Cindy Beel-Bates, professor of nursing, will be among the speakers at a
panel discussion about early Alzheimer's disease.
Panelists will discuss early Alzheimer's disease at collaborative event
Nov 5, 2015
Panelists will discuss research on early Alzheimer's disease as well as local resources during an event sponsored by Grand Valley, Spectrum Health and Michigan State University College of Human Medicine.
"Early Alzheimer's Disease: Decision Making and Promising Research" is part of the Your Health Lecture Series and scheduled for Thursday, November 12, at 7 p.m. at the the Cook-DeVos Center for Health Sciences. It is free and open to the public.
Cindy Beel-Bates, professor of nursing, will discuss non-drug interventions for better quality of life; Dr. Timothy Thoits, neurologist at Spectrum Health and clinical associate professor at MSU, will discuss research on early diagnosis and prevention of Alzheimer's disease; and Lisa Ellens, director for Rethinking Dementia Accelerating Change, will discuss local resources.
The event will be moderated by Jean Nagelkerk, vice provost for Health. Mark Brieve, director of community engagement and outreach at MSU, will welcome participants.
RSVP for this event online at www.gvsu.edu/vphealth.
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