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Alzheimer's & Dementia Registration You can register online or by mail. PAID To register online and to pay by credit card, Postage U.S. Cincinnati, OH Cincinnati, Non-profit Org. visit www.parishhealthministry.com/RYS. 5782 No. Permit To register by mail, complete and detach the form below. Make checks payable to ERH Parish Health Ministry and mail to: ERH Parish Health Ministry 3870 Virginia Avenue Cincinnati, Ohio 45227 No registrations accepted at the door. Luncheon with Refunds & Cancellations: Teepa Snow Online registration only — 2016 All requests for refunds MUST BE Alzheimer’s & Dementia: RECEIVED no later than www.parishhealthministry.com/RYS Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Caring & Communication that Works Questions? Call 513.979.2246 Registration, exhibitors and continental breakfast open at 8 a.m. Conference starts promptly at 9 a.m. Presented by Please check all that apply: All registrations include continental breakfast, box lunch and event materials. Registration without contact hours A Service of Episcopal Retirement Homes $59 on or after Feb. 8th - $69 Registration with contact hours (check all that apply) Friday, March 4, 2016 $85 on or after Feb. 8th - $95 9 a.m. – 4:15 p.m. RN/LPN OT SW/Counselor/MFT PT Nursing Home Administrator Featuring Please accept my tax deductible gift for ERH Parish Health Ministry in the amount Lisa of $_____________. Genova, TOTAL ENCLOSED: $______________________ bestselling author of Name: _____________________ _________________ Address: ____________________________________ City/State/Zip: __________ ____________________ Still Phone: __________ ______________ ______________ Alice A Service of Episcopal Retirement Homes A Service Retirement Episcopal of Virginia3870 Avenue 45227 OH Cincinnati, E-mail: __________ ______________ ______________ Church/Organization: __________ _____________ _________ ______________ ____________ ___________ About the Speakers Charity Event To help meet the long-term goal of Episcopal Retirement Homes Keynote Lisa Genova, PhD (ERH) Parish Health Ministry becoming self-supporting, this event is Dr. Lisa Genova is the bestselling the primary fundraiser for the ministry. 100% of the proceeds from this conference will benefit ERH Parish Health Ministry. author of Still Alice and a Harvard trained neuroscientist. Still Alice is the Luncheon with Teepa Snow Alzheimer’s & Dementia: story of an accomplished Harvard pro- A limited number of seats are available through online registration only Caring & Communication that Works 2016 fessor who is diagnosed with early-on- for an additional cost of $25.00. set Alzheimer’s disease, and it changes Please visit www.parishhealthministry.com/RYS. Still Alice: Understanding Alzheimer’s Disease her life — and her relationship with her Conference Location Understanding what it feels like to have family and the world — forever. Lisa Tri County Assembly Church Alzheimer’s gives us a chance at empathy, has appeared on the Today Show, 7350 Dixie Hwy. compassion, and real connection. Keynote Dr. Oz, the Diane Rehm Show, CNN, Chronicle, Fox News, Fairfield, Ohio 45014 presenter, Dr. Lisa Genova, will share her and Canada AM and was featured in the Emmy award-winning (Do not register with the church. Please follow registration instructions on reverse side.) passion, motivation, and insights gained in documentary film, To Not Fade Away. The National Alzheimer’s Still Alice Hotel Information writing the bestseller, , about a Association awarded her with the Sargent and Eunice Shriver college professor diagnosed with early- Discounted room rate of $99 plus tax per night available at the nearby Profiles in Dignity Award in March 2015. Hilton Garden Inn in Sharonville by calling 513.772.2837 or online at onset Alzheimer’s disease. She will http://bit.ly/1MOq7z8. Please mention Refresh Your Soul when registering. inspire attendees in ways to connect with those with dementia when communication Teepa Snow, MS, OTR/L, FAOTA Contact Hours and real connection are difficult. Teepa Snow is one of America’s leading educators on dementia. Nursing 5.2 hours Working as a Registered Occupational Therapist for over 30 This offering has been approved by the Ohio Board of Nursing through the OBN Approver Unit at Upper Valley Medical Center OBN-005-92. Meeting the Needs of the Whole Person: years, her wealth of experience has led her to develop Positive Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist Spiritual Wellbeing is a Critical Part of Care Approach™ to Care techniques and train- The Ohio Counselor, Social Worker, Marriage & Family Therapist Board has approved 5.25 clock hours of professional continuing education. Approval #MCST031601. Teepa Snow will challenge you to consider the whole person ing models used by families and profes- sionals working or living with dementia or Nursing Home Administrators when caring for people with Alzheimer’s and related dementia. The Board of Executives of Long-Term Services and Support has approved 4.75 course You will gain a better understanding of the importance of spiritual other brain changes throughout the world. hours #001-L-16. wellbeing and its relationship to physical, cognitive, emotional Currently, she has an independent practice Occupational Therapy and social health. Changes that occur as the disease progresses as well as clinical appointments with Duke Approved by the Ohio OTPTAT Board - OT Section 4.75 Contact Hours Approval #150551. and how they affect one’s ability to express and meet spiritual University’s School of Nursing & University needs will be explored. Most importantly, she will share key Physical Therapy of North Carolina Chapel Hill School of Approved by OPTA for 4.75 CEUs Approval #15S2158. strategies which are effective in helping a person with dementia Medicine. She is an enlightening, witty, entertaining, and ener- gain or maintain their spiritual health. getic speaker. Improving our Supportive Care and Communication Through her extraordinary and unique presentation style, Teepa Special thank you to our title sponsor Snow will highlight the memory, language and impulse control problems experienced by one with dementia and how those prob- The leader in quality retirement communities lems affect communication. She will demonstrate some of the typi- and innovative elder care services. cal behaviors of care providers and loved ones in response to these Christ Church problems and offer more effective techniques to enhance communi- Presenting Cathedral Sponsor: cation through the early, middle and later stages of dementia. Greater Cincinnati Chapter The Diocese of Southern Ohio.
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