The Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer Lecture is an educational program that promotes and shares current research on Alzheimer’s disease. Prior to his death, Dr. Kaufer donated a gift to the UW Initiative to End Alzheimer’s (IEA) to establish an annual endowed lecture continuing his commitment to dementia care.
This year’s event is designed for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) researchers and professionals working in dementia care, including memory care providers, neuropsychologists, nurses, and social workers, as well as community members, care partners, and trainees. The event will conclude with a Q&A panel. Light refreshments will be provided. Free and open to all.
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In person location
Health Sciences Learning Center, room 1335
750 Highland Avenue
Madison, WI 53705
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Keynote Speakers
Angela M. Lunde, MA, is a co-investigator for the Outreach, Recruitment and Education Core in the Mayo Clinic Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. Her work focuses on the emotional well-being and quality of life of people living with dementia and their care partners. She co-authored Mayo Clinic on Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Dementias and authored the book Day to Day Living with Dementia: A Guide for Caregivers.
Brother John-Richard Pagan, MS, has a background in clinical psychology. He is a Veteran, a monastic, a member of the Episcopal Ecumenical community, and an advocate. Brother Pagan serves on many advisory and advocacy boards, including the World Health Organization’s Global Dementia Observatory, the Advisory Group on Risk Evidence Education for Dementia (AGREED), and he recently served on the National Alzheimer’s Pact Act (NAPA) – Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services.
About Dr. Daniel I. Kaufer
Dr. Kaufer was a renowned neurologist specializing in frontotemporal dementia and Lewy body dementia at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC). Dr. Kaufer started his journey here at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He received a bachelor’s degree in molecular biology and zoology in 1983 and a medical degree from the UW School of Medicine and Public Health in 1988. He has credited the University of Wisconsin with teaching him to think like a physician.
Dr. Kaufer went on to complete his residency at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center and a fellowship at the University of California, Los Angeles. He was a professor of neurology at UNC, founding director of the UNC Memory Disorders Program, chief of the Memory and Cognitive Disorders Division in the Department of Neurology, and associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry.
Dr. Kaufer passed away on July 2, 2020, after receiving a sudden cancer diagnosis. He was 61. This annual lecture is just one way his legacy of inspiring new generations of medical professionals lives on.
