Save the date!!

Please come support the gerontology program at our annual gerontology conference on Wednesday, March 12^th at 7 pm. (There will be lots of BYU brownies during the reception after the speaker!)  These events help spread awareness for our program and help the gerontology program grow through funding by donors and research with other universities.  Please mark your calendars and attend if you can. 

This year, Dr. Patricia Grady, Director of the National Institute of Nursing Research, is coming to BYU! She will speak about the state of current research for the aging population on Wednesday evening.  On Thursday at 11 am she will present about “The Role of Nursing Science in Health Research.”

Don't Forget. . .

Remember that the BYU Gerontology Conference is this week - Wednesday night and Thursday morning. Our guest speaker, Dr. John C. Morris, will address what's new with Alzheimer's. Please attend Dr. Morris' presentations.

Keynote Address:
"Advances in Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Therapy" 
14 Mar, 7:00 pm
1060 HBLL Auditorium
Reception will follow

Research Presentation:
"Preclinical Alzheimer Disease: The New Research Frontier"
15 Mar, 11:00 am
B037 JFSB 

 Also, if you're in health 466, there is no class this week so you can attend the conference. You will need to turn in a report about your experience at the conference.

Upcoming Events

The Alzheimer's Assocition is searching for people to sign an online petition urging the President to issue a strong National Alzheimer's Plan. So support this plan click this link: http://www.alz.org/petition/?WT.mc_id=walkpetition

Caregiver's Night Out Support Group
Tuesday, March 6
6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
Eldred Senior Center
270 W 500 N Provo
A light dinner will follow

Adult Protective Services Class
Wednesday March 21
11:00 am - 12:00 pm
Provo Regional Center Room #5060
150 E Center St. Provo

Caregiver Guide Classes
Fridays, March 30 - May 25
10:30 - 11:30 am
Courtyard at Jamestown
3352 N 100 E Provo

Tuesdays, March 27 - May 22
6:30 - 8:00 pm
American Fork Library Gardner Community Room
64 S 100 E American Fork

Don't forget about the Gerontology Conference next week (March 14 &15) held at BYU! For more information click here.

Gerontology Conference!

Come join us at the 22nd Annual Russell B. Clark Gerontology Conference! 

When: 14 - 15 March 2012

Keynote Address:
"Advances in Alzheimer's Disease: The Role of Biomarkers in Diagnosis and Therapy" 
14 Mar, 7:00 pm
1060 HBLL Auditorium
Reception will follow

Research Presentation:
"Preclinical Alzheimer Disease: The New Research Frontier"
15 Mar, 11:00 am
B037 JFSB   

Dr. John C. Morris, the top researcher on Alzheimer's, is coming to speak at BYU. He will discuss risks, potential treatments, and new research techniques. Dr. Morris is the director of the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Washington University School of Medicine as well as the director for the Center for Aging.