AGENDA

7:45 am | Registration. Hot breakfast. Visit vendors.

8:25 am | Welcome

8:30 am | KEYNOTE

Advancing Dementia Care: Latest treatments, holistic strategies, and innovative aproaches Rohit Marawar, MD, FAES, Wayne State University School of Medicine

9:30 am | Beverage break. Visit vendors

10:00 am | Who Do You Want on Your Team?
Amanda Leggett, PhD, FGSA, Associate Professor, Wayne State University Institute of Gerontology

11:00 am | Remember ME: Putting the power of the 4Ms in the hands of people living with dementia and their caregivers
Cynthera McNeill, DNP, APRN, AGPCNP-C, FAANP, Wayne State University College of Nursing

12:00 pm | Sharing our Journey
Dick and Gerry Deighton share their personal journey after receiving an Alzheimer’s diagnosis. Through honest conversation, they will discuss the challenges, adaptations, and moments of hope they have experienced together.

12:30 pm | Evaluation and Raffles

This conference is supported by a grant from the Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program (GWEP).

For questions or to register groups contact Donna MacDonald at Donna macdonald@wayne.edu

OBJECTIVES:

8:30 am
Advancing Dementia Care: Latest treatments, holistic strategies, and innovative approaches
1. Summarize recent FDA-approved pharmacologic treatments for Alzheimer’s disease and dementia-related symptoms, including their indications, evidence base, and practical considerations for the care team.
2. Identify non-pharmacologic and holistic interventions for managing behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia, such as agitation, anxiety, and sleep disturbances.
3. Compare traditional and emerging medication approaches for cognitive impairment including dementia-related agitation and behaviors.

10:00 am
Who Do You Want on Your Team? Dementia family caregiving networks and approaches to care
1. Identify why caregiving networks matter to dementia care.
2. Define characteristics of caregiving networks.
3. Explain how caregiving networks vary across demographic and social contexts.
4. Understand how caregiving networks impact key care outcomes for

individuals living with dementia and their care partners.

5. Distinguish between caregiving styles and understand how your care-

giving style can impact care outcomes.

11:00 am

Remember ME: Putting the power of the 4Ms in the hands

of people living with dementia and their caregivers

1. 2. 3. 4. Describe the evidence-based 4Ms framework and explain how

What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility support person-

centered care for people living with dementia.

Examine how consumer-controlled technology can strengthen

communication, information sharing, and self-advocacy to help ensure

the 4Ms are understood and addressed across the healthcare system.

Explain how the Remember ME concept puts the 4Ms in the hands of

consumers by helping people living with dementia and their caregivers

communicate priorities, track important information, and advocate for