UCSF Memory and Aging Center

Join the Institute on Aging, On Lok, Alzheimer’s Association and the UCSF Memory and Aging Center for AgeOn in the Morning: Tuesday, November 10, 11 a.m.-12 p.m. (No CEs) Managing Dementia Care: A Virtual Panel Discussion Sponsored by AARP.

For many caregivers and people living with dementia, it can be a struggle to get to dementia care expertise. To help, researchers at the Memory and Aging Center at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) developed the Care Ecosystem a collaborative dementia care program delivered over the phone. Our vision was to develop a dementia care model using telehealth to reach all people living with dementia wherever they were and when they needed the help, said Katherine L. Possin, PhD, Associate Professor of Neurology and Director of the Care Ecosystem at UCSF.

CONVERSATIONS WITH CAREGIVERS presented by the Alzheimer’s Association. Join UCSF MAC and GBHI providers for a series that supports Spanish speaking dementia family caregivers. You will receive practical advice from real families who care for persons with dementia. A free four-part online education series on Saturdays, September 26 October 17, 2020, 910:30 A.M. PDT.

A regular dose of awe is a simple way to boost healthy ‘prosocial’ emotions such as compassion and gratitude, according to a new study by Virginia Sturm, PhD, John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation Endowed Professor at the UC San Francisco Memory and Aging Center (MAC) and the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI).