Amy Dean is the Vice President of Strategic Programming & Policy at Palm Healthcare Foundation, where she is responsible for oversight and facilitation of the foundation’s grant making and nursing workforce initiatives.  Ms. Dean serves on the board of the Palm Beach County Workforce Alliance and the steering committee of the National Nurse Funders Collaborative.  Ms. Dean holds a Master of Business Administration from the University of Chicago Graduate School of Business and a bachelor of Health Services from Florida Atlantic University.   “I’m pleased to be co-chairing this premier conference that brings Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders to the forefront and addresses the concerns of an ever-growing population,” commented Amy Dean.

Event Co-Chair, Tenna Wiles has been the Executive Director for Palm Beach County Medical Society since 1998.  Ms. Wiles is the current president of Palm Beach County Community Health Alliance and past president of the Florida Conference of Medical Society Executives.   “Between the ground-breaking Alzheimer’s research being performed daily and the ongoing health care issues that affect us all, there is a relevance and importance to this conference as never before,” stated Ms. Wiles.  “The Alzheimer’s Educational Conference is an opportunity to educate and address the needs of a diverse group comprised of family caregivers, health care professionals, legislators—virtually anyone who is concerned with Alzheimer’s disease and related disorders.”

            This nationally recognized conference, presented by Alzheimer’s Community Care, will be held on May 5^th and 6^th at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach and is expected to attract over 1,200 attendees.  The conference will feature keynote speaker, Gail Sheehy, the New York Times best-selling author of “Passages” and “Passages in Caregiving.”  This year’s conference will focus on the caregiver’s journey after the diagnosis has been made and will explore many topics of interest for both the caregiver and the healthcare professional. 

Sponsorship and exhibitor opportunities are currently available, as well as, applications for presentations.  Visit www.alzcare.org or call (561) 683-2700 for more information or to register to attend the 2011 Alzheimer’s Educational Conference.