McGinley-Rice Program

This is the preliminary program schedule for The 15th Annual McGinley-Rice Symposium, "The Face of the Person with Dementia." The Symposium will take place Thursday, October 24 and Friday, October 25, 2024, in the Power Center Ballroom on the University of Duquesne campus in Pittsburgh. This schedule is subject to change, but it is meant to be used for general planning purposes. 

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Registration Fee Breakdown

Registration costs include meals (breakfast, lunch and reception on Thursday and breakfast and lunch on Friday), contact hours, parking and attendance.

Days Amount
Both days $200
Thursday only $150
Friday only $75
Duquesne Alumni: Both days $150
Current Duquesne University students, faculty and staff   No Charge

 

Program Schedule by Day

Day One

Duquesne University, Charles J. Dougherty Ballroom, 5th Floor Power Center
8:00 a.m. Registration
Shepperson Suite
8:30-9:00 a.m.

Welcome
Conference Rooms B and C

  • Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN,
    Professor & Jacques Laval Chair for Vulnerable Populations 
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN 
    Dean & Professor
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • David J. Dausey, PhD
    Executive Vice President and Provost
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Fr. Raymond French, C.S.Sp.
    Vice President for Mission and Identity 
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
9:00-10:00 a.m.

Keynote Address 
Conference Rooms B and C

  • Enhancing and Preserving Autonomy Through Advance Legal Planning
    Martha Mannix, J.D.
    Clinical Associate Professor of Law and Gloria McDermott Hickton Professor of Elder Law 
    University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAFS, FAAN
    Professor and Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa
10:10-11:15 a.m.

Plenary Panel
Conference Rooms B and C

  • Alzheimer’s Association Panel
    Sara Murphy
    Vice President, Programs and Services
    Alzheimer's Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Brittany Ardeno
    Marketing & Communications Manager/Research Champion
    Alzheimer's Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Jennifer H. Lingler, PhD, MA, CRNP, FAAN
    Professor and Vice Chair for Research, Department of Health and Community Systems, School of Nursing
    Director of Outreach, Recruitment and Engagement, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Victoria Bayle
    Board of Directors
    Alzheimer’s Association Greater Pennsylvania Chapter, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Mary Esther Van Shura
    Adjunct Associate Professor
    University of Pittsburgh School of Education, Pittsburgh, Pa.
11:25-12:35 p.m.

Plenary Panel
Conference Room A

  • The Hardest Job They Were Never Trained For: Equipping Dementia Family Caregivers for Success
    Amy Kowinsky
    Executive Director
    Dementia360, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Michelle Govan
    Care Coordinator
    Dementia360, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Dr. Ruth Irwin, RN, CSN    
    Clinical Associate Professor
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.                     
12:40-1:30 p.m.

Lunch and the Presentation of the Eileen Zungolo Spirit of Service Award
Conference Rooms B and C
Posters will be available for viewing during this time in the Shepperson Suite

Prayer - Sr. Mary Meyers, DNP, AGNP-BC

  • Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN 
    Dean & Professor
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa. 
  • John R. McGinley, Jr.
    Chairman of the Board Duquesne University
  • David J. Dausey, PhD
    Executive Vice President and Provost
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa
  • Winner of Award
    2024 Eileen Zungolo Spirit of Service Award Recipients: Paul Winkler and James B. Pieffer
1:35-2:35 p.m.

Keynote Address
Conference Room A

  • Risk Factors for Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease, and Current Treatments
    Oscar Lopez, MD, FAAN
    Professor of Neurology, Psychiatry and Clinical & Translational Sciences
    Director, Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
    University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Melissa Kalarchian, PhD
    Professor and Associate Dean for Research
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
2:40-3:50 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
Conference Rooms A, B or C
Please choose one of the sessions below

Session 1a: 
Conference Room A

  • Caring for the Caregiver: Dementia Care for the Whole Family 
    Meghan Pontz, DNP CRNP FNP-c
    Geisinger Medical Center/Commonwealth University
    Breiner School of Nursing- Commonwealth University, Bloomsburg, Pa. 

