Radisson Fort McDowell, 10438 N. Fort McDowell Road, Fort McDowell, AZ 85264
Fees:
None
Sponsor(s):
The target audience for this conference includes tribal leaders, family and professional caregivers, and community health-care educators. The spectrum of normal aging to stages of memory loss will be explored, together with prevention strategies and care requirements for different stages of Alzheimer's disease.
More information regarding the event is attached.
Continuing Education Credits:
Please contact the event's organizers for more information
Sheraton Imperial Hotel and Convention Center, 4700 Emperor Boulevard, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina 27703
Fees:
$100 for both days ($60 for 1 day)
Sponsor(s):
This 2-day event features presentations by members of the Bryan Alzheimer's Disease Research Center and invited speakers, workshops for participants, educational exhibits, and informal discussion opportunities with presenters.
More information regarding this event is attached.
Continuing Education Credits:
Please check the event's website for more details
Contact Person(s):
Cheryl Copeland Tel: 919-660-7510
Email: cheryl [dot] copeland [ at ] duke [dot] edu
Marriott Union Square, 480 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA 94108
Fees:
$250 for physicians; $200 for nurses, pharmacists, residents, fellows and allied health professionals
Sponsor(s):
This course is sponsored by the University of California, San Francisco's Alzheimer's Disease Research Center, and will present the latest cutting-edge diagnostic techniques for rapidly-progressive dementia such as Jakob-Creutzfeldt disease (CJD). An overview of prion disease will be covered, in addition to topics on HIV dementia, autoimmune diseases, delirium and infectious encephalitis.
More information regarding the event is attached.
Continuing Education Credits:
7.5 AMA PRA Category I Credits for physicians. Please check the event's website for continuing credits for nurses and physician assistants
Sagebrush Inn and Conference Center, 1508 Paseo del Pueblo Sur, Taos, NM 87571
Fees:
Please visit the symposium's website for more information
Sponsor(s):
The symposium will present novel mechanistic insights into the regulation and functional implications of adult neurogenesis, and plenary topics will range from comparative neurogenesis to neurological disorders and repair.
Biomedical Research Building 2/3 Auditorium, 421 Curie Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA 19104
Fees:
None
Sponsor(s):
This event is sponsored by the University of Pennsylvania Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research, and will be held from 8:30am - 5:00pm on Friday, October 15, 2010.
More information regarding the event, which also includes a poster session during lunch, is attached.
Contact Person(s):
Kevin Davies
Tel: 215-662-4474
Email: macleon [ at ] mail [dot] med [dot] upenn [dot] edu
George Warren Brown School of Social Work, Brown Hall, Room 100, Danforth Campus (Corner of Forsyth & Chaplin), Washington University, 1 Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130
Fees:
None
Sponsor(s):
This conference will be held from 8:30am - 12noon on Tuesday, May 25, 2010 and will focus on ideas and development related to productive aging in China and the US. The event is open to the public.
Sheraton Burlington Hotel and Conference Center, 870 Williston Road, Burlington, VT 05403
Fees:
$10 Registration Fee. An additional fee of $10 wil be charged for those requiring Continuing Education credits
Sponsor(s):
This symposium is sponsored by the Vermont Education Health Initiative and the Jack and Dorothy Byrne Foundation, in conjunction with The Center on Aging at the University of Vermont and Fletcher Allen Health Care Elder Care Services.
Workshops ranging from physical activities, nutritional needs and treatment of dementia will be geared towards health and service providers who work with the older adult population.
Suzanne Kunkel, PhD, of the Miami University and Bill Thomas, MD, of the State University of New York (Binghamton) will be Keynote Speakers at this event.
More information on the symposium is attached.
Continuing Education Credits:
6 Continuing Education credits for a variety of health & service providers
Thomas B. Turner Auditorium, 720 Rutland Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21205
Fees:
$135 for physicians; $90 for residents/fellows/nurses/allied-health professionals
Sponsor(s):
This educational program is sponsored by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, The Institute for Johns Hopkins Nursing and the Johns Hopkins Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
It is intended for medical, clinical and other professionals who care for individuals with dementia, and will feature emerging biomarker technologies and their applications in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
