The McGinty Conference is Oregon’s leading research and education event that highlights Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Now in its 16th year, the McGinty Conference honors Dr. Dean McGinty, a Portland geriatrician, an early advocate for those living with dementia and a pioneer in the Alzheimer’s family-support movement.
Since Dr. McGinty’s death in 1995, the Alzheimer’s Association Oregon Chapter has convened experts at the McGinty Conference to lead interactive sessions that focus on the many issues related to Alzheimer’s.
The McGinty Conference is geared toward individuals personally and/or professionally affected by this devastating disease. This year’s conference will be held Nov. 4 at the Oregon Convention Center in Portland. This year, we are showcasing speakers that address innovative approaches to care, community-based approaches, maintaining cognitive health and early intervention in the disease process.
Register by October 31. Approved for 6.5 CEUs for social workers, adult foster home care providers and nursing home administrators (assisted living, residential care and memory care facilities).
Featured speakers:
Keith Fargo, Ph.D.
Director of Scientific Programs and Outreach
Alzheimer's Association
Keith N. Fargo, Ph.D., is director of scientific programs and outreach at the Alzheimer's Association. Before joining the Alzheimer's Association, Dr. Fargo was a researcher with a focus on regenerative processes in the nervous system; he held appointments as a research scientist at Edward Hines, Jr. VA Hospital Rehabilitation Research & Development Program and as an assistant research professor at the Loyola University Chicago Department of Molecular Pharmacology & Therapeutics.
Betsy Broyles Arnold and Molly Arnold Gay
Coach Broyles Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers
Betsy Broyles Arnold is one of the co-authors of Coach Broyles' Playbook for Alzheimer's Caregivers. After Betsy's mother passed away from Alzheimer's, she and her family wanted to share what they had learned with other caregivers. Betsy, her sister and her father (Coach Broyles) compiled their experiences into a book and have used it as an opportunity to help others in similar situations.
As a 13-year-old watching her family struggle through some tough but love-filled years, Molly Arnold Gay realized how important communication is during tough times. She also realized that the third generation affected by Alzheimer’s disease, grandkids, is not talked about much. She hopes to change that by speaking at events and seminars across the country.
Conference Schedule:
7:30am - 8:30am Registration/Visit with Exhibitors
8:30am - 9:30am Keynote: Dr Keith Fargo
9:30am - 9:45am Break
9:45am - 11:15am Session A
11:30am - 12:30pm Luncheon Presentation: Betsy & Molly Arnold
12:45am - 2:15pm Session B
2:15pm - 2:30pm Break
2:30pm - 4:00pm Session C
4:00pm - 5:00pm Reception & Exhibitor Prize Raffle
Additional Presenters:
Amie Clark, B.S.W., Jennifer Cook, M.B.A. and Sande George - Memory Care, Adult Care Homes, and Assisted Living Communities – What is the best fit for a person with Alzheimer’s?
Elizabeth Eckstrom, M.D., M.P.H. - Pharmacological Strategies in the Context of Dementia
Deniz Erten-Lyons, M.D. - Promoting Successful Cognitive Aging
Patrick Gillette, M.D. - Theories of Care and Cocoon Theory
Anne Hill, J.D. - Top Ten Tips to Care Successfully for a Family Member with Alzheimer’s
Jan Karlen, B.S.W., and Ann McQueen, Ph.D. - Dementia Capable Physicians: Recommendations from the State Plan
Marya Kain M.S., C.M.C. - Strength-Based Communication Strategies for Meaningful Interaction with People Experiencing Memory Loss and Confusion
Kara Busick, Dawn Iwamasa, and Larisa Kofman - Alzheimer’s Association: How Can We Work with You?
Adele Tiberius - The Five Lies We Need to Stop Telling Ourselves
There are a limited number of hotel rooms available at a discounted rate. Visit this page to reserve your room using the Alzheimer's Association discount.
