Do you know a teen who has been impacted by Alzheimer’s or dementia? AFA’s Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship provides educational funding to college-bound high school seniors who have been impacted by Alzheimer’s disease. Applicants are asked to write an essay (1,500 word maximum) or submit a video no more than 4 minutes long, describing the impact ... AFA’s Teen Alzheimer’s Awareness Scholarship
BMC Primary Care invites submissions for a Collection on Managing neurodegenerative disease in primary care. The Collection emphasizes the need for innovative strategies in primary care, covering early detection, interdisciplinary management, patient-centered interventions, technology integration, and education/training for providers. Aligned with the UN Sustainable Development Goal 3: Good Health and Well-being, the Collection underscores primary care's crucial role ... Call for Papers: Managing Neurodegenerative Disease in Primary Care
Dementia caregivers often find it difficult to find support and resources that are available to them in the community. Crowdsourcing is an innovative approach to mapping community assets that can help identify new caregiver-focused resources and ultimately help connect caregivers to the supportive services and resources they need. However, it also presents a number of ... Using Crowdsourcing to Support Dementia Caregivers: Opportunities for Public Health
Please join Dementia Care Aware at their next Zoom webinar, “Cultural and Language Considerations for Cognitive Assessment: Special Focus on Filipino Americans” on March 27, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM PDT. Jessica De Leon, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center will speak about language and cultural considerations for adapting ... Cultural and Language Considerations for Cognitive Assessments: Special Focus on Filipino Americans