The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is an organization that aims to help to meet the social, educational, emotional and practical needs of people with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and their family members and caregivers. Public education and awareness to promote early detection and proper treatment of AD and improvement of the overall quality of life for people with AD are primary endeavors of the AFA.
This year marks the 15th anniversary of the AFA, which prompted the launch of the Care Connection Webinars and the FREE live educational events being offered across the country including:
AFA’s Care Connection Webinar: Review of Changes Associated with the Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease
April 13, 2017 - 1pm-2pm EST
This online webinar is available at no cost to the public. The focus of the webinar will be on the various stages of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) with tips on how to support a person with AD in performing at his/her highest possible level of functioning.
The AFA’s website describes the speaker for this event as follows:
“Helle Brand is a physician assistant focusing on the “whole person experience” treating the body, mind and soul of people at Banner Alzheimer’s Institute in Phoenix, AZ. Today, Helle serves to provide tools for living with dementia, caregiving support and whole-body person-directed care.”
AFA National Educating America Tour
April 20, 2017 8:30 a.m.-2:00 p.m. UAB Alys Stephens Performing Arts Center, Birmingham, Alabama
May 5, 2017 8:30 a.m.-3:00 p.m. New York Hilton Midtown – Trianon Ballroom –New York, NY
May 19, 2017 8:30 a.m.-2:30 p.m. Hilton Pennsylvania at Penn’s Landing – Philadelphia, PA
This free national conference put on by AFA was designed to offer an informational seminar featuring experts in their respective fields speak on topics including:
-Access to healthcare
-Transitioning from home to residential care setting
-Safeguarding your space, long-term care
-Perceptions of aging, and clinical trials and research.
Each educational conference will provide free memory screenings.
AFA’s Care Connection Webinar:Understanding the Journey of Grief
May 11, 2017 - 1pm-2pm EST
This online webinar will be offered by AFA May 11th, it is also free of charge to the public. This webinar’s topic is all about understanding the journey of grief and loss related to Alzheimer’s disease. As many caregivers already know, providing for the needs of a person with Alzheimer’s disease takes much of their time, energy and attention. Caregivers may not take the time needed to properly care for themselves and end up with feelings of grief and loss over many aspects of their own lives. This webinar will focus on these losses, as well as various types of grief and methods of coping.
The AFA’s website describes the speaker for this event as follows:
“Diane P. Brennan is a Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC) and National Certified Counselor (NCC), specializing in grief and loss. She focuses on facilitating personal growth through compassionate care, emotional support and education. She has been featured in the documentary, The Secret Map of Surviving Loss, a film that tells the story of five individuals and their personal journey through loss. Diane holds a B.S from Marist College in Business Finance and an M.S. in Mental Health Counseling from Pace University.”
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