2017 Elder Law Conference

August 11, 2017
8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Oxford Conference Center | Oxford, MS 38655

North Mississippi Rural Legal Services invites you to attend its 2017 Elder Law Conference on August 11th at the Oxford Conference Center.

Social workers and attorneys can earn 6 hours of CEU or CLE Credit, including 1 hour of Ethics.

Register online or download our form to pre-register by mail (must be received by August 1.) Registration will only be available on conference day if space allows.
Admission is free for social workers, AAA staff, attorneys employed by legal services programs, and MVLP attorneys. All other attorneys: $200.00.
A printed conference book is available for an additional fee of $25.00. If you would like the book, please send the appropriate fee with your registration by August 1, 2017.
All registered attendees will receive a PDF version of the conference materials approximately one week before the conference.
Coffee, tea, water, and sodas will be available all day. A boxed lunch from Oby's will also be provided.

8:30-8:50	CONFERENCE REGISTRATION
8:50-9:00	WELCOME TO THE CONFERENCE Ben Thomas Cole II, J.D., Executive Director, NMRLS Laurie Christensen, J.D., Staff Attorney, Baptist Memorial Health Care Corporation
9:00-10:00	WALK A MILE IN AN ELDER’S SHOES: EXPERIENCE AGE-RELATED CHANGES THAT HAPPEN TO EVERYONE Laura M. Pannell, PhD., Lead eLearning Instructor, Psychology and Social Work, Itawamba Community College
10:00-10:10	BREAK
10:10-11:10	CONFRONTING AGEISM: THE ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF AGEISM IN SOCIETY Al Cutturini, J.D., Elder Law Project Director, NMRLS
11:10-12:10	AGEISM IN THE WORKPLACE James M. Simpson, J.D., Allen, Summers, Simpson, Lillie & Gresham, PLLC, Memphis
12:10-1:10	LUNCH and PANEL DISCUSSION
1:10-2:10	AGEISM AND FINANCIAL DECISION MAKING: PROTECTION vs PATERNALISM Donna S. Harkness, J.D., Director, Elder Law Clinic, University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law
2:10-3:10	POSITIVE PATIENT ADVOCACY Susan Crowson, Manager, Baptist Memory Care Center, Memphis
3:10-3:20	BREAK
3:20-4:20	ETHICAL ISSUES CREATED BY AGEISM Elgalene Close, MSW, District Ombudsman, North Delta Planning and Development District David Calder, J.D., Director, Child Advocacy Clinic, University of Mississippi School of Law