Designed to provide support and resources for caregivers, the 2025 conference addresses topics including practical strategies to improve brain health; nutrition and exercise; social engagement; hearing and cognitive decline; the effects of caregiver stress; and more.

With Keynote Address by Dr. William Mansbach, PhD:  “Improving your Brain Health: Practical and Tested Strategies, Activities, and Resources”

$15 registration cost includes lunch

 

Full Schedule

9 a.m. – Registration Opens

9:45 a.m. – Welcome

10 a.m. – Keynote Address, Dr. William Mansbach – Improving your Brain Health: Practical and Tested Strategies, Activities and Resources

11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. | Breakout Session 1:

  • The Pointer Study
  • Traumatic Brain Injury and Aging: Overview and Supports
  • Staying Social and Connected
  • Mapping the Many Faces of Grief: From Anticipation to Ambiguity

12:30 p.m. – Lunch

1:30 – 2:30 p.m. | Breakout Session 2:

  • A Day in the Life: Habits of the World’s Longest Living People
  • Hearing and Cognitive Decline
  • Well-being through Nature
  • The Importance of Advanced Directives

2:30 – 3:30 p.m. | Closing Session – The Caregiver’s Brain: Mental Health, Stress and Self-Preservation Along the Journey

Download the full schedule for presenters and registration information. Call Kathy Wehr at 410-313-5955 (voice/relay) for more information or to request a sign language interpreter or other accommodations to participate in this event.

Date
November 14, 2025
Time
09:00 AM - 03:30 PM
Price
$15.00
Location
East Columbia 50+ Center

6610 Cradlerock Way
Columbia, MD 21045
United States

Contacts
Kathy Wehr, Caregiver Program Support Manager

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