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Alzheimer's Association fall conference

Alzheimer's Association Greater Michigan Chapter

Marquette, MI - The ‘Alzheimer’s Association—Greater Michigan Chapter’ is hosting its 19th-annual Upper Peninsula fall conference next Thursday.

     The keynote speaker is Dr. Margaret P. Calkins… an international leader in the field of environments for the elderly—especially those living with dementia. The conference will also feature sessions on ‘dementia and driving,’ the ‘caregiver perspective,’ and ‘elder abuse prevention and advocacy.’

The conference will be held Thursday with registration beginning at 8 a-m in the ‘Great Lakes Rooms’ of NMU’s University Center. For more information, call 228-3910.

Nicole was born near Detroit but has lived in the U.P. most of her life. She graduated from Marquette Senior High School and attended Michigan State and Northern Michigan Universities, graduating from NMU in 1993 with a degree in English.