5th Annual         

Making Connections Conference: For People with Early Dementia, Their Families, and Friends

Presentations:

Strengthening Partnerships with your Doctor: Personal Experience from a Doctor and a Family Abhilash Desai, MD, Medical Director, Geriatric Services and Memory Clinic of the Sheppard Pratt Neuropsychiatry Program

Recognizing Communication Changes in Dementia: Tools to Succeed                                                       Jennifer Lubaczewski FitzPatrick, MSW, LCSW-C, Jenerations Health Education, Inc.

Depression, Anxiety, and Agitation: What to Expect                                                                                                Lisa Burke, PMHCNS, Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist at Oak Crest Village

New Therapies for Living with Dementia: Panel Discussions on Nutrition, Music Therapy, and Physical Activity                                                                                                                                                                                                   Adriene Bortz, RD/LDN, Clinical Nutrition Manager, Genesis HealthCare                                                     Terel Jackson, MMT, NMT, MT-BC, Music Therapist, Seasons Hospice and Palliative Care                     Majid Fotuhi, MD, PhD, Chairman, Neurology Institute for Brain Health and Fitness, Assistant Professor of Neurology, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Four category one CEUs will be available at this event (with professional registration)