DEMENTIA ESSENTIALS:

The Ins & Outs and Ups & Downs of Living with Dementia

Saturday, September 16th

Registration opens at 8:30 A.M.

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    9:00 AM Keynote Address

    Dr. Mary Norman

    Medical Director at Highland Springs

 

    9:45 AM General Session: 10 Signs of Dementia

    Susan Rogers

    Community Liaison for Attorney John McNair

 

    10:45 AM Breakout A: Legal Issues 101

    Lori Leu

    Elder Law Attorney, Leu & Peirce

    

    10:45 AM Breakout B: The Conversation Project   

    Laurie Miller​

    President, Apple Care & Companion

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    12:45 PM General Session:

    Improving Communication

    Dee Wadsworth

    Gerontologist, Preston Hollow Presbyterian Church

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    1:45 PM Breakout C: Housing and In-Home Options  

    Hunt Reifschnieder

    Owner, HuntLeigh Homes

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Saturday, September 23rd

Registration opens at 8:30 A.M.

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    9:00 AM General Session: Dementia Overview

    Dr. Mary Quiceno

    Neurology and Neurotherapeutics,

    UT Southwestern Medical Center

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    9:45 AM General Session: Physical & Sensory Changes

    Jane Nunnelee, Ph.D.

    Geriatric Nurse Practitioner, Certified Dementia Practitioner

 

    10:45 AM Breakout A: Legal Issues 101

    Lori Leu

    Elder Law Attorney, Leu & Peirce

    

    10:45 AM Breakout B: Ways to Communicate

    Pam Johnson

    Owner, Friends Place Adult Day Stay

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    12:45 PM General Session: Caregiver Self Care

    Martha Fiddes

    Certified Qigong Master Practitioner

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    1:45 PM Breakout C: Ways to Engage

    Lilly Adrian

    Memory Care Specialist, Presbyterian Village North

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