providers and the public. ADEAR focuses on research-based information and referral to other resources. People can connect with ADEAR staff via phone or e-mail from the hours listed, 8:30 AM to 5 PM Eastern. For example, the website has a variety of information on research news and relevant reports. They also have information on topics such as causes, symptoms, diagnosis, caregiving, and more. You’ll notice that they offer an signup so you can automatically receive e-mail updates from them, and they also actively tweet. ADEAR offers publications online in downloadable formats. Of special interest for those of you on limited budgets is that users can also order free print copies and bulk copies for organizations are also available. So some of the top publications include fact sheets on Alzheimer’s disease, genetics, medicines, legal and financial planning, or participating in Alzheimer’s research. They also have some easy-to-read booklets like Understanding Memory Loss, and they have some longer books and reports that go in depth, such as AD: Unraveling the Mystery, that can be helpful as training tools for staff. You can also access here more general NIA publications that include relevant information, such as Talking With Your Doctor or So Far Away, caregiving, and End of Life. So the resource and one that’s also NIA-funded is the 29 Alzheimer’s Disease Centers, or ADCs that are across the country. And you can see on, you know, with the map on the slide where those locations are. They, the Alzheimer’s Disease Centers conduct research regarding diagnosis, care and testing treatments. They may also be able to help with obtaining accurate diagnosis and provide some medical management, and again, give
drill down to very specific types of help that you’re looking for, location, you can create a list of resources that you need near you and keep it there. And from the organization side, organizations can go into the resource finder and create information about their organization and add it to the database. So there, and it’s a free service on both sides for the user and for the organization. So it really is aiming to be quite comprehensive nationwide and in various locations. Next slide please. I wanted to mention a couple of other publications that, and products that NIA has put together, we’ve just come out with a couple of online tip sheets related to long-distance caregiving, which are general but certainly apply to family members and friends of those caring for people with dementia. These two new online tip sheets are one on Getting Started, and one called A Family Affair, really focus on supporting an aging family member or friend from a distance, relieving responsibilities of the local caregiver from a distance, and working with family members to assign tasks based on each other’s strengths. So it’s really hoping to help facilitate that process of giving the care support around the person with dementia. Next slide. We’ve also recently developed a toolkit for, a presentation toolkit for Talking With Your Doctor, which is a long time and very popular NIA publication. And we’ve transformed it into a presentation for again use in community settings, senior centers, any other sort of public presentation. It’s a Power Point presentation with 18 slides, so, and for about 45 minutes. And it includes speaker notes, handouts and tips for preparing for the presentation, so it’s kind of an all-in-one kit for presenting this topic. And it includes tips about how to get ready for a doctor’s visit, talking with