The 3rd Annual Billie Showers Research Symposium "Cognitive Vitality: Think About Your Future"

Event Details

Date:	Saturday March 06, 2010
Time:	8:30 am - 1 pm
Location:	Sibley Memorial Hospital, Ernst Auditorium 5255 Loughboro Road, NW Washington, DC 20016 View Map
Description:	This half-day conference will focus on the positive things one can do to maintain life-long cognitive vitality. A panel discussion also will focus on the importance of clinical trials to advance our understanding of Alzheimer’s disease. This symposium is for professionals, family caregivers and anyone interested in living a brain healthy lifestyle. Speakers will include: * Esther Oh, MD, Associate Director of the Johns Hopkins Memory and Alzheimer’s Treatment Center * R. Scott Turner, MD, PhD, Director of the Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown University * Bryan Traynor, MD, Neurologist and Clinical Researcher, Neuromuscular Diseases Research Group, Laboratory of Neurogenetics, NIA, NIH * Helen Barold, MD, Cardiologist Registration fee is $25. CEUs pending for nurses and social workers. An additional small fee may apply for CEUs. To learn more and/or to register, visit www.alz.org/nca. Sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association in partnership with Grand Oaks Assisted Living & Sibley Senior Association.
Contact:	703-359-4440 norine.swaminatha@alz.org www.alz.org/nca