News Release

September 9, 2004

Contact: Kristina Goodnough, 860-679-3700
e-mail: goodnough@nso.uchc.edu

UConn Health Center Discovery Series Looks at Alzheimer’s Disease

FARMINGTON, CONN. – The medical and legal issues of memory disorders generally, and Alzheimer’s Disease in particular, will be the topic of the Discovery Series at UConn Health Center on Thursday, September 30.

Patrick Coll, M.D., associate director of the Center on Aging, will discuss early symptoms of Alzheimer’s, how the diagnosis is made and treatments that are available. Sandra Sherlock-White, chair of the Elder Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and an adjunct Professor of Law at UConn Law School, will discuss power of attorney, living trusts, living wills, health care agents and voluntary and involuntary conservatorships.

The program, which is free and open to the public, begins at 7 p.m. in the Health Center’s Keller Auditorium. Please register in advance for the program by calling 800-535-6232 or 860-679-7692.

The University of Connecticut Health Center includes the schools of medicine and dental medicine, John Dempsey Hospital, the UConn Medical Group and University Dentists. Founded in 1961, the Health Center pursues a mission of providing outstanding health care education in an environment of exemplary patient care, research and public service. To learn more about the UConn Health Center, visit our website at www.uchc.edu.

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