IN-PERSON AGENDA
All times are Eastern Standard Time (EST).
Friday, September 6, 2024
Parking and Directions
• Please park in the Neuroscience Center garage attached to Goodman Hall (GPS address: 362 W 15th Street) not at Methodist Hospital
• You can obtain your parking voucher at check-in and redeem it at the gate as you leave.
Check-in is open from 9:00am-2:30pm
Location: Atrium
• Sign up for 1:1 Activities
• Continental Breakfast (self-service): 9:00am-10:00am
• Boxed Lunch Pickup: 12:45pm-1:30pm
• Light Snacks, Coffee, & Beverages
Breakfast & Morning Activities (9:00am-10:00am) |
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Continental Breakfast (registered attendees only) |
IADRC Staff |
Atrium |
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IADRC Research Sign up |
IADRC Staff |
Atrium |
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Learn more about ongoing research studies at the IADRC and how to participate. |
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Vendors |
List to follow |
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9:00am-9:45am |
Cognitive Screening (15 min sessions) |
Tyler Gannon, MPH |
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Get a free cognitive screening! We will schedule a phone call to discuss your results in approximately 1-2 weeks. Note: For people 60 years and older. |
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Center Updates (10:00am-10:30am) |
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10:00am-10:40am |
IADRC Updates: Discovering Cures, Engaging Communities Dr. Saykin and Dr. Wang will describe the mission of IADRC, highlight major findings in the field of Alzheimer’s disease, recognize the Martin Caregiver Symposium Event Sponsors (CICOA and the Alzheimer’s Association) and Vendors, welcome new OREC Faculty and Staff, thank our community partners, and provide updates on the latest center wide initiatives to increase diverse participation in its cohort. Andrew Saykin, PsyD: IADRC Director Sophia Wang, MD, MS: IADRC OREC Leader |
Auditorium & Overflow Rooms |
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Event Sponsor Recognition (10:40am-10:55am) |
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10:40am-10:45am |
Alzheimer’s Association, Event Sponsor Natalie Sutton, MPA Chapter Executive, Greater Indiana Chapter |
Auditorium & Overflow Rooms |
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10:45am-10:50am |
CICOA Aging & In-Home Solutions, Event Sponsor Denise Jones Harrington, LSW, LAC, CSA, CDP Director of Faith & Dementia Partnerships |
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5th Mary Guerriero Austrom Commemorative Keynote Lecture |
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11:00am-11:05am |
Introduction of Grand Rounds Speaker Sophia Wang, MD, MS, IADRC OREC Leader |
Auditorium & Overflow Rooms |
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11:05am-11:55am |
Speaker: Crystal M. Glover, PhD Applied Social Psychologist and Mixed Methodologist, Rush Alzheimer's Disease Center “Diverse Aging Trajectories of Black Caregivers of Persons Living with Dementia: A State of Affairs and Considerations for Leaps Forward” |
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10:50am-10:55am |
Center for Neurodegenerative Disorders, Event Sponsor Donna Wilcock, PhD, MS: Center Director Barbara and Larry Sharpf Professor of Alzheimer's Disease Research, Professor of Neurology |
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Caregiver Panel Discussion |
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12:00m-12:45pm |
Panel Discussion: Moderator: Sophia Wang, MD, MS, IADRC OREC Leader Panel Discussants: Crystal M. Glover, PhD Angelina Polsinelli, PhD, ABPP-CN Michelle Bellamy, President, Silent Voices Home Care Hank Mosley, Pastoral Care Director, Heartland Church |
Auditorium & Overflow Rooms |
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Lunch (12:45pm-1:30pm) |
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12:45pm-1:30pm |
Boxed Lunch (registered attendees only) |
IADRC Staff |
Atrium |
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12:45pm-1:30pm |
IADRC Research Sign up |
IADRC Staff |
Atrium |
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Learn more about research studies at the IADRC and how to participate. |
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12:00pm-2:30pm |
Vendors |
See vendor list |
Atrium |
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1st Afternoon Session (1:30pm-2:10pm) |
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12:00pm-2:30pm |
Vendors |
See vendor list |
Atrium |
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1:30pm-2:10pm |
Alzheimer’s Association presents: “The Empowered Caregiver: Building Foundations of Caregiving” Format: Hybrid |
Schonda Davis, MSW |
Auditorium & Overflow Rooms |
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1:30pm-2:10pm |
Mindfulness: Learn how to facilitate mindfulness in your daily life by understanding the mind-body connection through yoga, movement, and neuroscience! (sign-up required) Format: In-Person |
Sára Nemes |
1353B |
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1:30pm-2:10pm |
To DICE it or Medicate? Managing Behavioral Changes from Dementia (sign-up required) |
Angelina Polsinelli, PhD, ABPP-CN |
1362 |
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Format: Skills training; workshop This workshop will teach participants the evidence-based DICE method to manage behavioral changes from dementia without medications. Participants will be asked to bring examples of behavioral changes to demonstrate how DICE can be used. |
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1:30pm-2:10pm |
Caregiver Journey - "Tackling a Challenge: Talking with Family Members about a Dementia Diagnosis" (sign-up required) Format: Hybrid |
Jan Mitchell |
1352 |
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1:1 Activity. Limited slots. Sign up at check-in. |
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1:30pm-2:10pm |
Cognitive Screening (15 min sessions) |
Tyler Gannon, MPH & Others |
Ask at check-in |
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Get a free cognitive screening! We will schedule a phone call to discuss your results in approximately 1-2 weeks. Note: For people 60 years and older. |
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2nd Afternoon Session (2:15pm-3:00pm) |
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2:15pm-3:00pm |
CICOA presents: Information session on Dementia Friends Indiana (DFI) & Memory Cafes" Format: Hybrid |
Amaris Scahill, Denise Jones Harrington |
Auditorium |
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2:15pm-3:00pm |
“A User-Friendly Guide to Psychotropic Use in Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias” (sign-up required) |
Sophia Wang |
1353B |
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Learn about when medications can be helpful to manage behavioral changes, common off-label medications used to manage behavioral changes, and what types of questions to ask the healthcare professionals when these medications for behavioral changes are being prescribed. Format: Hybrid |
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2:15pm-3:00pm |
Wellness Activity: "Move Against Dementia: Gentle Chair Exercises!" Format: Hybrid |
Shawn Rohrbach-Kim, MS, OT |
1353A |
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2:15pm-3:00pm |
Cognitive Screening (15 min sessions, sign-up required) |
Tyler Gannon, MPH & Others |
Ask at registration |
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Get a free cognitive screening! We will schedule a phone call to discuss your results in approximately 1-2 weeks. Note: For people 60 years and older. |