Brazos Valley Dementia Conference for Professionals
Area: Montgomery County and Brazos Valley Audience: Professional Location: Texas A&M Health Science Center - Bryan Campus Health Professions Education Building - Lower Level 8447 Highway 47 Bryan, TX 77807 Date: 3/20/2013 Time: 8:00 AM to 1:00 PM
Please join us for our Annual Professional Conference: Exploring Clinical & Social Issues
Keynote Speaker: Christine Jensen, PhD, from the Center for Excellence in Aging in Williamsburg, VA.
Topics to include: The Dementia Care Triad A Diagnostic Dilemma: Depression, Delirium or Dementia A Roadmap to Dementia & Driving Alzheimer's Disease Research Update
This conference has been approved for four (4.0) CE contact hours. 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.
For those needing social work CEs this conference has been approved for four (4.0) CE contact hours for Social Workers by H.I.S Cornerstone.
For information regarding sponsorship, registration or other conference questions, please email Kiri Cook Soprano at kcook@alz.org.
Online registration is now available at http://www.alztex.org/brazos.
Website:Click Here for More Details Contact Name: Kiri Cook Soprano
Email:kcook@alz.org Phone Number: 713.314.1337
MAR 20
Understanding the Effects of Family Dynamics on Care Provision
Area: Greater Houston Audience: Professional, Community, Caregiver Location: First United Methodist Church Missouri City 3900 Lexington Blvd. Missouri City, TX 77459 Room A/B Date: 3/20/2013 Time: 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM
This presentation will explore the family member?????s role in the interdisciplinary team.
-Discuss the role of children and teens in the care provision of individuals with dementia. -Explore the impact of intergenerational communication among family members, clinicians and the individual on care provision. -Identify strategies to overcome challenges that may be experienced as throughout the disease trajectory.
Light refreshments provided
Please RSVP to Chloe Rushing at crushing@alz.org or 713.314.1313
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