First Of Its Variety Symposium To Explore Ways Of Seeing Alzheimer's Differently

I'll live speaking for the commencement fourth dimension inward populace on Apr 25th inward New York, at the Pace University Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts. Previously, I express my speaking to telly too radio for reasons that most of you lot already understand.

I'll live hosting a Workshop at iii PM. The broad championship of the workshop is "Communicating inward Alzheimer's World: The Path from Burden to Joy."

At seven PM, I'll live speaking along amongst Richard Taylor at the commencement symposium session titled, "Caring for Yourself, Caring for a Love One: Adopting a Positive Mindset".

Both session are free, opened upwardly to the public, too readers of the are welcome to attend.

At the same time, too inward the same location, at that spot volition live an present of the photographs that Cathy Greenblatt compiled for her novel book, "Love, Loss too Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer's Differently". The photos inward the majority are actually impressive, too I can't await to encounter the much larger versions inward the present (for the commencement time). I am specially fond of pages 44-45 inward the book.

You tin move encounter some sample photos here, too you lot tin move purchase the majority on Amazon.

See the details below.

FIRST OF ITS KIND SYMPOSIUM TO EXPLORE WAYS OF "SEEING ALZHEIMER'S DIFFERENTLY"

APRIL 25 AT PACE UNIVERSITY

Free too Open to Caregivers too General Public

Symposium Preceded past times Free Afternoon Workshops

Influenza A virus subtype H5N1 symposium at Pace University's Michael Schimmel Center for the Arts on Apr 25 at 7pm volition acquaint a cross-section of viewpoints challenging the ordinarily held perception that people amongst Alzheimer's are "empty shells" who are "no longer amongst us" too must live humored, medicated, too parked inward front end of TV sets.

This consequence reflects a growing worldwide drive to recognize the abilities that people amongst dementias get got left, rather than those they get got lost, too to make a positive novel approach to care. It is opened upwardly to the full general public, families of people amongst Alzheimer's, too professional person caregivers.

Leading experts on this Blue Planet breaking philosophy volition assemble to acquaint too explore ways of "seeing Alzheimer's differently" too infusing dementia tending amongst "love too laughter." The flush symposium volition live preceded past times small, gratis workshops requiring advance registration that volition get got identify from 3:30pm-5pm. More data on both is at www.pace.edu/lovelosslaughter.

The springboard for the presentations is a photography exhibition on sentiment inward the Schimmel Center vestibule at Pace (Wednesdays through Saturdays, 12Noon-6pm ending Apr 28). The poignant but positive images of the novel approach to tending are drawn from the recently-published book, "Love, Loss too Laughter: Seeing Alzheimer's Differently" past times the sociologist Cathy Greenblat (Globe Pequot Press).

The Pace campus is only eastward of City Hall. Participants should purpose the entrance at iii Spruce Street betwixt Park Row too Gold Street. Further data is at http://www.pace.edu/lovelosslaughter. The events are existence jointly presented past times Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI), The NYC Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, too Pace University's College of Health Professions.

SYMPOSIUM: SEEING ALZHEIMER'S DIFFERENTLY - 7pm - 9pm

The symposium volition kicking off amongst a brief presentation past times Greenblat titled "Changing People's Minds almost People's Changing Brains." This volition live followed past times 4 discussions:

Dialogue 1 - "Caring for Yourself, Caring for a Love One: Adopting a Positive Mindset"

Participants inward this commencement conversation are 2 nationally-influential figures. Richard Taylor is a retired clinical psychologist who for xi years has lived amongst the diagnosis of dementia too is writer of several videos, the majority "Alzheimer's from the Inside Out," too a monthly newsletter inward several languages. Bob DeMarco has been the caregiver for his woman bring upwardly Dotty for viii years too is creator of the celebrated "" weblog that has 7,600 subscribers too 50,000 unique monthly users.
Dialogue 2 - "Developing Care Partnerships too Psychosocial Interventions"

This volition live a conversation amongst Mary Mittelman, a researcher too writer who is an practiced on music for dementia patients (including the New York City concerts past times Alzheimer's patients) too is managing director of the Psychosocial Research too Support Program of the NYU Center of Excellence on Brain Research too a professor inward the Langone Medical Center Department of Psychiatry; too Kerry Mills, a old regional manager for a major East Coast Alzheimer's tending organisation who is instantly a plan developer too "trainer/dementia coach" for families too professional person caregivers through her company, Engaging Alzheimer's.

Dialogue iii - "Dementia every bit a Public Health Priority: Awareness too Advocacy"

The 3rd dialogue shifts to domestic too international populace policy, amongst Michael Splaine, a consultant to the U.S.A. too international organizations including the the U.S.A. Center for Disease Control too the World Health Organization too the president of Splaine Consulting, who for twenty years was managing director of Blue Planet authorities affairs for the the U.S.A. Alzheimer's Association. He volition live joined past times Marc Wortmann, Executive Director of Alzheimer's Disease International, a frequent speaker at international conferences too other events on fundraising, raising awareness, populace policy too ethical issues related to the disease.

Dialogue 4 - "Making New York a More Dementia Friendly Community"

The lastly give-and-take volition include Harriet Feldman, a national innovator inward solving the nursing shortage who is interim Provost of Pace University; Sharon Wexler, an practiced on preparing people for tending of the elderly who is a professor at Pace's College of Health Professions; Lin Drury, too a professor at the College of Health Professions who is an practiced on tending for homeless people, too Matt Kudish, vice president too managing director of education, outreach too caregiver services for the Alzheimer's Association New York City Chapter.

FREE WORKSHOPS - 3pm - 5:30pm

Before the symposium, families too professional person caregivers are invited to gratis afternoon workshops amongst symposium participants. Facilitators include Bob DeMarco, Richard Taylor, Kerry Mills, too faculty members from Pace's School of Health Professions.

Workshop topics are "Communicating inward Alzheimer's World: The Path from Burden to Joy," "Highlights of an Effective Care Partner," "Finding Purpose inward the Lives of People Living amongst Alzheimer's," too "The Impacts of Alzheimer's too Other Dementias on Older Adults who are too diagnosed amongst Intellectual Disabilities."

The flush volition cease amongst an informal give-and-take amongst the presenters inward the vestibule too farther viewing of the exhibit. More data on the majority too other related activities is at http://www.lovelossandlaughter.com/

Media Contacts:
Publicist for Author: Andrea Smith, andreasmith202@gmail.com; 646-220-5950
Pace: Christopher T. Cory, Public Information, ccory@pace.edu; 917-608-816


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