Learning About Alzheimer's Disease

Harriet Baldwin

Mondays, 9:30 a.m. - 11:30 .am.
March 22 - May 3, 2004 (No class on April 12)
D.O.C. House

The goal of this course is to learn more about Alzheimer's disease. We are all afraid of it - in ourselves, our friends, and our family members. The course will not do away with our fear, but it should help us develop a realistic view of the disease and deepen our awareness of its impact on ourselves and society. In each session a specialist in Alzheimer's will meet with us. About 20 pages of reading will be expected for each session.

• March 22: An Introduction to Alzheimer's Disease - Robert B. Santulli, MD
• March 29: Clinical Issues in Alzheimer's Disease - Robert B. Santulli, MD
• April 5: New Brain Imaging Research - Andrew Saykin, PsyD
• April 12: No Session
• April 19: Moral and Ethical Issues in Alzheimer's - Diane Palac, MD
• April 26: Caregiving - Ruth Whybrow, ASCW
• May 3: Public Issues about Alzheimer's Disease - Sherri Hardin, Alzheimer's Assn. of NH and VT

Class is limited to 20 members.

Harriet Baldwin led an ILEAD course on the treatment of serious mental illness in the winter of 2003. She has had many years of professional experience in writing course materials and leading workshops for secondary school teachers. She was an active volunteer with the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill in Washington and volunteers now in Kendal's programs for cognitively impaired persons. She is on the Board of Directors of Northern New Hampshire Mental Health and Developmental Services. She writes, reads, travels, and spends summers in the White Mountains.