Beyond Medicare in the Age of COVID-19: 

Maximizing Community Resources to Assist Older Adults

Featuring Keynote Speaker

Rebecca Kinney

Administration on Community Living

Conference Learning Objectives:

• Participants will learn to identify the various types of Medicare programs

• Participants will learn about new programs to fill gaps in Medicare coverage

• Participants will identify strategies to provide support to informal caregivers

2020 MGA Virtual Conference Program

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

8:30 am - 9:00 am       Registration/Chat with Sponsors and Exhibitors

                         

           9:00 am                                                               Welcome

                               Ted Gross, President of MGA

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9:10 am - 9:50 am                                               Keynote

                               Medicare Overview and Senior Medicare Patrol: On the Front Lines of Medicare Fraud

Rebecca Kinney, Acting Director, Office of Healthcare Information and Counseling

Administration for Community Living  

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                                   Exhibitor Highlights

                              

 10:00-10:30 am             Mobile Dental Care, Dr. Roslyn Kellum, Dental Director, 

                                Linda Ryan, Executive Director, Mission of Mercy 

                 

                                                            Exhibitor Highlights

                      

  10:40- 11:10                Hearing Loss and Healthy Aging:  Advancing a Public Health Approach to Hearing Care

                                       Dr. Carrie Nieman, MD, MPH

Assistant Professor, Johns Hopkins University

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                                    Exhibitor Highlights

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  11:20-11:50 am            Maximizing Medicare Choice Options for Older Adults in the Community

Ann Kayrish, Senior Program Manager, National Council on Aging

Brandy Bauer, Associate Director, Center for Benefits Access, National Council on Aging

                                          

                                                                             Awards/Raffles

                                      Remarks from Honorable Rona E. Kramer, Secretary, Maryland Department of Aging (Invited)           

                                                                 

                                                                       Break-Out Sessions & Networking                         

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           1:00 pm               CEU Final Check-in, Final Evaluation, Conference Conclusion

 

CEU Credits

 The Maryland Gerontological Association is an approved sponsor of the Maryland Board of Social Work Examiners for Continuing Education for licensed social workers in Maryland and maintains responsibility for this program.  This conference will provide 

2 hours of Category I Continuing Education Units. 

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Conference rate reduced to $30 for all participants.

If you have already registered, you may invite 2 additional colleagues to participate for free. Please send their contact information to mdgero@gmail.com.

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If you cannot join us, please consider donating the remainder of your registration fee to MGA.

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