Ask the Expert: Managing Behaviors in Lewy Body Dementia This Alzheimer's Association "Ask the Expert" session brings in top medical professionals from across Florida to discuss Lewy body dementia (LBD). Join our special guests to explore how to better discern and manage LBD behaviors. We will conclude with a question and answer session with the […]

The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated transition of care to telemedicine due to public health concerns. Those with LBD represent a particularly vulnerable population to the complications of COVID-19 given advanced age and the clinical features inherent to LBD. While the call for telemedicine during COVID-19 is clear, it is less clear how in-office diagnosis and care […]

Date: Thursday, April 8, 2021 Time: 6:00 -7:30 pm ET Target Audience: Community The University of Kentucky UK Sanders Brown Center on Aging is working with the Lewy Body Dementia Association to host a public viewing of the film SPARK: Robin Williams and his Battle with Lewy Body Dementia. During this time, the film SPARK […]

The University of Kansas Medical Center is working with the Lewy Body Dementia Association to host a public viewing of the film SPARK: Robin Williams and his Battle with Lewy Body Dementia. Date: April 10, 2021 Time: 9:30 am - 12:30 pm CT Target Audience: This course is targeted to primary care physicians, specialty physicians, […]

PMD Alliance and Lewy Body Dementia Association invites you to join us for a special viewing of the film Spark, a 45-minute educational adaptation of the documentary Robin’s Wish. Production of the film was supported by Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. This film tells the story of Robin Williams and Susan Williams' agonizing journey of trying to […]