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Get an update on Alzheimer's and dementia issues and resources, including:
• What's new with consumer, caregiver, and professional resources on dementia, including the 24/7 National Alzheimer’s Call Center, the NIH Alzheimer’s Disease Education and Referral Center, and research participation information
• Helpful resources on areas of special interest: Veterans and their caregivers, Financial exploitation, and Depression & dementia
• How the federal government is implementing the National Alzheimer’s Plan, including the overall direction of the plan and its 2017 changes
Presenters:
• Tanya Friese, DNP, RN, CNL USN (Ret.), Assistant Professor, College of Nursing and Educational Coordinator, Road Home Program, Rush University Medical Center
• Peter Lichtenberg, PhD, Director, Institute of Gerontology and Professor of Psychology, Wayne State University
• Lisa McGuire, PhD, Lead, Alzheimer’s Disease and Healthy Aging Program, CDC
• Mark Snowden, MD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of Washington
• Amy Wiatr-Rodriguez, MSW, Aging Services Program Specialist, ACL |
