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MICHAEL K. COOPER
NEUROPSYCHIATRY CONFERENCE
LEWY BODY DEMENTIA

Contact Information
For Additional Information

Kirsten Kamna
Medical Student Coordinator & Special Events Assistant

Department of Neurology
University of Colorado
Anschutz Medical Campus

WHEN:

Saturday, December 14, 2019

7:30am - 1pm

WHERE:

Conference Center
13200 E 14th Place
Aurora, CO 80011

Intended audience: Community members with an interest in or connection to Lewy body dementia, including, but not limited to, people living with LBD, care partners, family members, therapists, social workers, and care facility staff. Health care providers are also welcome, but no CME credits will be offered.

Faculty Speakers

	Brianne Bettcher, PhD Assistant Professor, Neuropsychologist Director of Neuropsychology Research Rocky Mountain Alzheimer’s Disease Center Departments of Neurosurgery and Neurology University of Colorado School of Medicine


	Samantha Holden, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Colorado School of Medicine Director, Memory Disorders Clinic Site Co-Principal Investigator, Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence



	Peter S. Pressman, MD Assistant Professor of Neurology University of Colorado School of Medicine


	Hal Wortzel, MD Michael K. Cooper Professor of Neurocognitive Disease Director, Neuropsychiatry Service Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, and Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation University of Colorado School of Medicine


	Brice V. McConnell, MD, PhD Assistant Professor


	Victoria S. Pelak, MD Professor of Neurology and Ophthalmology Director, Neuro-Ophthalmology Fellowship Site Co-Principal Investigator, Lewy Body Dementia Association Research Center of Excellence


	Angela Taylor Senior Director of Research and Advocacy, Lewy Body Dementia Association


	Deb Wells former DLB care partner, Lewy Body Disease Support Group Facilitator Director of Operations at the Alzheimer's Association, Colorado Chapter


	Jill Lorentz Owner Summit Resilience Training - Education for Caregivers


	Larry Hendershot Founder and Consultant, Associated Management Group, Inc.

Michael K. Cooper Neuropsychiatry Conference on Lewy Body Dementia

University of Colorado LBDA Research Center of Excellence Symposium
December 14, 2019
Hyatt Regency Aurora

7:30 AM	Check-In and Breakfast

8:00 AM	Welcome and Thanks – Hal Wortzel, MD

8:05 AM	Introduction to Lewy Body Dementia – Samantha Holden, MD, MS

8:30 AM	Living with Lewy: A Personal Perspective – Larry Hendershot

8:45 AM	Living with Lewy: A Care Partner Perspective – Deb Wells

9:00 AM	LBDA and You – Angela Taylor

9:15 AM	Keynote: Partnering with Your Medical Team in Lewy Body Dementia – Melissa Armstrong, MD, MSc

10:00 AM	Vision and Psychosis in Lewy Body Dementia – Victoria Pelak, MD

10:30 AM	Coffee Break

10:45 AM	Cognition in Lewy Body Dementia – Brianne Bettcher, PhD

11:15 AM	Sleep and Dreams in Lewy Body Dementia – Brice McConnell, MD, PhD

11:45 AM	Medications for Lewy Body Dementia – Peter Pressman, MD

12:15 AM	Dementia Resilience – Jill Lorentz

12:30 PM	Q&A with Speakers

1:00 PM	Closing and Thanks