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Journeys with Dementia: Learning to Navigate Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia

Journeys with Dementia: Learning to Navigate Alzheimer’s and Lewy Body Dementia

Join the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio for conversation and support about what to expect after a dementia diagnosis, with a special focus on Alzheimer’s disease and Lewy body dementia. Gain important insights and learn practical strategies for managing dementia.

Submit questions for our dementia experts to answer in a panel discussion with Emmy Award-winning producer for National Public Radio, Kitty Eisele, and learn about the latest research in:

- Sleep problems.
- Navigating problematic behaviors.
- Dealing with walking problems, falls and safety concerns.
- Symptoms and fluctuations of Lewy body dementia.

Schedule of Events
2:30 pm - 3:00 pm: Resource fair

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm: The 2024 Dr. George D. Case Memorial Lecture on Dementia with Lewy Bodies presented by Helen B. Medsger

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm: Panel discussion with the state’s only designated National Institute on Aging (NIA)- designated Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, the Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio hosted by Emmy Award-winning producer for National Public Radio, Kitty Eisele.

UT Health San Antonio Holly Auditorium
02:30 PM - 05:00 PM on Sat, 2 Mar 2024

Event Supported By

The Biggs Institute for Alzheimer’s and Neurodegenerative Diseases at UT Health San Antonio
casasn@uthscsa.edu
UT Health San Antonio Holly Auditorium
7703 Floyd Curl Drive
San Antonio, Texas 78229
casasn@uthscsa.edu