Pain and Dementia

CaringKind Webinar Series
for Alzheimer’s and Dementia Caregivers

Pain and Dementia: Approaches that Work

Session 1: Why Pain Matters

Diane Meier, MD, Director, Center to Advance Palliative Care
Tena Alonzo, MA, Director of Education and Research, Comfort Matters

Session 2: Organizing to Treat Pain

Karen Mitchell, RN, BSN, Nurse Educator, Comfort Matters
Libby Gross, OTD, OTR/L, Occupational Therapist

Session 3: Treatment Approaches: Pharm & Non-Pharm

Maribeth Gallagher, DNP, FAAN, Dementia Program Director, Hospice of the Valley
Ravindra Amin, MD, Chief of Psychiatry, NYC Hospital + Home/Coler

Session 4: Pain: Cultural Competence & Health Disparities

Tuesday, November 10 | 1:00 - 2:00pm
Paula Rice, Manager of African American Outreach, CaringKind
Niurqui Mariano, Bronx Outreach Manager, CaringKind

CaringKind gratefully acknowledges the generous support of the Mayday Fund
for underwriting this series.

All meetings are free of charge and subject to change.