Conference Sponsors

GOLD SPONSORS

Fall Education Conference November 12, 2013

The Waterfront Restaurant and Tavern - Cargill Room Riverside Center II 332 Front Street South La Crosse, WI

SILVER SPONSORS

522 Service Road, Suite 5 Spooner, WI 54801

Greater Wisconsin Chapter 24/7 Helpline 1.800.272.3900 www.alz.org/gwwi

This conference is coordinated annually by the Alzheimers Association Greater Wisconsin Chapter. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimers disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health.

Conference Agenda
8:00 am 8:15 am 8:30 am Registration Refreshments Welcome & Introductions American Indian Culture: Identification & Treatment of Alzheimers Patricia Ribbich, SW & Charlene Smith, RN 10:00 am Refreshment Break 10:30 am Balancing, Respecting and Protecting Those in Our Care Viki Kind, MA 12:00 pm Lunch Networking Exhibit Visitation 12:20 pm Alzheimers Association Update 1:00 pm Getting Better at Asking for and Accepting Help Viki Kind, MA 2:30 pm 2:45 pm Refreshment Break Understanding the Other Dementias Mark Van Etten, M.D.

Presentation
Viki Kind, MA
Los Angeles, CA Viki Kind is a clinical bioethicist, medical educator and hospice volunteer. Her award-winning book, The Caregivers Path to Compassionate Decision Making: Making Choices For Those Who Can't, guides families and professionals through the difficult process of making decisions for those who have lost capacity. She has lectured across the United States teaching healthcare professionals to have integrity, compassion and to improve end-of-life care through better communication. Viki provides bioethics consultation and support for many hospitals in the Los Angeles area. She holds a masters degree in bioethics from the Medical College of Wisconsin.

Registration
Complete form and mail this section with payment no later than October 29, 2013. Name _______________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City/State/Zip _________________________________ Phone (H)________________ (W) ________________ E-mail _______________________________________ Agency ______________________________________ Position/Title __________________________________ Conference Fees Participant Fee: $70 (make copies for additional participants) Group Rate: $60 each (Four or more from same agency with
registrations submitted together).

Patricia Ribbich, SW, is a retired social worker from

Milwaukee where she worked with the Milwaukee County Department of Aging Alzheimers unit. She is Ojibwa and Ottawa and an enrolled member of the Mole Lake Reservation.

Family caregiver or student: $40 Im a family caregiver in need of a scholarship Total $________ Charge Visa MC Discover American Express (You may fax charge information to: 1.866.429.1585) Card Number _________________________________ Name on card ________________________________ Address _____________________________________ City/State/Zip _________________________________ Expiration date ________ Security code ___________
(last 3 digits on back of card)

Charlene Smith, RN, is a retired nurse having spent

20 years with Milwaukee County Services as a psychiatric nurse. Charlene is an enrolled tribal member/citizen of the Oneida Tribe of Indians of Wisconsin.

Mark Van Etten, M.D., is the Medical Director for

Certificate of Attendance All attendees will receive a certificate recognizing attendance at the conference. Exhibitors Welcome! Cost is $150 each. Includes: one skirted 6 ft. table, one chair, one admission to the conference. Electricity available upon request. For more information contact Joan Litwitz: 715.651.2120 or jlitwitz@alz.org Spooner Health System Memory Clinic and Benedictine Living Center Spooner. He is also board certified in family medicine with added qualifications in Geriatrics. Dr. Van Etten has over 30 years of experience. He has touched hundreds of lives through his extensive knowledge, compassion, gentle nature, attentive listening skills and approachable manner. He has been a proponent for dementia care and education in the community and was instrumental in establishing the Memory Clinic in Spooner.

Check Enclosed (payable to Alzheimers Association) Alzheimers Association c/o Joan Litwitz 522 Service Road, Suite 5, Spooner, WI 54801 Register Online at www.alz.org/gwwi. Click on Educational Conferences