Do you or a family member live with Lewy body dementia? Ready to learn more and connect with others who share your experience? Join us for the Lewy Body Dementia Knowledge & Support Summit – a free virtual event on May 3, 2021! Coast to Coast Connections This year, the virtual format allows us to […]

Do you or a family member live with Lewy body dementia? Ready to learn more and connect with others who share your experience? Join Mayo Clinic - an LBDA Research Center of Excellence - for the Lewy Body Dementia Knowledge & Support Summit – a free virtual event on May 3, 2021! EVENT HIGHLIGHTS Featuring […]

Join AFTD’s 2021 Education Conference -Find Help. Share Hope. Registration is now open for AFTD's 2021 Education Conference. This year’s Education Conference will take place entirely online. Interact live with presenters via Q&A sessions, chats, and more throughout this event. Date:  May 13th and 14th, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm to 4 pm ET. Target Audience: Join […]

Join AFTD’s 2021 Education Conference -Find Help. Share Hope. Registration is now open for AFTD's 2021 Education Conference. This year’s Education Conference will take place entirely online. Interact live with presenters via Q&A sessions, chats, and more throughout this event. Date:  May 13th and 14th, 2021 Time: 12:00 pm to 4 pm ET. Target Audience: Join […]

The University of Miami Comprehensive Center for Brain Health - an LBDA Research Center of Excellence - 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. The event will start with a brief presentation on Lewy body dementia […]

Join the Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (MADRC) - an LBDA Research Center of Excellence - for a showing of the film SPARK on Friday, May 21st from 12:00 PM-1:30 PM EDT. SPARK is the story of Robin Williams and his battle with Lewy Body Dementia (LBD). A Q&A session will follow the movie and […]

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 […]

"Diagnosis and Management of Dementia with Lewy Bodies" The Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture Series is an educational program devoted to shaping future generations of dementia care professionals. Prior to his death, Dr. Kaufer donated a gift to the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s to establish an endowed lecture series continuing his commitment to dementia […]

  Ohio State University's Center for Cognitive and Memory Disorders - an LBDA Research Center of Excellence - is working with the Lewy Body Dementia Association and Alzheimer's Association to host a viewing of the film SPARK: Robin Williams and his Battle with Lewy Body Dementia. The first 30 minutes of this event will be "Dementia […]