Below are the handouts for the keynotes and workshops offered at Forum on Aging. For your convenience, these handouts will remain posted for a few months after the conference.

You are not required to print any of the handouts, but printed copies will NOT be available at the conference.  

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Keynote Presentations

Tuesday Opening Keynote: Getting Better Together
No Handout

Wednesday Closing Keynote: Caring for the Aged: The Grief We Carry Within Us
Handout

Workshops

Tuesday, March 3 – AM Workshops 1-3 A (8:30-10 a.m.) 

AM Workshop 1A: Part 1 of 2 Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Care for Older Adults
Handout

AM Workshop 2A: The Long-term Impact of Poverty on Brain Aging and Brain Health
Handout

AM Workshop 3A: Medical Marijuana: Implications for Nurses in Ohio
Handout Handout one page per slide

Tuesday, March 3 – AM Workshops 1-3 B (10:15-11:45 a.m.)

AM Workshop 1B: Part 2 of 2 Navigating Ethical Dilemmas in Care for Older Adults
See part 1 for handout

AM Workshop 2B: The Unspoken Symptoms of Dementia: What They Are & How to Manage
Handout

AM Workshop 3B: H.R. 1 and the Aging Network: Funding Shifts, Program Impacts and What Advocates Need to Know
Handout

Tuesday, March 3 – PM Workshops 1-3 (2-4 p.m.)

PM Workshop 1: Communication with Impact: Mastering Message Framing 
No Handout

PM Workshop 2: Understanding Guardianship for Older Adults: Its Purpose and Applications
Handout 1
Handout 2

PM Workshop 3: Panel Discussion: Protective Services and Ombudsman Process, from Start to Finish
Handout 1
Handout 2
Handout 3

Wednesday, March 4 -AM Workshops 1-3A (8:30-10 a.m.)

AM Workshop 1A: Part 1 of 2: Motivational Interviewing, Techniques Used with Difficult Conversations
Handout Handout one page per slide

AM Workshop 2A: Do I Need a Living Will? Understanding Advance Directives and Conversations About End-of-Life Choices
Five Wishes
Ohio Advance Directives Packet
Ohio DNR
Indiana POST

AM Workshop 3A: Question, Persuade, Refer- Suicide Prevention Gatekeeper Training
No Handout

Wednesday, March 4 – AM Workshops 1-3 B (10:15-11:45 a.m.)

AM Workshop 1B: Part 2 or 2 Motivational Interviewing, techniques used with Difficult Conversations
See Part 1 for Handout
AM Workshop 2B: Overview of Substance Use Disorder (SUD) and Problem Gambling (PG) among older individuals
Handout
AM Workshop 3B: Normal Aging Changes and Common Geriatric Syndromes
Handout

Wednesday, March 4 – PM Workshops 1-3 (2-4 p.m.)

PM Workshop 1: Being with the Dying and Those Who Love Them
Handout

PM Workshop 2: Next Generation MyCare Ohio Launch 2026
Overview Handout
Anthem Handout
Buckeye Handout
Molina Handout

PM Workshop 3: Fair Housing for Care Providers
Handout