Caregiving Questions Answered At Port Saint Lucie Event: VA, Medical, Legal and Healthcare Experts

Oct. 5, 2011 - PRLog -- Today’s Caregiver magazine, http://www.caregiver.com, the nation’s magazine for family and professional caregivers since 1995, announced today that Dr. Michael Tuchman, M.D., FAAN, board certified in both neurology and psychiatry, a fellow of the American Academy of Neurology and past President of the Florida Society of Neurology will join the large list of professionals who will spend the day answering family caregiver questions at the October 13th Fearless Caregiver Conference at the Port St. Lucie Civic Center. Family caregivers should register at FearlessCaregiver.com while the limited numbers of free scholarships are still available. Tickets are sponsored by the Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast and FearlessCaregiver.com. Registration Includes lunch.

Today’s Caregiver magazine also announces that attorney Michael D. Fowler, double board certified in Wills, Trusts, and Estates and Elder Law, will answer caregiving questions during the day’s panel discussions.

Supporting the 111th Fearless Caregiver Conference are leading care organizations including Humana, Area Agency on Aging of Palm Beach/Treasure Coast, Inc., Project Lifesaver International, Molift and WellMed, among many others. More than 40,000 family and professional caregivers have learned how to be a Fearless Caregiver Advocate for their loved ones, clients and themselves by attending a Fearless Caregiver Conferences.

Speakers for the 111th Fearless Caregiver Conference in Port St Lucie to include:
•   Dr. Michael Tuchman, M.D., FAAN, Palm Beach Neurological Center
•   Karen Banks, RN, Humana Cares
•   Laura Zel, LCSW, Morse Life
•   Chief Gene Saunders, Project Lifesaver  International
•   Michael D. Fowler, J.D., LL.M., The Estate, Trust & Elder Law Firm
•   Veronica Castro, LCSW, C-ASWCM, West Palm Beach VA Medical Center
•   Alana Barber, Molift Inc - US Division
•   Jennifer VanderMay, Project Director, SHINE, Area Agency on Aging

Conference Host Gary Barg, Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Today’s Caregiver and Fearlesscaregiver.com, syndicated columnist and author of The Fearless Caregiver book, said, “I am extremely excited that Dr. Michael Tuchman and Mr. Mike Fowler will be joining us again. The family and professional caregivers at prior events reported how much they were helped with their answers and accessibility. I’m sure they will be able to help shine a light on some of the legal and medical challenges that face the family caregivers in attendance.”

The latest stops on the Fearless Caregiver conference tour in Orlando and Nashville were tremendous successes with hundreds of family and professional caregivers participating in full-day events where they received answers to their caregiving questions from physicians, legal experts, spiritual leaders and healthcare experts on topics such as Alzheimer’s, MS, cancer, autism, stoke, Social Security, Medicare, diabetes, incontinence and Parkinson’s throughout the day.

What Support Is Available For Florida Family Caregivers? The financial decisions made at the state level have enormous consequences to the two million caregivers living in Florida. Join caregiving experts for the day to learn how these decisions will affect you and what support will be available as you care for your loved ones.

Fearless Caregiver Conference participants will learn:
•   What support is available for South Florida family caregivers
•   Where the money is for caregivers
•   How to partner with their family members
•   How to ask questions of healthcare leaders in the area
•   How to get a loved one to stop driving
•   How and where to share information with fellow caregivers

Who Should Attend?
•   Children of aging parents
•   Parents caring for children
•   Spousal caregivers
•   Long-distance caregivers
•   Grandparent caregivers
•   Pastoral caregivers
•   Volunteer caregivers
•   Professional caregivers
•   And anyone else seeking hands-on advice

Sponsorship opportunities are still available. Call (800) 829-2734 for information and to reserve your space.

The remaining 2011 schedule includes: New Haven, Connecticut and Tampa, Florida. For further schedule information or to find out more about the 2012 schedule please visit http://www.fearlesscaregiver.com

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