Participate on Thursday, May 24 from 4:00 – 5:00 pm Eastern to hear from Dr. Ron Petersen, Chairman of the National Alzheimer’s Advisory Council on Research, Care and Services and Director of the Mayo Clinic’s Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.
For the first time ever, the US government has adopted a national strategic plan to prevent and effectively treat Alzheimer’s Disease by 2025. Participate on May 24 to learn more about what is in the National Plan and what will be the first steps in its implementation.
Dr. Ron Petersen chaired the 25 member Advisory Council on Research, Care and Services that has been centrally involved in the review of the plan over the last six months. He will summarize the content of the plan and outline the initial steps of its implementation.
Also, hear from George Vradenburg, Chairman of USAgainstAlzheimer’s and a member of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services, to find out how you can get engaged in the hard work ahead needed to stop this disease.
This is the third call in a new monthly teleconference series, Alzheimer’s Talks, presented by USAgainstAlzheimer’s and free and open to the public.
This call is made possible by the generous support of the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation.  To register or learn more information log on to https://registration.broadnet.us/event_registration.php?pid=310&fbs=_teleforum&sig=3f042360a1a3ef9ba456fccf30ef33809b6b1dcd1f07dfc081854266129e1fda.

An estimated 2.2 million Americans have epilepsy, with approximately 150,000 new cases diagnosed in the United States each year.  Approximately 1 in 16 people will develop epilepsy at some point in their lives, and the onset off epilepsy is highest in children and older adults.  The IOM report recognizes epilepsy as a spectrum of disorders that involves more than 25 syndromes. In fact, seizures vary in frequency and severity, and exact a toll on quality of life that affects not only people living with epilepsy, but their families and surrounding communities. By acknowledging the complexity of the disorder and the extreme variances in its impact on people with epilepsy, we hope this will lead to a better outcome for all of the groups in the spectrum.

Access the full report at http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2012/Epilepsy-Across-the-Spectrum.aspx.

Thirty-five members of the National Adult Day Services Association from 15 states will make 60 visits with members of the U.S. Congress today to increase the visibility and awareness of adult day services.  This is the first annual Capitol Hill visit event sponsored by the national organization.  Members gathered last night for dinner to network and learn about the many exciting opportunities in this growing service sector.

States represented among the attendees include the following:  Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri, Mississippi, North Carolina, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania and South Carolina.  Many thanks to Public Policy Co-Chair Peter Notarstefano who was a key leader in organizing the event and to the Alaska Adult Day Services Association and Wisconsin Adult Day Services Association for sponsoring scholarships for the event.

http://www.nytimes.com/2012/02/24/nyregion/managed-care-keeps-the-frail-out-of-nursing-homes.html?_r=1&emc=eta1

Presented by National Adult Day Services Association & PA Adult Day Services Association

September 20-22, 2012

Striving, Thriving – Advancing the Future of Adult Day Services

Get your message to hundreds of people involved with adult day services across the United States and Canada.

Partner with NADSA and PADSA by sponsoring, exhibiting or advertising at our upcoming conference.

Our conference is expected to draw at least 400 professionals in the field of adult day services: educators, researchers, students, policy makers, persons interested in opening a center and others with an interest in home and community-based care.  We are pleased to announce this year’s conference will focus on “Striving, Thriving: Advancing the Future of Adult Day Services.”

If your business has products, services or programs that benefit older adults, this brochure outlines a broad array of opportunities that connect you to the adult day services network in the United States.  We have a number of creative packages from which to choose.  We are happy to discuss these opportunities with you or customize one just for you!

We value your interest and support and look forward to showcasing your business at this year’s conference.

Learn more details in the 2012 Sponsor, Exhibitor, Advertiser GUIDE.

Click here to purchase online now in the NADSA store

Download the 2012 Sponsor, Exhibitor, Advertiser GUIDE with Application Form

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Schedule:

March 26^th, 2012

6:00pm Join us on Monday evening for networking. We will be gathering to meet each other, share ideas and dine together. Dinner costs will be each person’s responsibility.

March 27^th, 2012

8:30am to 12:00pm  Breakfast, Public Policy Education Session (location TBD)

                        Presenters: Congressional hill staff policy leaders

Noon to 5:00pm Congressional Hill visits-NADSA will provide assistance with scheduling meetings with Congressional staff/members of Congress.

Registration:

$99 per person (includes Tuesday breakfast, briefing and training at Capitol, Metro pass, written resources, appointment scheduling arranged with your legislators)

Click here to learn more about hotels and transportation.

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Watch the TimeSlips segment here!

We are hopeful that this broadcast will be a positive and supportive spotlight on educating the country about dementia, as well as the power of the arts.

Learn more at www.timeslips.org!