Updates on Dementia 2022

22 Years of Supporting the Community

Time: May 12, 8-12:00

4 CE Hours for ACCME, ACCME-NP, ANCC, AOTA, APA, ASWB, JAIPCE, NBCC, NYSED,

NYSED-P provided by VA Employee Education System (EES)

Webinar Registration

General  

VA Employees

Topics

Reducing Dementia Risk:

Michael Reese Wittke (National Alliance for Caregiving) and Susan DeMarois (Director, California Department of Aging) will give an overview of the BOLD Act (Building Our Largest Dementia Infrastructure), a public health initiative focused on reducing dementia.

Dementia Therapies:

Sharon Sha will give our year in review with a focus on novel therapies for dementia.

Complex Care:

Kathy Kelly (Family Caregiver Alliance) and Heather Young (UC Davis) will discuss older adults with complex care needs. Jennifer Birdsall (CHE Behavioral Health) will orient the audience to her related video series.

Loneliness:

Carla Perissinoto (UCSF) will discuss her fascinating work on loneliness.