Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia to welcome people living with dementia, caregivers and health care providers

Newswise — ROCHESTER, Minn. ― The inaugural Mayo Clinic Conference on Brain Health and Dementia will be held virtually on Oct. 29 from 9:15 a.m. to 2:15 p.m. CDT with an optional workshop to follow. The event is a collaboration among Mayo Clinic, AARP and the Alzheimer’s Association.

This conference, which was formerly known as Meeting of the Minds, will recognize all that people who live with dementia and their families have experienced during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Even though we aren’t gathering in person during the pandemic, this event will be an opportunity to learn, gain a renewed sense of hope and remind this community that we are all in this together,” says Angela Lunde of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic. Lunde is the conference’s co-director.

Program highlights include:

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