UCLA ACES - Alzheimer's Caregiver Education Series
This new UCLA program provides informative lectures for caregivers and loved ones of people with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. The structure is a 30 minute talk followed by about 30 minutes of Q & A.
Lecture Dates, Topics & Speakers
January 18th, 2012: What is Dementia?
Presented by Dr. David B. Reuben, Chief, Geriatric Medicine, UCLA
Download Presentation: Microsoft PowerPoint
February 15th, 2012: Surviving Caregiving
Presented by Dr. Linda Ercoli, Director, UCLA Division of Geriatric Psychiatry
March 21st, 2012: Community Resources
Presented by Marci Coleman, MSW
April 18th, 2012: Managing Symptoms without Medication - Behavioral Interventions
Presented by Dr. Paul Cernin, Psychologist
May 16th, 2012: Research - Promising Therapies
Presented by Dr. Joshua Grill, Director, Katherine and Benjamin Kagan Alzheimer's Disease Treatment Development Program
June 20th, 2012: Decision-Making and Planning
Presented by Dr. Neil Wenger, Director, UCLA Healthcare Ethics Center
July 18th, 2012: Life Beyond Alzheimer's Disease
Presented by Patti Davis, daughter of President Ronald Reagan and Nancy Reagan
- Where: Semel Institute Auditorium, 720 Westwood Boulevard, UCLA
- When: 5:30 to 6:30PM, Every Third Wednesday of the Month
