Rogerson
House is pleased to offer a variety of educational videotapes and DVDs. Lectures are listed in alphabetical order by the speaker's last name.
Paul
Aisen, M.D.
Professor of Neurology and Medicine and
Director of the Memory Disorders Program at Georgetown
University School of Medicine; Alzhemed™ Principal
Investigator, North American Phase III Clinical Trial |
| Alzheimer’s Disease:
Progress Towards New Therapeutic Avenues |
Dr.
Aisen speaks on his research which focuses on inflammatory mechanisms
in the brain and the development of new treatment strategies
for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s
disease. |
|
Sanford Auerbach, M.D.
Associate Professor, Departments of Neurology, Psychiatry
and Behavioral Neuroscience, Boston University School of
Medicine. |
| Sleep and Alzheimer's Disease |
This presentation reviews the elements
of normal sleep and changes which may occur with normal
aging. Specific attention was directed to the problems
often encountered in patients with Alzheimer’s
disease and the approaches to the management of these
problems. |
|
Neil
Buckholtz, Ph.D.
Chief, Dementias of Aging Branch
Neuroscience and Neuropsychology of Aging Program
National Institute on Aging |
| Therapy Development and Applications of Neuroimaging
for Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical Trials: Current
Progress and Future Directions |
Dr. Buckholtz speaks to the development,
coordination and implementation of basic and clinical
Alzheimer’s disease research. He is the program
administrator for the areas of diagnosis, treatment and
management of Alzheimer’s disease. |
|
William
J. Brisk, Esq.
Fellow of the National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
(NAELA), co-author of Massachusetts Elder Law (Lexis)
and annual Medicaid Updates since 1999; certified as an
elder law attorney by the National Elder Law Foundation;
member of Board of Governors of the National Academy of
Elder Law. |
| Dementia: The Legal Challenge: Part I |
Dr.
Brisk is an attorney specializing in elder law and is
currently serving his second term on NAELA's Board
of Directors. He is interested in long-term care planning,
estate planning, Medicaid eligibility, guardianship
and litigation. |
| Dementia: The Legal Challenge: Part II |
Dr.
Brisk adds information to his previous lecture and discuss how the legality of dealing with dementia has changed. |
|
Sally Callahan
Author of the book My Mother's Voice; Founder, Project
Director and College Liaison, Lifting The Veil: A Collaborative
to Ease Access to Information, Increase Awareness and Develop
Educational Solutions, Alzheimer’s Association and
Massasoit Community College |
| A Daughter's Dilemmas: End Stage
Issues |
Ms.
Callahan has educated people of all ages on Alzheimer's
issues including
end-stage issues, ethics and quality of life, medical advocacy,
decision making and caregiver burnout. She has also been
published in the Alzheimer's Care Quarterly and has won
numerous awards for her work as a volunteer and caregiver. |
|
Joseph F. Coughlin, Ph.D.
Director, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology AgeLab and Acting Director, Massachusetts
Institute of Technology Center for Transportation & Logistics |
| Alzheimer's Disease, Dementia
and the Driving Decision |
Dr. Coughlin explores the sensitive issue of giving up a drivers license with knowledge and candor. |
|
Jeffrey L. Cummings, M.D.
Director, Alzheimer's Disease Center; Executive
Vice Chair, Department of Neurology, David Geffen School
of Medicine; Director, Deane F. Johnson Center for Neurotherapeutics;
Augustus S. Rose Professor of Neurology; Professor of Psychiatry
and Biobehavioral Sciences, UCLA. |
| Grand Rounds at Massachusetts General Hospital The Neuropsychiatry of Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr.
Cummings is interested in the development of new treatments
for neurodegenerative disorders. He is a past president
of both the Behavioral Neurology Society and the American
Neuropsychiatric Association. He has worked on 19 books
and more than 400 peer-reviewed papers. |
|
Kirk R. Daffner, M.D.
Chief, Division of Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology,
Center for Neurologic Diseases, Department of Neurology
and Director, Event-Related Potential Laboratory, Brigham
and Women's Hospital; Associate Professor of Neurology;
Harvard Medical School. |
| Vanishing
Persons: An Update on Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr. Daffner speaks to his service as the principal investigator, ERP Investigations
of Novelty Processing in Aging and Alzheimer's disease. |
|
Nancy Emerson Lombardo,
Ph.D.
