This free event will provide information about memory loss, support caregivers, share new research and show how to get involved in helping conquering this disease. This forum attracts more than 425 family members of people with dementia, including teens and adult children, health professionals and care providers.

Agenda

8 a.m. Registration Open

8:30 a.m. Welcome and Promise Garden Ceremony

9 – 10:30 a.m. Alzheimer’s Research and its Impact on the African-American Community

Dr. Warachal Faison, Pfizer, Inc. 

10:30 – 10:45 a.m. Break

10:45 – 11:45 a.m. Skills to Manage Behavioral Difficulties in Dementia and Life

Dr. Ann Morrison, PhD, RN, CLNC, The Copper Ridge Institute, Morrison & Associates

 11:45 – 1 p.m. Lunch

1 – 2 p.m. Breakout Sessions (select one)

Legal/Financial
Wayne Cooper, Esq. and Marilyn Pierre

Caregiver Stress
Georgia Stevens, Ph.D., APRN, BC

Other Types of Dementia
S. Marc Testa, Ph.D. Neuropsychologist

2:15 – 3 p.m. Caregiver Panel

Voices of experience

3 p.m. Call to Action

3:15 p.m. Closing and Evaluations

The Forum will feature health screenings. Baltimore City Health System will provide nutritionist consultations and eye screenings, Coppin State University’s Helene Fuld School of Nursing will provide blood pressure screenings.

Admission is free and includes continental breakfast and lunch, but registration is required by Oct. 27