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Music: A Secret Sauce for a Community Dementia Strategy

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The growing research on music and the brain is yielding a remarkable array of inspiring programs and approaches for delaying and addressing dementia.

This webinar features six innovators who are combining the powerful insights from neuroscience with technology and community partnerships (and in one case, beer), to bring hope and health to people impacted by dementia.

Participants will learn how Giving Voice is helping to launch dementia choirs around the world. Then, to showcase creative collaborations, we'll see how the fun-loving folks who are starting "beer choirs" around North America have become allies of the dementia choir movement, combining fundraising with volunteer outreach that builds high-value social connections.

 
 

Another innovator will share the powerful ways that Artificial Intelligence is being used to equip caregivers with precision music to significantly improve the quality of life of people with dementia in ways that reduces the stress and challenges of being a caregiver.

The near-magical blend of technology and music will also be showcased by other innovators who will introduce high-impact, low-cost ways to enhance prevention, delays of symptoms, and quality of life.

This 60-minute webinar is all about the "secret sauce" ingredients for a multi-faceted community strategy to address the issues of aging and dementia.

Please watch our prior webinar, "Learn how to develop a community strategy for Dementia and Alzheimer's Disease", to learn the game-changing techniques and tools for blending these ingredients into a strategy recipe that can actually be implemented.

 

Speakers

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Teepa Snow is a renowned dementia care expert and educator.  Throughout her over-40-year career, Teepa has led numerous local, regional, national, and international aging initiatives. In light of the growing prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and other types of dementia worldwide, Teepa has partnered with countless families, communities, healthcare organizations, and educational programs to address evolving needs in dementia care. Together, Teepa and her partners have made profound impacts on the lives of people living with the disease and their myriad caregivers locally and globally.


Bill Barberg, a co-founder of the Population Health Learning Collaborative, is the President and Founder of InsightFormation, Inc., a Minnesota-based consulting and technology company that helps communities, regions, and states address complex social and health issues that require multi-stakeholder collaboration. His deep background in strategy implementation has been featured in dozens of conference presentations, papers, and webinars.

Bill was selected to write the chapter on “Implementing Population Health Strategies” for the book, “Solving Population Health Problems through Collaboration” (Routledge, 2017). His recommendations for using strategy maps is featured as a core recommendation in the new report by the National Academy of Public Administration. Bill recently co-authored a paper for the Journal of Change Management on “Leading Social Transformations to Create Public Value and Advance the Common Good”.


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Tara Jenkins, MT-BC, CDP, CMDCP, is a board-certified music therapist, certified dementia practitioner, and certified Montessori dementia care professional with 16 years of experience working in the eldercare field. She is the founder of Harmony in Dementia, which provides group and individual music therapy services, music consultation support, and music workshops and education for older adults, caregivers, and professionals.

Tara has extensive training and knowledge in caring for those living with dementia and cognitive decline and works closely with caregivers to share music and create meaningful experiences with individuals living with dementia.

She has co-authored the book “Music, Memory, and Meaning: How to Effectively Use Music to Connect with Aging Loved Ones,” and frequently presents on the topic of music and dementia.


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Paula Muller, Founder of Sociavi, has a lifelong passion for technology applied to healthcare, starting with her M.S. in Biomedical Engineering in Chile working with blind people, then her work in Switzerland analyzing EEGs to prevent epileptic attacks, followed by her Ph.D. and Post-doc work at Rutgers with Parkinson patients, and most recently at Authentidate with Telehealth products and services.

Paula has a vast experience in technology and software development through her engineering positions at several companies like Sirus|XM satellite radio, Net-Scale Technologies, and Authentidate, among others, and she has extensive management experience through senior positions at Net-Scale Technologies and Authentidate.


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Eyleen Braaten, Executive Director, Giving Voice Chorus. Eyleen joined Giving Voice in 2017 and has been instrumental in the growth of the organization. Since becoming Executive Director in 2021, Eyleen’s focus has been on creating unique and innovative opportunities to expand the Giving Voice mission across the world while keeping our local choruses strong. Eyleen believes that music is an expression of our humanity and connects us all. Eyleen’s vision is for all communities across the globe to have access to a Giving Voice Chorus. She has demonstrated expertise in strategy, networking, and collaboration.


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Adam Reinwald, Artistic Director, Kantorei. Adam is a nationally recognized vocal chamber artist and conductor, and is in demand as a coach and strategist for small- to mid-size arts organizations, focusing on new media and virtual/digital branding. Adam combines artistic and administrative leadership from over two decades of experience in the nonprofit arts sector.

He also serves as the “Viceroy of Fun” for Beer Choir, meaning that he is in charge of all things artistic, working to keep the unique Beer Choir experience fresh and fun.


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Justin Goodarz, VP, Business Development, Music Health. Justin has been working within the Life Sciences space for the last 13 years responsible for implementing enterprise-wide eClinical technology into Academic Medical Centers & Pharmaceutical companies to create efficiencies within clinical trials. His most recent role was laser focused on supporting patient recruitment, retention, and diversity within Alzheimer's Disease clinical trials. Additionally, Justin has worked within the Music industry for the last 5 years. He's a partner independent record label in Los Angeles, an Advisor for Needle Music, a social media app focused on building connections within music, and has consulted for Roc Nation, amongst other positions supporting developing artists and record labels. 

 
 

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