information from Providence Mt. St. Vincent

The Memory & Brain Wellness Center is also sponsoring a free program for the public on Wednesday, June 28th, from 4 to 5:30 pm, in the Pigott Chapel at Providence Mount St. Vincent, 4831 35th Ave SW, Seattle, WA 98126. The program is titled “Alzheimer’s Disease:  A Research Update” and will be presented by Kristoffer Rhoads, Ph.D., of the UW Memory & Brain Wellness Center. Dr. Rhoads, primary neuropsychologist for the Wellness Center, will discuss current research into prevention or treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. To RSVP, please call 206-744-2017 or mbecker1@uw.edu.

The program will include a film was produced by a group of individuals with memory loss. They are/were participants in an 8-week advocacy workshop called “Our Time Has Come” sponsored by the UW Medicine Memory & Brain Wellness Center. The workshop’s goal was to raise awareness and challenge stigma about memory loss. These individuals point out that dementia can happen to anyone.