Southern Illinois University School of Medicine

CONFERENCE HANDOUTS

FAMILY CAREGIVER CONFERENCE: ALZHEIMER'S AWARENESS - November 16, 2009

1. Alzheimer's Disease: What have we learned in the past year? - Tom Ala

2. SIU School of Medicine Faculty Present their Research on Alzheimer's Disease & Aging

• What Have We Learned from the Longest Lived Mouse in the World? - Andrzej Bartke
• What Neurons In a Dish Tell Us About the Aging Brain and Alzheimer's Disease - Gregory Brewer
• Can a Mouse Get Alzheimer's Disease? - Gregory Rose
• Sugar, Diabetes and the Aging Brain - Peter Patrylo

3. Straight Talk Begins with Compassion - Monica Vest Wheeler

4. Who Will Speak for Me? Understanding the authority and responsibility of surrogate decision making - Janet C. Proctor

5. Creating Meaningful Moments and Communication - Rachelle Blough

6. Anticipatory Guidance When Caring for an Individual with Dementia - Prudence I. Twigg

7. Alzheimer's from the Inside Out - Richard Taylor

PROFESSIONAL CONFERENCE: SYNCHRONIZING SCIENCE AND SUPPORT - NOVEMBER 17, 2009

Opening Keynote - Why Consult Professionals When Cognitive Skills are Slipping - Richard Taylor

1. Is It Dementia? If so, what kind of dementia? - Carolyn Hahn-Swanson

2. Brain Metabolic Activity in A.D. - Robert Struble and Current Clinical Drug Trials at SIU-SM - Barbara Lokaitis

3. The Mediterranean Diet and Alzheimer's Disease - Joy Rush

4. Long Term Care Insurance in the Workplace and Medicare 2010 - Murray Gordon and Sandy Leith

• Long Term Care Insurance in the Workplace
• Medicare Beneficiary due to Disability
• Medicare Savings Program
  

5. Four E's to Programming: Esteem, Engagement, Enrichment, Entertainment...more than the calendar - Rachelle Blough

6. Perceived Stigma in Persons with Dementia: Effects on Functioning, Psychological Outcomes and Quality of Life - Sandy Burgener

7. How Can You Help People Living with Dementia Find and Lead a Purposeful and Purpose-Filled Life? - Richard Taylor

8. Support for Caregivers in the Workplace - Rachel Schwarzendruber

9. Alzheimer's Has a Human Face - Monica Vest Wheeler

10. Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia - Prudence Twigg

11. Serving Individuals with Early Stage Memory Loss - Nicole Batsch

12. Winning Strategies: Showcasing Personnel Policies and Practices of Local Businesses to Support Working Caregivers - Susan Real

Closing Keynote - Untangling Agitation Inside the World of Dementia: Balancing the Benefits and Harms - Malaz Boustani

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