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05feb2:00 pm3:00 pmMeryl and Joan M. Griffin, PhD on Alzheimer's Speaks Radio
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Host Lori La Bey talks with Meryl Comer, Co-founder of Women Against Alzheimer’s, A-List team member and co-principal investigator for the PCORI Alzheimer's Patient/Caregiver
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Host Lori La Bey talks with Meryl Comer, Co-founder of Women Against Alzheimer’s, A-List team member and co-principal investigator for the PCORI Alzheimer’s Patient/Caregiver Powered Research Network (AD-PCPRN) and Joan M. Griffin, Associate Professor of Health Sciences Research at the Mayo Clinic. Call in and join the conversation on research and support.
Time
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Location
Aspen Brain Institute
315 E Dean St, Aspen, CO 81611
Organizer
AccessCircles
05feb2:00 pm3:00 pmMeryl Moderates at Swedish American Life Sciences Summit 2019
16oct12:00 pm2:00 pmHome Instead Caregiver Facebook Chats: Live Q&A with Meryl
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Join Lakelyn Hogan, gerontologist and caregiver advocate for Home Instead Senior Care®. Lakelyn will be answering your caregiving questions live. You can also email questions in advance: livechat@homeinstead.com
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Join Lakelyn Hogan, gerontologist and caregiver advocate for Home Instead Senior Care®. Lakelyn will be answering your caregiving questions live. You can also email questions in advance:
livechat@homeinstead.com
Time
(Tuesday) 12:00 pm - 2:00 pm EST
Location
D.C.
Organizer
Home Insteadhttps://www.homeinstead.com/
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At the 2018 UsAgainstAlzheimer's "National Alzheimer's Summit: Uniting Communities for a Cure," Panelists will explore how health systems, researchers, and communities are usinginnovative models and technologies to upskill caregivers, engage in
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At the 2018 UsAgainstAlzheimer’s “National Alzheimer’s Summit: Uniting Communities for a Cure,” Panelists will explore how health systems, researchers, and communities are usinginnovative models and technologies to upskill caregivers, engage in research, and to ease the hardship of Alzheimer’s on families. The panel will also put the spotlight on recommendations on how to better leverage technology to support caregivers identified by NIH’s first-ever National Research Summit on Care, Services, and Supports for Persons with Dementia and Their Caregivers.
Moderator: Meryl Comer, Founding Board Member, UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Jay Newton-Small, Co-Founder of MemoryWell
Sara Czaza, PhD, Cross-Cutting Chair for Technology- NIH Research Summit on Care,
University of Miami
Winifred V. Quinn, PhD, Director, Advocacy & Consumer Affairs, AARP/Ctr to Champion
Nursing
Leda Rosenthal, Founder of Alzyouneed.com
Time
(Tuesday) 10:30 am - 11:45 am EST
Location
Ronald Reagan Building
1300 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC
Organizer
Home Insteadhttps://www.homeinstead.com/
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Offering a unique perspective on the importance of technology and the role it plays in the life of the family caregiver. The Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) is committed to
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Offering a unique perspective on the importance of technology and the role it plays in the life of the family caregiver.
The Home Care Association of America (HCAOA) is committed to connecting and educating its members, advancing workers’ skills and meeting the needs of America’s seniors.
Time
(Monday) 9:00 am - 11:00 am EST
Location
DC
Organizer
Home Care Association of America
24aug8:00 am9:00 amSwedish American Life Science Summit Speaker
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The 2nd Inconvenient Truth of the 21st Century: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE “All the facts were known and nothing stood in our way. Nothing. That is except ourselves.” “We have not allowed ourselves to
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The 2nd Inconvenient Truth of the 21st Century: ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
“All the facts were known and nothing stood in our way. Nothing. That is except ourselves.”
“We have not allowed ourselves to comprehend what failure might mean-for how we remember the past, for how we think about the future.”
