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Upcoming Courses and Certifications Browse Upcoming Certifications >>  PAC Champion Course 4 Friday, July 29, 2022 10:00 am – 12:00 pm ET (-4 GMT) 2 total hours of training for only $49 USD Learn how to identify Teepa Snow’s GEMS States of Dementia® in this highly interactive session. Register for Champion Course Level 4 >> Book Early! Tickets On Sale Now!  Positive Approach to Care ConferenceNovember 13-15, 2022 This year’s conference focuses on ways you can support function for those living with neurodiversity. Learn strategies for mouth care, personal and intimate care, movement, spirituality, and more. A person-centered dementia care event to help you become the best care partner possible. Buy Tickets >> Upcoming Free Events and Content Positive Approach to Care (PAC) offers FREE dementia care events every week for care partners like you. View Calendar of FREE PAC Events  Brain Connection CaféMonday, July 25, 2022 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET (-4 GMT) FREE activity open to anyone!  Live Webinar with TeepaTuesday, July 26, 2022 10:00 am – 11:00 am ET (-4 GMT) Sponsored by Agrace Topic: Techniques for Approaching Complex Situations in Dementia Care. FREE and open to the public. Registration is required.  Bingo with Creativity Café Monday, August 1, 2022 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm ET (-4 GMT) FREE activity open to anyone! Have questions? We are happy to help! Call us at 877-877-1671 ext 0 or email us at info@teepasnow.com Content for People Living with Dementia Content for Family Care Partners Content for Professional Care Partners Content for Organizations and Businesses |
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| Reserve My Seat for the Next Series >> Learn More About the Care Partner Support Series >>    Previous Attendees Have Reported “It was EXCELLENT!!! I learned so much and have changed many things. Carolyn and Mary were excellent and knowledgeable. I especially appreciate that they were able to offer practical examples on the spot.” The Care Partner Support Series is an educational group that provides support and meets once a week for five weeks. Our next session is August 9, 2022 – September 6, 2022, meeting every Tuesday from 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm ET Education, discussions, and problem-solving in a private, small group setting Explore strategies together on how to best support both you and the person in your care The Series takes place virtually, so you can join from your home or office Five weekly 90-minute sessions Only $50 USD for the entire 5-week series Learn more >>  Reserve My Seat for the Series Starting on August 9 >> Learn More About the Care Partner Support Series >> Have Questions? We are happy to help! Call us at 877-877-1671 ext 0 or email at info@teepasnow.com |
Making a Difference in Dementia Care – FREE Education Friday May 13!!
| Making a Difference in Dementia Care Loretta Woodward Veney. She is speaking about ‘The JOY of Caregiving” 8:00am Registration, Light Refreshments & Mingle with Community Partners (In-Person) 8:30am- Program will begin 8:30-8:45am– Introduction of Community Partners 8:45-10:00am Dementia Friends Information Session 10:00-10:10am Break 10:10- 11:30am Keynote Speaker 11:30- 12:30am Pannel Discussion To register call 717-843-1504, email makingadifferenceindementia@gmail.com or click on the link below! Register Here |
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“To Keep Your Brain Young, Take Some Tips From Our Earliest Ancestors” – NPR
“Without a cure for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, prevention is paramount. Habits that helped early humans thrive still make sense; a varied diet, exercise and an engaging social life.”
“Reconstructions from the Daynès Studio in Paris depict a male Neanderthal (right) face to face with a human, Homo sapiens.” – Science Source
by Brett Stretka
“It’s something that many of us reckon with: the sense that we’re not quite as sharp as we once were.
“I recently turned 42. Having lost my grandfather to Alzheimer’s, and with my mom suffering from a similar neurodegenerative disease, I’m very aware of what pathologies might lurk beneath my cranium.
“In the absence of a cure for Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia, the most important interventions for upholding brain function are preventive — those that help maintain our most marvelous, mysterious organ.
“Based on the science, I take fish oil and broil salmon. I exercise. I try to challenge my cortex to the unfamiliar.
“As I wrote my recent book, A History of the Human Brain, which recounts the evolutionary tale of how our brain got here, I began to realize that so many of the same influences that shaped our brain evolution in the first place reflect the very measures we use to preserve our cognitive function today.
“Being social, and highly communicative. ”
Continue reading this column at NPR; click here.
“FDA approves much-debated Alzheimer’s drug panned by experts” – AP
“The drug carries a warning about temporary brain swelling that can sometimes cause headaches, confusion and dizziness. Other side effects included allergic reactions, diarrhea and disorientation.”
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by Matthew Perrone
WASHINGTON (AP) — “Government health officials on Monday approved the first new drug for Alzheimer’s disease in nearly 20 years, disregarding warnings from independent advisers that the much-debated treatment hasn’t been shown to help slow the brain-destroying disease.
“The Food and Drug Administration approved the drug from Biogen based on study results showing it seemed ‘reasonably likely’ to benefit Alzheimer’s patients. It’s the only therapy that U.S. regulators have said can likely treat the underlying disease, rather than manage symptoms like anxiety and insomnia.
“The decision, which could impact millions of Americans and their families, is certain to spark disagreements among physicians, medical researchers and patient groups. It also has far-reaching implications for the standards used to evaluate experimental therapies, including those that show only incremental benefits.
“The new drug, which Biogen developed with Japan’s Eisai Co., did not reverse mental decline, only slowing it in one study. The medication, aducanumab, will be marketed as Aduhelm and is to be given as an infusion every four weeks.
“Dr. Caleb Alexander, an FDA adviser who recommended against the drug’s approval, said he was ‘surprised and disappointed’ by the decision.
“”The FDA gets the respect that it does because it has regulatory standards that are based on firm evidence. In this case, I think they gave the product a pass,’ said Alexander, a medical researcher at Johns Hopkins University.”
Read this article at the Associated Press in its entirety, click here.
“‘Ever Forward’ — Leeza Gibbons Talks About Caregiving” – next avenue
“How her organization is responding to burdens caregivers have been feeling, and the lessons she learned from her late mom who had Alzheimer’s”
Leezagibbons.com – caregiving videos
by Rosanne Corcoran
“I had the pleasure of meeting Leeza Gibbons through a journaling program for caregivers coordinated by Leeza’s Care Connection, her organization which offers programs, resources, strategies and support for those caring for a loved one with a chronic illness or Alzheimer’s disease. Her work has become her passion and mission.
“Leeza Gibbons might be someone you may feel like you know from her Emmy-award winning television career, her New York Times bestselling books or even from winning “The Celebrity Apprentice.” But that wasn’t the Leeza Gibbons I met.
“The one I met was a caregiver who understood the sadness, the grief and the longing I feel in the midst of my caring for my mother who has Alzheimer’s disease, because Gibbons lost her mother in the same way. Her positivity and compassion have the ability to just make you feel better, even virtually through Zoom, as I think you’ll see in my interview with her below (it has been edited for length and clarity):”
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