S U P P O R T     G R O U P S:

Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group -  East Lansing:  A monthly discussion group that meets the 4th Tuesday of each month and offers support, education, problem solving and guest speakers.  Open to all family and friends of those suffering from memory loss.  For more information, please call 800-272-3900 or visit www.alz.org/mglc.

Stroke Support Group – First Thursday of the month at Burcham Hills, 2700 Burcham Drive, Private Dining Room, East Lansing, MI.  1:30 to 2:30 p.m.

U P C O M I N G    C O N F E R E N C E S:

Guardianship Issues, sponsored by Rainbow Rehabilitation Centers.  Speaker is Steve Siporin, President and CEO of Siporin & Associates.  February 14, 2012, Prince Conference Center, Grand Rapids.  MBIPC’s “Learn Over Lunch Series.”  Scheduled meeting times are 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.  Member cost:  $25.00, non-member: $60.  For further information, please contact info@mbipc.org.

Addressing Clutter and Hoarding, sponsored by the Washtenaw County Hoarding Task Force and coordinated by the Mental Health & Aging Project, a program of Lansing Community College.  February 29, 2012, Wayne State University, Oakland Center, Farmington Hills, MI.  $90 includes lunch.  CEs available–social workers 6.0, nurses 6.6.  Register on line at www.lcc.edu/mhap.

Medications and Behavior Modifications, sponsored by Health Partners, Inc.  Speakers are Dr. Ted Mauger, Neuropsychiatrist, Chief of Neuropsychiatry for Hope Network and Jan Allar, MS, LLP, BCBS, Behavioral Analyst, Hope Network.  March 8, 2012, Prince Conference Center, Grand Rapids. MBIPC’s “Learn Over Lunch Series.”  Scheduled meeting times are 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.  Member cost:  $25.00, non-member: $60.  For further information, please contact info@mbipc.org.

Reaching New Heights – The Power of Compassion, sponsored by NAPGCM, April 18-21, 2012, Seattle, Washington.    Early bird registration expires March 7, 2012.   Contact NAPGCM at 520-881-8008 for more information or to register.

10th Dr. Richard Seyfarth Schreiber Memorial Conference, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association, Michigan Great Lakes Chapter in partnership with presenting sponsor Absolute Homecare and Memorial Staffing.  April 13-14, Western Michigan University’s Fetzer Center, Kalamazoo, MI.  Friday will feature a professional conference (CEUs available), and Saturday’s caregiver conference will educate family caregivers and other community members who are touched by Alzheimer’s disease (complimentary respite services available).  Visit www.alz.org or call 800-272-3900.

Pharmacology, sponsored by PharmaScript.  Speaker is Dr. Edward Dabrowski, Chief, Division of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Assistant Professor Children’s Hospital of Michigan.  June 12, 2012, Holiday Inn-Detroit Livonia. MBIPC’s “Learn Over Lunch Series.”  Scheduled meeting times are 12:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m.  Registration begins at 11:30 a.m.  Member cost:  $25.00, non-member: $60.  For further information, please contact info@mbipc.org.

22nd Annual Conference & Expo:  Spanning the Waves of Change in an Ocean of Opportunities, sponsored by CMSA.  June 19-22, San Francisco, CA.  Contact www.cmsa.org/conference for more information.

Alzheimer’s Association International Conference 2012, sponsored by the Alzheimer’s Association.  July 14-19, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.  For more information, visit alz.org/AAIC.