BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//entrinsik//Enrole//EN METHOD:PUBLISH X-MS-OLK-FORCEINSPECTOROPEN:TRUE BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20261101T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20260308T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:20260610T143159Z-9F83F520 PRIORITY:5 CLASS:PUBLIC TRANSP:OPAQUE SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260610T143159Z DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T180000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20261027T193000 RRULE:FREQ=WEEKLY;COUNT=4;INTERVAL=1;BYDAY=TU DESCRIPTION:Event Description:\n\nAging and Dementia \n\n


Dementia is one of the major causes of disability worldwide (1 in 3 seniors die with dementia). The number of people with dementia is increasing and many continue to live at home within their community (over 11 million Americans provide unpaid care for people with dementia). There is limited understanding about dementia as well as many misconceptions and myths about those who have dementia and how to effectively support them and their care-partners. This short course will explore topics related to understanding, living with, and working with adults with dementia, including how dementia is different from normal aging, the disease progression, how it affects individuals and their family and caregivers/care-partners, healthcare & support options, and prevention. 


This course will cover: 

What is dementia?
 Living with dementia
Care-partnering & caregiving
 Planning ahead

This course will be delivered online. Classes will be facilitated by a live instructor during the scheduled course times. Participants should have a computer with a strong internet connection, a working microphone, and speakers. Students should be prepared to utilize the camera and microphone. Class participation enhances the online learning experience.


Instructor Naomi Gurevich, PhD, CCC-SLP is a Full Professor in the Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders at Purdue University Fort Wayne and is a licensed & certified Speech-Language Pathologist. She teaches courses on anatomy & physiology, gerontology, and medical speech-language pathology. Since joining PFW she has been recognized with two teaching awards (in 2019 for the full version of the "Aging and Dementia" course, and "Science Teacher of the Year" in 2021), three research awards (2022, 2024, 2025) and was inducted into the Faculty Academy on Excellence in Teaching (FACET) in 2025. She is the director of the Clinical Linguistics and Acquired Disorders (CLAD) Lab. Her publications include three books, two of which are directly related to the topic of dementia ("Treating Cognitive Disorders in Adults" (Pro-ed, 2019), and "The SourceŽ: Dementia" (2nd Edition, Pro-ed, 2022)). 

Naomi is a member of the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Dementia Observatory Knowledge Exchange Network and the WHO dementia research community. She served as the Coordinator of the Gerontology Certificate Program at PFW (2017-2022) & was a member of the Gerontology Advisory Committee. She developed and led local initiatives at Purdue University Fort Wayne to create disability and dementia friendly businesses in the Fort Wayne area and is committed to educating the community about aging and dementia.


\n\nEvent Schedule:\n\nTuesdays, October 27 - November 17 (4 sessions)\n\nEvent Location:\n\nOnline Course\nOnline Course \nFort Wayne, IN 46805\n LOCATION:Online Course, Online Course, Fort Wayne, IN, 46805 SUMMARY:Aging and Dementia BEGIN:VALARM TRIGGER:-P1D REPEAT:4 DURATION:PT6H ACTION:DISPLAY END:VALARM END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR