CHESTERTOWN — Understanding and maintaining brain health is the subject of University of Maryland Shore Regional Health’s second annual Aging & Wellness Symposium on Saturday, April 11 from 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Heron Point.
“In our rural region where there is a large percentage of older residents, brain health is a matter of great interest,” said Sandra Wilson-Hypes, health educator for UM Shore Regional Heath, a member organization of the University of Maryland Medical System.
Wilson-Hypes said those who attend the symposium will learn about various risks to cognitive health, strategies to minimize those risks, and signs and symptoms of cognitive issues that warrant medical attention.
Offered free of charge, the event will begin with a continental breakfast and welcoming remarks by Emily Welsh, MSN, RN, nurse coordinator of the Shore Community Outreach Team/Kent and northern Queen Anne’s County.
Presentations following the welcome will include: “Be Stroke Smart: Every Second Counts,” by Nicole Leonard, BSN, RN, neuroscience specialist/stroke coordinator, UM SRH; “Aging, Mental Health and Community Connection,” by Sharon Joyce, MPH, behavioral health coordinator and aging lead, Mid Shore Behavioral Health; and “Dementia Demystified: What’s New, What Matters and What You Can Do,” by licensed psychologist Maggie Black, PsyD, owner of Shore Neurocognitive & Behavioral Health.
Zack Royston will give the closing remarks. He is vice president of Rural Health Care Transformation and Population Health for UM Shore Regional Health and executive director of UM Shore Medical Center at Chestertown.
Heron Point is located at 501 E. Campus Ave., Chestertown.
To register for the symposium, call 667-343-3151 or see umshoreregional.org/health-education.
