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
On April 9, 2024, from 2-3 p.m. ET, the National Alzheimer’s and Dementia Resource Center will host the webinar, Sustainability: Keeping Dementia Programs Active Years After Initial Funding Ends. Funding for dementia programming is often time limited, and early planning and flexibility is necessary to have the best possible outcomes for sustaining successful programs. In ... Sustainability: Keeping Dementia Programs Active Years After Initial Funding Ends
The PHCOE on Dementia Caregiving is excited to announce the next event in their ongoing series, "Successful Public Health Approaches in Dementia Caregiving: A Virtual Roundtable Series"! In each episode of this virtual round-table series we will highlight the story of one state that has successfully implemented a state-wide, innovative, and integrative approach to advancing ... Successful Public Health Approaches in Dementia Caregiving: Utah – A Virtual Roundtable Series
A Controversies in Population Health panel (co-sponsored by the Dept of Population Health and the Optimal Aging Institute) Monday, April 15, 2024 3:30 –5:00 PM (Reception to follow) Webinar registration: https://nyumc.webex.com/weblink/register/r46b249885d2b542b87906deeb4d6f75f In-person: NYU Langone Health, 550 First Avenue, Smilow Seminar Room Panelists: Omonigho Michael Bubu, MD, PhD, MPH (NYU Grossman School of Medicine) ... Tight blood pressure control – can we prevent dementia among older adults?
April 23, 2024, from 2:00-3:00 p.m. ET Given the high prevalence and impact of social isolation and loneliness among people living with dementia (PLWD) and those who care for them, providing activities that offer a range of positive health outcomes is critical. In this webinar, presenters will discuss the unique impact of dementia on social ... NADRC webinar: Strategies to Address Social Isolation and Loneliness for People Living with Dementia and their Caregivers
Please join Dementia Care Aware for their next Zoom webinar, “The Role of Hearing on Physical and Cognitive Health” on April 30, from 12:00 - 1:00 PM PDT. Margaret Wallhagen, PhD, GNP-BC, AGSF, FGSA, FAAN, Professor, Department of Physiological Nursing, and Director, UCSF Hartford Center of Gerontological Nursing Excellence, will discuss the link ... Webinar: The Role of Hearing on Physical and Cognitive Health