2022 Conference Speakers

Theresa Pham, MPH
Subject - In the time of Covid-19: Caregiving and Quality of Life among Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans

NhuNgoc Pham, MPH
Subject - In the time of Covid-19: Caregiving and Quality of Life among Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans

Mai Do, MD, DrPH, MPH
Subject - In the time of Covid-19: Caregiving and Quality of Life among Vietnamese Americans in New Orleans

Maureen Rulison
Subject - A Message to My Future Care Partners on Living and Dying My Way.

Cathy Green Miner, LPC-S, NCC, BC-TMH
Subject - Caring for the Caregiver: Alzheimer’s and Dementia in the Family and Community

Alex Cole Birdsill, PhD
Subject - Cognitive Activities for Brain Health

Rebecca Solch, PhD
Subject - Nutrition and Cognitive Health

Lynda Everman & Don Wendorf, Psy.D.
Subject - Personhood, Empathy, and the Expressive Arts with Persons Living with Dementia

Ellen Potts, MBA
Subject - Complexities of Care Facility Transitions and Hospice: What Healthcare Professionals and Caregivers Need to Know

Demetrius M. Maraganore, MD, FAAN
Subject - Preventing Cognitive Decline and Dementia

Daniel Potts, MD, FAAN
Subject - Basics and Clinical Update on Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia’s AND the Impact of Covid 19 on Alzheimer’s Patients/Families
Subject - Creative Arts and Dementia: A Transformative Approach to Treatment and Care

Fayron Epps, Ph.D., RN, FAAN
Subject - Promoting Dementia Awareness in AA Faith Communities

Glenna S. Brewster Glasgow, Ph.D., RN, FNP-BC
Subject - Understanding and Managing Persons Living with Cognitive Impairment and Care Partners’ Sleep Disturbance

Bishop Kenneth L. Carder, DMin
Subject - From Symptoms to Story: Dementia Through a Theological Lens

Brian LeBlanc
Subject - Laughter: A Tool for Care Partner Resilience and Navigating Tough Times.
Subject - A Message to My Future Care Partners on Living and Dying My Way..

Deborah M. Jackson
Subject - WHO (World Health Organization) Update The State of Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregiving
Subject - Caregiver Relief Grant: The Economic Impact of Caregiving
Subject - Caregiver Respite: A Better Life for Caregivers

Paul Colombo, Ph.D.
Subject - Music-based Interventions for Prevention and Treatment of Dementia.

Hannah Kaufman
Subject - WHO Global Status Report on the Public Health Response to Dementia

Chef Heather Nace
Subject - The Power of Culinary Medicine: Food as Medicine
Live Demonstration - Food as Medicine Cooking Demonstration
