New Approaches to the Treatment and Prevention of Alzheimer’s, Stroke, Parkinson’s and other Brain Disorders

Thursday, March 8th, 2018
2:00 pm – 3:00 pm

1:30 pm check in and social
2 pm - 3 pm presentation,
3 pm - 3:30 questions and tours

1.0 CEU for professionals

Location:

The Regent of Burnsville
14500 Regent Lane
Burnsville MN 55306

Limited Space, please RSVP to bwwoodwa@augustanacare.org

Presenter: William H. Frey II, Ph.D.
HealthPartners Center for Memory & Aging
Dr. Frey will discuss the latest in treatment and prevention of Alzheimer’s including intranasal insulin that improves memory, attention and functioning. Learn how to reduce your risk of getting Alzheimer’s with exercise and diet including the Mediterranean and MIND diets. Other topics covered are development in treatments for stroke, Parkinson’s, Traumatic Brain Injury, PTSD and other brain disorders.

William H. Frey II, Ph.D. is Senior Research Director in the Center for Memory and Aging at the HealthPartners Neuroscience Center, and Adjunct Professor in the Neuroscience Program at the University of Minnesota. His research and patents target noninvasive delivery of therapeutic agents to the brain and spinal cord for treatment of neurological and psychiatric disorders. The intranasal insulin treatment he invented has been shown in multiple clinical trials to improve memory. Frey earned his B.A. in Chemistry at Washington University and his Ph.D. in Biochemistry at Case Western Reserve University.