Thursday's Thrive Exploratory Discussion

REGISTER HERE TODAYIndividuals are reimagining the concept of retirement, especially as people are living longer. Instead of traditional retirement activities, many go on to explore encore careersdistinctive career paths embarked upon in the second half of life. Join this webinar to learn more about the benefits of working after retirement and the opportunities that exist. You can also discover how to navigate the exciting intersection of work and purpose, and gain practical strategies to embrace the opportunities that lie ahead. Whether youre contemplating a change post-retirement, seeking purposeful work, or want to learn more about helping your older clients navigate the opportunities in their second-half, this session will inform and equip you with resources.

 The Jean & Bill Booziotis Distinguished Lecture Series presents Dr. Rachel Buckley, PhD, Associate Professor at Harvard Medical School.Why Womens Brain Health Deserves a Closer Look in Alzheimers Research, by Rachel Buckley, PhD Alzheimers disease dementia is not just a brain thief; it's a gendered one. The most common of all the dementias, Alzheimers is characterized by early memory loss, particularly recent memories. Of all patients living with the dementia, two thirds are women, but we still treat it like a one-size-fits-all villain. Spoiler alert: Its not. Women have an outsized risk of being diagnosed with the disease, and its not just because women simply live longer. Its in the nitty gritty of brain biology. Recently approved anti-amyloid therapeutics that purport to delay the cognitive symptoms of Alzheimers disease show considerably less treatment effect in women relative to men. As such, it is of critical importance to understand the extent to which sex biology, including menopause and the X chromosome, might play a role in increasing risk or resilience to Alzheimers disease.Background: Dr. Rachel Buckley is an Assistant Professor of Neurology at Harvard Medical School. She is an expert on sex differences in aging & Alzheimers Disease and is Chair of Sex and Gender Differences in Alzheimers Disease Professional Interest Area, Alzheimers Association (ISTAART). Her research interests focus on harmonizing multiple cohorts to understand risk and resilience in preclinical Alzheimers disease, as well as sex differences in preclinical Alzheimers Disease.About the event: This event is part of the Center for Vital Longevity's Jean & Bill Booziotis Distinguished Lecture Series, made possible by the late Bill Booziotis, former president of Booziotis and Company Architects and Center for Vital Longevity Advisory Council Member. Bill Booziotis and his wife, Jean, established the series to bring the Centers work, focused on understanding the science of the aging mind, to the public.

This series will provide an overview of Alzheimers and other neurodegenerative diseases and their impact on communication, particularly within the Hispanic/Latine community. The series will guide care partners in adjusting their communication strategies and understanding responsive behaviors in individuals with dementia. Well reframe problem behaviors as responses to unmet needs, exploring how behaviors like agitation, aggression, and wandering reflect these needs. This series aims to simplify communication and support decision-making to help maintain independence for as long as possible. Register Here Today!!!

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