Presenters at Pines Education Institute of S.W. Florida
Teepa Snow - MS, OTR/L, FAOTA
A dementia expert who trains and consults for healthcare professionals and families. As a certified Occupational Therapist, Teepa has the unique medical perspective on how the brain controls our body and our behaviors giving her the perfect medical degree to explain how a brain disease like dementia affects a person.
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Dr. Miguel Rivera - Medical Director of Mental Health & Well-Being at Pines of Sarasota
Dr. Rivera is Medical Director of Mental Health and Well-Being at 9 assisted living and long term care facilities in Sarasota, FL. For the last 7 years he has been dedicated full time to the care of residents in these unique settings where the patient population ranges from the early twenties to the early one hundreds.
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Dean P. Sutherland - M.D., Ph.D.
A board certified neurologist, serving the Sarasota-Bradenton area, Dr. Sutherland has extensive academic knowledge from his Ph.D. in Neuroscience coupled with his specialized training as a physician. His desire to specialize in Neurology came from his days of teaching neuroanatomy to medical students for 6 years; he realized he was more interested in clinical case studies than the clinical research he was performing.
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Dr. Michael Mullan – M.D., Ph.D., Scientific Director of Roskamp Institute
He was one of the lead members of the team that discovered the first known cause of Alzheimer's disease, namely genetic variation (mutations) in a gene called Amyloid. The discovery of one of these mutations called the "Swedish" mutation, by Dr. Mullan and his colleague Dr. Crawford, led to the development of the first successful mouse model for Alzheimer's disease.
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Ron Lucchino - Ph.D.
Emeritus Professor of Biology Former Director of the Institute of Gerontology at Utica College of Syracuse University. He retired in 2003 after 30 years as Professor of Biology. He received his doctorate from University of New Mexico. Dr. Lucchino has taught Biology of Aging for over 15 years and the distance learning course Biology Aspects of Aging for 5 years.
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"It's All In Your Approach" training DVD by Teepa Snow.
"Progression of Dementia" DVD by Teepa Snow.
"The Journey of Dementia" DVD by Teepa Snow.
"Filling the Day with Meaning" DVD by Teepa Snow.
"The Art Of Caregiving" training DVD by Teepa Snow.