Friday, 4:00 - 5:30 pm

DEVELOPING RESPITE SERVICES: OVERCOMING CHALLENGES AND SHARING STRATEGIES Location: Hyatt Regency, Cowboy Artists Room Participants will learn about the strategies and challenges in developing and operating respite care. Topics include barriers and solutions to funding and other partnership agreements, staffing and sensitivity of giving care, and developing a collaborative care model with clients. Introductory Level. Presenters: Alice Broughton, MSW, Sherbourne Health Centre, Recuperative Care Program, Toronto, Ontario; Evan Howe, MD, PhD, MPH, Care Alliance Health Center, Cleveland, OH; Patricia Larson, MN, Sherbourne Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario; Anita Pittman, MSN, Camillus Health Concern, Inc., Miami, FL; Tracy Warne, Sherbourne Health Centre, Toronto, Ontario. Materials: Care Alliance Recuperative Care (CARC) (ppt) Camillus Health Concern (ppt)