Day 1, 28 October: Animals and aging populations – living in the community

Time (CEST, Amsterdam) Title
1200 – 12:10 Greeting/Welcome
12:15 – 12:55 The economic and health benefits as well as challenges of companion animal interactions and AAS in Older Populations, Prof.Dr M.J. Enders-Slegers, IAHAIO
13:00 – 13:50 Housing challenges and advances for older people and their pets, Dr Elizabeth Ormerod, SCAS
14:00 – 15:30 Innovative community services and programs – panel session led by Robert Mitchell, IAHAIO Treasurer

Dr Belinda Johnston, Our Special Friends
Sara Karlberg, Fraxinus/Nordic Schools for therapy dogs – Partnering with older people to train dogs
Peter Reniers, Open University – PET@home Toolkit
Ellen Groneman, OOPOEH
15:30 – 16:00 BREAK
16:00 – 16:40 Research overview of equines and animal-assisted services with aging populations, Dr Betsy Kemeny, Slippery Rock University
16:50 – 17:30 Let’s talk about culture, family and the role of animals in an aging society- panel session led by Michael Kaufmann, IAHAIO/Green Chimneys

Minal Kavishwar, Animal Angels Therapy Center
Eddie Lee, Hong Kong Institute of Animal Assisted Interventions (HKIAAI)
Dr Sunday Agbonika, Dogalov
Aviva Vincent, HealingPawsLLC

 
17:40 – 18:20 Getting real: Aging with animals demystified, Stephanie La Farge, psychologist

Day 2, 29 October: Animals and aging populations: Care facilities, hospitals and hospices

Time (CEST, Amsterdam) Title
11:45 – 12:00 Martin Mitchell, CEVA
12:00 – 12:40 Practical considerations for including dogs in animal-assisted services with older people, Jane Kopelman, All About Dogs
12:50 – 13:30 Catering to the institution cat, Dr Christine Olsen, R&D Director at the International Community of Anthrozoology (ICofA)
13:45 – 14:40 Partnering with institutions: Staff perspectives

Rene van der Leest, Director Buiten-land, Netherlands
Lisa Wiborg, Healing Paws LLC, Bella Care Hospice
14:40 – 15:00 BREAK
15:00 – 15:40 Caring for older people and their pets: A Veterinary Perspective

Zenithson Ng and Oliver Knesl
15:50 – 17:20 Innovative institutional programs and services

Corliss Wallingford, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Simple Changes Therapeutic Riding Center
Vanessa Carolina Pallares, Dog-assisted therapy in a day care centre with people with Alzheimer’s
Dr Batya G. Jaffe, Wurzweiler School of Social Work, Yeshiva University
Helga Widder, ESAAT
17:30 – 18:20 Directions in education and training for people: Three presentations

Melissa Winkle, AAII
Andrea Beetz, ISAAT
Trix Rietveld, Dutch Quality AAI Register
18:20 Closing remarks, Marie-Jose Enders-Slegers, IAHAIO
CLOSE 18:30