Health & Wellness

Experiencing Alzheimer's: Supporting Minority Families to Live Life to the Fullest

ALC Contact(s)

• AS

  Abraham Saffer

  Senior Legislative Representative
  American Occupational Therapy Association

Invited Moderator(s)

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  Tracey Earland, PhD, OTR/L

  Associate Professor
  Thomas Jefferson University

Invited Panelist(s)

• CP

  Catherine Piersol, PhD, OTR/L, FAOTA

  Professor & Chair, Department of Occupational Therapy
  Thomas Jefferson University
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  Sylvia Anderson, DHEd, MBA, OTR/L

  Clinical Assistant Professor and Academic Fieldwork Coordinator
  Howard University
• 

  Rachel Conant

  Vice President, Federal Affairs
  Alzheimer's Association

Invited Speaker(s)

• HP

  Heather Parsons

  Vice President, Federal Affairs
  American Occupational Therapy Association

Panel discussion on the role of occupational therapy in supporting minority families experiencing Alzheimer’s, including how occupational therapy can help people with Alzheimer’s live as independently as possible and can develop personal strategies to support their caregivers.