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.
 
 

Respite assistance is available for the Abilene Seminar for qualifying family caregivers. Contact the Area Agency on Aging at 325-672-8544 or 1-800-928-2262 by February 22, 2013.

Sponsorship opportunities are available.  For more information on becoming a sponsor in  Abilene, please call Libby Connally at 325-672-2907. Download a Sponsorship flyer here.