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Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Seminar Series
Research seminars are held regularly with Emory and visiting faculty on the 2nd Wednesday of each month at noon in the Whitehead Building Auditorium on the 1st floor. Refreshments provided.
Clinical Fellowships
Postgraduate training is available via a joint fellowship in Geriatric Psychiatry and the Alzheimer's Disease Center, offering experience in assessments, early detection of dementia, in- and out-patient management, and nursing home consultative care. Contact Dr. Larry Tune (ltune@emory.edu).
Research Fellowships
Research fellowships in neurodegenerative disorders are offered for 1-2 years, focusing on the neurobiology of Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease and related conditions. Training is available in a unique interdisciplinary environment, combining clinical and basic researchers from many departments in the Center for Neurodegenerative Disease. Outstanding opportunities also exist for combined clinical training for physician-scientists. Support for U.S. citizens is available from an NIH training grant. Contact Dr. Levey (alevey@emory.edu).
Family Support
Individual education and support for patients and their families is offered through the clinic with nurses, social workers and counselors who have expertise in the treatment and management of Alzheimer's Disease, Huntington's disease, and other dementias. In addition a series of educational programs has been designed to meet the needs of both patients and their caregivers throughout the course of the disease. These programs include: an "Early Memory Loss" support group (co-sponsored by the Greater Georgia Chapter of the Alzheimer's Association) that is designed for individuals and their spouse, family or friend who are dealing with the early stages of the disease, a "Caregiver Challenges" support group designed to provide education and support to family members and other caregivers of patients in the middle stages of the disease and a "Late Stage Alzheimer's Disease" support group focused on helping caregivers deal with the late stages of the disease. For more information about these groups please contact Lisa Kilpatrick at 404-728-6590 or Susan Peterson-Hazan at 404-728-6273.
Speakers Bureau and In Service Training Programs
The ADC and program faculty provide numerous lectures annually for general physicians, specialists, researchers at universities and industry, as well as patients and caregivers. In service programs for in-depth training in dementia evaluation, management, and treatment are also available.
Other references
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Alzheimer's Association - National www.alz.org
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Alzheimer's Association - Greater Georgia Chapter: www.alzga.org
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The Alzheimer's Disease Education and Referral (ADEAR) Center's website provides information about Alzheimer's disease and related disorders as a service of the National Institute on Aging. www.alzheimers.org
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Alzheimer's Disease Clinical Trials Database is a joint project of the Food and Drug Administration and the ADEAR Center. Here you can search a database of clinical trials on Alzheimer's disease and dementia currently in progress at centers throughout the U.S. You can also learn how to participate in drug trials, sign up to receive updates on new trials, and get information on drug development: www.alzheimers.org/trials/
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Pick's Disease Support Group website contains information for carers of frontotemporal dementia, Picks disease, frontal lobe degeneration, dementia with Lewy bodies, corticobasal degeneration, and alcohol related dementia: www.pdsg.org.uk
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Information from the federal government on medicare: www.medicare.gov
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An excellent overview of how to get care for your loved one: www.careguide.com
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