Savvy Caregiver CD-ROM Experts

The Savvy Caregiver™ Homework CD-ROM was developed as a collaborative effort between the Department of Veterans Affairs Employee Education System (EES), the Geriatrics and Extended Care Strategic Healthcare Group, and HealthCare Interactive, Inc.

HealthCare Interactive would like to thank the many families and dementia experts for helping to educate other caregivers by agreeing to participate and be videotaped in this program. We respect the sensitive nature of this material and appreciate the support of everyone involved.

Content Experts/Advisory Board Members

• Richard Adelson, D.D.S., Director, Minneapolis Education Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Cheri Anthony-Bergstone, Ph.D., Psychology Service, VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC
• Jewel Bruner, L.D.S.W., Center of Alzheimer and Neurodegeneration Disorders, VA Medical Center, Oklahoma City, OK
• Susan Cooley, Ph.D., Geriatrics & Extended Care Strategic Healthcare Group, VA Headquarters, Washington, DC
• Frank Gantz, Psy.D., Program Manager, Psychology Service, VA Medical Center, Salisbury, NC
• Marsha Goodwin, M.S.M., Geriatrics & Extended Care Strategic Healthcare Group, VA, Washington, DC
• Ann Hurley, D.M.Sc., GRECC Associate Director for Education and Program Evaluation, Bedford, MA
• Renee MacDonald, Family Caregiver, Minneapolis, MN
• John Mach, Jr., M.D., Medical Director, Evercare, United HealthCare Corporation, Minneapolis, MN
• Gabe Maletta, Ph.D., M.D., ACOS/Geriatric and Extended Care, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Gabriel Manasse, M.D., Deputy ADCMDE, VA Headquarters, Washington, DC
• Katie Maslow, M.S.W., National Alzheimer’s Association, Washington, DC
• Kerry Meyer, Ph.D., VA Puget Sound Health Care System, GRECC, Seattle, WA
• Anne Stechmann, M.A., Program Manager, Minneapolis Education Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Joyce Watters, Family Caregiver, Minneapolis, MN

Authors

• Ken Hepburn, Ph.D., Professor and Associate Dean for Research, Nell Hodgson Woodruff School of Nursing, Emory University, Atlanta, GA (previously at the University of Minnesota School of Nursing, Minneapolis, MN)
• John Hobday, M.A., CEO and Founder, HealthCare Interactive, Minneapolis, MN
• Melitta Maddox, M.S.N., RNCS, GRECC, VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN
• Stanley Smith, M.D., M.S., University of Minnesota Family Practice, Minneapolis, MN

Organizations

• VA Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN

*The titles listed for individuals above reflect their positions at the time the program was developed and, as such, may not indicate current titles or affiliations.