2025 20th Annual Clinical Geriatrics Colloquium
Thursday October 23, 2025
8:30-3:30PM Eastern
Virtual via Zoom
Hear from workforce, labor, and aging experts about later life work as a factor in wellness
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Registration Price: $50
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Current UMaine System Student, STUDENT
Older Adult (65+), OLDER-ADULT
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Theme: Work and Wellness for Older Adults
Employment is a social determinant of health for all of us as we age. Hear from workforce,
labor and aging experts about later life work as a factor in wellness.
What is the relationship between work and wellness?
What are the challenges for older workers, employers and health professionals?
What are the program and policy approaches to encourage work for those who want it?
Agenda Overview
8:30 AM | Opening Remarks | David Harder, PhD, Director, University of Maine Institute of Medicine
8:45 AM | Plenary Address 1 | Peter Berg, PhD, Michigan State University
9:30 AM | Plenary Address 2 | Laura Fortman, Commissioner Maine Deptartment of Labor
10:30 AM | Panel Discussion – Employers | Janine Vanderburg, Encore Network
11:15 AM | Panel Discussion – Older Workers | Elizabeth Gattine, MD, Maine Cabinet on Aging
1:00 PM | Breakout Sessions | Richard Eisenberg, Cal Halvorsen, PhD, MSW (Washington University), Susan Gatti (MaineHealth)
1:50 PM | Afternoon Session 1 | Philip Taylor, PhD, University of Warwick, UK
2:40 PM | Afternoon Session 2 | Jennifer Crittenden, PhD, MSW, University of Maine Center on Aging
3:35 PM | Closing Remarks | Noel Bonam, AARP, Maine State Director