Consensus Workshops

Taking Community Action Against Pain:Translating Research on Chronic Pain among Older Adults
December 2006
This one day CITRA NYC conference on October 16, 2006, was designed to stimulate dialogue among researchers, practitioners, and policy makers on this important topic. One anticipated outcome of this endeavor is the formation of community-researcher partnerships to address the problem of chronic pain among older adults residing in NYC.

(WORD) CITRA Pain Conference Summary (with hyperlinks to presentations)
CITRA Pain Conference Summary

Social Isolation: Strategies for Connecting and Engaging Older People
March 2007
The following research review focuses on scientifically tested strategies for reducing social isolation among older adults. A long research tradition in the field of gerontology has related social integration - participation in multiple life roles and activities and access to social support in times of need - to good health and well-being among older people. Conversely, social isolation, or the lack of access to social support and the lack of meaningful social relationships, roles, and activities, is related to poor health and lower well-being.
Social Isolation Consensus Workshop Paper

Elder Mistreatment Consensus Recommendations

Spring 2007

This consensus workshop took place in New York City and explored the issue of elder mistreatment and elder abuse prevention. Recommendations were made based on empirical evidence by researchers and expert practitioners for future directions of elder abuse research.

Practitioners’ Views on Elder Mistreatment Research Priorities: Recommendations from a Research-to-Practice Consensus Conference

Applying Hospitality Research to the Delivery of Aging Services

Fall 2007

This consensus workshop was used to bring researchers and expert practitioners together to participate in a dialogue and create subsequent recommendations about the application of empirical research from the hospitality field to the enhancement of aging services.

Creating Centers that Serve: How Current Thinking in Hospitality Can Benefit Older People

Transitions of Care for Frail Elders

February 2008

This consensus workshop was convened by a group of health services leaders in Central New York. It focused on the issue of care transitions for frail elders. Transitions of frail elders from home to (and from) institutional care environments, such as hospital and long-term care facilities, have a significant impact on their physical and emotional well-being. These transitions often magnify the impact associated with the inadequacies in the health care system.

Transitions of Care for Frail Elders: A Research Review

The CITRA Research-Practice Consensus Workshop Manual
November 2006
The CITRA consensus workshop model detailed here was created as part of a community-based research partnership of social science and medical researchers at Cornell University and an organized group of approximately 250 aging service organizations in New York City. The concept of the consensus workshop emerged from in-depth discussions of ways to bridge the gap between research and practice.

CITRA Research-Practice Consensus Workshop Manual

The CITRA Research-Practice Consensus-Workshop Model: Exploring a New Method of Research Translation in Aging
Sabir, M., Breckman, R., Meador, R., Wethington, E., Reid, M.C., & Pillemer, K. (2006). The CITRA Research-Practice Consensus-Workshop Model: Exploring a New Method of Research Translation in Aging. The Gerontologist, 46, 833-839.

A Community-Based Participatory Critique of Social Isolation Intervention Research for Community-Dwelling Older Adults

Sabir, M., Wethington, E., Breckman, R., Meador, R., Reid, M.C., and Pillemer, K. (2009). A Community-Based Participatory Critique of Social Isolation Intervention Research for Community-Dwelling Older Adults. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 28, 218-234.