Area: Greater Houston Audience: Professional Location: Bayshore Medical Center- Classroom II 4000 Spencer Highway Pasadena Texas 77504
Date: 10/27/2011 Time: 11:30 AM to 1:00 PM
Free CEU Networking Lunch
Speaker: Mark Kunik, MD, MPH Geropsychiatrist Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center
Objectives: -Identifying normal and abnormal behavioral changes in adults with cognitive impairment -Responding to unpredictable behaviors -Benefits of psycho-social interventions
RSVP before October 17 at 713.314.1313 or katie.scott@alz.org
This program will provide 1.0 continuing education credit hours for nurses and social workers. H.I.S. Cornerstone is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Texas Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center?????????????s Commission on Accreditation.
OCT 27
Living with Alzheimer?????????????s: A Program for People with Alzheimer?????????????s and Their Families
Area: Greater Houston Audience: Community Location: Kingwood United Methodist Church 1799 Woodland Hills Dr. Kingwood, TX 77339
Date: 10/27/2011 Time: 6:30 PM to 7:30 PM
The diagnosis of Alzheimer?????????????s disease or a related dementia is life-changing and leads to many questions.
??????????? What will this mean for me and my family?
??????????? How do I plan for the future?
??????????? Where can I get the help I need?
Join us to get answers to these questions and more.
Dinner Provided Compliments of Silverado Senior Living
To RSVP or for more information, contact Katie Scott at 713.314.1313 or katie.scott@alz.org
Area: Greater Houston Audience: Community, Caregiver Location: Katy Senior Center 905 Avenue C Katy, Texas 77493 Date: 10/27/2011 Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
Many people use Alzheimer?????????????s disease and dementia interchangeably without a clear distinction between what each word means. This presentation will go over the important difference between the two terms. It will explore the various types of dementias and the science behind Alzheimer?????????????s. Participants will come away with a better understanding of the symptoms of Alzheimer?????????????s disease, the progression of the disease, and the available treatments and medications.
RSVP to annmarie.mcdonald@alz.org or 713.314.1313
Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's Formed in 1980, the Alzheimer's Association is the world's leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer's care, support and research.
