World Carers
World Carers Conversation
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World Carers Conversation
13-17 December 2020
COVID-19 has created new opportunities to re-examine the way that health care is delivered and the role of family caregivers in supporting better patient outcomes. Much like the WHO’s COVAX initiative to share data and research on caregiving and COVID-19, global partners in caregiving can offer insight and learnings that may make solutions for families more readily accessible to other caregiving communities around the world. The World Carers Conversation, to be convened from Sunday, 13 December 2020 through Wednesday, 16 December 2020, will showcase cutting edge caregiving research, innovation, and impact around the world as we collectively face the fallout from the global pandemic. This event will be hosted by the National Alliance for Caregiving and is made possible through the support of the Embracing Carers movement.
Registrants will have the opportunity to attend any day of the 5-day event:
- Sunday, 13 December 2020 12-2 PM EST (GMT+5) – Welcome and Opening Musical Reception
- Monday, 14 December 2020 3-6 PM EST (GMT +5) – Caregiving in the Americas
- Tuesday, 15 December 2020 6-9 AM EST (GMT +5) – Caregiving in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East
- Wednesday, 16 December 2020 7-10 PM EST (GMT+5) – Caregiving in Asia and the Pacific
- Friday, 18 December 2020 6-8:00 AM EST (GMT+5) – Town Hall: A Comprehensive COVID-19 Framework (Invitation Only)
On Friday, 18 December, the National Alliance for Caregiving will be joined by the Adira Foundation for a global town hall on caregiving. Invited guests will get the chance to learn about and engage with our recent framework on the reality of caregiving during a pandemic, as well as hear from NAC and the Adira Foundation on our recent partnership to launch a digital education platform to support caregivers during the pandemic and beyond.
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Event Speakers
Professor & Researcher at the University of Ghana
F. Akosua Agyemang, is a professor and researcher at the University of Ghana who focuses on social gerontology, and aging and community development. She co-authored a paper on long-term care…
Project Manager Department of Social Policy & Intervention at the University of Oxford
Isang Awah is a Project Manager in the Department of Social Policy and Intervention at the University of Oxford. She works on the development of the Parenting for Lifelong Health…
Director French Association of Caregivers
Director of the French association of caregivers since 2017, I am committed to a strategic project on a societal subject, caregivers, which has become the object of public policy construction…
CEO Carers Australia
Liz Callaghan is a highly regarded senior executive and CEO of Carers Australia, the peak body organization that works to inform and strengthen national policy, and the community and government’s…
Legal Officer of the Department of Social Inclusion of the Organization of American States (OAS
Mercedes Carrillo is Legal Officer of the Department of Social Inclusion of the Organization of American States (OAS) and Secretary of the OAS Administrative Tribunal. She holds a Ph.D. in…
President of Asociacion ALE, IAP
He has a bachelor’s degree in economics from (ITESM) Monterrey Institute of Technology. Upon the death of his grandson Alejandro, along with his daughter Adriana, the husband of her, and…
President & CEO of the National Hispanic Council on Aging (NHCOA)
Dr. Yanira Cruz is the President and CEO of the National Hispanic Council on Aging. She focuses on providing the Latino perspective on public health, older adult and caregiver issues…
Founder Heritage Medical Centre
Dr. K R Gangadharan is the founder of India’s premier private geriatric healthcare facility, Heritage Medical Centre in 1994 at Hyderabad. Thereafter, as a family business, he was involved in…
Jasmine Greenamyer currently serves as Vice President and Head of Global Strategic Partnerships. Overseeing global initiatives, including Embracing Carers and Healthy Women Healthy Economies, is a natural transition for Jasmine,…
Aisling returned to Ireland in 2006 to care for her father with Alzheimer’s disease, and now her mother with advanced Parkinson’s disease and dementia. Recently retired from 17 years osteopathic…
Executive Director at the Canadian Care Association
Nadine is the Executive Director of the Canadian Care Association. She is involved in national initiatives that support advocacy, awareness, and the advancement of excellent in-home care across Canada. Projects…
