2025 Brain Aging Conference - Professional Day slides
Slides from the presentations for Professionals Day, April 11, 2025.
Click the presentation titles below to download slides for each respective presentation. Each presentation will be updated here as it becomes available.
Types of Dementia: It’s Not Always Alzheimer’s Disease
Jennifer Arnold, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Smith Alzheimer’s Center, SIU School of Medicine
Intimacy Unforgotten: Navigating Dementia and Sexual Well-Being
Kaylie Caswell, WHNP-BC, CSC
Certified Nurse Practitioner & Certified Sexuality Counselor, Obstetrics and Gynecology, SIU School of Medicine
Palliative Care Approach to Complications of Advanced Dementia
Jacob Varney, MD
Assistant Professor of Internal Medicine, SIU School of Medicine; Medical Director of Memorial Home Hospice
Dementia and Loneliness: Our Role in Making a Difference
Susan Frick, MSW, LSW
Social Worker, Education and Recruitment Coordinator, Rush Alzheimer’s Disease Center
Health Disparities in Dementia
Joyce E. Balls-Berry, PhD, MPE
Associate Professor of Neurology, Inaugural Lead of Health Disparities and Equity Core, Knight Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center,
Washington University in St. Louis
Newer Medications for the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia
J. Mark Ruscin, PharmD, FCCP, BCPS
Professor, Department of Pharmacy Practice,
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Pharmacy
Leveraging Technology for Dementia Care
Cindy Womack, DNP, FNP-BC, CNRN
Certified Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology, Smith Alzheimer’s Center, SIU School of Medicine
IATP and Assistive Technology Opportunities in Dementia Care
Anna Miller, OTR/L, ATS, CAPS
Occupational Therapist, Illinois Assistive Technology Program