Lyn has conducted workshops on stress management through the use of humor, the benefits of humor in relation to good health and how to incorporate humor into your life, for some of the top corporations and organizations in the USA.

Lyn is Vice President of Marketing and Community Services for INTEGRIS Health, a 14-hospital system and the largest Oklahoma-owned system in the state. Lyn holds a Fellowship in the International Healthy Communities Forum and is national chairman of Community Benefits for the Association of Community Health Improvement.

In 1989, Lyn founded the National Clown and Laughter Hall of Fame, now a division of The International Center for Humor and Health. Lyn is Chairman of the Board and continues to promote the healing art of laughter. She also writes a monthly humor column.