Senior Research Scientist, Adjunct Research
Assistant Professor of Neurology, Boston University School
of Medicine, Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease
Center and E.N. Rogers Memorial Hospital, VAMC Bedford. |
| Evidence-based
Healthy Lifestyles to Lower Risk and Slow the Progression of Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr. Emerson Lombardo speaks to her experience as an expert researcher,
focusing on elder mental health and treatment and
prevention of Alzheimer's disease. |
| Acupuncture as Treatment for Anxiety
and Depression in Persons with Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr. Emerson Lombardo discusses how acupuncture can help to alleviate symptoms of depression in someone coping with Alzheimer's disease. |
|
James M. Ellison, MD, M.P.H.
Clinical
Director, Geriatric Psychiatry Service, McLean Hospital |
| Pharmacotherapy of Cognitive & Noncognitive
Symptoms of Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr. Ellison looks at Alzheimer's Disease from a unique perspective by discussing the cognitive and noncognitive symptoms of the disease. |
|
Rose Marie Fagan
Executive Director, Pioneer Network |
| Pioneering Approaches in Long Term Care |
Ms.
Fagan speaks nationally on changing nursing home culture
educates nursing home staff to help implement change.
She has coordinated five national conferences for the
Pioneer Network, an organization working to "transform
the culture of aging for the
21st
century." |
|
Robert C. Green, M.D., M.P.H.
Professor of Genetics and Epidemiology and Director,
Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical and Research Program,
Boston University Schools of Medicine and Public Health |
| Early Detection of Alzheimer's
Disease: Methods, Markers and Misgivings |
Dr.
Green focuses on early and preclinical detection, treatment
and prevention of Alzheimer's disease. He graduated from
Amherst College and the University of Virginia School of
Medicine and received a master's degree in public health
from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University. |
Genetic Risk Assessment for Alzheimer's Disease
|
Dr. Green looks at the genetic risk for inheriting Alzheimer's Disease. |
|
John H. Growdon, M.D.
Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School and Director,
Alzheimer's Disease Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital |
| Progress Toward Effective Treatments
In Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr.
Growdon speaks of his experience participating in a variety of research studies,
including recent studies of genetic risk factors and causes
of Parkinson's and Alzheimer's diseases. |
Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer's Disease
Dr. Growdon is joined by Robert C. Green, M.D., M.P.H; and Deborah Blacker, M.D., Sc.D |
A lecture panel that looks closely at the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer's Disease from the perspective of numerous experts in the field. |
|
Kathy Horvath, Ph.D., R.N.
Associate Director of Education and Program Evaluation,
New England Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center;
Co-leader of the Education and Information Transfer Core
of Boston University Alzheimer’s Disease Center;
Adjunct Associate Professor of nursing at Northeastern
University School of Nursing. |
| Teaching the Caregiver
about Home Safety |
Dr.
Horvath speaks about her service as the principal investigator for the studies Safety Enhancement to Prevent Home Injury to Veterans
with Alzheimer’s Disease and Learner Verification
of a Teaching Tool for Home Safety. |
|
Ann Hurley, RN, DNSc,
FAAN
Associate Director for Education and Program Evaluation,
Geriatric Research Education and Clinical Center, Bedford
Veterans Administration Medical Center/Education Core Leader,
Alzheimer Disease Center, Boston University/Adjunct Professor,
School of Nursing, Bouve College of Health Professions Visiting
Scholar, Boston College School of Nursing.
|
| Promoting Quality of Life in Persons
with Advanced Dementia |
In this lecture, Hurley looks at how to provide and promote a healthy and engaged life for people living with the advanced stages of dementia. |
| Promoting Quality of Life in Person with
Dementia:
Throughout the Progressive Stages |
This lecture builds off of the previous one while analyzing a more complete care plan for a person progressing through the stages of dementia. |
|
James Joseph, Ph.D.
Director, Neuroscience Laboratory, USDA Human Nutrition
Research Center on Aging, Tufts University, Co-Author of
the book: The Color Code: A Revolutionary Eating Plan for
Optimum Health |
Can Increased Intake
of Fruits and Vegetables Lead to Successful
Brain Aging? |
Dr. Joseph analyzing how diet can help the brain age successfully. |
| Can Diet Influence the Development
of Alzheimer Disease? |
Dr. Joseph speaks to his experience researching food and brain health and discusses how diet affects Alzheimer's Disease. |
|
Aixa Kidd, M.F.A.
