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When

Wednesday, August 31, 2022 from 12:00 PM to 1:40 PM CDT

Where

This is a VIRTUAL event through Zoom.


Contact 

The MIND Center at UMMC 
(601) 815-4237 
mindcenter@umc.edu 
 

The Role of Multidisciplinary Teams in Alzheimer's and Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention 

Join us on August 31, 2022 from 12-1:40 p.m. for a FREE webinar discussing The Role of Multidisciplinary Teams in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention. This is an activity of the Community Awareness Goal Group of the Alzheimer's State Plan.

Multidisciplinary teams play an important role in the overall health and wellbeing of the people we serve. This presentation will explore roles that various team members play in influencing health care decisions of their patients and families, along wtih opportunities to encourage lifestyle and behavioral changes to reduce risk of ADRD. Participants will explore the impact of co-morbidities in older adults and the effects on cognition and overall health. Resources available to families and professionals to promote brain health and reduce ADRD risk will be reviewed.