This session explores how multidisciplinary teams navigate client capacity issues. Presenters discuss common capacity diagnoses among older adults and explain the difference between a capacity assessment and cognitive screening. Participants will be able to identify tools and techniques utilized by…
Through an interactive case scenario, discussion takes place on the unique role prosecutors can play in forging connections with law enforcement and allied partners on an E-MDT. Information is shared on how to recognize the components of an unrelated case…
This session covers establishing ethical practices and interventions in a hospital setting within the context of elder abuse. Participants will gain an understanding of the least restrictive measures taken in a hospital setting and the ethics process. Presented by: Alyssa…
This session explores the role of forensic accountants in E-MDT practice and within the broader context of elder abuse. Coverage also includes locating a forensic accountant, an engagement process, and how the case referral process could work. Presented by: Karen…
This webinar covers the impact of case issues on Enhanced Elder Abuse Multidisciplinary Teams. Information is shared on the methods and resources to solicit new cases for team review and strategies for creating a team-specific case criterion, establishing a case…
This webinar makes the case for the value of quality data collection and the barriers to optimizing the process. It also offers strategies for sustainability, specifically addressing the ways MDTs (Multidisciplinary Teams) can work toward a sustainable database/data system. Presented…
This session covers the impact of new scams on elderly populations. Coverage at this session includes key concepts around financial scams and investigates emerging trends in financial scams and techniques. Additionally, participants explore strategies for responding to emerging trends in…
This session covers prosecutors’ roles in elder abuse investigations, in the court system, and on E-MDTs. Coverage includes strategies for better engaging and utilizing prosecutors on E-MDTs and emerging restorative practice approaches in prosecution. Presented by: Tara Patet, JD, senior…
This webinar covers protocols utilized by the Weill Cornell Medicine Vulnerable Elder Protection Team to address elder abuse, including how an elder abuse program may be helpful in an ED in E-MDT communities, providing insight into how this hospital model…
This webinar covers different types of civil attorneys, how their expertise differs from other legal professionals, and what civil legal expertise can add to E-MDT discussions and elder abuse responses. Presented by: Deena Schwartz, Elder Abuse Enhanced Multidisciplinary Team (EMDT)…
This webinar conversation discusses strategies to sustain E-MDTs, obstacles E-MDTs may face when institutionalizing your team, and suggested approaches to overcome them. The discussion focuses on available funding, developing a structure that will assist with receiving funding, and the critical…
This webinar covers the structuring, implementation, legal and ethical considerations of completing capacity assessments remotely, drawing from the experience of the UTHealth Texas Elder Abuse and Mistreatment Institute (TEAM). Presented by: Jason Burnett and John Halphen See the slides ›