November 2, 2009

‘36-Hour Day’ author to talk on Alzheimer developments

November is Alzheimer Awareness Month, and JHU Press’ next talk in its lunch and lecture series will feature Peter Rabins, a professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the School of Medicine and co-author of the Press’ best-selling book The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People with Alzheimer Disease, Other Dementias and Memory Loss in Later Life, as he discusses the latest developments in Alzheimer research and in the care of people with the disease.

Rabins’ talk will be at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 10, at the Johns Hopkins Club on the Homewood campus. Admission, which includes lunch, is $18. Club members should contact the club to make reservations; nonmembers should contact Jack Holmes at 410-516-6928 or jmh@jhu.edu to attend as a Friend of the Press. Seating is limited.