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Dementia Caregiving 101 is designed to equip family members and others for the caregiving role. Each week explores different topics helpful in developing skills to caring for those with dementia, including effective communication strategies, addressing Alzheimer's behaviors, family dynamics, meaningful activities, planning for the future, and much more. Recordings and slides are available through the links below:

Scope This standard was developed for SIU Medicine. SIU Medicine collectively applies to the SIU School of Medicine (SIU SOM), including the Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), and SIU HealthCare (SIU HC). These entities are collectively referred to as SIU in this document. This document applies to SIU staff, faculty, trainees, agents, officers, directors, interns, volunteers, contractors, and any other individual or entity engaged in providing teaching, research and health care items and services at SIU. These individuals are collectively referred to as SIU personnel in this document

Residency Program Coordinator The list of educators in my family is a long one, so I am well aware of the mountains of paperwork required to document just one student’s journey to a high school diploma. When I combine that image with the lengthy path each surgeon takes, I recognize the difference I can make in their lives, and in turn the lives they touch. After returning to school later in life to earn a degree in mathematics and a secondary education teaching certificate, I immediately found a position teaching high school math. Life’s journey eventually took me through a battle with breast

Denim & Diamonds is the annual gala fundraiser to benefit local cancer research and patient programs at Simmons Cancer Institute. The community comes together to support and celebrate, wearing their fanciest formal attire, denim, or a creative combination of the two. Tickets are $125 per person or $1,250 for a table of 10. Call 217-545-2955 or register online at siumed.edu/cancer .

Dinner | Live & Silent Auctions | Entertainment All funds donated to Denim & Diamonds stay in our region. Denim & Diamonds Gala provides the seed funds for local cancer research, patient programs that further address the growing needs of Simmons Cancer Institute’s patient population. Patient programs offer a variety of complementary therapies, such as yoga and fitness classes designed to make patients’ lives better. Tickets and Sponsorship Opportunities Tickets and sponsorships are available for this year's Denim & Diamonds benefiting Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine on Saturday

Simmons Cancer Institute at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine is hosting its 15th annual “Denim & Diamonds” fundraiser Saturday, October 3. The funds raised will support innovative research projects and enhance patient comforts. More than 90 percent of the funds raised at the event stay local. Guests at Denim & Diamonds are encouraged to dress in their finest denim or formal attire for the event, which will begin at 6:30 p.m. at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, 3000 S. Dirksen Parkway, Springfield. This year’s theme is “It’s a Wonderful Night for a Moondance.” Tickets are $125 per person

Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University Medicine 's 17 th annual Denim & Diamonds fundraiser Saturday will feature more than 400 auction items, including luxury vacation rentals, first class airfare, one-of-a-kind artwork and more. Denim & Diamonds will take place Saturday, October 14, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield. The event includes live and silent auctions, raffles, live entertainment and dinner. “Denim & Diamonds provides something for everyone, whether it’s a unique vacation experience in the live auction, a date night package featuring a movie tickets and dinner

Simmons Cancer Institute (SCI) at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine will host its annual “Denim & Diamonds” fundraiser Saturday, October 15. The event features one-of-a-kind live and silent auction items, raffles, live entertainment and dinner. More than 600 guests attended last year’s fundraiser. “It’s a spectacular event that features something for everyone,” said Tara Matheson, 2016 Denim & Diamonds chair. “What is incredibly meaningful about Denim & Diamonds is the funds that it raises for cancer research on the SIU School of Medicine campus and the patient programs at SCI.”

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine will host the 25th annual Denim & Diamonds Gala fundraiser at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 11, at the Crowne Plaza, 3000 S. Dirksen Pkwy, in Springfield. This event features two auctions, raffles, live entertainment and a plated dinner. Bid on impressive silent and live auction items, including vacation destinations, sporting event tickets, themed dinners, original artwork and much more. Take advantage of tablet and smartphone bidding at the silent auction for a quicker checkout. Dress in your finest evening attire, denim, or mix and match for a truly

Simmons Cancer Institute at SIU Medicine will host its 23rd annual Denim & Diamonds Gala at 6 p.m. on Saturday, October 14, at the Crowne Plaza Springfield.