*Does not include the Enrichment Series

WAGECC 2005 Name/Title/Address Courses Kathy Boris Hale, RN Providence Hospital Seminar- Multicultural Issues and Long Term Care Jacquelyn Billingslea, RN Hadley Hospital Forum- Team Presentation Rochelle Brown, MD GWUMC Seminar- How to Prepare Providers on Depth of Patient Life Experiences Anne Butler, RN Holy Cross Hospital Forum- Team Presentation Frieda Butler, PhD, RN George Mason University Seminar: Nursing and Multicultural Issues Claudia Castillo, MD Pan American Health Organization AHO's Aging and Health Seminar- Global Aging James Copeland, DPCP Diabetes Program Coordinator, WDC Forum- Citywide Diabetes Initiative Parag Dalsania, MD Clinical Director The DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Seminar- Overview of Geriatrics and Gerontology Walter Egerton, MD Medical Director, Delmarva Foundation Forum: Quality Improvement Initiatives at Delmarva Marco Esparza, MSW EOFULA Forum- Team Presentation Ricardo Galbis, MD Private Practice Geropsychiatrist Seminar- Mental Health and Alt. Med Michele Grant- Irvin, MD Co Director, the DC Pain Initiative Medical Director-NTL Capital Hospices Forum- Quality Improvement and City-wide Pain Initiative Angel Irene Director, EOFULA Hispanic Sr Center Seminar- Aging Latino Needs and Services Jochobed Jordan, RN IONA Forum- Team Presentation Margie Koehler, CRNP Baltimore Veterans Affairs Hospital Forum- Quality Improvement and the VA System Gwendolyn London, PhD Co Director, the DC Pain Initiative Forum- Quality Improvement and City-wide Pain Initiative Seminar: End of Life and Cultural Issues Beverly Lunsford, DScN Associate Director, GWISH Forum- The Nurse Leadership QI Initiative Joanne Lynn, MD Director - Center for Palliative Care Studies Forum- Moderator Sharon Mills, RN Hadley Hospital Forum- Team Presentation Debra Nichols, MD, Senior Health Analyst, Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, USPHS Seminar- National Policy and Diversity Lin Noyes Simon, RN, PhD Community Partnerships The Washington Home and Community Hospices Forum- The Nurse Leadership QI Initiative Jate Pan, MSW DC Dept. of Human Services Seminar: Asian Elder Issues in the Community Myrna Peralta, Esq, MSW CEO, Alta Consulting Seminar: End of Life and Latino Issues Carmen Rodriguez, LICSW DC Office for Adult Protective Services Seminar- Elder Abuse and Exploitation from the Latino Perspective Deb Rubenstein, MSW IONA Forum- Team Presentation Alexa Simmons, Substance Abuse Counselor EOFULA Forum- Team Presentation Phillip Smith, MD Indian Health Service Seminar- Spirituality/Alternative Medicine and Aging Karen Sturtz, MSW DC Veterans Affairs Medical Center Seminar- Effects of Korean Culture on Eldercare Choices Nancy Wallack, RN, BSN Community Health Partnering Program Adventist HealthCare Forum – Quality Improvement Initiatives at Adventist Healthcare Catalina Ward, ADC, CTRS Recreation Therapist; Consultant Seminar- Long Term Care and Latino Issues Sally White IONA Forum- Team Presentation Sharon Yang, MD Leisure World Clinic Seminar- Asian Geriatric Health Dr. Obesisan, Chief of Medicine at Howard University.