Memories, Lost & Found: Engaging Families, Caregivers & Those with Memory Loss

Rita Ghatak will begin the lecture by discussing the difficulties of cognitive impairment including a brief definition of dementia, common clinical features, as well as the concerns and stress experienced by caregivers and families. She will focus on memory, psycho-social and economic burdens, and the importance of memory and engagement tools. Philip R. von Stade, Jr. will follow up by introducing an interactive device that can assist patients and caregivers and can lead to development of additional innovative assistive technologies.