Post from Community: Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to host free virtual educational conference for Wisconsin residents | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America
July 22, 2020
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The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) will host a free virtual educational conference as part of its national Educating America Tour to help Wisconsin residents affected by Alzheimer’s disease during the COVID-19 crisis on Thursday, August 20, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m CST. The conference will provide information and advice from health, legal and caregiving experts.  The conference is free and open to all. To register, go to www.alzfdn.org/tour.
“Knowledge is a useful and powerful tool that can help make any situation easier to navigate.  That’s especially true now as more than 120,000 Wisconsin families are caring for a loved one with Alzheimer’s in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Charles J. Fuschillo, Jr., AFA’s President & CEO.  “We want individuals who are caring for someone with Alzheimer’s to know about the resources available to help them and steps that they can take to improve their loved one’s care and quality of life. This conference will bring that information directly to families without having to leave their homes.”
Dr. Mehmet Oz will share his family’s personal Alzheimer’s story regarding the diagnosis of his mother, Suna Oz, last year.  He will describe how the diagnosis impacted his family.  Dr. Oz will also share tips to promote good brain health and healthy aging.
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Sessions during the AFA virtual conference will include:
For more information or to register, go to www.alzfdn.org/tour.  Those who can’t participate in the virtual conference or have immediate questions about Alzheimer’s disease can connect with licensed social workers seven days a week through AFA’s National Toll-Free Helpline at 866-232-8484 or via our online web chat system (available in 90+ languages) at www.alzfdn.org by clicking the blue and white chat icon in the right hand corner of the page.