Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute

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Successful Approaches to Serving the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community

December 4, 2025
Speakers:  Jennifer Anderson, Deaf Specialist, DHS Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Stacie Heckendorf, Behavioral Health Initiative Program Coordinator, DHS Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

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Giving Voices

Creating Choirs for people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias and their care partners

Oct. 23, 2025
Presenter:
Jackie Hanson, Giving Voice Network
Giving Voices presentation slides (pdf)

Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: Recalibrating
Dementia Care Service Delivery

June 12, 2025
Presenter: Jody Krainer, MSW, LCSW, MBA

Event Materials

Dementia and Pre-Crisis Planning

April 3, 2025
Presenters: Sgt. Carrie Peters, Karen Tennyson, Polly Shoemaker

Event Materials

More materials from past WDRN webinars

Boost Your Brain and Memory Program
December 5, 2024

Presenters: Candice LeGros, Dementia Care Specialist, Milwaukee County DHHS Aging and Disability Services
Ellen Taylor, Dementia Care Specialist, Aging and Disability Resource Center of Dane County

Event materials:

Event recording – watch now on YouTube

Screening for Dementia in Persons Living with an Intellectual Developmental Disability
Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024

Presenters: Amy Pope, LPC, Behavioral Health Supervisor
Community Care, Inc.
Jody Krainer, MSW, LCSW, NTG Affiliated Regional Trainer
Dementia Diagnostic Clinic Network Manager, Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute

Event Materials:

Event recording – Watch now (link opens in YouTube)

Wisconsin HR CareKit
Thursday, March 14, 2024
Presenters: Lynn Gall and Harriet Redman, Wisconsin Family and Caregiver Support Alliance
HR CareKit toolkit (pdf)
Event PowerPoint presentation slides 6 per page (pdf)
Event PowerPoint presentation slides 2 per page (pdf)
Event Recording – Watch Now 

Growing Connections: Building a Garden-Theme Memory Cafe
February 8, 2024
Presenter: Trisha Witham, Dementia Care Specialist ADRC Rusk and Barron counties
Event PowerPoint presentation slides (pdf)
Event flyer (pdf)
Event Recording – Watch Now

The Power of Virtual Experiences: Raising Awareness of the Impact of Dementia
November 30, 2023
Presenters: Kathy Glaser and Jennifer Harders, Dementia Care Specialists ADRC of Waukesha County and Jake Sawyers, Dementia Care Specialist ADRC of Walworth County
Event PowerPoint presentation slides (pdf)
Event flyer (pdf)
Event Recording – Watch Now

Building a Caregiver Roadmap
October 19, 2023
Presenter: Carley Prochaska, Dementia Care Specialist, ADRC of Portage County
Event PowerPoint presentation slides
Event Recording: Watch Now

Financial Scams and Fraud: The relentless targeting of older adults
June 29, 2023
Presenters: Jeff Kersten, Doreen Goetsch
Handouts

Hybrid Memory Choirs
February 2, 2023
Presenters: Kathleen Albrecht, On a Positive Note Chorus; Stephanie Houston, The Amazing Grace Chorus; Cathy Reitz, Stand in the Light Memory Choir
Event Recording: Watch Now
Webinar presentation – pdf
Event flyer – pdf

Spark! Creative Engagement
October 13, 2022
Presenters: Dawn Koceja, Milwaukee Public Museum and Heather Casper, Minnesota Marine Art Museum
Event recording: Watch now
Webinar presentation  – pdf
Event flyer – pdf

Navigating Challenges in the Dementia Journey with Memory Link
September 22, 2022
Presenters:
Mike Rohrkaste, Kristay Miller, Sarah Swant, Fox Valley Memory Project
Event Recording: Watch Now
Event Materials

Brain and Body Group Fitness Program
June 23, 2022
Presenters: Lisa Wells, MA; Laurie Pettis, NBC-HWC, CIC; Pete Fasching; Norah Airth-Kindree, DNP, RN; Lindsey Creapeau, EdD, LALD, FACHCA; Jeffrey Goodman, Ph.D; Roger and Char Weidinger
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May 19, 2022: Riding in the Moment
Presenters: Beth Fields, PhD, OTR/L, BCG, assistant professor, Kinesiology, UW–Madison and Katie Samuelson, Center Director BEAMING, Inc.
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February 24, 2022: Embracing Digital Communications in the New Normal: Effective In-person, Virtual and Hybrid Services
Presenter: Trisha Witham, Dementia Care Specialist, Aging & Disability Resource Center of Barron, Rusk and Washburn Counties

Event Materials: Presentation (pdf)
Watch event recording on YouTube

Thursday, December 2, 2021: Oconomowoc Men’s Shed
Presenter: Jack Benjamin
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March 8, 2018: Dementia Friendly and Dementia Capable Hospitals and Clinics
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Presenters:

  • Heather Kleinbrook, BSN, RN-BC, CDP, Geriatric Psychiatry Manager, Stoughton Hospital, Stoughton
  • Mary Wyman, PhD, Clinical Geropsychologist, W.S. Middleton Memorial VA Hospital, Madison
  • Suzanne Purvis, DNP, RN, GCNS-BC, Clinical Nurse Specialist, Geriatrics, UW Health-University of Wisconsin Hospital and Clinics, Madison

December 14, 2017: SPARK! Program Across Wisconsin
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Presenters:

  • Dawn Koceja, Multigenerational Programs and Accessibility Coordinator, Milwaukee Public Museum, Milwaukee
  • Ryan Swadley, Education Specialist, Neville Public Museum, Green Bay
  • Tricia Blasko, Curator of Education, Wustum Museum, Racine

July 13, 2017: Dementia Friendly Outdoor Activities
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Presenters:

  • Make a Memory: The Healing Power of Nature
    John Daly, The Friends of Pheasant Branch Conservancy, Middleton
  • Reelin in New Memories: A Fishing Outing
    Trisha Witham, Dementia Care Specialist, Rusk, Barron and Washburn Counties
  • Cycling without Age
    William Bartlett, Schmitt Woodland Hills, Richland Center

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