Caregiver Seminar - Arlington
November 9, 2012
8:30 am to 4:30 pm; Registration begins at 7:45 am

New! To register on-line, click here  

The annual Caregiver Seminars are one of the Alzheimer's Association's most enlightening and enjoyable ways of helping both family and professional caregivers better understand the characteristics of dementia how to care for the people who have it.  Each year, the Education Department schedules one of the nation's foremost experts in the area of dementia care to present a day-long or half-day seminar on caring for people with dementia.   

The Chapter is pleased to announce that Melanie Bunn will speak at the Fort Worth Caregiver Seminar on November 9th in Arlington, and will present a shorter version of her dynamic and insightful presentation at the Waco Caregiver Seminar on November 8.  Ms. Bunn will return to Texas in February 2013, to speak in Wichita Falls and Abilene.

Pleasant Ridge Church of Christ
6102 West Pleasant Ridge Road
Arlington, TX 76016

There is no charge to attend for family caregivers, although donations are welcome.  Cost for professionals is $60 and includes lunch and CEUs for 1 discipline.  Cost for other professionals, who don't need CEU's, is $30.  Approved CEUs include: Social Workers, Activity Directors, Nurses, Assisted Living Administrators and Long-Term Care Administrators. All attendees must register.  Registration includes lunch for all attendees. 

About the Speaker

Melanie Bunn, RN, MS, GNP, has been consulting with the Alzheimer's Association, Eastern North Carolina chapter for 20 years. She has provided primary care to older people in a variety of settings including retirement homes, long term care nursing, assisted living facilities, hospitals, and in the home in positions including gerontological nurse practitioner, clinical nurse specialist and staff nurse. She received a B.S. in Nursing from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, a M.S. in Family Health Nursing with a Clinical Concentration in Geriatrics from Clemson University, and completed her post master's experience in the Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Program at Duke University School of Nursing. A dynamic lecturer and skillful clinician in the areas of gerontological nursing and Alzheimer's disease, Melanie presents over 150 sessions each year at local, statewide, and national conferences and meetings with interactive presentations using learner centered educational strategies.
 
Arden Courts Memory Care Community is offering respite care for the day of the seminar.  To make arrangements for your loved one, please contact Arden Courts directly at 817.795.1700.  This service is being offered at no charge. 

Download  Registration Brochure here   

For more information, contact Shelly Young at 817-336-4949.