WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS & CALENDAR
To arrange speaking engagements, please contact Norma Loeb at norma@lbdny.org or 646-248-9292.
“I cannot tell you how very much we all enjoyed yesterday. The training was a great help to us.” – Clare Shanley, Executive Director, 80th Street Residence
“I wanted to thank you for such a thoughtful presentation. I had so much positive feedback. Everyone felt that they learned something new. Hopefully they pass it on. You were very passionate and thorough.” – Linda Martinez, LCSW-R,ASW-G, Winthrop Hospital, Geritatric Medicine, Mineola, NY
“Thank you sincerely for the time, effort and travel it took to bring your experiences, knowledge, heart and hope to the island. It is most appreciated and I know that your words and deeds will send ripples throughout the community.” – Kathy Azbell, LMSW, Director of Community Relations, The Brielle at Seaview, Staten Island, NY
“Thank you again for a great presentation last night. We had 47 people who attended and the feedback we received was very positive.” – Marilucy Lopes, Manager of Education, CaringKind, New York City
“Informative, awesome collaboration and teamwork. I learned a number of new things.” – Patricia Gaston, LMSW, Care Consultant/Director of Professional Education, Alzheimer’s Association of the Hudson Valley
2025
June 5 – NewYork-Presbyterian/Weill Cornell, New York City – presentation to geriatric medical staff
May 29 – Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois – webinar to caregivers nationwide with Dr. Jori Fleisher
May 12 – UPENN, Pennsylvania – presentation by Mary Lou Falcone to medical staff
May 8 – Boutique Care Management, La Jolla, California – presentation to staff
May 3 – Carla Preyer’s community event, Sacramento, California – sponsorship and two showings of Facing The Wind followed by Q&A
April 29 – Tai Chi webinar demonstration for all LBD families hosted by David Kaplan, national
April 12 – Alter Dementia Summit, Atlanta, Georgia – sponsorship and showing of Facing The Wind to 300 people followed by Q&A
February 26 – PharmCon: Presentation to over 800 pharmacists throughout the United States
February 13 – SAJ Synagogue, New York City – Presentation by Pamela Rosenblum on How to be a Friend to a Caregiver and the showing of Facing The Wind.
January 9 – Webinar: Brain Donations: Presentation by former LBD caregiver Nori Goldsmith and Dr. Vahram (Harry) Haroutunian of Mount Sinai, New York City
2024
December 9 – CaringKind, New York – presentation to staff and community members
November 20 – World Premiere at DOC NYC Film Festival of Facing The Wind documentary/panel, New York City
November 18 – Film and Cocktail Reception Fundraiser at Lincoln Center, New York City
November 7 – The Dr. Ward Bond Show – interview
November 1 – University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) – Grand Rounds presentation, Little Rock, Arkansas
October 25 – Loras College – in-person presentation and showing of Facing The Wind new documentary – Dubuque, Iowa
October 24 – A Day With Lewy – Aging and Disability Resource Center, in-person presentation and showing of Facing The Wind new documentary – Dodge County, Wisconsin
July 27 – Alzheimer’s Association’s International Conference, presentation to PIA (Professional Interest Area) LBD group, Philadelphia
April 30 – Aging and Disability Resource Center, presentation – Dodge County, Wisconsin
April 29 – Central Florida LBD Support Groups – presentation to various groups, Florida
March 14 – Alzheimer’s Foundation of America – presentation – Care Connections Webinar Series (with 360 people in attendance), Nationwide
March 13 – Alzheimer’s Foundation of America – presentation – Continuing Education event, New York
February 21 – 92nd Street Y, NY – Presentation for their Family & Friends Support Sieries, New York
February 12 – Webinar: Medicaid, Financial, & Trust presentation by Eldercare Attorney Douglas Chu
2023
December 12 –Webinar: STRESS: Self-Care for Caregivers – available worldwide
December 4 – CaringKind, New York – presentation to staff and community members
November 20 –Webinar with End in Mind Project – What is an End-of-Life Doula? – available worldwide
