Opening Remarks/ Conference Overview

 General Session 1: Supporting Individuals Living with Dementia: The Experiences of Professional and Family Caregivers

Emily Shubeck, MSW, LSW - Senior Associate Director of Quality Care, Alzheimer’s Association, Chicago, IL

General Session 2: Getting an Accurate Diagnosis and What to Do Next

Chloe Kilman, MD - Assistant Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Session 3: Implications of Caregiving on Family Systems

Kathy T. Gregg, MD - Associate Professor, Division of Geriatrics, University of Mississippi Medical Center

Cindy Walker, RN, BSN, MBA - Caregiver Support Group Facilitator and Caregiver

General Session 4: State Agency Services for Older Adults

General Session 5: Promoting Health Equity in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia

Goldie Byrd, PhD

Professor and Director, Maya Angelou Center for Health Equity, Wake Forest School of Medicine, Winston Salem, NC

General Session 6: Mississippi Leads the Way – Advances in Alzheimer’s and Dementia Research

Tom Mosley, PhD

Professor, Department of Neurology and Department of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics and Robbie and Dudley Hughes Distinguished Chair and Director, The MIND Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

Kevin Sullivan, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Assistant Director, Neuroepidemiology Core, The MIND Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

General Session 7: The Transformative Role of Technology in Health Care

Saurabh Chandra, MD, PhD

Chief Telehealth Officer, Center for Telehealth, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

General Session 12: An Integrated Approach to Brain Health and Healthy Aging

General Session 13: A BOLD Public Health Approach and Addressing Social Determinants of Health for ADRD in Mississippi

Kina L. White, DrPH, MHSA, FACHE

Director, Office of Community Health Improvement, Mississippi State Department of Health, Ridgeland, MS

Kenneth R. Butler, Jr. PhD, CT (ASCP)

Professor of Medicine, Department of Medicine, Geriatrics/Gerontology, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

General Session 14: Unforeseen COVID Complications and Managing Post-Pandemic Trauma

Kim Tarver, MD - Associate Professor, Director, Division of Geriatrics, Director of Clinical Services,

The MIND Center, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, MS

General Session 15: Surviving the Caregiving Journey

Maggie Wade - News Anchor, WLBT, Jackson, MS