Saturday, September 30 | |
| Time | Title/Presenter |
| 7:00a.m.-8:00a.m. | Registration & snacks |
| 8:00a.m.-8:15a.m. | Opening Remarks Dean Judith Karshmer, PhD, PMHCNS-BC, FAAN, Professor & ASU Chief Wellness Officer, Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation |
| 8:15a.m.-8:30a.m. | Welcome Dharma S Khalsa, MD & Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA, C-IAYT |
| 8:30a.m.-10:30a.m. CME Activity | Getting stronger and sharper with age: what practices matter? Lifestyle strategies can improve health, allow for more productive lives, and, more importantly, improve the quality of life for the individual and their families. It is essential that healthcare, aging service and wellness providers today learn about noninvasive lifestyle-based interventions that may potentially improve our health as we age. This session will focus on the effects of aging on our body and which lifestyle choices give us the best chances of improving our potential. |
| 10:30a.m.-10:45a.m. | Coffee Break |
| 10:45a.m.-11:45a.m. CME Activity | Finding Balance during Challenging Times: Strategies for Wellness and Resilience In these challenging times, it is more important than ever to find balance and maintain well-being. This session will focus on strategies for finding balance and building resilience in the face of adversity. This seminar is ideal for anyone seeking to develop tools for resilience, including individuals, caregivers, healthcare professionals, and executives. Participants will leave with practical strategies for navigating challenging times and building a life of balance and well-being. |
| 11:45a.m.-12:45p.m. | Lunch on Own, Lunch with the Expert (Optional) |
| 12:45p.m.-1:45p.m. CME Activity | Preventing Alzheimer's and Sustaining Brain Health for Women and Men Based on extensive and breakthrough research spanning several decades, this session will focus on providing a greater understanding of the diverse symptoms of perimenopausal and menopausal transition and their impact on women's brain health. It will also illustrate how to navigate the path to sustaining brain health throughout the aging process. |
| 1:45p.m.-2:45p.m. CME Activity | Lifestyle Factors and Cognitive Aging in Older African Americans Older African Americans have a higher risk of Alzheimer's disease compared to their age-matched, older White adult counterparts. The reasons for the higher risk are not entirely clear. One component of assessing risk, however, is performance on cognitive function testing. Older African Americans have traditionally scored lower on cognitive function tests, the same tests that are used to make a diagnosis. There are lifestyle factors that explain lower performance, but primary care providers and memory specialists may not be aware of the contextual factors that can impact performance. This session will address the lifestyle factors that influence cognitive test performance and improve knowledge on risk factors in general for Alzheimer's disease in this population. |
| 2:45p.m.-3:15p.m. | Coffee Break |
| 3:15p.m.-4:00p.m. | Breakout #1: Group A: The Caregiver Perspective Caregiving comes in all shapes and forms. During this round table session, we'll discuss our experiences with caregiving and learn from one another. The session will be led by Larry Griner, who famously cared for his mother Norma and became a social media sensation by sharing her special connection to music. Larry offers hope and inspiration to those going through this journey. Along with caregivers, the strategies discussed will be important for medical professionals to share with their patients and families. |
| 3:15p.m.-4:00p.m. | Breakout #1: Group B: Effective physical interventions for improving cognition Dementia is a prevalent disease and current research shows that physical activity is one of the modifiable risk factors to reduce the risk of dementia. Physical activity is important for brain longevity and has been shown to increase micro and macro changes in the brain. In this session, we will also practice movement along with some challenging cognitive effort (known as dual-tasking), which are even more beneficial to cognitive function and brain health. |
| 4:00p.m.-4:45p.m. | Breakout #2: Group A: Effective physical interventions for improving cognition Dementia is a prevalent disease and current research shows that physical activity is one of the modifiable risk factors to reduce the risk of dementia. Physical activity is important for brain longevity and has been shown to increase micro and macro changes in the brain. In this session, we will also practice movement along with some challenging cognitive effort (known as dual-tasking), which are even more beneficial to cognitive function and brain health. |
| 4:00p.m.-4:45p.m. | Breakout #2: Group B: The Caregiver Perspective Caregiving comes in all shapes and forms. During this round table session, we'll discuss our experiences with caregiving and learn from one another. The session will be led by Larry Griner, who famously cared for his mother Norma and became a social media sensation by sharing her special connection to music. Larry offers hope and inspiration to those going through this journey. Along with caregivers, the strategies discussed will be important for medical professionals to share with their patients and families. |
| 4:45p.m.-5:00p.m. | Wrap UpChris Walling, PsyD, MBA,C-IAYT |
Sunday, October 1 | |
| Time | Title/Presenter |
| 7:00a.m.-8:00a.m. | Yoga (optional) A class for all levels, we will practice gentle stretches to start the day in a positive way. |
| 8:00a.m.-8:30a.m. | Breakfast & Welcome Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA,C-IAYT |
| 8:30a.m.-10:30a.m. | The Spiritual Brain: How Spiritual Practices Contribute to Brain Health It has been increasingly recognized that understanding a person's spiritual or religious beliefs in the health care setting can have important implications for understanding how patients make decisions about various aspects of medical care and how they cope with physical and mental health problems. This presentation will help improve knowledge about the relationship between spirituality and health, how to assess this relationship, and how spirituality is related to various physiological processes in the brain and body. |
| 10:30a.m.-10:45a.m. | Break |
| 10:45a.m.-11:45a.m. | Cognitive Interventions for MCI and Dementia Although the American Academy of Neurology in 2018 recommended cognitive interventions for patients diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia, many patients are not able to receive these valuable interventions. Often the treatment for patients with dementia is focused on the use of pharmacotherapy, which frequently has limited results. A number of psychosocial interventions have been proven to offer cognitive benefits, particularly cognitive training. This session will discuss how and which trainings to employ for patients with mild cognitive impairment or mild dementia. |
| 11:45a.m.-12:45p.m. | Epilogue Chris Walling, PsyD, MBA,C-IAYT |
