| Schedule PROGRAMME | |
| Friday (14th June 2019) | |
| 9.00 -10.00 | Registration (Room 7, ground floor ) |
| 10.00 -10.30 | Open Ceremony (Aula, 2nd floor) |
| 10.30 -10.45 | Fifteen minutes of music |
| 10.45 -12.00 | Panel: Combating elder abuse in the context of the UN Convention of Human Rights of Older Persons |
| 12.00 -12.30 | Coffee Break |
| 12.30 -14.00 | Panel: A Review of Current National, Regional and International Policy |
| 14.00 -15.00 | Lunch |
| 15.00 -16.30 | Elder abuse -International Systemic Solution. Part 1-PREVENTION |
| 16.30- 16.45 | Coffee Break |
| 17.00 -18.00 | Visiting at The Senior Activity Center in Krakow (for interested) |
| 19.00 -21.00 | Dinner (The Mayor of the City Krakow) |
| Saturday 15th June 2019 | |
| 10.00 -11.30 | Elder abuse -international systemic solution. Part 2 – PROTECTION |
| 11.30 -12.00 | Coffee Break |
| 12.00 -13.30 | Violence against older people – local experiences |
| 13.30 -14.30 | Lunch |
| 14.30 -15.00 | Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations |
| 15.30 -17.30 | A walk around Krakow with a guide (in English)
for interested |
CONFERENCE PROGRAMME
Friday (14.06.2019)
9.00 – 10.00 Registration
10.00 – 10.45 – Open Ceremony
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10.45 -12.00 Combating elder abuse in the context of Convention of Human Rights of Older Persons
The Chair: Silvia Perel-Levin (Chair of the NGO Committee On Ageing at the United Nations in Geneva, Switzerland)
Rio Hada, Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), United Nations
Prof. Andrew Byrnes, Ph.D. (NHRI, University of New South Wales, Faculty of Law, Sydney, Australia)
Anna Chabiera, Senior Specialist, Discrimination Unit, Office of the Polish Commissioner for Human Rights HR Expert (Poland)
Dr. Claudia Mahler (German Institute for Human Rights)
11.45.12.00 Discussion
12.00 – 12.30 Coffee Break
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12.30– 14.00 Panel: High Level Response to Elder Abuse – A Review of Current National, Regional and Inter-National Policy
The chair: Susan Somers (INPEA President, USA)
Inter-governmental Organization
World Health Organization – Mr. Yongjie Yon
National Reviews
China – Mr.Wang Shaozhong (China National Committee on Ageing)
Poland- Mr. Jacek Jarosiński (The Department of Senior Policy, Ministry of Family, Labour and Social Policy)
Israel – Ms. Ariela Lowenstein
Australia – Mr. Andrew Byrnes
International NGO’s
International Red Cross – Mr. Milutin Vracevic
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14.00 – 15.00 lunch
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15.00-16.30 Elder abuse -International Systemic Solution. PART 1 – PREVENTION
The chair: Prof. Ariela Lowenstein, Ph.D. (Social Gerontology Center for Research & Study of Aging, Dept. of Gerontology, Haifa University, ISRAEL/ INPEA European Representative)
Natasha Todorović, MPH; Milutin Vracevic, MD MPH (Health and Care, Red Cross of Serbia/ INPEA)
Prevention of elder abuse through awareness raising and information campaigns
Yongjie Yon, Ph.D.- World Health Organization (WHO)
The public health approach to elder abuse prevention in Europe: Progress and challenges
Prof.Ariela Lowenstein, Ph.D (University of Haifa, Israel)
Elder Abuse as a Social Issue:Innovative policy and service developments. The Israeli experience
Pille Tsopp-Paga, (Women’s Support and Information Center, Finland)
Older female victims of abuse-recognizing, identifying and supporting women in need. The study of 6 European countries
16.15-16.30 Discussion
16.30-16.45 Coffee break
17.00-18.00 Visiting at The Senior Activity Center in Krakow (for interested)
19.00 -22.00 Dinner (The Mayor of the City Krakow)
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Saturday (15.06.2019)
10.00-11.30- Elder abuse -international systemic solution. PART 2 – PROTECTION
The chair: Natasha Todorović, MPH (Health and Care Program Manager, Red Cross, Serbia/INPEA)
Prof. Marie Beaulieu Ph.D. (School of Social Work of the University of Sherbrooke/ INPEA, Canada)
A better understanding of help seeking by mistreated and bullied older adults
Prabhat Kiran Pradhan (Alzheimers and Related Dementia Society Nepal/ Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People)
Alzheimer’s, Dementia and Mental Health: Promoting Supportive and Protective Environments for Older Persons in Nepal
Natasha Todorović, MPH (Health and Care Program Manager, Red Cross, Serbia/INPEA)
New protection mechanisms from elder abuse – case study in Serbia
Prof. Beata Bugajska, dr Rafał Iwański (University of Szczecin, City Szczecin)
Support for carers of dependents as a protection against care negligence – evaluation of solutions implemented in Szczecin.
11.15-11.30 Discussion
11.30-12.00 Coffee break
12.00-13.30 – Violence against older people-local experiences
The chair: Prof.Jolanta Maćkowicz, Ph.D.(Pedagogical University of Cracow/ INPEA National Representative of Poland)
Prof. Małgorzata Halicka, Anna Szafranek, Ph.D. (University of Bialystok, POLAND)
Violence against older women from a husband-experience in the Podlasie region ((north-eastern Poland)
Mgr Małgorzata Łyżwińska-Kustra (The city center for social welfare in Krakow)
Combating elder abuse-Cracow experience
Police Officer: Mgr Barbara Leśniak (Police Department of Prevention),
Interwention strategies of domestic violence-the blue card procedure
Mgr Magdalena Rutkiewicz (Fundacja Projekt Starsi)
Using the drama method at work with victims of violence
13.15-13.30 Discussion
13.30-14.30 lunch
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14.30-15.00-Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations
15.30- A walk around Krakow with a guide (in English)