Promoting Brain Health Webinar

Title: Promoting Brain Health Across the Lifespan for Individuals with Down Syndrome

Host Organizations: National Down Syndrome Society and HealthMatters Program

Presenters: Brian Chicoine, MD and Dana Sciullo, MOT, OTR/L

Description: The HealthMatters Program, UIC and the National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) are partnering to co-host a webinar focused on promoting brain health across the lifespan for individuals with Down syndrome.

Promoting brain health for individuals with Down syndrome requires a proactive, lifespan approach that extends beyond a sole focus on dementia. In this webinar, Dr. Brian Chicoine, Medical Director at the Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center, will guide participants through ways to maintain brain health throughout life, emphasizing health promotion, strengths-based care, and the importance of supporting cognitive well-being. Participants will examine common misconceptions about brain health in individuals with Down syndrome and understand why brain health conversations should begin early and continue across the lifespan.

Designed for community-based service providers, healthcare professionals, and others who support individuals with Down syndrome, this session will highlight practical, evidence-based strategies that can be incorporated into daily routines to promote lifelong brain health as well as resources available through the NDSS. The webinar will be recorded for those who are unable to attend live.