Brain Health Will Be The Focus Of Staying Sharp

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience
Also Included In: Seniors / Aging;  Conferences;  Clinical Trials / Drug Trials
Article Date: 03 Oct 2008 - 1:00 PDT

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STAYING SHARP IN CONCORD:
LEADING BRAIN EXPERTS DISCUSS SUCCESSFUL AGING

WHAT:

Brain function and health will be the focus of the Staying Sharp session on October 4 at the Embassy Suites Hotel Resort and Conference Center in Concord, NC. Part of a highly recognized series, the program will emphasize successful aging, including how to deal with the booming aging industry; factors that predict future cognitive function; and the importance of clinical trials and how to participate in them.

WHO:

The program is sponsored by The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, in partnership with NRTA: AARP's Educator Community and the MetLife Foundation. Featured speakers will be:

• Annette Norsman, PhD, session moderator and Director of Lifelong Learning, AARP
  
  
• P. Murali Doraiswamy, MD, Division Head, Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences, Duke University
  
  
• Christopher Edwards, PhD, Medical Director, Biofeedback Laboratory & Pediatric Neuropsychology Service, Duke University
  
  
• Kelly S. Giovanello, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology & Biomedical Research Imaging Center, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

WHEN:

Saturday, October 4, 2008
10:00AM - 12:00PM

WHERE:

Embassy Suites Hotel Resort and Conference Center
Concord Convention Hall F
5400 John Q. Hammons Drive NW
Concord, NC

The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives is a nonprofit organization of more than 265 leading neuroscientists, including ten Nobel laureates, committed to advancing public awareness about the progress and benefits of brain research. NRTA: AARP's Educator Community is America's foremost network of 50+ adults and organizations with a passion and affinity for education and learning. MetLife Foundation was established in 1976 by MetLife for the purpose of supporting educational, health and civic and cultural organizations

Staying Sharp is a series of public forums and educational booklets for older Americans. Since its inception in 1994, the series has been attended by more than 28,500 people in 28 cities across the United States. For more information, please visit: http://www.dana.org/danaalliances/programs/stayingsharp/

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Article adapted by Medical News Today from original press release.
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Source: Ann Whitman
DANA Foundation