163 providers, administrators, policy makers, and others attended the 2018 Forum:

• 30% of attendees were health care clinicians (including clinicians in mental health and oral health).
• 39% were non-clinical professionals employed by entities providing services to seniors
• 17% classified themselves as “Other” – volunteers, advocates, instructors, and County HHS Directors
• 9% were policy makers
• 5% were members of the public interested in aging

Geographically, the stats were:

• 33% from Eastern Oregon
• 23% from the Willamette Valley
• 11% from Central Oregon
• 5% from the Gorge
• 4% from the Coast

• Challenging Behaviors: Working with Individuals Who Have Brain Injury, Stroke and Other Neurological Changes
• Care of Native American Elders in Indian Country?
• Meeting the Social and Emotional Needs of Isolated Older Adults: Two Pilot Projects (1 | 2)
• How to Address Firearm Safety with the Rural, Suicidal Patient
• The Meaning of Health and Health Care for Older Adults in Rural Oregon

• Non-Emergent Medical Transportation in Rural Oregon
• Supporting Rural Caregivers: Telehealth Delivery of Powerful Tools for Caregivers
• The Rural Medical Practitioner: Using Technology to Bridge Gaps in Care
• Roundtable Discussions
• Coming OUT across the Ages: Providing Dignity-Affirming Care for Elder Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT+) Individuals in Rural Oregon
• Accessible Healthcare and Age-onset Disabilities: Rights & Responsibilities Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
• Geriatric Traumas, Trauma Transfers & the Role of the POLST System in Trauma
• The Latino Experience in Social Services
• The ABCs of Adult Foster Homes
• Geriatric Polypharmacy
• State Planning to Support Older Adults (1 | 2)

• Innovative Services for Rural Elders: Two Projects (1 | 2)
• Healthy Communities: A Framework to Achieve Inclusion of Elders and Persons with Disabilities
• Interprofessional Team Approaches to Reducing Falls In Rural Communities (1 | 2)
• Meeting Aging Adults Where it Hurts in Rural Oregon
• Yellowhawk Tribal Health Center’s Community Wellness Program
• Oral Health of Older Adults—Present Status, Future Challenges and Opportunities (1 | 2 | 3)
• Providence ElderPlace & the PACE Model of Care