More than 80 people from hospitals, community-based organizations, public agencies, and academic settings, came together to learn more about local initiatives focused on dementia care at the First Annual Silberman Aging Conference entitled Innovations in Dementia Care: A Celebration of Practice, Research, and Advocacy in Diverse Urban Settings, held on Friday, May 8, 2015.
Check out photos from the event here:
Sarah Koppel of the Mount Sinai Visiting Doctors Program presents “House Calls: Caring for Dementia Patients and their Caregivers at Home”. 
“Supporting Caregivers and Their Care Recipients” panel, featuring Helen Bradley and Jodi Smith from the James J. Peters VA Medical Center; Michelle Melendez from STAR Health Center, family caregiver, and National Advisory Council Member of Silberman Aging; and Joan Griffiths Vega, Facilitator of MBSR, COFC. 
Dr. Caroline Gelman, Conference Co-Director and Director of Education, Training, and Lifelong Learning at Silberman Aging, with presenter Michelle Melendez. 
Participants visit the Information and Resources table. 
Commissioner Corrado offers remarks during lunchtime. 
Drs. José Luchsinger and Louis Burgio with Dr. Caroline Gelman of Silberman Aging. 
Presenters on “An Academic-Community Partnership Supporting Dementia Caregivers”: Drs. Mary Mittelman, José Luchsinger, and Louis Burgio with Dante Tipiani and Carolina Hoyos. 
Dr. Mari Umpierre and Alma Collazo, of Mount Sinai Medical Center and Linkage House respectively, present “A Community-Based Participatory Research Video to Address Memory and Aging Knowledge Gaps Among Latino Older Adults”. 
Drs. Nancy Giunta and Caroline Gelman and Rebekah Glushefski of Silberman Aging.