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Community Education

 

The Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center is committed to disseminating the knowledge gained through our research efforts.  We are proud to provide the community with a resource for accurate and up to date information regarding Alzheimer’s disease and memory changes in later life.  We have a well-rounded team of neurologists, social workers, psychometrists, physicians, gerontologists, and nurse practitioners who are well-versed to give presentations in the community targeting a wide range of audiences, including potential research participants, their family members, and community health care professionals, including physicians.

To review upcoming presentations, please review our community education calendar.

If you would like to arrange for one of our speakers to give a presentation at your facility, please contact us.  Many of our team members have presented in a variety of settings including senior centers, libraries, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, support group meetings, community organizations and center meetings, and physician offices.  We welcome speaking invitations from members of the community, and we will be happy to develop a talk to meet your needs. 

The community education calendar is updated on a monthly basis and lists the scheduled presentations by date, time, speaker, and topic.  Below you will find a list of presentations that have been given by ADRC team members in last year.

 

  1. Non-prescription medications
  2. Mind, body and nutrition: Does your diet influence how your brain functions?
  3. Keep it in mind:  Strategies for maintaining mental fitness
  4. Normal aging and memory
  5. Memory and aging:  How to keep your brain healthy
  6. The continuum of memory changes:  From healthy aging to mild cognitive impairment to dementia
  7. Understanding memory loss:  When is it time to worry and what can we do about it?
  8. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI):  What is it and why do we care?
  9. Does stress affect your memory?
  10. An introduction to the Shiley-Marcos Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center:  Our mission, research, and outreach summarized.
  11. Update on Alzheimer’s disease and current research and treatment approaches