Really enjoyed participating several weeks ago in the 5th Biannual USC Judith D. Tamkin International Symposium on Elder Abuse. This amazing meeting has brought together researchers, practitioners, advocates, policymakers, and other leaders from around the world with a shared mission: advancing elder justice and creating safe, healthy environments for all older adults. It was inspiring to be part of such a committed and thoughtful community working to advance elder justice. This year’s conference focused on promising practice models, preventing financial exploitation, strengthening interventions, and addressing abuse and neglect in licensed facilities. At the poster session, members of our team did a great job presenting various components of our ongoing work. Elaine Gottesman presented on a novel intervention to mitigate caregiver neglect of older adults with dementia informed by existing models. Alyssa Elman presented on the potential for Electronic Health Records to contribute to screening for caregiver neglect.
Daniel Baek, MPH presented the results of a systematic review examining screening and intervention for elder mistreatment in the ED. Sarah Perelman, MD presented on rates of hospital admission and length of hospitalization after identification of elder Mistreatment in the ED. Thanks to colleagues, collaborators, friends, and everyone on the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California team, particularly Laura Mosqueda - who organizes this exceptional symposium every other year. Looking forward to continuing to work together with everyone -- and to the next Tamkin!