When memories fade and loved ones or friends demand constant attention, the pressures sometimes become daunting for caregivers. The April 11 conference will feature Dr. Laura Mosqueda of the John Douglas French Center for Alzheimer's Disease, Los Alamitos, California, a world-renowned care facility for dementia patients. Twenty registrations are reserved for students who wish to attend at a student rate.
Lunch is included in the cost of the conference.
Early registration is strongly advised since seating is limited to 125 persons and a capacity crowd is expected. After a brief welcome by Dr. Darrel L. Hammon, associate vice president for Extended Programs at LCSC, Dr. Laura Mosqueda will provide an overview of dementing illnesses. The morning program will include an overview of dementing illnesses and a review of the important differences among Alzheimer's Disease, vascular dementia, dementia with Lewy bodies, and frontal temporal lobe dementia. In addition, Dr. Mosqueda will discuss medical evaluation and work up and the basic components that comprise a good evaluation. In closing, Dr. Mosqueda will distribute post-diagnostic guidelines developed by an expert consensus panel designed to be used by health care providers as well as caregivers and persons with dementia.