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Speakers: is the vice president for medical and scientific relations at the Alzheimer's Association, where he oversees the world's largest private, non-profit Alzheimer's disease research grants program. Under his direction, the organization's annual grant budget has doubled, and the program has designated special focus areas targeting the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and Alzheimer's disease, care giving and care systems, and research involving diverse populations. He played a key role in launching Alzheimer's and Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, and in establishing the Research Roundtable, a consortium of senior scientists from industry, academia and government who convene regularly to explore common barriers to drug discovery. In previous work at the American Heart Association (AHA) from 1988-1998, Dr. Thies formed a new stroke division that recently became the American Stroke Association. He also built the Emergency Cardiac Care Program, a Continuing medical education program that trains over 3 million professionals annually. He has worked with the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) to form the Brain Attack Coalition. Prior to joining the AHA, he held faculty positions at Indiana University in Bloomington and the University of Pittsburg. He earned a B.A. in biology from Lake Forest College, Lake Forest, Ill., and a Ph.D. in pharmacology from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Michael Splaine, M.A. is the Director of State Policy and Advocacy Programs in the Public Policy Division of the Alzheimer’s Association. Working in Washington D.C. and in the field with Association chapters, Mike has lead responsibility for creating and providing training and technical assistance to the Alzheimer’s Association’s grassroots network to accomplish state and federal policy priorities, with a current focus on state efforts to restructure or revise their Medicaid long term care programs. Mike plays a lead role in the Association’s media/visibility efforts and provides leadership in the Association’s Rural Initiatives team and its Early Stage Work Group (an advisory body working to promote inclusion and programs for persons with Alzheimer’s in the Association.) In the early 90’s, Mike managed a 5-state demonstration with Administration on Aging funding, “Building Community Elder Coalitions.” He developed a number of products from that demonstration, based on lessons learned, that are still being used and adapted in the Alzheimer’s network. Mike provides technical assistance to the Alzheimer’s Society of Canada in its efforts to build advocacy capacity. He represents the Association on an international task force that is designing a unified strategy to raise visibility in a World Alzheimer’s Day scheduled for September. Before joining the Washington office, Mike directed state public policy and program activities for the Alzheimer’s Association in Massachusetts. He holds a masters degree in public administration from St. Louis University.
Timothy Domer
is a M.D. form Romah, New
Mexico. Dr. Domer has worked with Fort Defiance
Indian Hospital since 1992 in various capacities including Staff
Internist, Clinical Director, and is currently Director of Home Based
Care/Elder Care Programs. Mitzie Begay is a cross cultural liaison on contract with the FT Defiance Indian Hospital. Mitzie is a full blood Navajo, fluent in Navajo and English languages. She has taken college courses in social work and retired from Indian Health Services after thirty years. She is a contract consultant for cross cultural teaching to the hospital and nursing staff. She provides Navajo language translation and interpretation to medical staff and the Elder Care Program. is the Director of Medical Social Work Program at Fort Defiance Indian Hospital. Lucinda is a full blood Navajo, fluent in Navaho and English languages. She has a BS and MS in social work. Lucinda has been employed with Indian Health Services for 36 years. She has chaired the FDIH Elder Care Task Force since its development in 1999.Throughout her career she has been a leader, consultant, and advocate for vulnerable, disabled elders who are at high risk. She has been instrumental in implementing community based home care and long term care services on the Navajo Reservation. is a career educator and the founder of The Edcon Group. Her native skill is counseling. For more than 30 years she has spoken to huge and small audiences in a way that causes participants to say, "I feel like she knew me...really knew me...in a matter of minutes. She talks about real situations I see everyday!" Later when she works one-on-one with caregivers, they learn she really does know them...or at least the challenges they face daily. Her many articles for administrators and caregivers have been read and shared with hundreds. Mary addresses critically important issues in easy to understand and use ways. When she the primary caregiver for her mother, she focused her energy on practical; things that can be done to provide comfort and dignity to those who have dementia. Then she combined her skills as an educator to teach family and professional caregivers how to turn visits from stressful to joyful events.Mary has a B.S. in Education from the University of Missouri, is a Certified Eden Alternative Associate, a Gordon Training Certified Instructor, and a Certified Professional Management Consultant. She has also conducted education seminars and workshops for health care professionals, nurses, administrators and family members across the US and Canada as well as in the South Pacific. She has presented at several National and International Elder Care Conferences sponsored by such organizations as the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, Alzheimer's Association and Eden Alternative. Rachel Kail is a partner and the other half of The Edcon Group mother/daughter presentation and program development team. She has become a seasoned presenter and author of a guidebook for capturing the biographies of elders... all before the age of 25. Rachel has been a professional speaker for more than 5 years addressing audiences of hundreds or intimate groups of ten. Her use of cutting edge adult learning methods and dramatic delivery captivates audiences. Participants often say, " I haven't laughed...or cried...so hard in years. She is absolutely magical to hear." Her degree is in psychology with specialization in dementia care. This backed with almost ten years of interaction and care of elders makes her observations wise beyond her years. Often following presentations, Rachel goes into dementia care facilities to demonstrate communication techniques she has just taught to staff and family members. On the platform you see her skill; with elders you see her heart.
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