  • Association Between Domestic Violence and Risk of Future Dementia
    Filomena Varvaro, PhD, RN
    Health Educator
    Learning Profiles, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Elizabeth Skrovanek, PhD, RN
    Assistant Professor
    Duquesne University, School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.

 

Session 1b:  
Conference Room B

  • Caring for a Loved One with Dementia: A Caregiver’s Strategies                      
    Ruth Irwin, PhD, PhD, RN, CSN
    Clinical Associate Professor, 
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

  • Providing Care for Someone with Dementia - What We Know and What We Still Need to Know 
    Pam Spigelmyer, PhD, RN, CNS, CSN, SGAHN
    Assistant Professor,  Duquesne University
    Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Manjulata Evatt, DNP, RN, CMSRN
    Clinical Associate Professor
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.

 

Session 1c:
Conference Room C                

  • The Other Side. . . Responses of Family and Friends of the Person with Dementia
    Sr. Jean Augustine, SC, MA, MSW, MBA
    Consultant                                                          
    Sisters of Charity of Seton Hill
    Caritas Christi, Greensburg Pa.

  • Managing Metabolic Encephalopathy and Delirium Symptoms  in Patients with Underlying Dementia: Strategies for Effective Care
    Karen Bensinger
    Cedar Crest College, Allentown, Pa. 

  • Hope for Change in Hospital Dementia Care
    Gay Gingrich, BSN, BA Sociology, Geriatric Psych RN
    Sycamore Shoals Hospital, Elizabethton, Tennessee

    Marion Kyner, MSN, APRN, PMHCNS-BC, CDP, Psychiatric CNS
    Adjunct Faculty, Longwood University Department of Nursing                                        Clinical Instructor, University of Virginia School of Nursing

    Moderator: Kate Deluca, EdD
    Associate Dean of Student and Alumni Affairs
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
4:00-5:00 p.m.

Breakout Sessions
Conference Rooms A, B or C
Please choose one of the sessions below

Session 2a: 
Conference Room A

  • Caring for dementia in the LGBTQ+ community
    Jessica Segal, B.S.
    Department of Sociology
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Cathleen Appelt, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • The Cause and Effect of Barriers to Guideline Directed Medical Therapies in Patients with Severe Dementia and Rehospitalization; A case study approach                
    Michele Head, DNP, RN, ACNP-BC, FNP
    Assistant Professor; AGACNP Program Coordinator
    University of New Mexico-College of Nursing, Albuquerque, Nm.

    Sharon Schaaf, PhD, DNP, RN, FNP-BC, AG-ACNP, CNE, CHSE
    Associate Professor
    University of New Mexico- College of Nursing, Albuquerque, Nm.

  • Dementia and Anesthesia
    Michael Neft, PhD, DNP, MHA, RN, CRNA, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN
    Clinical Professor
    Duquesne Univeristy, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Sr. Mary Meyers, DNP, MSN, AGNP-C, BSN, MS, BA
    Director of Academic Support and NCLEX RN Success
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

 

Session 2b: 
Conference Room B

  • Dementia Care and Personnel Retention in Nursing Homes: Strategies for Retaining Staff
    Faina Linkov, PhD
    Associate Professor
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Lucy Gilliam, RN
    UPMC Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Janet Adu-Frimpong, BSN, RN
    UPMC Canterbury Place, Pittsburgh, Pa.
  • Transforming Communities and Families in Dementia Care
    Urmi Ashar, MD, MBA
    Director, Public Health Program
    Rangos School of Health Sciences
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Cathleen Appelt, PhD
    Associate Professor, Department of Sociology
    Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Tara Stage, RN, PCHA, CDP
    Executive Director
    Whitetail Springs Specialty Memory Care Center, Pittsburgh Pa.

    Hannah E. Hardy PhD, MPA
    Assistant Director, Office of Aging Services
    Allegheny County Department of Human Services, Allegheny County, Pa.

    Moderator: Theresa Stujenske, PhD, RN
    Assistant Professor
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.

Session 2c:
Conference Room

  • Recognition, Forgetting, and the Face in Dementia
    Jesse Ballenger, PhD
    Drexel University, Philadelphia, Pa.

