View the schedule for this conference below.

To follow different conference tracks, see below or view the conference tracks separately:

  • Infrastructure Track: Infrastructure (Roadway and Vehicle) Improvements to Assist Older Driver
  • Medical Track: Driver Fitness – how to assess, counsel, and report at-risk drivers
  • Mobility Track: Keeping Older Adults Moving, Safe, and Engaged After They Stop or Limit their Driving
  • Policy Track: Legislation and Policies Impacting Older Drivers

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Schedule
2015
Tuesday, June 16th
7:30 AM

Registration and Continental Breakfast, sponsored by AAA Northeast

Older Driver Safety Summit

7:30 AM - 8:15 AM

8:00 AM

AM Poster Presentations, sponsored by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

Older Driver Safety Summit

8:00 AM - 8:30 AM

8:30 AM

Opening Session

J. Keith Motley, Chancellor, University of Massachusetts Boston
Jessica Cicchino, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Jeanne Hathaway, Massachusetts Department of Public Health - Injury Prevention
Beth Dugan, University of Massachusetts Boston
Ira A. Jackson, Emcee, John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

Ballroom B, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

8:30 AM - 9:15 AM

9:15 AM

Exhibitors Hall

Older Driver Safety Summit

9:15 AM - 4:00 PM

9:30 AM

Plenary Session I – Infrastructure Track: NHTSA’s 5 Year Strategic Plan

Art Kinsman, (Moderator) Executive Director Highway Safety Division Office of EOPSS
Mark Scarboro, National Highway Safety

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

9:30 AM

Plenary Session I – Medical Track: Identifying Medically At-Risk Drivers

Janet Jankowiak, (Moderator)
Brian Ott, Brown University & Rhode Island Hospital
Ann Hollis, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Elin Schold-Davis, American Occupational Therapy Association
Eugene Scanzera, (Discussant) Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan

Ballroom C, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

9:30 AM

Plenary Session I – Mobility Track: The Transition from Driver to Passenger and the Role of Senior-Friendly Transportation Options

Nina Silverstein, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts Boston
Jana Hunkler, Berkshire Community Action Council/BerkshireRides
Helen Kerschner, Community Transportation Association of America
William Henry, Volunteers Insurance Service Association, Inc.
Noah Berger, (Discussant) Federal Transit Administration

Room 3545, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

9:30 AM

Plenary Session I – Policy Track: Policies That Work

David Stevens, (Moderator) Massachusetts Councils on Aging
Marian Ryan, Middlesex District Attorney
Kay Khan, Representative, Massachusetts House of Representatives
Harriette L. Chandler, Senator, Massachusetts State Senate
Patricia Jehlen, Senator, Massachusetts State Senate

Ballroom B, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

9:30 AM - 10:45 AM

10:45 AM

Coffee Break

Older Driver Safety Summit

10:45 AM - 11:00 AM

11:00 AM

Plenary Session II – Infrastructure Track: Designing for Older Road Users

Bonnie Polin, (Moderator) Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division
Gene Amparano, Federal Highway Administration
Jim Danila, Massachusetts Department of Transportation

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Plenary Session II – Medical Track: Substance and Medication Use

Mary Maguire, (Moderator) AAA Northeast
Michele Matthews, Massachusetts College of Pharmacy & Health Science
Stephen J. Walsh, Lieutenant, Massachusetts State Police
Joanne Thomka, National District Attorneys Association

Ballroom C, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Plenary Session II – Mobility Track: When the Wheels Fall Off

Jean Patel Bushnell, (Moderator) ITN Greater Boston
Lissa Kapust, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
John Paul, AAA Southern New England
Don Blackburn, Consumer

Room 3545, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

11:00 AM

Plenary Session II – Policy Track: Policies That Work

Kathrin Boerner, (Moderator) University of Massachusetts Boston
Jake Nelson, AAA
Richard Marottoli, Yale University
Tom Meuser, University of Missouri - St Louis

Ballroom B, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

12:00 PM

Luncheon, sponsored by Ford

Older Driver Safety Summit

12:00 PM - 12:30 PM

12:15 PM

PM Poster Presentations, sponsored by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

Older Driver Safety Summit

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

12:30 PM

Looking to the Future — Google / Navigating Tomorrow

Ron Medford, GoogleX Driverless Car Director
Richard Marottoli MD, Yale University
Len Fishman, University of Massachusetts Boston
Ira A. Jackson, Emcee, John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

1:00 PM

Keynote Address – Navigating Tomorrow: Keeping an Aging America Safe, Seamless & on the Move

Joseph F. Coughlin, MIT Age Lab and Director, New England Transportation Center
Ira A. Jackson, Emcee, John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

2:15 PM

Plenary Session III – Infrastructure Track: Designing Vehicles to Accommodate Older Driver Needs

Bonnie Polin, (Moderator) Massachusetts Department of Transportation, Highway Division
Michele Chaka, Ford Motor Company
Scott A. Schmidt, Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

2:15 PM

Plenary Session III – Medical Track: Reporting At-Risk Drivers to MassDOT Medical Advisory Board

Michele Ellicks, (Moderator) Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Marjorie Weinberger, Massachusetts Department of Transportation
James Ellison, Harvard Medical School
Debra Kerrigan, Newton-Wellesley Hospital
Jatin Dave, Tufts Health Plan

Ballroom C, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

2:15 PM

Plenary Session III – Mobility Track: Successful Models for Senior Transportation in Massachusetts

Theadora Fisher, (Moderator) Executive Office of Health and Human Services
Jayne Colino, Newton Senior Services
Tim O’Day, SCM Elderbus
Erica Girgenti, Adams Council on Aging
Janet Seckel-Cerroti, Friendship Works

Room 3545, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

2:15 PM

Plenary Session III – Policy Track: Focus on Innovation

Emily Shea, (Moderator) Boston Commission on Elderly Affairs
Jessica Cicchini, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety
Bryan Reimer, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Meghan Verena Joyce, Uber
Nora Moreno Cargie, Tufts Health Plan
Betsey Crimmins, Greater Boston Legal Services

Ballroom B, Campus Center, University of Massachusetts Boston

2:15 PM - 3:15 PM

3:30 PM

Wrap-Up and Call to Action

The Honorable Alice Bonner, Secretary of Elder Affair
The Honorable Stephanie Pollack, MassDOT Secretary
Lillian Glickman, Moderator, University of Massachusetts Boston
Ira A. Jackson, Emcee, John W. McCormack School of Policy and Global Studies, University of Massachusetts Boston

3:30 PM - 4:00 PM

4:00 PM

Networking Reception, sponsored by Tufts Health Plan Foundation

Older Driver Safety Summit

4:00 PM - 5:00 PM