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Conference Agenda
| Total hours CE: 13 | *The number of Cultural Competency and General hours is determined by which breakout sessions participants choose to attend. |
Wednesday, August 20, 2025 | |
Time | Type of Session |
| 7:15 - 8:15 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast & Sponsor Exhibits Open |
| 8:15 - 8:30 a.m. | Opening Remarks and Conference Overview Welcome and Introductions Kathy Van Cleave, LMSW, LCMHT |
| 8:30 - 9:30 a.m. | General Session 1: Technology in Dementia Care Saurabh Chandra, PhD, MBBS Kimberly C. Tarver, MD |
| 9:30 - 10:00 a.m. | Break: Sponsor Exhibits Open |
| 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. | General Session 2: Diabetes Mellitus and Cognitive Impairment (.5 Cultural Competency SWK, .5 General SWK hour) Licy L. Yanes Cardozo, MD |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | General Session 3: Nutrition and Brain Health: Practical Guide to Move from a Healthy Diet to a Healthy Lifestyle Teresa Carithers, PhD, RD, LD, FAND |
| 12:00 - 12:45 p.m. | Lunch provided |
| 12:45 - 1:45 p.m. | General Session 4: Technologically-Enhanced Person-Centered Dementia Care: Innovative Programs and Important Outcomes Keith A. Anderson, PhD, MSW |
| 1:45 - 2:45 p.m. | General Session 5: Vision Loss and Dementia Care: Enhancing Care Across Disciplines Melanie N. Truong-Le, DO OD |
| 2:45 - 3:15 p.m. | Break - Sponsor Exhibits Open |
| 3:15 - 4:15 p.m. | General Session 6: Understanding Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease Jasmine Kency, MD |
| 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. | General Session 7: Scam Prevention: Table Talk - Beware of the Scam Kimberly Farmer, Project Manager Melinda Bertucci, Advocacy Director |
| 5:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks |
| 5:30 p.m. | Day one concludes: dinner on your own |
| Total CE Hours: 7 | SWK: .5 Cultural Competency SWK hour, 6.5 General SWK hours |
Thursday, August 21, 2025 | |
Time | Type of Session |
| 7:15 - 8:10 a.m. | Registration, Continental Breakfast & Sponsor Exhibits Open |
| 8:10 - 8:15 a.m. | Opening Remarks Kathy Van Cleave, LMSW, LCMHT |
| 8:15 - 9:15 a.m. | General Session 8: Advances in Research Kevin Sullivan, PhD, MPH |
| 9:15 - 9:30 a.m. | Transition Break |
| 9:30-10:30 a.m. | Concurrent Session 9a: Loss, Grief, and Mourning: The Process Begins with the Diagnosis Janice Sandefur, LCSW, ACSW |
| Sessions will repeat. Choose one session in each timeslot. | Concurrent Session 10a: Supporting Future Breakthroughs: The Power of Brain Donation Christina Romani Piersol, Business Operations Manager |
| Concurrent Session 11a: Menopause and Memory Shelia Bouldin, MD | |
| 10:30 - 11:00 a.m. | Break - Sponsor Exhibits Open |
| 11:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 9b: Loss, Grief, and Mourning: The Process Begins with the Diagnosis Janice Sandefur, LCSW, ACSW |
| Repeat of previous sessions. | Concurrent Session 10b: Supporting Future Breakthroughs: The Power of Brain Donation Christina Romani Piersol, Business Operations Manager |
| Concurrent Session 11b: Menopause and Memory Shelia Bouldin, MD | |
| 12:00 - 1:30 p.m. | Lunch ON YOUR OWN |
| 1:30 - 2:30 p.m. | Concurrent Session 12a: Understanding Dementia in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (1.0 Cultural Competency SWK hour) Lisa Burck, MPA, MEd, DSP-III |
| Sessions will repeat. Choose one session in each timeslot. | Concurrent Session 13a: Ways to Promote Brain Health: Understanding Hearing Loss and Cognition Sarah Faucette, AuD, PhD |
| Concurrent Session 14a: Self-Care Practices for Caring Professionals Sondra Redmont, LCSW | |
| 2:30 - 3:00 p.m. | Break - Sponsor Exhibits Open |
| 3:00 - 3:30 p.m. | Sponsor Exhibits Break Down |
| 3:00 - 4:00 p.m. | Concurrent Session 12b: Understanding Dementia in Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (1.0 Cultural Competency SWK hour) Lisa Burck, MPA, MEd, DSP-III |
| Repeat of previous sessions. | Concurrent Session 13b: Ways to Promote Brain Health: Understanding Hearing Loss and Cognition Sarah Faucette, AuD, PhD |
| Concurrent Session 14b: Self-Care Practices for Caring Professionals Sondra Redmont, LCSW | |
| 4:00 - 4:15 p.m. | Transition Break |
| 4:15 - 5:15 p.m. | General Session 15: Be Quiet, Be Heard: The Paradox of Persuasion Lindsey Miller Lewis, PhD |
| 5:15 - 5:30 p.m. | Closing Remarks and Conference Concludes Kathy Van Cleave, LMSW, LCMHT |
| Total CE Hours: 6 | SWK: up to 1.0 Cultural Competency SWK hour*, up to 6 General SWK hours* |