Memory Café Fox Valley

​WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 12 (NOTE EARLIER DATE)

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10:00 am at Batavia Public Library in Batavia

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MCFV DEMENTIA DISCUSSION

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Our November Memory Cafe Fox Valley meeting will feature two special guests.  What they have to say should be of special interest to all of us.  

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Two health care professionals from the Neurosciences Department at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital will join us to talk about a variety of issues related to dementia. Besides sharing insights from their work, the speakers will talk about recent progress in the development of medications and other treatments for cognitive decline as well as strategies to help us deal with significant life events, including cognitive decline.Brief summaries of their experience and qualifications are below. 

 

The meeting will be at the Batavia Public Library, 10 South Batavia Avenue, and we will enjoy our usual social time. 

 

PLEASE BE SURE TO LET US KNOW WHETHER OR NOT YOU WILL BE ABLE TO ATTEND AND IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS, EITHER BY RETURN EMAIL OR BY CALLING BARBARA AT 630-643-2263. 

 

 

SPEAKERS 

 

Archana Singh is an Adult and Geriatric certified Nurse Practitioner with extensive experience in neurology. Her Bachelor’s degree in nursing is from Wayne State University,  her Master’s  from Rush University in Chicago. She is also certified in neurocritical care. In 2021 Archana began her current position at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital where she works with patients with neurodegenerative disease. Her focus is on providing compassionate, holistic evaluation and care to meet their psychosocial needs.  

 

Josephine De Lira is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with over 20 years of clinical experience in behavioral health and pediatric health care services, including private practice. She received her Master’s degree at Loyola University of Chicago, where she was also recipient of the Patricia Harris Roberts Fellowship. Josephine joined the Movement and Neurodegenerative Disease Center at Northwestern Medicine Central DuPage Hospital in August 2021, where she facilitates support groups, provides linkages to community resources, and counsels individuals and families affected by neurodegenerative diseases.
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