Author

Thomas Wiest

CEO, Aspirience Home Care

PRESS RELEASE – Shakopee, Minnesota, February 11, 2008 – Aspirience Home Care to sponsor The Alzheimer’s Association and Mayo Clinic’s A Meeting of the Minds, The Dementia Conference.

A Meeting of the Minds: The Dementia Conference 2008 is the most comprehensive and prestigious dementia conference in the upper Midwest. The Alzheimer’s Association Minnesota-North Dakota Chapter and Mayo Clinic are excited to hold this day of inspiration and information.

This annual conference, being held March 29^th, 2008 at the St. Paul RiverCentre, St. Paul, Minnesota brings together national and local experts for a full day of education, information and support.

The event is designed to equip families, professionals and people with early Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias with the skills to understand and address issues throughout the continuum of the disease.

The conference includes an exhibit area, where sponsors, such as Aspirience Home Care, and exhibitors can have face-to-face conversations with event attendees and volunteers.

Other conference features:

Three keynote addresses by national experts.
Three breakout sessions led by dementia professionals.
Exhibitors on hand to provide information on services available.
Continuing education for health care professionals.

In 2007, the conference attracted nearly 750 attendees, approximately 50% of whom were people with dementia or their family members. This year the expected turnout will be even higher. A copy of the conference brochure can be found at www.alzmndak.org.

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