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Coping
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Host: Jacqueline
Marcell
The Author
of Elder Rage
Show Date: 12/06/03
Susan
J. Rheem, MSW, CISW, is the Founding/continuing Director of Adult
Care Services, Inc., with 25 years in long-term care, direct service
and administration. Appointed in 1985 by President Reagan, Susan
served on the National Institute of Aging Advisory Board for four
years. She’s an advocate on the local, state and national level
in the development of adult day care services, and as a delegate
to the National Institute of Adult Day, she helped move the organization
to an independent, visible organization. www.adultcareservices.org
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Cameron Camp is a psychologist and Senior Research Scientist and Director of Myers Research Institute/Menorah Park Center for Senior Living in Beachwood, OH. Dr. Camp is a leader in his field, specializing in applied gerontological research. He has co-authored college textbooks and written over 100 professional journal articles. Using his 25 years of experience, Dr. Camp has developed programs that break through misconceptions that are associated with Alzheimer’s disease. www.myersresearch.org
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Show Date: 12/06/03 Dr. William J. Netzer, Ph.D., is a Research Associate at the Fisher Center for Alzheimer's Research Foundation, and Scientific Liaison to the Fisher Foundation, which provides online Alzheimer's information. Dr. Netzer's goal is to find a cure for Alzheimer's disease and talks about an anti-cancer drug, Gleevec, which lowers the buildup of beta-amyloid, the toxic substance produced in the brains of Alzheimer's patients. He is now trying to determine whether Gleevec or similar compounds will be useful in treating Alzheimer's. www.alzinfo.org |
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Barylak is the coordinator of the Caregiver Support Centre, Mental
Health Program and Elder Abuse Team of the CLSC René-Cassin, Institute
of Social Gerontology of Quebec in Montreal, Canada. Lucy co-edited
"Responding Creatively to the Needs of Caregivers: A Resource
for Health Care Professionals". She’s developed screening and
assessment tools for family caregivers, funded by the Health Transition
Fund of Health Canada, and provides training to health care professionals
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Lynette Louise is the author of her true story: "Jeff: A Sexually Realized Spiritual Odyssey of Stepping Into Love", a story of yearning, of learning to love, and of gaining the empowerment of choice. The book begins as Lynette, in a time of financial desperation, resorts to escort work, which she labels Romance Therapy. Six of her children were adopted; many had been abused and five suffered from challenges like autism, fetal alcohol syndrome and learning disabilities, which Lynette's devotion has helped them cure. www.lynettelouise.com