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Alzheimer's expert is featured speaker at Benevilla event
Surprise Independent - 7/18/2017
Marwan Sabbagh, MD, FAAN from Barrow Neurological Institute will be the featured speaker at the second annual Benevilla "Caregiver Connect" event 8 a.m.-1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11 at Lord of Life Lutheran Church, 13724 W. Meeker Blvd., Sun City West.
This event provides family caregivers with education and guidance that will assist and support them on their care-giving journey. Free breakfast will be provided by Birt's Bistro and caregivers will have the opportunity to collect free resources from numerous community senior care vendors. A Benevilla CARES resource specialist will also be on-site for anyone needing one-on-one support.
Dr. Sabbagh is a board certified neurologist and geriatric neurologist who hopes to work himself out of a job. Considered one of the leading experts in Alzheimer's and dementia, he is Alzheimer's and Memory Disorders Division director and professor of neurology at the Barrow Neurological Institute in Phoenix. Dr. Sabbagh has dedicated his entire career to finding a cure for Alzheimer's and other age-related neurodegenerative diseases. He was recently named Karsten Solheim Chair for Dementia at Barrow Neurological Institute.
Dr. Sabbagh is a leading investigator for many prominent national Alzheimer's prevention and treatment trials, including Alzheimer immunotherapy studies. He is on the editorial board for Journal of Alzheimer's Disease and BMC Neurology. He is now editor in chief of Neurology and Therapy. He has authored and co-authored almost 300 medical and scientific articles on Alzheimer's research.
Dr. Sabbagh is the author of "The Alzheimer's Answer: Reduce Your Risk and Keep Your Brain Healthy," with foreword by Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, and of "The Alzheimer's Prevention Cookbook: 100 Recipes to Boost Brain Health." He has edited Palliative Care for Advanced Alzheimer's and Dementia: Guidelines and Standards for Evidence Based Care and Geriatric Neurology, published in 2014.
The Benevilla Caregiver Connect event is free and reservations are required.
Call 623-584-4999.
This event series is sponsored by Arrowhead Lexus, AARP Phoenix, APS, First Bank, Market Mailing, Banner Health and Esteemed Life Solutions.