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Webinars
Upcoming webinars
All the events will be held online in English, Spanish, Italian and French at 3:00PM (Rome Time).
This webinar provides some strategies to reduce the risk of developing dementia or at least mitigate its development.
Following on from the first of the three webinars the speakers will be Sr. Peter Lillian, O.Carm., BA, LNHA and Alfred Norwood, MBA, BS, Avila Institute Faculty. Moderator Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, S.S.H.J.M.
This webinar seeks to explore the particular challenges for safeguarding senior female religious face today, and to identify directions for a future rooted in safety and dignity.
The speaker will be 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 will be 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 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 honours that prophetic dimension of their lives and shows the value we place on the contribution they have made to an unknown future.
The speaker will be 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 will be Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, SS.H.J.M, The Anna Trust Cognitive Impairment Program Director.
This session will explore 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 will 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 will be Sr. Siobhán O'Keeffe, SS.H.J.M, The Anna Trust Cognitive Impairment Program Director.
Past webinars
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.