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SAVE THE DATE!!

LIAF's 24th Annual Coping and Caring Conference and Awards Luncheon

Monday, March 26, 2012

Hilton Long Island, Melville

Featured Speaker: Dr. David Dosa, Geriatrician and Author of the NY Times Best Seller, Making Rounds with Oscar

SPONORSHIP and EXHIBITOR Opportunities are Available!

Call (516) 767-6856!

 

LIAF's 24th Annual Coping and Caring Conference and Awards Luncheon

  

Featuring Keynote Speaker: DAVID DOSA, MD

Geriatrician and author of NY Times bestseller,

Making Rounds with Oscar:The Extraordinary Gift of an Ordinary Cat;

Alzheimer's Care Specialist:

DR. SUNNIE KENOWSKY

NYU Langone Medical Center;

and many more nationally known speakers.


AGENDA FOR THE DAY: 

 

8:15 – 8:45 AM                  Registration and Exhibitors

 

8:45 -8:50 AM                    Welcoming & Introductions

 

8:50 – 9:40 AM                  Breakfast & Presentation on Alzheimer's Disease: Risk Reduction and Treatment

Alan A. Mazurek, MD, Assistant Clinical Professor, Neurology, Mount Sinai Medical Center

 

9:45 – 10:30 AM                Non-Pharmacological Approaches to Challenging Behaviors in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders

                                                Dr. Sunnie Kenowsky, Alzheimer's Care Specialist, NYU Langone Medical Center

 

10:30 – 11:00 AM              Break and Exhibitors

 

11:00 AM – 12:00 PM      KEYNOTE: What Oscar the Cat Can Teach Us about Alzheimer’s Disease and Nursing Home Care

                                                David Dosa, MD, MPH, Geriatrician & NY Times bestselling author: Making Rounds with Oscar

 

12:00 – 1:30 PM                Awards Luncheon/ Dr. David Dosa Book Signing

 

1:30 – 2:00 PM                   Break and Exhibitors

 

2:00 – 2:55 PM                   Breakout Sessions

·         Legal Issues in Dementia Care

Ann Margaret Carrozza, Esq., Law Office of Ann M. Carrozza, Esq.

Jennifer B. Cona, Esq., Genser Dubow Genser & Cona LLP

·         Successful Rehabilitation Therapies for Individuals with Dementia

Nicholas Lampiasi, OTR/L, Fox Rehabilitation

Michael Zagare, MSPT, Distinctive Home Physical Therapy

 

3:00 – 3:55 PM                   Breakout Sessions

·         The Psychological Journey of an Alzheimer’s Caregiver

Lois Morton, EdD

·         Caregiving from the Adult Child’s Perspective

Tori Cohen, LCSW, & Participants from LIAF's Adult Children Caregiver Support Group

 

4:00 PM                                Conclusion/CEUs Awarded

 

 
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LIAF NEWSFLASH

A special "thank you" to Dr. Linda Levine-Madori and the NYS Office for the Aging, who  invited members of the LIAF staff to participate in a training in the TTAP Method. The Therapeutic Thematic Arts Programming for Older Adults (TTAP Method©) was developed by two-time fulbright scholar, researcher, author, Dr. Linda Levine-Madori. It was recognized as "Best Practice" approach to training those serving the aging population through the New York State Office of Children and Family Services in conjunction with the Office on Aging.  For more information, visit:
http://ttapmethod.blogspot.com/
 

Newsday's Alzheimer's Series (featuring LIAF Families)

For nearly two years, reporter Denise M. Bonilla and photographer J. Conrad Williams Jr. followed six families in order to chronicle the agony of Alzheimer’s disease and to provide an inside look at the role of the caregiver.

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LIAF's Coping & Caring Conference & Awards

For handouts from our 2011 event,

please follow the link:

supportliaf.org/copingandcaringawards/

 
 
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