Susan Mazer to Speak at Aging in America Conference
Presentation will focus on the therapeutic benefits and operational strategies of executing an effective concert series for the elderly
March 2, 2010 –
March 2, 2010 - Susan Mazer, expert on the sound environment in healthcare settings and President and Co-founder of Reno, NV based Healing HealthCare Systems, will be presenting The Elder Care Concert Series, A Case Study on March 17th at the 2010 Annual Conference of the American Society on Aging and the National Council on Aging taking place in Chicago, IL. The presentation will address the benefits of creating a community interface with the confined elder through live performances in elder care settings. Participants will be provided with the benefits and operational strategies to set up an Elder Care Concert Series in their community.
"When we started the Elder Care Concerts with Sierra Arts Foundation, we aimed for breaking through the marginalization of the confined elder by bringing in musicians who would not only perform, but would come to know their audiences and be more involved." says Mazer. "The experience has not only been beneficial to the elder community, but has been enriching and gratifying to the musicians."
Aging in America, 2010 Annual Conference: with nearly 4,000 attendees, this conference is recognized as a showcase for programs and projects that can be replicated, a forum for policy discussion and advocacy, and a prime source of information on new research findings in aging. It is the largest gathering of a diverse, multidisciplinary community of professionals from the fields of aging, healthcare and education, along with business leaders from across the United States.
Ms. Mazer is the President and CEO of Healing HealthCare Systems, which has been producing The C.A.R.E. Channel since 1992. Acknowledged as a pioneer in the use of music as environmental design, Ms. Mazer has been able to raise the level of consciousness and concern for hospital noise by presenting at national conferences and authoring articles in industry publications as well as peer reviewed journals. Ms. Mazer appeared on Good Morning America for a feature specifically on noise in hospitals and has received the Leland R. Kaiser Founder's Award, the Sierra Arts Foundation President's Award and the Who's Who Among Health Care Facilities Management Professionals.
Healing HealthCare Systems (Reno, Nevada): Healing HealthCare Systems is the producer of The C.A.R.E. Channel® a 24-hour, evidence-based relaxation programming for patient television. The C.A.R.E. Channel is currently serving hospitals and long-term care facilities in over 45 states. For more information on the Healing HealthCare Systems and the C.A.R.E. Channel go to: http://www.healinghealth.com.
