Conference Agenda

Target Audience:

Nurses, Social Workers, Physical Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Mental Health Practitioners, and other Healthcare Professionals or caregivers working with the Alzheimer's population.


Purpose Statement:

The purpose of the conference is to discuss innovative research, new models of care, and safety measures that impact the lives of people living with dementia.

Program Objectives:

  • List two ways that biomarkers are used in clinical trials for Alzheimer's disease.
  • Compare the interventions used in the SPRINT-MIND study to those used in the U.S. POINTER study.
  • Participants will identify the 56 dementia care practice recommendations
  • Participants will apply the recommendations across all care settings and throughout the disease process
  • Participants will understand the symptoms of delirium, depression, and dementia, and how these conditions overlap.
  • Participants will be able to understand how caregiving can be filled with unexpected grace moments
  • Participants will learn of the ways dignity of the care receiver and the caregiver can be enhanced by others, and much more!


Agenda:

7:30-8:00 am: Registration and vendors

8:00-8:45 am: Welcome and sponsors

8:45-9:45 am: · Advancing the Science: Alzheimer's and Dementia Research - Rebecca M. Edelmayer, Ph.D.

9:45-10:00 am: Break and vendors

10:00-11:00 am: Breakout sessions

Omaha:

  • Supporting People Living with Dementia through Communication and Engagement - Cameo Rogers, CTRS
  • Defining Dementia Care: Dementia Care Practice Recommendations - Clayton Freeman, BA

Kearney:

  • Supporting People Living with Dementia through Communication and Engagement - Cameo Rogers, CTRS
  • Virtual Dementia Experience - Terri Jo Goldsmith, RN

11:00-11:30 am: Vendors/Pick Up Lunch

11:30-12:30 pm: Lunch

    • Luncheon Keynote: The Grace and Dignity of Caregiving - Julie Masters, Ph.D.

12:30-12:45 pm: Break and vendors

12:45 -1:45 pm: Breakout sessions

Omaha:

  • Geriatric Psychiatry 101: The 'Three Ds' and How They Interact - Steven Wengel, MD
  • Supporting People Living with Dementia through Communication and Engagement - Cameo Rogers, CTRS

Kearney:

  • Geriatric Psychiatry 101: The 'Three Ds' and How They Interact - Steven Wengel, MD
  • Virtual Dementia Experience - Terri Jo Goldsmith, RN

1:45 pm: Conclusions, acknowledgements, raffle drawing, canvas distribution and networking

Please note: Physical appearances and presentations will be given in Omaha for each session and live-streamed to Kearney location.

Kearney and Omaha participants will have equal access to local vendors, food and beverages, and question and answer periods.