August 9, 2018 – The New York Times
Time
(Friday) 8:00 am - 9:00 am EST
Location
DC
Organizer
Swedish American Life Science
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As women are now living longer than ever before in society, we are focused on ensuring that the interface of health and wealth is fully understood by our community. Our
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As women are now living longer than ever before in society, we are focused on ensuring that the interface of health and wealth is fully understood by our community. Our mission is to create a community that spurs dialogue, action and transformation by enlightening and empowering women through the sharing of their collective knowledge and influence, and by tapping the wisdom of preeminent thinkers and industry pioneers.
Time
(Friday) 10:00 am - 11:30 am CST
Location
Aspen Brain Institute
315 E Dean St, Aspen, CO 81611
Organizer
AccessCircles
24mayAll DayNIH AD Summit Panelist
Time
All Day (Thursday)
Location
Rolex Learning Center
Ecublens, Switzerland
Organizer
UsAgainstAlzheimer's & WomenAgainstAlzheimer'shttps://www.usagainstalzheimers.org/courageous-conversations-about-brain-health
15may6:00 pm8:00 pm“The Momentum of Hope” Book Launch, Discussion and Reading
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Join authors featured in “The Momentum of Hope” and experts in moral injury for a discussion and readings from the book – a vivid and moving collection of essays by
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Join authors featured in “The Momentum of Hope” and experts in moral injury for a discussion and readings from the book – a vivid and moving collection of essays by people who have experienced trauma and made the journey to recovery. It offers perspectives from veterans, ministers working for justice, Holocaust survivors and caregivers.
Join us as we celebrate stories from authors such as Rev. Jim Wallis of Sojourners, Meryl Comer, co-founder of Women Against Alzheimer’s, Rev. Starsky D. Wilson, chair of the Ferguson Commission, and Kim Campbell, widow of Glen Campbell, who have all shared their incredible stories of suffering and redemption.
Volunteers of America is proud to share these stories, a discussion guide and extensive list of resources which can be found in “The Momentum of Hope.”
We will hold this event at the InterContinental Hotel at the Wharf in Washington, D.C. with views of the Air Force Memorial, the Pentagon, and Arlington National Cemetery. Wine, beer and hors-d’oeuvres will be served.
Time
(Tuesday) 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Location
D.C.
Organizer
Volunteers of Americahttps://www.voa.org
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Please join us in celebrating what we have accomplished for advancing women's brain health in our first 5 years, help us honor those catalysts that have been instrumental in our
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Please join us in celebrating what we have accomplished for advancing women’s brain health in our first 5 years, help us honor those catalysts that have been instrumental in our success, and hear about how we plan to raise the bar moving forward.
Time
(Thursday) 6:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Location
Gardiner Museum
111 Queen's Park. Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Organizer
Women's Brain Health Initiativehttps://womensbrainhealth.org/events
01may9:15 am9:45 amAging 2.0 Caregiving Forum "From the Front Lines: Family Caregiver Panel"
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The Aging2.0 Caregiving Forum, hosted on May 1st in San Francisco, will bring together a carefully curated group of ~200 of ‘the best of the best’ thought leaders and innovators
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The Aging2.0 Caregiving Forum, hosted on May 1st in San Francisco, will bring together a carefully curated group of ~200 of ‘the best of the best’ thought leaders and innovators in caregiving. The action-oriented day will be full of rich discussion and very targeted networking opportunities with and among like-minded experts and change agents. This one-day event is exclusive to Aging2.0 Alliance members and invited guests that are considered the leading thought leaders and experts.
Time
(Tuesday) 9:15 am - 9:45 am
Location
Aging2.0 HQ
San Francisco, CA
Organizer
Aging 2.0https://www.aging2.com
25apr11:30 amMeryl co-hosts "Courageous Conversations On Brain Health" in Chicago
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Engage with a panel of experts about Alzheimer’s and brain health. Women’s Athletic Club downtown from 11:30am to 1:30pm Neiman Marcus at Northbrook Court from 5:30 to
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Engage with a panel of experts about Alzheimer’s and brain health.
