Beth Fields, PhD, OTR/L, BCG

Assistant Professor
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Dr. Fields is an occupational therapist, assistant professor in the Department of Kinesiology, and affiliate faculty member in the Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE) and Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center (ADRC) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research interests include: caregiving, implementation of evidence-based programs, geriatric health services, aging in place and chronic conditions. Dr. Fields has published more than 35 papers and abstracts on these topics.

She serves on the Development Council for the American Occupational Therapy Foundation and is an active member of the Health Services Task Force for the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine. The National Institute of Aging and the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, Rehabilitation Research have supported her research, as well as the RRF Foundation for Aging.

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Presentation(s):

• Novel Approaches to Minimize Social Isolation and Maximize Participation in Older Adults with Dementia

  Wednesday, November 2, 2022
  2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

• 1 - Adaptive Horseback Riding: An Innovative Program for Improving the Quality of Life of Persons Living with Dementia

  Wednesday, November 2, 2022
  2:30 PM – 4:00 PM ET

• Lessons from CAPABLE: Drivers, Implementation Experience, and Market Readiness Considerations

  Saturday, November 5, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET

• 3 - Understanding Potential Involvement of Care Partners in CAPABLE

  Saturday, November 5, 2022
  12:00 PM – 1:30 PM ET