Live Chats and Presentations at Dementia: Communication, Collaboration, and Confidence

October 16–November 2, 2026 | Online Conference

The convenience of at-home learning combined with real-time access to speakers. Add these dates and times to your schedule!

All times listed are Eastern time.

This online conference will feature two live presentation sessions as well as several live video chats where presenters will address your questions. We encourage you to attend live if at all possible, but if you have a schedule conflict, you can watch a recording of the session or chat any time before the last day of the conference. You may report for CE credit for either the live or the recording, but not both.

Monday, October 19, 2026
6:30–7:30 p.m. ET	Live session: Assessment for Treatment Planning in Mild Cognitive Impairment: Supporting Communication Before Dementia Presenters: Alyssa M. Lanzi, PhD, CCC-SLP, and Faith Stagge, MA, CCC-SLP
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Noon–1 p.m. ET	Live chat with Ainsley S. Martin, MS, CCC-SLP and Paula Leslie, PhD, MA Bioethics, CCC-SLP, FRCSLT Recorded sessions to watch in advance: Addressing Cognitive Contributions to Dysphagia in Individuals With Dementia and Supporting People With Dementia: Ethics and Decisions Towards the End of Life
4–5 p.m. ET	Live session: Dementia Treatment in Action Presenter: Adria Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
4–5 p.m. ET	Live chat with Natalie F. Douglas, PhD, CCC-SLP and Meredith Grant Kinne, MA, CCC-SLP Recorded sessions to watch in advance: Rethinking Dementia Assessment: An Ongoing, Person-Centered Process and A Framework for Clinical Reasoning in Dementia Care
Thursday, October 22, 2026
2–3 p.m. ET	Live chat with Natalie F. Douglas, PhD, CCC-SLP; Kathy Rogers, MEd; Esther Kane, RN, MSN; and Julia Wood, MOT, OTR/L Recorded session to watch in advance: Not All Dementia Looks Alike: Clinical Profiles and Care Strategies
Friday, October 23, 2026
Noon–12:30 p.m. ET	Live chat with Ardie Zimmerman, MS, CCC-SLP, RAC-CT, VS-CT and Neela Swanson, BA Recorded session to watch in advance: Clinical Eyes Wide Open: Documentation and Goal-Writing for Dementia and Other Progressive Conditions
Monday, October 26, 2026
Noon–1 p.m. ET	Live chat with Malathy Venkatesh, PhD, CCC-SLP and Becky Khayum, MS, CCC-SLP Recorded sessions to watch in advance: Foundations of Dementia Care and the Role of SLPs, From Diagnosis to Dialogue: Understanding and Explaining Dementia Nomenclature, and Scope and Support: The SLP’s Role in Dementia Pharmacology Education
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
3–3:30 p.m. ET	Live chat with Adria Thompson, MA, CCC-SLP Live or recorded session to watch in advance: Dementia Treatment in Action
Thursday, October 29, 2026
2–3 p.m. ET	Live chat with Anna Volkmer, PhD and Naomi Folder, MSpchLngPath Recorded sessions to watch in advance: Better Conversations: How and What to Focus on in Speech and Language Services for People With Dementia and Communication Partner Training to Support Person-Centered Communication
Friday, October 30, 2026
12:30–1:30 p.m. ET	Live chat with Jeanne Gallée, PhD, CCC-SLP and Rene Utianski, PhD, CCC-SLP, BC-ANCDS Recorded sessions to watch in advance: Primary Progressive Aphasia: Assessment, Intervention, and Person-Centered Care Across the Continuum and Primary Progressive Apraxia of Speech (PPAOS)

"I really liked that I could chat with the presenters after I watched the lecture. This is something you might not even be able to do at [in-person] conferences."
Past ASHA online conference participant

"The chats are wonderful!! You not only get to have your questions answered but you get to see others' questions and follow their line of thinking!"
Past ASHA online conference participant