Sponsored by the Alzheimer's Foundation of America, Care Connection is a free, interactive teleconference for family caregivers and health care professionals, in which experts present on topics and answer questions.

Calls take place at noon CST the second Thursday of each month as listed below. To participate, dial 877-232-2992 and enter guest ID 271004#.

For more information about the conference calls, visit www.alzfdn.org/AFAServices/careconnection.html. Archives of past sessions also are available on the site.

• July 14—Care Partnership: Breathing New Life into the Giving and Receiving of Care
  Laura Beck, program director, Eden at Home, Ithaca, N.Y.
  
• Aug. 11—The Ins and Outs of Dementia Care Services and Support
  Ruth M. Fanovich, RN, LHRM, QDCS, owner and president, RMF Care Management and Care Placement Home Healthcare Agency, Inc., Palm Harbor, Fla.
  
• Sept. 8—How to Speak Dementia
  Frena Gray-Davidson, Alzheimer's disease caregiver and author, Bisbee, Ariz.
  
• Oct. 13—Help! I'm Trapped Inside My Dementia!
  Carol Kester, BSW, QDCS, director of social services, Pheobe Home, Allentown, Pa.
  
• Nov. 10—Caregiver Support Groups
  Vivian Green Korner, director, Adult Reach Center, Kaplen JCC on the Palisades, Tenafly, N.J.
  
• Dec. 8—The Biology of the Dementias: Why They Can Remember 30 Years Ago, But Not Remember Eating Breakfast
  Carole Larkin, MAG, CMC, CDP, EICS, geriatric care manager, ThirdAge Services, Dallas, Texas