The Fearless Caregiver Conference at the Broward Convention Center will be held Saturday, April 16th. The event allows family caregivers and the professional caregiving community to come together and explore ways to be a more productive member of their loved one’s care team. (PRWEB) April 12, 2005 -- The Fearless Caregiver Conference at the Broward Convention Center will be held Saturday, April 16th. The event allows family caregivers and the professional caregiving community to come together and explore ways to be a more productive member of their loved one’s care team. According to Olga Bruner, founder of A Good Daughter, Inc., based in Margate, Florida (www.agooddaughter.com), “I attended my first caregiver conference in 2001 while I was caregiver to my own mom. I never realized that there was such a large community of support, and resources available from local experts. It’s a must-do especially for those individuals caring at home for a loved-one with Alzheimer’s disease.” As Today’s Caregiver Magazine celebrates its 10th anniversary, families will hear from this year’s featured guest speaker, popular musical artist and American Idol superstar, Clay Aiken, who has been involved in care giving issues himself and founded the Bubel/Aiken Foundation. Brunner’s community involvement throughout Broward and Palm Beach counties continues a few days later when she will speak at the FAU (Florida Atlantic University) campus on April 20th. The presentation will address options available to students in the Health Administration Degree programs. Brunner notes, “This is an important topic because students need to be aware that they can they seek employment from a large facility or health care institution, or look for entrepreneurial caregiving opportunities right in their own communities.” Brunner understands this entrepreneurial option. As the founder of A Good Daughter, Inc., she has applied her knowledge of the Health Care Industry and the care of the elderly into a superior caring service having joined forces with R.N. Mary Lynne Beringer. Together the two champions of senior caregiving and healthcare will discuss obstacles and the experiences that lead them to start their own very successful caregiving company. For more information about the Fearless Caregiver Conference, April 16th, the presentation at FAU, April 20th, or A Good Daughter email e-mail protected from spam bots or call 800-963-3877.

No Benefit From Tube Feeding In Advanced Dementia
Despite the fact that up to one third of patients with severe dementia are tube fed, there is no evidence that this practice prolongs survival or improves quality of life, according to a report in the online issue of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Long Hours Link To Dementia Risk
Long working hours may raise the risk of mental decline and possibly dementia, research suggests.

Tests May Judge Dementia Patients' Driving Safety
A battery of cognitive tests may help predict which people with mild dementia can still drive safely, researchers reported Monday.

Salmond Visits Dementia Project
FIRST Minister Alex Salmond was today due to visit the Scottish Dementia Working Group, a project joint-funded by Comic Relief and Alzheimer Scotland.

Early Warning Clue For Dementia
Hyperactivity in a part of the brain that deals with memory may give an early warning of dementia decades later, UK research suggests.

Study Ties Passive Smoking To Dementia
Passive smoking appears to significantly raise a person's risk of dementia and other forms of cognitive problems, British and U.S. researchers said on Friday.

Rate Of Memory Decline Differs By Dementia Type
The rate at which people with dementia lose their memory differs significantly according to the type of dementia they have, new research from France suggests. The research also highlights the importance of early health care in elderly people who develop dementia.

A Husband's Care
TV's John Suchet on looking after a wife with dementia

Risk Of Progression To Dementia Overestimated
People with mild cognitive impairment appear to have a lower risk of progressing to full blown dementia than previously thought, according to a new report.

Low Blood Sugar A Dementia Risk For Diabetics
Older diabetics whose blood sugar drops to dangerously low levels have a higher risk of developing dementia, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.

Painkillers Do Not Prevent Alzheimer's Dementia
A recent study contradicts earlier observations that painkillers such as ibuprofen or naproxen, classified as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs or NSAIDS, appear to prevent Alzheimer's dementia (AD).

Exercise Calms Agitation Associated With Dementia
In a pilot study, agitation and functioning improved in a group of elderly nursing home residents suffering from severe dementia when they engaged in just 30 minutes of supervised exercise three times a week.

Antipsychotic Drug For Dementia Have Adverse Effects
Elderly patients with Alzheimer's disease who are treated with second-generation antipsychotics should be monitored closely for weight gain and lipid abnormalities, according to an analysis of data from the Clinical Antipsychotic Trials of Intervention Effectiveness--Alzheimer's disease (CATIE-AD).

Longer Schooling 'cuts Dementia'
Changes to improve access to education over 50 years ago could go some way to reducing dementia rates in the elderly, a study has suggested.

Statin Drugs Do Not Prevent Dementia
Statin drugs, a commonly prescribed class of lipid-lowering drugs that include Lipitor, Zocor and Crestor, do not prevent Alzheimer's disease or dementia, according to a report in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.

Independence Day
GPS trackers may give freedom to dementia sufferers

MP's Dementia Call To Medics
A LOCAL MSP and former GP is calling for more attention to be given to elderly patients suffering from dementia.

Darkness Of Dementia Engulfs Good Samaritan
After hearing news reports about a woman with memory problems who disappeared into the remote Maine woods, Claire Young had a talk with her husband, who has dementia.

Care Homes Warned Over Dementia
A firm of analysts says homes must improve training and care to deal with increasing numbers of dementia patients

More Evidence Links Diabetes, Alzheimerâs
Diabetes increases the risk of getting Alzheimer's disease and may speed dementia once it strikes.