October 17 – Webinar – Speech Therapy: Boosting Confidence & Communication for people with LBD
July 20 – Morningstar Senior Living, Denver – presentation to staff
July 13 – Cognition Therapeutics, New York – presentation to staff
July 10 – CaringKind, New York – presentation to staff and community members
June 13 – Alzheimer’s Disease Resource Center/Bristol/Gold Coast, NY – presentation to caregivers & staff
April 25 – NYU Langone Oral Health – collaboration on oral health study
April 20 – Power of Patients, Boston – collaboration re brain injury tracking
April 17 – Central Florida LBD Group, Orlando – presentation to caregivers
April 4 – CND Life Sciences, Arizona – collaboration re skin biopsy test
April 3 – Dementia Friendly Iowa – introduction to LBDRC
April 1 – Travel Nurses – training for staff, Chicago
March 20 – Louie B Free Radio Show, Ohio – interview/presentation
March 16 – Lunalilo Home, Hawaii – presentation to staff
February 16 – Dementia Action Alliance, Virginia – interview/presentation
January 27 – Cognition Therapeutics, Pennsylvania – podcast interview/presentation
January 26 – 80th Street Residence, New York – presentation to staff
January 19 – Alzheimer’s Speaks, Minnesota – Podcast interview/presentation with Lori La Bey
2022
December 28 – Lewy Body Espana – presentation to caregivers in SPAIN
October 19 – LikeMinds – Interview/article for LBD Awareness Month
October 12 – Experiences in Careging Podcast – presentation to their hundreds of listeners
June 16 – International LBD Conference – UK – presentation to all caregivers and attendees
June 7 – Northwell – presentation to interns
May 26 – DomusVi Care Home in SPAIN– presentation to staff
April 22 – New York-Presbyterian Medical Group Brooklyn – presentation to staff members
March 26 – The Peace Alliance – presentation to their Hope Story Circle group
February 25 – Northwell – presentation to Geriatrics department members
2021
November 1 – CaringKind – presentation to staff and community members
September 28 – The Kensington Assisted Living – “Do You know the Difference between Lewy Body, Frontal and Vascular Dementia” panel
July 21 – Renewal Care Partners – “What’s the Difference,” a panel discussion and Q&A on Lewy Body Dementia, Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease
May 24 – Marlene Meyerson JCC – Getting Personal with Parkinson’s – podcast with Caroline Kohles
May 18 – The Kensington Assisted Living – podcast with Brenda Moynihan
May 12 – Young Professional Alzheimer’s Council (YPAC) – participation on panel
April 8 – Alliance Home Care – training for staff
March 7 – Lewy Body Roller Coaster – podcast with Linda Szypula and Curry Whisenhunt
February 23 – Renewal Care Partners – training for staff
January 25 – Jakarta, Indonesia – presentation to family
2020
December 2 – NYU Rory Meyers College of Nursing – presentation to staff
November 13 – Renewal Care Partners – training for staff
October 28 – Dr. Leon Meytin – presentation to caregivers
April 2 – The Indiana Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ISHA) – presentation to their members
February 26 – KCBS radio in San Francisco – Adversity to Advocacy (A2A) program interview with Jeff Bell
2019
December 23 – Sheraton Caregivers – Westport, Connecticut – presentation to staff
December 13 – Roger That Podcast – Interview with Bobbi and Mike Carducci
September 26 – Stony Brook University – meeting with head researcher in the Department of Family, Population and Preventive Medicine re grad student fellowships
September 25 – When It’s Not Alzheimer’s – New York Memory Center, Brooklyn – presentation to staff
August 4 – Radio Interview on WABC 88 with Dan Gasby and Alex Lerner – New York
July 21 – Exclusive Private Film Screening of Robin’s Wish & Reception, Southampton Arts Center – presentation to attendees
July 18 – LBD Symposium & Roundable, Screening of Robin’s Wish & Reception, SUNY – presentation to attendees
July 17 – Exclusive Private Film Screening of Robin’s Wish & Reception, Lincoln Center – presentation to attendees
July 8 – Radio Interview on WBAI with Janet Coleman and Patricia Bosworth – New York
