Name: Know Your Genes: How Family History Affects Brain Health
Start: 2023-6-7T18:00-4:00
End: 2023-6-7T19:00-4:00

07jun6:00 pm7:00 pmKnow Your Genes: How Family History Affects Brain HealthWith The Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Research and Care at UCLA

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Did You Know That Genetics Can Play a Significant Role in Neurodegenerative Diseases Such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Frontotemporal Dementia?

At Kensington Senior Living, Our Promise is to love and care for your family as we do our own. And that includes you. To that end, we have built strong relationships with expert professionals who keep us current with the latest advances in care, management and treatment of conditions that affect seniors and their families.

That is why we are honored to partner with The Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care at UCLA to present this educational webinar on genetics, risk factors, and the signs of neurodegenerative brain diseases.

Some of these disorders, such as Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, and Huntington’s disease are often caused by inheritance of gene mutations. During this roundtable discussion you will learn what genes predispose you and your family to brain disease. Our experts will discuss the risk factors and pro-active role you and your family can play when facing such genetic mutations; and you will learn about the groundbreaking discoveries and latest advances in research to combat these diseases.

Kacie Deters, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, The Mary S. Easton Center for Alzheimer’s Disease Research and Care at UCLA. Dr. Kacie Deters earned her Ph.D. in Medical Neuroscience at the Indiana University School of Medicine focusing on genetic and imaging characteristics of tauopathies, including Alzheimer’s disease. Kacie completed her first postdoc in 2021 at Stanford University with Dr. Elizabeth Mormino where she first began to explore ethnic and racial disparities existed in AD biomarkers. COVID hit, and Kacie decided to take a second postdoc, which she completed in 2022 at the University of California, San Diego in the Department of Neurosciences with Dr. Sarah Banks. While at UCSD, Kacie expanded her training to understand racial bias that exists in neuropsychological assessments. While at UCLA, Kacie’s lab will focus is on ethnic and racial disparities in predictors (genetic; neuroimaging; neuropsychological assessments; social/environmental factors) for cognitive decline and Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in older adults, primarily from the Black community.

Jessica Rexach, MD Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Neurology at UCLA and John Douglas French Alzheimer’s Foundation Endowed Chair. Dr. Jessica Rexach completed the undergraduate at Cornell, the MSTP physician scientist training program at UCLA and Caltech, medical residency at Cedars Sinai and the WLAVA, and a neurology residency and neurogenetics R25 fellowship at UCLA. Jessica completed her postdoctoral fellowship in Neurogenetics with Professor Daniel Geschwind at UCLA; and her PhD on intracellular glycosylation in neuronal signaling at Caltech with Professor Linda Hsieh-Wilson. Her lab combines multiomic, single-cell and genomics methods with experimental disease modeling to study neuronal-glial and neuroimmune mechanisms in dementia with the goal of identifying effective therapeutics.

For questions, please email Heather Rich, Director of Community Relations, at hrich@kensingtonsl.com.

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(Wednesday) 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm EDT(GMT-04:00) View in my time

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Heather Rich

Director of Community Relations

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21jun12:00 pm1:30 pmEvaluation & Management of Alcohol Abuse Disorders in Aging AdultsComplimentary CEU Workshop with CounterPoint Health Services

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The Kensington Falls Church is a family of families who cares deeply about each other. We are committed to improving the quality of life for seniors as well as the professionals who care for them. That is why we are proud to partner with Dr. William Mansbach and the BCAT® Research Center for this topical CEU Workshop on how to identify, assess, and manage alcohol abuse in aging adults.

Knowledge is power, so listen in and expand your expertise as a Geriatric Care Manager, Social Worker or Case Manager. Participants will gain an in-depth understanding of what an Alcohol Abuse Disorder is, how alcohol use is different in aging adults, and how to best help if your client is experiencing these issues.

The workshop will earn licensed professionals
1.5 CEU Credit Hours

Dr. William Mansbach, the founder and Chief Executive Officer of Mansbach Health Tools, LLC which supports the BCAT® Research Center. He is also the Chief Executive Officer and President of CounterPoint Health Services, a multi-disciplinary behavioral healthcare company specializing in geriatrics and dementia care. For many years, he was the Chief Operating Officer of the largest geriatric behavioral healthcare company in the U.S. specializing in long-term care. Dr. Mansbach has an international reputation as a researcher, clinician, and consultant in the aging field. He was a pioneer in the development of memory clinics and is the creator of the BCAT® and ENRICH® Systems, which integrate cognitive tests, interventions, and dementia prevention programs. He is the co-author of the award-winning book, Brain Health as You Age: A Practical Guide to Maintenance and Prevention. Dr. Mansbach’s most recent peer-reviewed articles can be found on the BCAT® Research Center page.