Assistant Dean for Student
Affairs, the Boston Conservatory |
The Impact of the Arts on the Alzheimer’s
Family
Kidd is joined by Sally McKnight, M.M., M.A., MT-BC, LMHC, Expressive Therapy Coordinator, Rogerson House and Jennifer Granquist, B.A., Master’s
Candidate in Expressive Therapy
at Lesley University. |
This lecture discusses the positive benefits of introducing art therapy into a family coping with Alzheimer's Disease. |
|
Florence Lai, M.D.
Assistant Professor
of Neurology, Harvard Medical School, Founder/Neurologist,
Aging & Developmental Disabilities Clinic, McLean Hospital,
and Clinical Associate in Neurology, Massachusetts General
Hospital |
| Alzheimer's Disease: An Inevitable
Condition in Down Syndrome |
Lai analyzes a unique population and how Alzheimer's affects this demographic specifically. |
|
Zoë Ann Lewis, M.D., FACP, DAAHPM
Corporate Medical Director, Beacon Hospice;
Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, Tufts University
School of Medicine and Clinical Instructor, Harvard Medical
School |
| New Directions in End stage
Dementia Care: The Hospice Approach |
Dr. Lewis discusses how Hospice care can potentially make the end stages of someone living with dementia more peaceful for both the family and the person. |
|
Jay Lundell, Ph.D.
Manager, Social Science and Design
Digital Health Group, Intel Corporation |
| Developing
New Technologies for Alzheimer's Disease |
Technology offers some methods
of helping both those suffering from Alzheimer's Disease and those who must
care for them. Jay discusses recent efforts and challenges
in developing technological solutions to aid in the following
areas: Behavioral Biomarkers for Early Detection, Cognitive
Stimulation, Assistance for Activities of Daily Living,
Safety Monitoring, and Maintaining Social Connectedness. |
|
Dawn McGuire, M.D.
President, CEO and Director, Eunoe,
Inc |
| The Marriage of Med-Tech and Alzheimer's Disease:
Something Borrowed; Something New - the COGNIShunt Connection |
COGNIShunt System decreases concentrations of a protein of Alzheimer's disease. This lecture discusses how this could possible affect the treatment of the disease. |
|
Mary S. Mittelman, Dr. P.H.
Director,
Psychosocial Research and Support Program, Silverstein Institute
for Aging and Dementia, New York University
School of Medicine |
| Randomized Trials of Psychosocial Interventions
for Alzheimer's Disease Caregivers |
This lecture switches the focus to the caregiver and examines how a specific type of intervention affects this special group. |
|
Barbara Moscowitz, MSW, LICSW
Coordinator
of the Geriatric Social Work, Massachusetts General Hospital
Diana Miller, MSW, LICSW
Director, Day
Program, Rogerson House |
| Decisions, Challenges and
Opportunities in the Continuum of Care |
Mosowitz and Miller examine the levels of care available as a person progresses through the stages of dementia. |
|
The Noonan Family
A family stricken with an inherited
form of Alzheimer's Disease |
| Living with Alzheimer's Disease |
The Noonans share their experiences of living
with the disease. This lecture was presented by John Noonan,
Patty Noonan Barbato, Julie Noonan Lawson, Eryc Noonan and
Malcolm Noonan. The Noonans are of three families that were
featured on the PBS Special - The Forgetting. |
|
Paul D. Nussbaum, Ph.D.
Adjunct
Associate Professor of Neurological Surgery,
University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, author
of the book Brain Health and Wellness |
| Brain Health Across the Lifespan |
Dr.
Nussbaum is licensed as a clinical
neuropsychologist
in Pennsylvania and is primarily interested in the care
of elders with dementia. His recent work focuses on a healthy
lifestyle as a way to maintain health and prevent diseases
later in life. |
|
Stephen L. Pinals, M.D.
Assistant Director, Geriatric Psychiatry and
Director, Fellowship Program in Geriatric Psychiatry,
Cambridge Health Alliance; Instructor of Psychiatry,
Harvard Medical School
|
| Sexual Behaviors
in the Nursing Home Population |
Dr.
Pinals has extensive experience teaching and presenting
and has published articles on geriatric psychiatry and sychopharmacology. |
|
Donald L. Price, M.D.
