WORKSHOPS, PRESENTATIONS & CALENDAR
2018
May 3 – Winthrop Hospital in Nassau County – presentation to staff
May 17 – Alzheimer’s Association of the Hudson Valley Conference – participation
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.
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