Demena Educaon Symposium Thursday, May 4th, 8am—3:15 pm Doubletree by Hilton Biltmore 115 Hendersonville Rd, Asheville, NC 28803 Guest Speakers: 9:00 am Plenary Let’s Talk Dementia with a Splash of Humor Carol Howell, Executive Direc- tor, Senior Life Journeys and Certified Dementia Specialist 12:15 Lunch Presenter An Alzheimer's Research Up- date: Where Have We Been and Where Are We Going? Dean Hartley,PhD., Director of Science Initiatives, Alzheimer's Association 2:15 pm Plenary Clinical Trials: What They Are and What They Mean for You Christina E. Hugenschmidt, PhD., Assistant Professor, Sec- tion on Gerontology and Geriatric Medicine, Wake Forest School of Medicine Break-Out Sessions Include: 1. CREATING MUSIC AND ART EXPERIENCES: Carol Howell, Cerfied Demena Specialist 2. PLANNING FOR THE FUTURE: Panel Discussion w/ Dylan Babb, Community Outreach Manager, CarePartners , Laura Baker-Seseika, Family Services, CarePartners PACE and Andrew Antherton, Elder Law Expert, McGuire, Wood & Bissee, P.A. 3. MANAGING DEMENTIA RELATED BEHAVIORS: Dr. Lisa Vergis, MD. , Geriatric Psychiatrist at MemoryCare 4. ROLES & TOLLS; The Mental Health Facets of Caregiving : P.J. Dillingham, R.N., Mission Health For more informaon on Course descripons and presenters, please see the website at www.alz.org/northcarolina