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Award-Winning Journalist Dan
Rather
to Headline
Alzheimer’s Educational
Conference
Mary M.
Barnes,
President and CEO of Alzheimer’s Community Care, is pleased
to announce that Dan Rather will be the keynote speaker at
the 2012 Alzheimer’s Educational Conference which will take
place on May 31st and June 1st at the Palm Beach County
Convention Center in West Palm Beach. In addition to
sharing his experiences as a world-renowned journalist, Mr.
Rather will be speaking on a topic that will resonate deeply
with attendees: Overcoming Life's Challenges, Words of
Inspiration & Motivation. Mr. Rather’s perspective on
national health care issues affecting Alzheimer’s families
will also be of great significance to attendees.
For more than 40 years, former CBS News
Anchor and 60 Minutes Correspondent Dan Rather has been the
embodiment of the intrepid broadcast journalist. From the
Kennedy assassination—where he was the first to break the
news that the president had been killed—to the Indian Ocean
tsunami, he has covered every major story of our time, with
distinction and a fierce dedication to hard news. On the
domestic front, Rather has covered every presidential
campaign since 1952. He was White House Correspondent for
CBS News during the administrations of Presidents Johnson
and Nixon, and was a leading force in broadcast news
investigation of the Watergate scandal.
Mr. Rather
has brought his experience to bear on the biggest stories of
recent years. On September 11, 2001, Dan Rather stayed on
the air for 18 hours straight to bring Americans news of the
deadly attacks on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. In
the days and weeks that followed, he became the first
journalist to report from underneath “The Pile” at Ground
Zero and his appearance on David Letterman’s first post-9/11
broadcast has been credited as a touchstone for American
sentiment during those difficult days.
“Alzheimer’s Community Care is truly excited
to bring Dan Rather, an international icon in the field of
broadcast journalism, to the 2012 Alzheimer’s Educational
Conference,” stated Barnes. “His presence underscores our
commitment to making our annual conference the premier
educational event for all members of our south Florida
community. In addition to Mr. Rather, our conference will
feature plenary speakers Larry Polivka, Ph.D., Viki Kind and
Teepa Snow, all leaders in the field of Alzheimer’s disease
and related disorders who will provide the highest caliber
of information to attendees throughout this two-day
conference.”
The 2012 Alzheimer’s Educational Conference,
the second largest in the nation, is presented by
Alzheimer’s Community Care. The Co-Chairs of the 2012
Conference are Dr. Mark L. Brody, Neurologist, Brain Matters
Research and Chief Deputy Michael Gauger, M.S.W., Palm Beach
County Sheriff’s Office. For more information regarding the
2012 Alzheimer’s Educational Conference, please visit
www.alzcare.org or call (561) 683-2700.
The mission of Alzheimer's Community Care
is to promote and provide specialized, quality,
compassionate care within a community-based environment to
patients and caregivers living with Alzheimer's disease and
related disorders.
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