Forum on Dementia and Alzheimer's in the Brainerd lakes area

LAMAA Presents

Living Well with Alzheimer's

May 15 & 16, 2012

Central Lakes College, Brainerd Campus

This forum is open to the public. Anyone wishing to learn more about Alzheimer's Disease and dementia is welcome to attend. The same information will be offered on Tuesday, May 15, 3:30 - 8:00 pm, and Wednesday, May 16, from 7:30 am - Noon, with just a few changes. You can attend both days since there are several breakout sessions to chose from. The cost is $10. CDUs, CEs and CMEs are available for professionals in the medical field. Please let us know if you are attending as a member of the medical field or as a caregiver or community member.

Vendor booths are available for $75.

A free dinner for physicians with Dr. Terry Barclay, will take place on Tuesday, May 15, at 6:00 at The Lodge at Brainerd Lakes. Please RSVP to Lauree Davis (Lakewood Behavioral Health Department) by Monday, May 7, at 218-894-8852 or laureedavis@lakewoodhealthsystem.com.

The Forum includes a keynote address from Dr. Terry Barclay and several breakout sessions including: medications, depression, the teen perspective, caregiver support, and information on cognitive testing. 

Terry R. Barclay, PhD is a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist who specializes
in aging, memory loss, and dementia. Dr. Barclay received his doctorate in clinical
psychology from Michigan State University with residency training in geropsychology
at the West Los Angeles VA Medical Center. He is a graduate of the neuropsychology
postdoctoral fellowship program at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA
where his research focused on the cognitive and psychological changes associated with
normal aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and other dementias. Dr. Barclay is the Director
of Neuropsychology at HealthPartners and Regions Hospital in St. Paul and maintains
a private practice in Edina, MN. He specializes in neurodegenerative disease and
early detection of cognitive impairment in the geriatric population. As a Research
Investigator with the Alzheimer’s Research Center, his published findings have
described the relationship between cognitive impairment and medication compliance, the
characterization and measurement of neuropsychiatric symptoms among patients in long
term care, outcomes in medication therapy for the treatment of dementia, and the impact
of behavioral and emotional disturbances on professional caregivers. Dr. Barclay also
serves as the Clinical Director of Minnesota’s statewide program for dementia caregivers
called Family Memory Care, is a member of the Medical and Scientific Advisory
Council for the Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota and North Dakota, and is a dementia
consultant for the Minnesota Department of Human Services.

For more information, please contact:
Kori Busho
Customized Training Representative
Program Coordinator
218-855-8139 kbusho@clcmn.edu
Online registration for Forum on Dementia and Alzheimer's at CLC