Professor of Pathology, Neurology and Neuroscience;
Director, Division of Neuropathology; Director, Alzheimer's
Disease Research Center and Co-Director, Parkinson's Disease
Research Center, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine |
| Alzheimer's Disease: The Value
of Transgenic and Gene Targeted Models for Experimental
Therapeutics |
Dr.
Price speaks about neurodegenerative
diseases including Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease
and Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. |
|
Martin Prince, MD, MSc, MRCPsych
Professor
of Epidemiological Psychiatry. Institute of Psychiatry,
London, England |
| Dementia in Developing Countries: The Work of
Alzheimer’s Disease International’s 10/66 Dementia
Research Group |
This lecture looks at Alzheimer's Disease from an International perspective. |
|
Paul Raia, Ph.D.
Director of Patient Care and Family Support, Alzheimer's
Association, Massachusetts Chapter |
| What
Do You Tell The Patient When It's Alzheimer's Disease? |
Dr.
Raia has more than 25 years of experience in the fields
of gerontology and psychology. He is interested in the "Habilitation
Therapy" approach to dementia care, which he developed
to focus on the patient's emotions and capabilities. |
|
Barry Reisberg, M.D.
Professor, Department
of Psychiatry and Clinical Director, Silberstein Aging and
Dementia Research Center, New York University School of
Medicine |
| Memantine in the Treatment
of Alzheimer's Disease |
Dr. Reisberg looks at the treatment of people living with Alzheimer's Disease. |
|
Dr. Kathleen Rusnak, M. Div., STM, Ph.D.
Founder and President, The Brick Wall 2, Inc. |
| Choosing Hope: The Caregiver's Journey |
This presentation defines and discuss the nature of
hope, and through illustrations reveal hope’s allies,
expose hope’s adversaries
and give caregivers the motivation and tools needed to
choose and sustain hope. |
Caregiving: How to Cope,
Care, and Create a Good Life |
Long time caregivers are thus inundated with loss
and grief which can lead to emotional and physical exhaustion.
But, caregiving can include so much more. It is possible
for caregivers to cope, care, and to still create a good
life.
Through concepts of self-love, empathy, and hospitality,
caregivers can find the inner strength, joy and community
to live a fuller life. |
After They Forget: The Thriving
Spirit of Alzheimer's |
Dr.
Rusnak takes a deep look into the concept of personhood
that supports this view and give examples of its moral,
ethical and social consequences in history. She offers thought-provoking
alternative views of personhood that challenge participants
into a deeper and more spiritual analysis of human nature
and worth |
Before They Forget: Recognizing
and Maximizing the Spiritual Possibilities of Alzheimer's |
After a person is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, new spiritual
dimensions emerge. When identified and described, these
dimensions can offer possibilities for the patient and caregivers
to deepen their connections with each other and live life
more fully before the loss of memory permanently transforms
the relationship. |
|
Dennis J. Selkoe, M.D.
Vincent and Stella Coates Professor of Neurologic Diseases
at Harvard Medical School, co-founder and co-director of
the Center for Neurologic Diseases at Brigham and Women's
Hospital |
| The Cause and Mechanism of Alzheimer's
Disease: Where We Stand Today |
Dr.
Selkoe has focused his career on the use of molecular methods
to study Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson’s disease
and related basic biological questions. |
|
Richard Schulz, Ph.D.
Director, University
Center for Social and Urban Research, University of Pittsburgh |
| Dementia Caregiving: Transitions and Treatments |
Dr. Schulz looks at how caregivers can help people living with memory loss cope with various treatment options as well as transitions as they progress through the stages of dementia. |
|
Nina M. Silverstein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
of Gerontology, University of Massachusetts Bost
Cora Zembrzuski, APRN, MSN, CS, Ph.D.
Author of Clinical Companion for the Assessment of the
Older Adult (2001, Delmar Publishers)
|
| Improving Hospital Care for
People with Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias |
In this lecture, Dr. Silverstein and Dr. Zembrzuski look at how to provide the best possible care to those living with dementia. |
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| Rudolph E. Tanzi, Ph.D. |
| The Alzheimer's Genome Project |
Dr. Tanzi speaks on "The Genetics of Alzheimer's
Disease." Creating this Alzheimer's genome "map" will
provide other researchers with far more targets against
which to develop effective therapies than now exist.
|
| Alzheimer's Disease: From Genes
to Drugs |
Dr.