    Sharrona Pearl
    Andrews Chair of Interdisciplinary Studies Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Tx.

  • Advance Directives, Stopping Eating and Drinking, and the Continuous Personhood of Patients with Dementia
    Aaron Gray, MLitt, MA, MSc, PhD(c)
    Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.

  • Using Simulation to Promote Dementia-Friendly Care: Reducing Stigma Among Emerging Healthcare Practitioners
    Lisa Huth, EdD, MOT, OTR/L
    Assistant Professor, Occupational Therapy Program
    Chatham University, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Christopher Baker, DNP, FNP-BC
    Clinical Assistant Professor
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
5:00-5:30 p.m.

Posters
Duquesne University Power Center
5:00-6:30 p.m.

Reception
Duquesne University Power Center

Day Two

Duquesne University, Charles J. Dougherty Ballroom, 5th Floor Power Center
8:00 a.m. 

Registration
Shepperson Suite
8:30-8:45 a.m.

Welcome
Conference Rooms B and C

 

Sr. Rosemary Donley, PhD, APRN, BC, FAAN
Professor & Jacques Laval Chair for Vulnerable Populations
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.


Mary Ellen Smith Glasgow, PhD, RN, ACNS-BC, ANEF, FNAP, FAAN
Dean & Professor
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
8:45–9:45 a.m.

Keynote Address 
Conference Rooms B and C

  • Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms in Dementia (BPSD)
    Ellen Whyte, MD
    Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
    University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, Pa. 

    Moderator: Michel Neft, PhD, DNP, MHA, RN, CRNA, FNAP, FAANA, FAAN 
    Clinical Professor/ Director of Nurse Anesthesia Studies and Scholarly Projects
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
9:45-10:45 a.m.

Keynote Address
Conference Rooms B and C

  • Dementia Friendly Resources
    Anneliese Perry
    Program Manager, Aging Initiatives
    Statewide Co-Coordinator
    Dementia Friendly Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh Pa.

    Stacie Bonenberger
    Program Manager, Aging Initiatives
    Statewide Co-coordinator, Dementia Friends Pennsylvania
    Statewide Co-coordinator, Dementia Friendly Pennsylvania
    Pittsburgh, Pa                     

    Kim Maddox
    Dementia Friendly Greater Pittsburgh Co-Leader
    Director of Community Relations, UPMC Community Health Choices
    Pittsburgh, Pa
                  
    Moderator: L. Kathleen Sekula, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAFS, FAAN
    Professor and Noble J. Dick Endowed Chair in Academic Leadership
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa
10:45-11:15 a.m.

Posters
Shepperson Suite, Duquesne University Power Center
11:15 a.m.–12:30 p.m.

Plenary Panel
Conference Room A                                                                                 

  • Advocacy and Caring for the Person with Dementia at Home
    Fatemeh Hashtroudi, MHA, NHA
    President
    Community Life, City, State

    Shauna Asssadzandi
    Clinical Assistant Professor of Medicine 
    UPMC Division of Geriatric Medicine, 
    Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Kate DeLuca, Ed.D., MBA
    Associate Dean for Student and Alumni Affairs
    Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
12:30-1:30 p.m.

Lunch
Conference Rooms B and C
Posters will be available for viewing during this time in the Shepperson Suite

Prayer
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.

Keynote Address
Conference Rooms B and C 

  • Aging in Place with Dementia
    Kalpana Char, MD
    Associate Vice President for Special Needs Plan (SNP) Medical Services
    UPMC Health Plan, Pittsburgh, Pa.

    Moderator: Matt Sharp, MSS
    Advocacy Manager 
    The Association for Frontotemporal Degeneration, King of Prussia, Pa.
2:40-2:50 p.m.

Closing Remarks
Conference Rooms B and C

Sr. Rosemary Donley, S.C., PhD, APRN-BC, FAAN
Professor & Jacques Laval Chair for Vulnerable Populations
Duquesne University School of Nursing, Pittsburgh, Pa.
2:50 p.m.

Benediction
Conference Rooms B and C

Fr. William Christy, C.S.Sp.
University Chaplain & Director of Spiritan Campus Ministry
Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, Pa
3:00 p.m. Adjournment