LightBridge Healthcare Research Inc. Announces Alliance With Alzheimer's Association
Posted on: Monday, 3 December 2007, 09:01 CST
SAN ANTONIO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- LightBridge Healthcare Research Inc. and the national Alzheimer's Association announced today that they have formed a licensing partnership intended to help provide family caregivers of Alzheimer's patient's with the most up-to-date information and resources about the disease and other related dementias.
The national Alzheimer's Association will feature the availability of a CD-ROM series called Enlightened Alzheimer Caregiving, on its Web site: http://www.alz.org/. The CD series was created by LightBridge Healthcare Research, Inc. to empower at-home caregivers with a greater understanding of Alzheimer's disease and the changes expected with varying stages. In addition, 15% of net sales of Enlightened Alzheimer Caregiving will be contributed to the national Alzheimer's Association to help further the mission. The user-friendly CD series is available for purchase on http://www.lightbridgehealthcare.com/ as well.
"We're very pleased about our new relationship with the national Alzheimer's Association," said Tom Elin, CEO of LightBridge Healthcare Research Inc. "Not only is this a collaborative effort to increase awareness about Alzheimer's disease in general, but it also a way for LightBridge to reach home-bound caregivers of those living with Alzheimer's with information that can help them."
"The national Alzheimer's Association is devoted to improving care for people living with Alzheimer's and providing support for their caregivers. This is echoed through various existing tools such as the 24-hour helpline as well as the new online suite of services called CareSource, which features the Enlightened Alzheimer's Caregiving," said Peter Reed, PhD, senior director of Programs at the national Alzheimer's Association.
LightBridge products are created in both Spanish and English and include other features such as user-friendly navigation, interactive learning methods, encyclopedia-like glossary, frequently asked questions, search capabilities and so much more. In developing these caregiver training programs, LightBridge collaborated with leading academic researchers, clinical practitioners and national Universities including, University of Maryland, University of Texas, University of Iowa, Duke University School of Nursing and the University of New Mexico.
LightBridge Healthcare Research Inc. is dedicated to promoting, enhancing and providing a meaningful quality of life for persons with Alzheimer's and other related dementias. It is a provider of learning resources and educational guides based on cutting edge Alzheimer's disease research custom designed for the at-home caregiver and is funded through numerous competitive grants from the National Institute of Health in Washington DC. For more information visit http://www.lightbridgehealthcare.com/.
The Alzheimer's Association is the leading voluntary health organization in Alzheimer care, support and research. Our mission is to eliminate Alzheimer's disease through the advancement of research; to provide and enhance care and support for all affected; and to reduce the risk of dementia through the promotion of brain health. Our vision is a world without Alzheimer's. For more information, visit http://www.alz.org/.
LightBridge Healthcare Research Inc.
CONTACT: Jaime Strohmenger of Linden, Alschuler & Kaplan, Inc.,+1-212-899-4746
Web Site: http://www.lightbridgehealthcare.com/http://www.alz.org/
Source: PRNewswire
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