Fireside Chat Series – Your Memory: An Owner’s Manual

We are excited to bring back our WEDNESDAY FIRESIDE CHAT series.

We have plans for five special evenings this year. On November 20 join Dr. Michael King for a talk on “The Normal Aging Brain”. 

Join us for a “chat” with Dr. Michael King.

Your Memory: An Owner’s Manual

In this talk, Dr. King will take the audience on a tour of how memory actually works and the various ways in which it can fail, and why. We’ll talk about things that you can do to keep your memory as healthy as possible and how to tell if forgetfulness is something normal and nothing-to-worry-about or whether it might be a sign of something more serious happening that might need attention. There will be lots of time for discussion and question-and-answer after the presentation.

In the interest of full disclosure, Dr. King admits that he sometimes forgets where he parked his car in a parking lot and sometimes tells the same story a couple of times. He frequently hears: “You already told me that” from his wife.

Michael King is a Clinical Neuropsychologist. Clinical Neuropsychology is the special area of Psychology that focuses on how brain injuries and diseases may affect how we think, feel, and act. He completed his Psychology studies at McGill University and has worked at University Hospital in Edmonton and at Calgary General and Foothills Hospital in Calgary. Most recently, he worked in the Brain Injury Program at Tripler Army Medical Center in Honolulu, Hawaii. He has over 35 years of experience as a clinician, educator, and researcher in Clinical Neuropsychology, working with patients with traumatic brain injury, stroke, multiple sclerosis, dementia, and many other conditions. He has given many popular talks on neuropsychological topics to professional and lay audiences.

With three more chats after the holidays. (Watch this space for more details as we finalized our plans). Each talk will begin at 7:30 pm and run for approximately 90 minutes. After each talk there will an opportunity to ask questions. We will offer a cash bar and light refreshments.  $20 for members and $25 for non-members.