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Wednesday, March 04, 2009 10:16 AM Caregiver conference to be held March 24 By Caroline Dolman | Times Apprentice Barton College will host its sixth annual Caregiver Education Conference March 24 in the Hamlin Student Center. On-site registration for the conference will begin at 8:30 a.m., and the program will take place between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. and will include lunch. Keynote speakers include Dan Kaufer, MD, an associate professor in the Department of Neurology and the director of the Memory and Cognitive Disorders Program at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, and Melanie Bunn, a registered nurse, general nurse practitioner, and a dementia training specialist with the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association. "Participants (in the event) can be assured that they will benefit greatly from the practical knowledge they will gain from these keynote sessions as well as the workshops," said Steven Fulks, dean of the Barton College School of Behavioral Sciences and director of the Gerontology Program. The event is sponsored by the Gerontology Program of Barton College, the Eastern North Carolina Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association, the Upper Coastal Plain Area Agency on Aging Family Caregiver Support Program, and Joseph D. Russell, MD. Families and volunteers dealing with caregiver issues can attend the conference for a $5 registration fee. Registration for professional caregivers is $25 per person. To register in advance or to receive additional information, contact Kim Emory, Family Caregiver Specialist for the Upper Coastal Plain Area Agency on Aging, at 234-5960, or e-mail her at kemory@ucpcog.org . |
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