Caregiver’s role in medication management is focus of presentation

Approximately 100 attendees, comprised of direct family caregivers and volunteers, and about half professional caregivers, were on hand to hear Kevin Look, assistant professor in the Social & Administrative Sciences Division, present at the 2016 Annual Caregiver Conference Dementia, Dignity & Quality of Life. Entitled, “Pharmacy: The vital role of unpaid family caregivers in managing medications: Results from the Clark County Caregiver Study,” Look’s presentation highlighted the results of his Institute for Clinical & Translational (ICTR) Clinical & Community Outcomes Research Pilot Grant. Shannon Myers, Community Research Specialist, Community-Academic Aging Research Network-(CAARN): Connecting the communities of Wisconsin and researchers to grow evidence-based programming to fit the needs and establish a quality of life co-presented. Meyers collaborated with Look on the project along with additional community partners at the Clark County Aging Department. The conference was held in October in at the Clark County Rehabilitation & Living Center in Owen, Wis.