Shaping a future free from Alzheimer's disease
The Wisconsin Dementia Resource Network hosted a teleconference Tuesday, April 21 for members titled "COVID-19 Wisconsin Update and Dementia Friendly Resources, Activities and Coping Techniques during Safe at Home."
Advice for caregivers, how to manage anxiety, and a look at the effects of isolation on people with cognitive impairment. Listen to Dr. Art Walaszek discuss mental health during a pandemic on the Dementia Matters podcast.
Congratulations, Dr. Mora Pinzon! Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute Scientist Dr. Maria Mora Pinzon has been named a 2020 Butler-Williams Scholar by the National Institute of Aging (NIA).
Members of the Dementia Diagnostic Clinic Network will convene virtually for this year’s annual spring meeting. The Dementia Diagnostic Clinic Network meeting will be held Saturday, May 16, 2020 via WebEx. All network members are welcome to join in! The meeting’s schedule begins with Clinic Network updates from Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute (WAI) Director Cindy Carlsson, …
WAI launched a new website design on March 19, 2020. We are glad to share an updated look for our web readers and to offer our web content in a more mobile friendly format. The new website also follows UW–Madison guidelines for usability and best practices for online communications. Find an updated news page, re-organized …
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High school students from Middleton's Clark Community School participated in a project bringing music to residents at an assisted living center, with help from WAI Outreach Specialist Kristen Kehl-Floberg.
For more than two decades, the Northern Wisconsin Memory Diagnostic Clinic has been providing expert dementia support close to home for seniors in northeast Wisconsin.
WAI Director Cynthia Carlsson, MD, MS, has been selected by the U.S. Secretary for Health to serve as a member of the prestigious Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care and Services.