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Women & Alzheimer’s: The Empowerment Forum
October 2, 2024 @ 9:45 am – 1:00 pm EDT
Harvard Club of New York City
35 West 44th Street, New York, NY 10036
Women have a greater lifetime risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, and account for two-thirds of individuals living with Alzheimer’s disease in the United States, according to the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Additionally, two-thirds of Alzheimer’s caregivers are women, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
The event is designed to help provide women with up-to-date, practical skills and information to live a higher quality of life and provide better care, as well as reduce risk through social change. It will give them a better understanding of the increased risk to women, to prepare them for the caregiving journey and encourage them to speak up, address their concerns and have their questions answered. Guest speakers will include family caregivers and medical and dementia care experts who will share their expertise.
Program Agenda
8:45 AM – 9:45 AM ET
Registration, Continental Breakfast, Exhibits & Memory Screenings
9:45 AM – 10 AM ET
Opening Remarks, Welcome & About AFA
Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr. President & CEO, Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
10 AM – 11:15 AM ET
Medical Panel Discussion
Moderator: Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr.
Manisha Parulekar, MD
Sandra M. Barral Rodriguez, PhD
Yian Gu, MD
11:15 AM – 11:30 AM ET
Legal Overview
Laura M. Brancato, Esq.
Brancato Law Group, PLLC
11:30 AM – 11:45 AM ET
Break
11:45 AM – 1 PM ET
Caregiver Panel Discussion
Moderator: Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr.
Katie Brandt, MM
Ruth C. Haber, Esq.
Sanjana Jhaveri
1 PM ET
Audience Q&A
1:30 PM ET
Closing Remarks
Caregiver Panelists
Katie Brandt, MM
Advocate, Educator & Caregiver
Director of Caregiver Support Services & Public Relations
Frontotemporal Disorders Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital
Ruth C. Haber, Esq.
Former Litigator
Sanjana Jhaveri
Student
Professional Panelists
Sandra Barral Rodriquez, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurogenetics
G.H. Sergievsky Center, The Taub Institute for Research on Alzheimer’s Disease and the Aging Brain
Neurology, Columbia University Irving Medical Center
Laura M. Brancato, Esq.
Principal and Founder
Brancato Law Group, PLLC
Yian Gu, M.D., M.S., Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Neurological Sciences
Columbia University Medical Center
Manisha Parulekar, M.D., FACP, AGSF, CMD
Director, Division of Geriatrics, Hackensack UMC
Co-Director, Center for Memory Loss and Brain Health
Associate Professor, Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine
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