Tanzi has been investigating human neurodegenerative disease
since 1980. He currently focuses on studying Alzheimer's
disease at the genetic, molecular and biochemical levels. |
|
Deborah Thomson, J.D.
Principal, The PASS
Group, Director of Public Policy
- Alzheimer's Association, Massachusetts Chapter and Kay
Khan, State Representative from Newton |
| The Changing Face of Massachusetts Health |
Thomson looks at how healthcare is changing in MAssachusetts and what it means for people living with dementia and their caregivers. |
| Alzheimer's Advocacy and Public Policy:
Working Together |
Thomson speaks to her experience working with public policy and discusses how to advocate for those living with dementia and their caregivers. |
|
Nina M. Silverstein, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Gerontology, University of
Massachusetts Boston, College of Public and Community Service; fellow of the Gerontological Society of America; active
member of the Association of Gerontology and Higher Education |
Dementia and Wandering
Behavior: Why Families and Professionals Should Be Concerned
Dr Silverstein is joined by:
Gerald Flaherty
Director of Special Projects, Alzheimer's Association,
Massachusetts Chapter
Terri
Salmons Tobin, Ph.D.
Associate Director of Research, Advocates for Human
Potential, Inc.
Silverstein, Flaherty and Tobin are co-authors
of the book Dementia and Wandering Behavior: Concern for
the Lost Elder (2002, Springer Publishing Company) |
Dr.
Silverstein has more than 20 years of experience publishing
and presenting on aging issues and is nationally-known for
her research on the social impact of Alzheimer's disease. |
|
Lex H.T. Van Der Ploeg, Ph.D
Vice President, Basic Research Site Head Merck Research
Laboratory - Boston |
| Development
of Therapeutics for the Treatment of Alzheimers |
Dr. Van der Ploeg speaks to his twenty-five years of experience in
biochemistry and genetics, the larger portion of which have
been focused on drug development research with Merck Research
Laboratories. |
|
Ladislav Volicer, M.D., Ph.D.
Courtesy Full Professor, School of Aging Studies,
University of South Florida, Tampa, FL; External Professor,
3rd Medical Faculty, Charles University, Prague, Czech
Republic and Faculty of General Medicine, Charles University,
Prague, Czechoslovakia, M.D. (with honors,) 1959. |
| Medical and Legal Issues
Associated with End Stage Dementia |
Dr.
Volicer is an expert on advanced dementia
care and travels internationally to speak on the subject.
He is credited with the structured
palliative care method, which emphasizes
the quality of life, dignity and comfort of elders
with advanced dementia. |
|
Wayne
L. Westcott, Ph.D., C.S.C.S.
Fitness Research Director at the South Shore
YMCA in Quincy, MA; Strength Training Consultant for Nautilus,
the United States Navy and the American Council on Exercise and
author of Building
Strength and Stamina, Strength Training Past 50, Strength
Training for Seniors and
other fitness books |
| The Best Exercise for Geriatrics
with Emphasis on Dementia Patients |
Dr. Westcott has served on the editorial boards of Prevention, Shape and Fitness Management magazines. He is the recipient of many awards, including
the Lifetime Achievement Award from the International
Association of Fitness Professionals and the Healthy
American Fitness Leader Award from the President’s
Council on Physical Fitness and Sports. |
|
Donna White, RN, MSN, CADAC, CARN, Ph.D.
Addictions Specialist, Lemuel Shattuck Hospital |
| Compassion Fatigue |
Dr.
White is the statewide chairperson of the Massachusetts
Nurses Association Addictions Council. She is also certified
as a diplomat by the American Academy of Experts in Traumatic
Stress. |
|
Robyn Yale, LCSW
Clinician; Social Worker; Consultant and author
of the book Developing Support Groups for Individuals with
Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease: Planning, Implementation,
and Evaluation (1995, Health Professions Press.) |
| Early Stage Alzheimer's Disease Support Groups:
Focusing
on Vitality and Capability |
Ms.
Yale has more than 20 years' experience in
the
areas of aging and Alzheimer's disease and
is especially interested in promoting early stage awareness
of the disease. She currently works
as a consultant to the Alzheimer's Association
and other organizations. |
