8:30-9:30 a.m

22-J. Innovating Together: Working with Academic Health Partners

Partnering with academic health institutions can help your senior living organization unlock resources, foster innovation, and improve older adults' quality of life. During this session, representatives from a university and a life plan community will describe their collaboration and explain how it created opportunities for both partners. Presenters will outline how the community gained access to cutting-edge medical research and health screenings, while university researchers collaborated with community team members and residents to co-create solutions to pressing challenges. You'll learn how to identify and approach potential partners, bridge cultural gaps, navigate challenges, and sustain momentum. Get ready to connect aging and academia to deliver measurable benefits to all stakeholders.

• Jodi Waterhouse, Director, Strategic Partnerships & Programs, University of Colorado — Boulder, CO
• Verna Cavey, Resident/Educator, Clermont Park, CLC — Denver, CO, USA