CEO & Co-Founder Carers NZ
Laurie Hilsgen is the CEO and a co-founder of Carers NZ, established by and for carers in 1995. Carers NZ is now a nationwide network of more than 50,000 carers…
Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Carers UK
Emily leads on Carers UK policy, parliamentary, research and media work, encompassing many issues relating to caring including employment. She was responsible for Carers UK’s Advice and Information services for…
Cameron James is a singer and songwriter from Nashville, TN. Her songs have been used in international commercials as well as in hit shows like Marvel Comics “Star Girl,” ABC’s…
President of Taiwan Association of Family Caregivers (TAFC)
Professor Tsuann Kuo currently serves as the President of Taiwan Association of Family Caregivers (TAFC) while teaches as an Associate Professor at Chung Shan Medical University (CSMU) in Taichung City,…
Founder, CEO of Caregivers Israel
Rachel a passionate social entrepreneur transformed her own private life-changing experience as a caregiver for her husband into a nonprofit organization putting Israeli caregivers at the top of the agenda.…
Executive Director of Care Alliance Ireland
Liam O'Sullivan works as the Executive Director of Care Alliance Ireland, an award winning alliance of over 95 not-for-profit organisations supporting Family Carers. His work with Care Alliance since 2004…
Chair of Carers NZ
Roger Palairet is the Chair of Carers NZ, the national peak body supporting family, whanau, and aiga carers in Aotearoa, New Zealand. He has many years of public sector and…
Executive Director Carers Worldwide
Anil has 25 years’ experience in the international development sector as a veterinarian, development practitioner, grant maker and trustee. Experiences in his professional and personal life led him to establish…
Jill Pitkeathley was born in Guernsey, Channel Islands and trained as a social worker .In 1986 she became Chief Executive of what was then the National Council for Carers and…
Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance
Ai-jen Poo is the co-founder and Executive Director of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a non-profit organization working to bring quality work, dignity and fairness to the growing numbers of…
FAAN, SVP at AARP
Susan Reinhard, RN, PhD, FAAN, SVP at AARP, directs its Public Policy Institute, the focal point for state, federal and international policy research. Susan oversees PPI teams working on health…
Associate Professor - Department of Health Sciences at Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, Korea
YongJoo Rhee is an associate professor for the Department of Health Sciences at Dongduk Women’s University, Seoul, Korea. Before joining Dongduk Women’s University in 2011, she worked as research faculty…
Executive Director at the World Dementia Council
Lenny is Executive Director at the World Dementia Council. Prior to that, he was Head of Community Engagement leading programs across the UK to establish Dementia Friendly Communities. This includes…
Joshua Harris was born eight weeks early, an example of the disparities occurring in medical care for African American mothers in pregnancy, labor and delivery. Josh had a Grade IV…
Director of Policy & Knowledge Translation at the Canadian Home Care Association and Carers Canada
Catherine Suridjan is the Director of Policy and Knowledge Translation at the Canadian Home Care Association and Carers Canada. She focuses on advocacy, strategic partnerships, and knowledge translation to promote…
Chief Executive at Carers UK
Helen joined Carers UK in December 2018, from the national volunteering charity TimeBank where she was Chief Executive for ten years. Since joining Carers UK she has focussed on ensuring…
Professor of Integrated Human Studies and Graduate School of Social Work at Japan Lutheran College, Tokyo, Japan
Mai Yamaguchi is a professor in the Department of Integrated Human Studies and Graduate School of Social Work at Japan Lutheran College, Tokyo, Japan. She is also a certified social…
Executive Director, Eurocarers
Stecy Yghemonos is the Executive Director of Eurocarers, the European network working with and for informal carers. Eurocarers brings 73 organisations from 26 countries. Our collective efforts aim to ensure…
Shanghai Roots & Shoots
Career Zhenxi Zhong is the Executive Director of Shanghai Roots & Shoots (Shanghai R&S), a China government registered non-profit organization that she joined as high school intern and first staffmember.ShanghaiR&Sstaffof17workswithcloseto400schools(kindergartento…