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The Annual Dementia Conference is for caregivers, people living with early-stage dementia, acute and long-term care nurses, social workers, assisted living and nursing home administrators, geriatric care managers and allied health professionals working with individuals with dementia and their caregivers.
Agenda
8:00 a.m. | Registration, continental breakfast and networking
9:00 a.m. | Welcome remarks
Cass Naugle, Executive Director, Alzheimer's Association
9:15 a.m. | Morning Keynote
State of Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Research: Moving Toward 2025
Dr. Heather Snyder, PhD
Senior Director, Medical & Scientific Relations
Alzheimer's Association
10:15 a.m. | Break
10:45 a.m. | Morning breakout sessions
(choose one when registering)
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A. Legal & Financial Planning
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Jason A. Frank, Esq., President, Frank, Frank & Scherr LLC
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B. Identifying and Supporting Cargivers in the LGBT Community
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Alex Kent, MPA, SAGECAP Program Replication Coordinator, SAGE (Services and Advocacy for GLBT Elders)
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C. Managing Difficult Behaviors
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Christopher Morano, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Johns Hopkins Medicine
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D. Advocating for Your Loved One Across Settings
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Lynn McCammie, MSW, Ombudsman Program Manager, Baltimore County Department of Aging
Margie Heald, Deputy Director for Federal Programs, Department of Mental Health and Hygiene, Office of Healthcare Quality
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12:15 p.m. | Lunch, networking and exhibitors
1:15 p.m. | Afternoon breakout sessions
(choose one when registering)
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A. End of Life
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Fabio Lomelino, Bereavement Support and Outreach Coordinator, Gilchrist Grief Services
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B. Sleep Disorders and Dementia
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Angel V. Shannon, MS., AGPCNP-BC, Founder and Principal, Seva HealthLLC
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C. Maryland-Based Research
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Surya Korn, Director of Operations at Pharmasite Research, Inc.
Tabassum Majid, PhD, Director of Research, Intergrace Institute
Quincy Miles Samus, PhD, MS, Director, Translational Aging Services Core, Johns Hopkins Medicine
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D. Hearing Loss and Dementia
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Frank Lin, MD, PhD, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins Center on Aging
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2:30 p.m. | Afternoon Keynote
The Journery of an Alzheimer's Caregiver: Living, Loving and Laughting
Herb Magley
3:30 p.m. | Closing and Evaluations
Thank you to our Sponsors:
Date:
Friday, April 21, 2017
Time: 8:00 AM - 3:30 PM
Address:
Sheraton Baltimore North
903 Dulaney Valley Road
Towson, MD 21204
United States
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