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Midlife & Beyond Seminar Series - sponsored by the Midwest Buddhist Temple and presented by Northwestern University CNADC and The Family Institute - Thursday, March 31, 2005 (Download PDF Flyer)

Chicago Department on Aging Caregiver Advisory Council Spring Conference - Saturday, March 19, 2005 9:00am-1:00pm at St. Gertrude's Church, 1420 W. Granville. Admission and Parking are FREE. Call 312-744-4016 to reserve your space today! (Download PDF Flyer)

Support for Families Living with Memory Loss - 2nd Annual Conference for Family & Friends of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias.
November 13, 2004
8:15am - 3:30pm
Hyatt Regency O'Hare
Rosemont, IL
To register please call the Alzheimer's Association at: (847) 933-2413 or 1-800-272-3900
- Keynote speaker: Deborah Hoffman, Emmy winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker
- Expert Presenters
- Topics of interest to family members
- Continental breakfast and lunch buffet
- Resource Fair
- Low cost - pre-registration $10.00
- FREE PARKING and accessible by public transportation
This program presented by the Alzheimer's Association is made possible by a grant from the Marcy and Mike Raftenberg Fund

Join Team CNADC for "Memory Walk 2004"
September 19, 2004
Montrose Avenue (4400N) and the lake front
The Memory Walk is the largest national fundraiser for Alzheimer's Disease. Sponsored by the Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, funds raised through the Memory Walk remain in the Chicagoland area and are used to create and maintain programs and services for persons with Alzheimer's disease and their families.

To Walk/run with Northwestern University's Team CNADC, contact Andrea Skoglund at askoglund@northwestern.edu or call (312) 503-0604.
Everyone is welcome, even your pets!

If you are unable to walk with us, but would like to donate to the CNADC Memory Walk Team, please contact Andrea Skoglund.

I'm Still Me - With Kinks. Reflections of Persons With Alzheimer's Disease
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
8:00am-12:00pm
Northwestern Memorial Hospital
Feinberg Pavilion
251 E. Huron, 3rd Floor
Pritzker Auditorium
To register please call the Alzheimer's Association at: (847) 933-2413
Join us for a seminar for professionals and families planned and presented by persons with early stage dementia. As diagnostic procedures become more sophisticated and the public's awareness grows, more individuals are being diagnosed earlier in the course of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias. This seminar gives a rare but much needed perspective of those individuals with early stage dementia. Their important messages are inspiring to anyone in the fields of Alzheimer's disease and dementia, aging, and supporting families. Their message - I'm still me - with kinks. There is a registration fee and CEU credits are available.
A program co-sponsored by the Alzheimer's Association and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center.

Gear Up Your Memory! (Download a PDF flyer for this event)
Wednesday, April 28, 2004
8:30am - 11:15am
Chicago Dept on Aging
Francis J. Atlas Center
1767 E 79th Street - Chicago
RSVP to 312-503-2343
Join us for a continental breakfast and learn more about groundbreaking studies in memory research going on right here at Northwestern University in Chicago. Meet NU faculty and hear about the latest research in memory and aging, find out how you can contribute to our knowledge of healthy aging and memory, and learn more about the important role you can play in preventing memory problems for future generations. Attendance includes an automatic entry into a raffle. Prizes announced at the end of the program. You must be present to win!
A joint program of the Francis J. Atlas Senior Center, Chicago Department on Aging, and the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine's Cognitive Neurology and Alzheimer's Disease Center.

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Transferring Geriatric Research into Practice: Improving Chronic Care Quality
September 10-11, 2004
Columbia, Missouri
Sponsored by Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, MU Sinclair School of Nursing, University of Missouri, Washington University Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center

Proposals must include original research related to the theme and objectives of the conference.
Presentation formats: podium and poster

(Call for Abstracts PDF) (Conference Overview PDF) (Agenda PDF)
Deadline for Abstract Submission
Postmarked by April 12, 2004

This two-day research dissemination conference will focus on improving chronic care quality in long-term care, home and community settings. Plenary session speakers are nationally recognized policy makers, researchers and educators with demonstrated expertise in gerontology. The conference is designed to assist participants in applying current gerontology research to their practice.
For information regarding abstract submission and detailed conference agenda, visit the MU Sinclair School of Nursing, Nursing Outreach & Distance Education website at: http://www.muhealth.org/~nursing/node/

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Making Sense of Memory Loss (Download a PDF flyer for this event)
Some memory loss is normal as we age, but some older people experience more than occasional forgetfulness. What should their family members know and what can they do to help someone who is beginning to experience memory loss or other difficulties with thinking?

A special five-part educational program to help family members of someone in the early stages of memory loss has been developed by the Mather Institute on Aging and The Greater Illinois Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association.

Wednesday Evenings
March 31st thru April 28th, 2004
Skokie, Illinois
Class One: Overview of Memory Loss & Related Symptoms
Class Two: Communication Strategies that Work
Class Three: Dealing with Changing Roles and Relationships
Class Four: Planning for the Future
Class Five: Effective Ways of Coping and Caring
There is $20.00 fee and registration is required at least a week in advance. Participants must be willing to attend all five sessions and consider taking part in a confidential evaluation. For registration and further information on this program and ongoing support groups, call Catherine Prusko at (847) 933-2413.

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