Webinars

This session explored the emotional and psychological impact of caring for someone with Dementia, focusing on ways we can understand our own responses and how to support ourselves. The speaker of the event was be Dr Ruth Watson.BSc,Clin.Psy.D., C.Psychol, AFBPsS, Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Lead for Later Life Psychology in the British NHS. The moderator was Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, SS.H.J.M, The Anna Trust Cognitive Impairment Program Director.

A prayer often attributed to St. Oscar Romero was in fact written by US Bishop Ken Untener. It expresses the idea that our efforts in life often only bear fruit in a future that we do not live to see. Care of our elderly members honors that prophetic dimension of their lives and shows the value we place on the contribution they have made to an unknown future.

The speaker was Sr. Gemma Simmonds, CJ, a senior research fellow at the Margaret Beaufort Institute of Theology, Cambridge where she teaches pastoral theology and Christian spirituality and the moderator was Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, SS.H.J.M, The Anna Trust Cognitive Impairment Program Director.

This webinar explored the particular challenges for safeguarding senior female religious face today identified directions for a future rooted in safety and dignity.

The speaker was Fr. Hans Zollner, SJ, Director of the Institute of Anthropology. Interdisciplinary Studies on Human Dignity and Care (IADC) at the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome. The moderator was Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, SS.H.J.M, The Anna Trust Cognitive Impairment Program Director.

Our last 2025 webinar "Is Dementia Preventable" was held on December 15th, 2025, and nearly 300 people from all over the world joined the event online.

The event was moderated by Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, SS.H.J.M, The Anna Trust Cognitive Impairment Program Director and the speakers were Sr. Peter Lillian, O.Carm., BA, LNHA, Director of the Avila Institute pf Gerontology Inc., and Alfred Norwood, MBA, BS, Avila Institute Faculty. This webinar provided some strategies to reduce the risk of developing dementia or at least mitigate its development.

The webinar provided leadership teams with the tools to plan effectively for the care of their aging members. Through real-world case studies, participants explored sustainable, compassionate approaches to the provision of long-term pastoral and practical support. The session fostered strategic thinking rooted in mission, community and dignity.

The speaker of the event was Helen Harrington, Director of L&P Stewardship Advisory Services and who is now part of Cantor Fitzgerald. The moderator was Susan Raymond Ph.D., The Anna Trust Senior Advisor.

The knowledge shared during the webinar supported participants — and especially the sisters who care for those with memory impairments — in deepening their insight and understanding.

The speaker of the event was Sr. Peter Lillian, O.Carm., BA, LNHA, Director of the Avila Institute pf Gerontology Inc., and Alfred Norwood, MBA, BS, Avila Institute Faculty. The moderator was Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, SS.H.J.M, The Anna Trust Cognitive Impairment Program Director.