Age My Way Conference

406 Rigsbee Avenue,Durham NC 27701

21 May, 2022

Description

Age My Way: Educating and Empowering Caregivers and the Community around Dementia Join the Durham Center for Senior Life for our first annual conference: Age My Way: Educating and Empowering Caregivers and the Community around Dementia The conference will include workshops, presentations, and a panel of speakers all focused on topics related to brain health, dementia, and caregiving. We are offering FREE respite care during the conference! To register your loved one for respite care, please include a free respite ticket in your purchase. There is limited space for respite care, and we are offering it on a first-come first-served basis. Our speakers: Willetha Barnette, BA: Co-Founder and CEO, Institute for Family CaregivingHenry Edmonds, MEd.: Program Coordinator, Duke-UNC, Alzheimer’s Disease Research CenterEleanor McConnell, PhD, RN: Associate Professor, Duke University School of NursingMilta Oyola Little, DO, CMD: Associate Professor of Geriatric Medicine, Duke UniversityNoah Penny, BS: Health Promotions & Dementia Coordinator, Durham Center for Senior LifeGuy G. Potter, PhD: Associate Professor, Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke UniversityMore to come!Key Discussions We are offering two tracks: Caregiver Track and Community Track: Caregiver Track: Empowered caregivingCaregiver skillsFinancial planningNavigating resourcesLegal authorityPlus more!Community Track: Brain Health & DementiaMedications & DementiaBrain Health RegistryPlus more!This project is supported, in part by grant #90ADPI0041-01-01, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, DC 20201. Grantees undertaking projects under government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official Administration for Community Living policy.