Join us at the 10th Annual Upper Shore Dementia Conference in Chestertown, MD. Caregivers and professionals will spend the day hearing the latest in research and policy, and take away invaluable information on how to care for someone with dementia. 

Registration is free for family caregivers and financial assistance for in-home respite care is available. Social work CEUs and ALM credits are offered to professionals.

Agenda

8-8:45 a.m. Registration and Breakfast

8:45-9 a.m. Opening Remarks

Cass Naugle, Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association

Jennifer FitzPatrick, LCSW-C, Alzheimer's Association
Jane Anthony, LBSW, Queen Anne's County Area Agency on Aging
Gary Gunther, Executive Director, Upper Shore Aging, Inc. 

9-10 a.m. Research Update in Alzheimer's Disease: Should I Consider
Participating in a Research Trial?

Dr. Ann Morrison, Morrison & Associates

10-10:45 a.m. What is MOLST?

David Rice, EMS Captain, Kent County Office of Emergency Services

10:45-11 a.m. Break

11-11:45 a.m. The use of Music for Persons with Dementia

Amie Denayer, Genesis Healthcare, Corsica Hills Center

11:45-12:45 p.m. Ok, Now What? A Caregiver's Guide to What Really Matters

Sue Collins, RN, Author
Nancy Taylor Robson, Author