17th Annual Updates on Dementia Conference
May 13, 2015
Crowne Plaza, Foster City
May 13, 2015
Crowne Plaza, Foster City
Conference Objectives
- Discuss the current status of dementia research, including new findings related to the cause and prevention of AD.
- Learn about the processes that can make an elder susceptible to financial abuse, the symptoms to be aware of, and what can be done to help.
- Understand regulations around mandatory reporting and suicide for professionals
- Discuss contributors for suicidality for caregivers and those with dementia
- Discover various perspectives on suicides, ethics, and the right to die
- Understand the ombudsmen’s perspective on best practices in dementia care
- Learn about specifics for assessing dementia in the Afghan Immigrant community
- Discuss cultural diversity and what the health care provider needs to know
Welcome and Introduction
William Fisher, CEO, Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada
William Fisher, CEO, Alzheimer's Association of Northern California and Northern Nevada
Alzheimer's Prevention & Treatment
Frank Longo, MD, PhD, Professor & Chairman, Department of Neurological Sciences, Stanford University
Frank Longo, MD, PhD, Professor & Chairman, Department of Neurological Sciences, Stanford University
Preventing Elder Investment Fraud: Assessing for Vulnerability to Financial Exploitation
Dr. Robert Roush, Director, Center for Allied Health Professions
Don Blandin, President & CEO, Investor Protection Trust
Dr. Robert Roush, Director, Center for Allied Health Professions
Don Blandin, President & CEO, Investor Protection Trust
Suicide in Persons with Dementia and their Caregivers
Judy Filipoff, MSW, Director of Early Stage Services, Alzheimer's Association, Northern California & Northern Nevada
Patrick Arbore, EdD, Founder & Director, Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention & Grief Related Services
Judy Filipoff, MSW, Director of Early Stage Services, Alzheimer's Association, Northern California & Northern Nevada
Patrick Arbore, EdD, Founder & Director, Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention & Grief Related Services
The Ombudsmen Perspective
Tippy Irwin, Executive Director, Ombudsmen Services of San Mateo County, Inc
Tippy Irwin, Executive Director, Ombudsmen Services of San Mateo County, Inc
Assessment of Dementia & Caregiving in the Afghan Immigrant and Refugee Elders:
Discussing Cultural Diversity and what the Health Care Provider Needs to Know
Aida Shirazi, PhD, MS, RPh, Stanford Geriatric Education Center
Discussing Cultural Diversity and what the Health Care Provider Needs to Know
Aida Shirazi, PhD, MS, RPh, Stanford Geriatric Education Center
Conference Faculty
Frank M. Longo, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Stanford Department of Neurology and
Neurological Sciences
William Fisher, CEO, Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California & Northern Nevada
Robert Roush, EdD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine
Alana Golden, California Department of Business Oversight
Don Blandin, MPA, President and CEO, Investor Protection Trust
Patrick Arbore, PhD, Founder and Director of the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention &
Grief Related Services, Institute on Aging
Judy Filipoff, Director, Early Stage Services, Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California &
Northern Nevada
Tippy Irwin, Executive Director, Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County, Inc
Aida Shirazi, Ph.D. MS. R.Ph., Program Director (Afghan women’s Breast cancer program),
Health Disparities Research Associate, University of Berkeley
Frank M. Longo, MD, PhD, Professor and Chair, Stanford Department of Neurology and
Neurological Sciences
William Fisher, CEO, Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California & Northern Nevada
Robert Roush, EdD, MPH, Baylor College of Medicine
Alana Golden, California Department of Business Oversight
Don Blandin, MPA, President and CEO, Investor Protection Trust
Patrick Arbore, PhD, Founder and Director of the Center for Elderly Suicide Prevention &
Grief Related Services, Institute on Aging
Judy Filipoff, Director, Early Stage Services, Alzheimer’s Association of Northern California &
Northern Nevada
Tippy Irwin, Executive Director, Ombudsman Services of San Mateo County, Inc
Aida Shirazi, Ph.D. MS. R.Ph., Program Director (Afghan women’s Breast cancer program),
Health Disparities Research Associate, University of Berkeley