Women’s Athletic Club downtown from 11:30am to 1:30pm
Neiman Marcus at Northbrook Court from 5:30 to 7:30pm
Time
(Wednesday) 11:30 am
Location
Rolex Learning Center
Ecublens, Switzerland
Organizer
UsAgainstAlzheimer's & WomenAgainstAlzheimer'shttps://www.usagainstalzheimers.org/courageous-conversations-about-brain-health
Time
(Monday) 11:00 am - 11:45 am
Location
The National Press Club
Washington, D.C.
Organizer
Duke Margolis Center for Health Policyhttps://healthpolicy.duke.edu
29mar1:00 pm2:00 pmMeryl hosts "Demystifying Clinical Trials" Alzheimer's Talks
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Join the discussion of what it's like to participate in a clinical trial, how to find out about them, and why it's important to participate. Meryl Comer, Author, Alzheimer's Caregiver, Clinical
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Join the discussion of what it’s like to participate in a clinical trial, how to find out about them, and why it’s important to participate.
Meryl Comer, Author, Alzheimer’s Caregiver, Clinical Trial Participant
Reisa Sperling, MD, Alzheimer’s researcher, Harvard
Geri and Jim Taylor, Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial Participants
Nate O’Keefe, Founder of Roobrik, Decision-Making Tools for Families
Time
(Thursday) 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
Location
Rolex Learning Center
Ecublens, Switzerland
Organizer
Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health
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The NIH AD Research Summits are key strategic planning meetings tied to the implementation of the first goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s: to treat and prevent
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The NIH AD Research Summits are key strategic planning meetings tied to the implementation of the first goal of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s: to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease by 2025. They bring together a multi-stakeholder community including government, industry, academia, private foundations, and patient advocates to formulate an integrated, translational research agenda that will enable the development of effective therapies (disease modifying and palliative) across the disease continuum for the cognitive as well as neuropsychiatric symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease.
Time
(Friday) 1:00 pm Greenwich Mean Time
Location
in Bethesda
Organizer
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2017https://www.alz.org/aaic/
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Women’s brains are more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease and other problems associated with cognitive function. Women are twice as likely as men to have Alzheimer’s and dementia and twice as
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Women’s brains are more vulnerable to Alzheimer’s disease and other problems associated with cognitive function. Women are twice as likely as men to have Alzheimer’s and dementia and twice as likely to care for a loved one with the disease.
Yet, until now, there has been virtually no concerted drive to fund research on women’s brain health around the world and no global cooperation among women leaders.
Women’s Brain Health Initiative Canada, WomenAgainstAlzheimer’s USA, Alzheimer’s Research UK, and 21st Century BrainTrust® have formed the Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health to raise awareness of women’s brain health challenges and significantly expand funding for sex-based brain health research and education, that benefits both men and women.
Time
(Tuesday) 3:30 pm
Location
Rolex Learning Center
Ecublens, Switzerland
Organizer
Global Alliance on Women’s Brain Health
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The largest international meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science. Each year, AAIC unites the world’s leading researchers, next generation investigators, clinicians and the care research community to share discoveries in
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The largest international meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science. Each year, AAIC unites the world’s leading researchers, next generation investigators, clinicians and the care research community to share discoveries in basic and translational research that will lead to methods of prevention and treatment, and improvements in diagnosis for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias.
Time
(Tuesday) 8:00 am - 10:00 am Greenwich Mean Time
Location
ExCeL London Royal Victoria Dock
1 Western Gateway, London E16 1XL, United Kingdom
Organizer
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® 2017https://www.alz.org/aaic/
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Historically, there have been limited opportunities for those on the Alzheimer’s & Dementia journey to be heard or provide collective feedback regarding “what matters most” to them from new therapies.
