Below you’ll find information related to all past educational events that the University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Comprehensive Center for Brain Health has held.
2024
Our 3rd Annual Fall Conference
Hot Topics in Brain Health
At Boca Raton Marriot at Boca Center
November 7, 2024
Presenters: Keynote Dr. James E. Galvin, MD and “Resilience and Brain Health: What It Is, What it Means, and How to Get More”, Dr. Magdalena I. Tolea, PhD and “The What, Why, and How of Clinical Trials in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders”, Rebecca Smither, PhD Candidate and “Arts in Public Health: Creating Well-Being and Social Capital”, and Sue-Ellen Flescher, MSEd and “Zentangle Art Introduction and Interactive Drawing Activity: Experience the Beauty and Joy of Mindful Tangling.”
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July 9, 2024
Diverse Perspectives on Brain Health and Memory in the African American Community
Community Education with the Urban League of Broward County in Fort Lauderdale
UM Faculty Presenters: Keynote Dr. James E. Galvin, MD and “Investigating Root Causes of Alzheimer’s Disease and Brain Health Disparities in the African American Community” and Dr. David Davis, PhD and “Investigating the Relationship Between Environmental Toxins and Neurodegenerative Disease.”
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Our 2nd Annual Spring Conference
Brain Health Spring Luncheon
At Lakeside Terrace in Boca Raton
May 2, 2024
UM Faculty Presenters: Keynote Dr. James E. Galvin, MD and “Advances in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Lewy Body Dementia”, Dr. Michael J. Kleiman, PhD and “How speech can highlight the differences between normal aging and early-stage dementia”, and Dr. Deirdre O’Shea, PhD and “It doesn’t always start with memory loss: Identifying Alzheimer’s and its mimics
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2023
October 2023. Building A Better Brain 5-Class Series
Community Education with Delray Beach Library
Presenters Amie Rosenfeld, DPT, ABPTS, Iris Cohen, MSW, LCSW, Nicole Mendez, MSN, FPN and Rebecca Smither, MS.
Our 2nd Annual Fall Conference
Hot Topics in Brain Health
At South County Civic Center in Delray Beach
October 19, 2023
Presenters: Keynote Dr. James E. Galvin, MD and “The Future Now: Advances in the Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease”, Dr. Dierdre O’Shea, PhD and “You’re Only as Old as Your Blood Feels: Epigenetic Biomarkers and Brain Aging”, Dr. Lilah Besser, PhD and “Neighborhood Environments Including Greenspaces and Brain Health”, and Dr. Amie Rosenfeld DPT and “Measuring Cognition Using Movement.”
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Our 1st Annual Spring Conference
Lewy Body Dementia Conference
At Double Tree Hilton in Deerfield Beach, FL
April 14, 2023
Presented by LBDA Research Centers of Excellence UM Comprehensive Center for Brain Health, UF Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Disease, and Mayo Clinic Jacksonville.
UM Presenters Keynote Dr. James E. Galvin, MD, MPH, Dr. Karen Nuytemans, PhD, Dr. Ihtsham Haq, MD, and Dr. Alberto Ramos, MD. UF Presenters Dr. Melissa Armstrong, MD and Dr. Shannon Chiu, MD. Mayo Clinc Presenter Dr. Tanis Ferman, PhD.
Click here to download our LEWY BODY DEMENTIA RESOURCES information for patients, families, and medical professionals.
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2022
Our 1st Annual Fall Conference
Hot Topics in Brain Health
At South County Civic Center in Delray Beach, FL
October 13, 2022
UM Faculty Presenters: Keynote Dr. James E. Galvin, MD, MPH and “Building A Better Brain: A Precision Medicine Approach to Brain Health” and Dr. Karen Nuytemans, PhD and “Genetics, Alzheimer’s, and Ancestry.”
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