This program is offered for .7 CEUs (Intermediate level; Professional level).

Registration for this conference is now closed. Contact us at (917) 305-7702 if you would like to be placed on the waiting list. Thank you for your interest.

The Center for Hearing and Communication and CaringKind invite audiologists, related professionals and graduate students in audiology and related professions to a conference May 11, 2017 in New York City.

If you are an AAA rather than ASHA member, you can apply for an independent study with AAA for this program. Applications must be submitted to AAA by April 13th and there is a $50 fee payable to AAA. AAA members are invited to click here to learn more about applying for an independent study. (This step is not required of ASHA members.)

Title
Hearing Loss, Dementia and Healthy Aging: Audiologist as Gatekeeper?

Date
May 11, 2017, 8:00 a.m.-5:15 p.m.

Location
CaringKind, The Heart of Alzheimer's Caregiving
360 Lexington Ave., 3rd Fl.,
New York, NY  10017
646-744-2900

Overview/Agenda
As the dementia crisis deepens, audiologists have the unique opportunity to act as gatekeeper for older adults who are at risk for Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD). Learn to identify who's at risk, communicate with patients in all stages of ADRD and implement best practices.

See agenda below and visit www.CHChearing.org/conference for additional information including conference description, learning outcomes and speaker bios,

• 8:00 a.m. - Breakfast & Registration
• 9:00 a.m. - Greetings
• 9:15 a.m. - Overview of Alzheimer's Disease, Josh Chodosh, MD, MSHS, FACP, NYU School of Medicine
• 10:30 a.m. - Caring for a Family Member with Dementia and Overview of Resources, Anne Foerg, LMSW, CaringKind
• 11:15 a.m. - Break
• 11:30 a.m.- Cognitive Screening in Individuals with Sensory Loss: Challenges and Opportunities, Kathy Pichora-Fuller, PhD, University of Toronto
• 12:30 p.m. - Lunch
• 1:15 p.m. - Multi-Morbidities and Rehabilitation Considerations, Barbara Weinstein, PhD, Graduate Center, CUNY
• 2:15 p.m. - Enhancing Communication with a Person with Dementia, Amy Torres, CaringKind
• 3:00 p.m. - Break
• 3:15 p.m. - Putting into Practice Audiologist as Gatekeeper, Ellen Lafargue, AuD, Center for Hearing and Communication
• 4:00 p.m. - Wrap Up & Reception

Cost
$75 “Professionals, $25 Students. (Includes a light breakfast, lunch and reception.)

Corporate Sponsorship
This conference is funded, in part, by Oticon, Signia, CaptionCall and CapTel.

Contact Us
For questions about registration, please contact the Center for Hearing and Communication at 917-305-7702 or birizarry@chchearing.org.

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