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Historically, there have been limited opportunities for those on the Alzheimer’s & Dementia journey to be heard or provide collective feedback regarding “what matters most” to them from new therapies. Today, a collective voice is needed to support regulatory decision-making, reimbursement, technology testing and other types of research.
Meryl Comer, President, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative and 21-year caregiver will share novel ways that those living with the disease and their care partners can influence and impact the research agenda through a vibrant A-List online community. Brett Hauber, Senior Economist / VP from RTI Health Solutions will discuss the latest initiative to link new qualitative and preference studies to inform the FDA. Paula Garrett, Sr. Director, Marketing, Eli Lilly and Company will explain the novelty and importance of this approach to drug development. The audience will experience and engage in a What Matters survey, using new polling technology.
Time
(Tuesday) 10:30 am - 12:00 pm EST
Location
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta
3391 Peachtree Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30326
Organizer
Dementia Action Alliance http://daanow.org/
26jun4:30 pm6:30 pmMeryl Comer - Author Meet and GreetDementia Action Alliance
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Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer’s advocate Meryl Comer’s Slow Dancing With a Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of her husband’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease that serves
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Emmy-award winning broadcast journalist and leading Alzheimer’s advocate Meryl Comer’s Slow Dancing With a Stranger is a profoundly personal, unflinching account of her husband’s battle with Alzheimer’s disease that serves as a much-needed wake-up call to better understand and address a progressive and deadly affliction.
When Meryl Comer’s husband Harvey Gralnick was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in 1996, she watched as the man who headed hematology and oncology research at the National Institutes of Health started to misplace important documents and forget clinical details that had once been cataloged encyclopedically in his mind. With harrowing honesty, she brings readers face to face with this devastating condition and its effects on its victims and those who care for them. Detailing the daily realities and overwhelming responsibilities of caregiving, Comer sheds intensive light on this national health crisis, using her personal experiences—the mistakes and the breakthroughs—to put a face to a misunderstood disease, while revealing the facts everyone needs to know.
Time
(Monday) 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm EST
Location
The Westin Buckhead Atlanta
3391 Peachtree Road Northeast, Atlanta, GA 30326
Organizer
Dementia Action Alliance http://daanow.org/
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The goal of this session is to look at the disease spectrum along with its direct and indirect impacts on society. Presenters: Gillian Sanders-Schmidler, Professor of
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The goal of this session is to look at the disease spectrum along with its direct and indirect impacts on society.
Presenters:
- Gillian Sanders-Schmidler, Professor of Medicine, Duke University
- Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer, Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences and Director, Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, Duke University
- Meryl Comer, President and CEO, Geoffrey Beene Foundation Alzheimer’s Initiative
- Moderator: Mark McClellan, Duke-Margolis Center for Health Policy
Time
(Tuesday) 9:15 am - 10:00 am EST
Location
Duke Robert J. Margolis
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Duke Robert J. Margolis
30may2:00 pm3:00 pmLori La Bay Alzheimer's Speaks Radio Show
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Alzheimer's Speaks Radio believes in giving voice to those afflicted with memory loss and their care partners, while empowering them to live purpose-filled lives. Our goal is to raise awareness,
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Alzheimer’s Speaks Radio believes in giving voice to those afflicted with memory loss and their care partners, while empowering them to live purpose-filled lives. Our goal is to raise awareness, give hope and share the real everyday life of living with dementia. We look forward to you joining us for great conversation, learning and laughter as we maneuver this roller coaster called memory loss. About our host, Lori La Bey: memory loss has been part of Lori’s life for over 30 years, ever since her mother started having problems. Lori’s Mom was in her end-stages of Alzheimer’s disease for 4 years and passed away in 2014. This journey has taught her much and has changed her life. Lori is an international force shifting our dementia care culture around the world. She speaks and trains on Alzheimer’s disease, dementia, caregiving and collaboration. You can reach Lori via her resource website: www.AlzheimersSpeaks.com.
Time
(Tuesday) 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm EST
Location
Online
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Alzheimer's Speaks Radio