AlzPossible http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress Virginia Alzheimer's Commission's AlzPossible Initiative Thu, 16 Feb 2012 23:07:04 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 LIVE WEBINAR: Feb 15, 2012 – Noon Eastern – End-of-Life Care Experiences http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2012/02/live-webinar-feb-15-2012-noon-eastern-end-of-life-care-experiences/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2012/02/live-webinar-feb-15-2012-noon-eastern-end-of-life-care-experiences/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:01:33 +0000 admin http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=1233 Join us for a live and free one-hour webinar on the 15th of February, Noon Eastern on the topic of End-of-Life Care Experiences for the Individuals with AD – register at this link.

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2012/02/live-webinar-feb-15-2012-noon-eastern-end-of-life-care-experiences/feed/ 1 Alzheimer’s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund, 2012-2013 http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2012/01/alzheimer%e2%80%99s-and-related-diseases-research-award-fund/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2012/01/alzheimer%e2%80%99s-and-related-diseases-research-award-fund/#comments Tue, 17 Jan 2012 15:56:29 +0000 HoyleJD http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=1190 Continue reading →]]> The Virginia Center on Aging (VCoA) administers the Alzheimer´s and Related Diseases Research Award Fund, which provides seed money to researchers in Virginia to stimulate innovative research into biomedical and psychosocial aspects of dementia, including cell biology, caregiving, and animal modeling.

For more information and to view the 2012-2013 Call for Proposals, visit VCoA’s “Alzheimer’s Funding” page.  Applications are due April 2nd. 

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2012/01/alzheimer%e2%80%99s-and-related-diseases-research-award-fund/feed/ 0 2012 Legislative Platform http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/12/2012-legislative-platform/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/12/2012-legislative-platform/#comments Thu, 22 Dec 2011 17:16:28 +0000 HoyleJD http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=1175 The Commission approved a legislative platform on December 13th.  Please click here to download.

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/12/2012-legislative-platform/feed/ 0 Press Release for Dementia State Plan http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/12/press-release-for-dementia-state-plan/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/12/press-release-for-dementia-state-plan/#comments Wed, 07 Dec 2011 17:24:58 +0000 HoyleJD http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=1143 Continue reading →]]> A new report from the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission calls on the Commonwealth to improve coordination of state services to help serve the growing numbers of those with dementia in Virginia. Read the commission’s report, “Dementia State Plan: Virginia’s Response to the Needs of Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers.”

More information is available in this press release.

To help inform family members, caregivers, health care workers and others about the new report, the commission will host a webinar on Dec. 15 at 2 p.m. Learn more by clicking on “Webinars.”

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/12/press-release-for-dementia-state-plan/feed/ 1 Environment & Communication Assessment Toolkit for Dementia Care http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/11/environment-communication-assessment-toolkit-for-dementia-care/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/11/environment-communication-assessment-toolkit-for-dementia-care/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 20:53:12 +0000 admin http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=1043 Continue reading →]]> Join the live webinar scheduled for December 7, 2011, Noon Eastern, featuring Jennifer Brush.  The slide presentation will be followed by Q&A moderated by Dr. E. Ayn Welleford.  The webinar, as always, is free for all – review the research’s background, the panelists’ bios and registration here.

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/11/environment-communication-assessment-toolkit-for-dementia-care/feed/ 1 THE TRIAD IN DEMENTIA CARE: METHODS FOR STRENGTHENING THE PARTNERSHIP http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/11/the-triad-in-dementia-care-methods-for-strengthening-the-partnership/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/11/the-triad-in-dementia-care-methods-for-strengthening-the-partnership/#comments Tue, 01 Nov 2011 19:29:48 +0000 admin http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=1040 Continue reading →]]> Join the live webinar scheduled for December 2, 2011, Noon Eastern, featuring Dr. Christy Jensen.  The slide presentation will be followed by Q&A moderated by Dr. E. Ayn Welleford.  The webinar, as always, is free for all – review the research’s background, the panelists’ bios and registration here.

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/11/the-triad-in-dementia-care-methods-for-strengthening-the-partnership/feed/ 0 Virginia’s DCJS Alzheimer’s training program featured in FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/virginias-dcjs-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-training-program-featured-in-fbi-law-enforcement-bulletin/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/virginias-dcjs-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-training-program-featured-in-fbi-law-enforcement-bulletin/#comments Thu, 27 Oct 2011 18:15:08 +0000 HoyleJD http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=995 Awareness of Alzheimer’s Disease
By Robert Schaefer, M.P.A., and Julie McNIFF, M.S.Ed.

Agencies need to understand how to respond to the unique challenges presented by persons with Alzheimer’s disease.

 

Featured in the FBI Law Enforcement Bulletin, October 2011.

 

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/virginias-dcjs-alzheimer%e2%80%99s-training-program-featured-in-fbi-law-enforcement-bulletin/feed/ 0 LIVE WEBINAR: Telephone Support Program for Caregivers: A Pilot Project http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/live-webinar-telephone-support-program-for-caregivers-a-pilot-project/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/live-webinar-telephone-support-program-for-caregivers-a-pilot-project/#comments Wed, 26 Oct 2011 18:21:36 +0000 admin http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=989 Join us November 15, 2011, Noon Eastern for a live, one hour interactive webinar featuring Sonya Barsness, Tracey Gendron, Lynne Seward, CTRS, and E.  Ayn Welleford, PhD.

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/live-webinar-telephone-support-program-for-caregivers-a-pilot-project/feed/ 0 LIVE WEBINAR: Improving Short-Term Memory Loss in Patients with Alzheimer’s Dementia Using Smartphone Application for Capturing Daily Life Moments http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/improving-short-term-memory-loss-in-patients-with-alzheimers-dementia-using-smartphone-application-for-capturing-daily-life-moments/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/improving-short-term-memory-loss-in-patients-with-alzheimers-dementia-using-smartphone-application-for-capturing-daily-life-moments/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 21:15:39 +0000 admin http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=950 Join us November 10, 2011, Noon Eastern for a live, one hour interactive webinar featuring Drs. Gianluca De Leo and E. Ayn Welleford.

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]]> http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/10/improving-short-term-memory-loss-in-patients-with-alzheimers-dementia-using-smartphone-application-for-capturing-daily-life-moments/feed/ 1 VA Dementia State Plan – Your Comments are Requested! http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/09/va-dementia-state-plan-your-comments-are-requested/ http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/2011/09/va-dementia-state-plan-your-comments-are-requested/#comments Mon, 19 Sep 2011 20:27:09 +0000 admin http://www.alzpossible.org/wordpress-3.1.4/wordpress/?p=788 Continue reading →]]> Following the state-wide series of public listening sessions and from dementia researchers, the Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders Commission has drafted the Dementia State Plan: Virginia’s Response to the Needs of Individuals with Dementia and their Caregivers.

Please access the plan’s discussion page to review the document and leave us your feedback!

Thank you!

 

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