Alberta Elder Abuse Awareness Network Conference 

October 3-4, 2011,  Edmonton

Keynote speakers

• Phil Callaway, Award-winning author and speaker.

• Dr. Daphne Nahmiash, Chair, Notre-Dame-de-Grâce Community Committee on Elder Abuse & member of the National Seniors Council

• Laura Watts, Past National Director, Canadian Centre for Elder Law.

• Judith Wahl, Executive Director Advocacy Centre for the Elderly.

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Conference speaker themes: 1.  Prevention, Protection and Harm Reduction, and other Supports in Community 

2. Law Enforcement and the Criminal Justice System 3. Elder Abuse and the Aging Process  4. Screening and Risk Detection

 Early Bird Registration: until August 31st—$195.00

For more information  , see:  http://www.regonline.com/Register/Checkin.aspx?EventID=975082 

Historically, older people have not been considered potential or actual targets of sexual assault and as a result have  been under-identified and under-served as victims. 

With the insufficient knowledge and awareness of this form of abuse,  the most effective strategy to serve older victims of sexual assault is to bring together professionals in victim’s services and 

in the aging fields to shed light on this issue.