June 24-25 – International Lewy Body Dementia Conference, Las Vegas – PANEL presenter
May 22 – Radio Interview with Dana Arnone, All Things Homecare – New York
May 21 – National Council of Jewish Women – Manhasset – presentation to members
May 8 – NYU Langone – Manhattan – presentation to Alzheimer’s Disease & Related Dementias Family Support Program staff
April 29 – PSS Home Care – Fresh Meadows – presentation to staff
April 17 – Renewal Care – Manhattan – presentation to staff
April 4 – 80th Street Residence – Manhattan – presentation to staff
2018
November 14 – Alzheimer’s Association, New York City Chapter– presentation to staff
November 4 – Hosting: Cinema Arts Centre of Long Island event
October 16 – Hosting: First Lewy Body Dementia Conference in New York, Sara Beth’s, Flatiron District, NY
October 13 – Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation – presentation to community
October 6 – Fordham University presentation, Lincoln Center Campus, Social Work Division
October 1 – CaringKind – presentation to staff and community members
September 22 – New York State Ophthalmological Society: Envision 2018 Conference – participation
September 6 – Winthrop Hospital in Nassau County – presentation to staff
August 6 am – Long Island State Veteran’s Home- Stony Brook Medicine, Stony Brook, NY – presentation to assorted staff
June 12 – Penn South Program for Seniors – presentation to staff
May 17 – Alzheimer’s Association of the Hudson Valley Conference – participation
April 13 – Morningside Retirement & Health Services – presentation to staff
March 30 – Jewish Family Services of Delray – presentation to caregivers’ group
March 29 – Florida Atlantic University – Comprehensive Center for Brain Health – meeting w/Dr. Jim Galvin and staff
2017
December 10 – Holiday Boutique Fundraiser at a unique 1930’s mansion in Manhasset – call 516-218-2026 for details
December 5 – Westchester County Support Group at Center for Brain Aging in Yonkers begins (our 4th support group in the metro NY area)
December 4 – Holly Patterson Extended Care Facility in Uniondale – three presentations to staff
November 29 – Long Island Alzheimer’s Foundation (LIAF) – presentation to staff
November 16 – Yeshiva University presentation in Washington Heights, Social Work Division
October 5 – Montefiore Einstein Center for the Aging Brain presentation in Westchester County along with Dr. Jessica Zwerling, neurologist and associate director of the center, and hosted by Home Instead of White Plains
September 16 – Fordham University presentation, Lincoln Center Campus, Social Work Division
September 13 – Stony Brook Southampton Hospital presentation in Suffolk County to residents and medical students
September 12 – Brielle at Seaview, assisted living facility in Staten Island – presentation to area caregivers
July 20 – Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center GALA with Susan Schneider Williams & Sherri Shepherd at the Garden City Hotel in Garden City, Long Island
June 16 – Brookhaven Memorial Hospital presentation in Suffolk County to large group of physicians
June 6 – Cypress Gardens Rehab & Nursing presentation in Queens to nurses, social workers and aides
May 18 – Alzheimer’s Association of the Hudson Valley Conference – participation
March 3 – Bellevue Hospital presentation, per invitation of the Metropolitan Area Geriatrics Society (MAGS), to medical students and residents
January 17 – Suffolk County Support Group at Dix Hills Library begins (our 3rd support group)
2016
November 5 – Fordham University presentation, Lincoln Center Campus, Social Work Division
October 17 – CaringKind (formerly the Alzheimer’s Association, NYC Chapter)
TOPIC: Lewy Body Dementia: One of the Most Common Dementias You’ve Never Heard Of. How is LBD different from Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease? Why is it often misdiagnosed? What kind of support is available for caregivers in New York? SPEAKERS:
- Norma Loeb, Founder & Executive Director, Lewy Body Dementia Resource Center of New York
- Judith C. Ahronheim, MD, Clinical Professor of Medicine, New York Medical College
Hosted by CaringKind, 360 Lexington Avenue. Please call 646-744-2900 to reserve a seat.