University of Kentucky Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults
Fall 2011 Conference
Broken Trust – Elder Financial Abuse
November 14, 2011, 8:30 am – 5:00 pm
University of Kentucky Medical Center Auditorium,
Albert B. Chandler Pavilion
Lexington, KY
Keynote Speaker: Mickey Rooney
(Live Teleconference from LA)
Joe Yule Jr., also known as Mickey Rooney, was born September 23, 1920 in Brooklyn, New York. Mickey Rooney, who began his career as a child star and acted in more than 200 movies gave an emotional testimony before a senate panel on elder abuse in March, 2011. In 1944, Rooney entered military service. He served more than 21 months, until shortly after the end of World War II. He earned an Honorary Oscar for Lifetime Achievement, a special Juvenile Oscar he shared with Deana Durbin in 1939, five Oscar nominations, one Emmy Award, five Emmy Nominations and two Golden Globes. Mickey's career has extended through many generations and in many different directions. Mickey Rooney: actor, survivor, inventor and Hollywood living legend.
Agenda (pdf format)
For online Registration click here.
7:30 – 8:30 Registration– Continental Breakfast
8:30– 9:15 Welcome and Remarks:
-Pam Teaster, PhD, Director, Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults, University of Kentucky College of Public Health
-Mayor Jim Gray
-Congressman Ben Chandler
-Michael Karpf, Executive Vice President for Health Affairs, UK HealthCare
9:15—10:25 Elder Investment Fraud and Financial Exploitation Presentation
-Introduction: Pamela B. Teaster, PhD, Director, Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults, University of Kentucky College of Public Health
-James O‟Brien, MD, University of Louisville and
-Kelly May, BA, Kentucky Department of Financial Institutions
10:25– 10:45 Break & Vendor Visit
10:45 - 12:00 MetLife Mature Market Presentation: The MetLife Study of Elder Financial Exploitation: Crimes of Occasion, Predation, and Desperation
-Introduction: Daniel Murphy, JD, Assistant Dean, University of Kentucky College of Law
-John Migliaccio, PhD, MetLife Mature Market Institute
-Karen A. Roberto, PhD, Director, Center for Gerontology, Virginia Tech University
-Pamela B. Teaster, PhD, Director, Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults,
University of Kentucky College of Public Health
12:00 - 1:00 Lunch
-Networking – Box lunch UKMC lobby and or patio
-Professional Women's Lunch and Learn – Conference Room 1
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Carolyn B. Kenton, JD,
Kentucky Guardianship Assoc. Business Lunch – Conference Room 2
1:00 - 2:00 Keynote Speaker - Mickey Rooney (Live Teleconference from LA)
-Introduction: Michael Karpf, MD
2:00– 3:00 Financial Abuse and Medical Perspectives
-Moderator: Emery Wilson, MD
-Panel: James Borders, MD, James O‟Brien, MD, Pam Stein, DMD, MPH, and Thomas Wallace, MD, JD, MBA
3:00-3:15 Break
3:15 – 3:45 Financial Abuse and Political Perspectives
-Introduction: Mark Birdwhistell, MPA
-Jimmie Lee, Kentucky State Representative
3:45 – 4:45 Legal Perspective
-Introduction: Wanda Delaplane, JD Robert McClelland, JD
About Us
Big Ideas Start Small
Welcome to the University of Kentucky Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults (JCEVA). The Center was launched Friday, June 12, 2009, by a visionary community of concerned citizens. These professionals are from all walks of life including law enforcement, financial and medical professionals, government officials and also your next door neighbor. The Justice Center for Elders and Vulnerable Adults (JCEVA) is housed at the University of Kentucky in the College of Public Health, under the direction of Dr. Pamela B. Teaster, PH. D.
Our Vision and Mission
Creating a Safe Reality for the Elderly and Vulnerable
The Center is dedicated to research and educational efforts intended to make a difference in the lives of older Kentuckians. Textbooks and research speak to the huge problem of abuse, neglect and exploitation of the elderly whether it takes the form of emotional, financial, mental, physical, sexual or social mistreatment.
The Extent and Implication of Elder Abuse
Just the Facts-
- Currently, it is estimated that 38.8 million people over age 65 represent 12.4% of the U.S. population (13.2%) or about one in eight Americans is expected to grow to 20% of the population by 2030.
- One in two million (between 2.3% - 5%) of the 38.8 million over age 65 is estimated to be injured, exploited, or otherwise mistreated every year.
- Four of every five cases of elder abuse, neglect, exploitation, and/or self-neglect are expected to be unreported to authorities.
- While underreported, the annual financial loss by victims of elder financial abuse is estimated to be at least $2.6 billion dollars.
- The increased aging of the population, social changes, and technology advances will lead to a dramatic increase in the opportunity for a growing level of elder financial abuse.
- The victims of elder financial abuse come from all walks of life, and this type of abuse affects elders regardless of gender, race, or ethnicity.
- The JCEVA seeks to reduce abuse and neglect of the elderly and vulnerable adults.
Here’s how you can help –
We want to make a difference; a change that will measurably improve the lives of Kentucky elders and vulnerable adults:
We invite you to join us in turning any of the following big ideas into reality.
Research Efforts
- Assessment outcomes research
- Research criteria to support a first responders training program
- Public policy research
Educational Efforts
- Campaign for public awareness to educate the public about the problem of abuse, neglect and exploitation of the elderly regardless of what form (emotional, financial, mental, physical, sexual or social) is manifested.
- Hot Line – to report abuse and offer assistance to elders and vulnerable adults.
- Forensic Center – joint UK/UL project
- Patient Navigator Program
- “First Responders” Training Program – Law enforcement, coroners, police, fire and EMT; medical community (doctors, RN, ARNP, PA, social workers, social services, hospital and pharmacy); financial community (banks, trust, and brokers); and neighbors.
Contact Information:
Anthony Hartsfield
Assistant Dean for Institutional Advancement
Phone: (859) 218-2028
