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Professionals and caregivers alike are invited to join the Alzheimer’s Association Michigan Chapter for its Upper Peninsula Conference Monday.
Registration for the event is open now.
The Upper Peninsula Conference, which is intended to enhance Alzheimer’s care and support, will be held at Northern Michigan University’s Northern Center Ballroom, 1401 Presque Isle Ave. in Marquette from 10:30 a.m.-4 p.m.
“We have put together a robust agenda of speakers, including keynote presenter Dr. Henry Paulson, who will help shed light on new Alzheimer’s research and other helpful information for those who work with and care for those living with the disease,” said Michigan Chapter Vice President of Programs Melanie Baird. “This event is important to the Michigan Chapter, which is committed to the health and wellbeing of the aging population in the Upper Peninsula.”
Paulson is the Lucile Groff Professor of Neurology for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders in the Department of Neurology at the University of Michigan. He is an elected Member of the National Academy of Medicine, a fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science and currently serves as director of the Michigan Alzheimer’s Disease Center and co-director of the Michigan Neuroscience Institute.
Other event speakers will include Marquette neurology specialist Dr. Roman Politi detailing the dementia diagnostic process and Northern Michigan University Police Department Detective Lt. John Kovar and Marquette Police Department Detective Sgt. Nate Dawson sharing how to protect against common frauds and scams.
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