Multicultural Perspectives on Dementia
Educational Forum
Friday, November 7, 2008
7:30am - 3:15pm
Aurora Council Chambers
15151 E. Alameda Parkway, 5th Floor
Aurora, Colorado
Cost: $35
includes lunch and materials
Who should attend? Professionals, family members, clergy & community leaders
Welcome:
Rodolfo Cárdenas, Anchorman for Univision-Spanish Television
Keynote Address: “Health Disparities in Ethnic Minorities and Alzheimer’s Disease”
Terri Richardson, MD, Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Terri Richardson received a B.S. in biology from Stanford University in California and her M.D. from Yale University School of Medicine and is the clinical director of the African American Center of Excellence at Kaiser Permanente in Denver, CO. Through her leadership, Kaiser focuses on the diagnosis; treatment and management of medical conditions prevalent among African Americans including Alzheimer’s disease and other dementia-related disorders.
In Their Own Words
An ethnically diverse panel of family members will talk about their experiences in caring for their loved one with dementia and offer insight on how services can be improved.
Moderator: Victoria Miller, Alzheimer’s Association
Workshops include:
Building Trust within Ethnic Communities
TBA
Memory Loss and Cardiovascular Disease
Byron Conner, MD, Kaiser Permanente
Understanding Deaf Culture in Dementia Care
Alida Loinaz, OTR, CI, Alzheimer’s Association
Culturally Competent Alzheimer’s Care and the Asian-Pacific Community
Angela Cho, MBA, Asian Pacific Development Center
Dementia and the GLBT Community
Emily Lewis, MA, Project Visibility Trainer and LGBT Outreach Boulder County Aging Services
Evaluation and Medical Treatment for People with Dementia
Jose Lafosse, PhD, Neurophysiologist, Professor at Regis University
