Meeting PlannersWOW your meeting participants with the MOST NEEDED topics on the greatest fear facing the world: Alzheimer’s and Dementia! Meeting planners KNOW:
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According to the Alzheimer's Association 2018 Facts & Figures Report:
- Every 65 seconds, someone in the US develops Alzheimer’s!
- 16.1 million Americans provide unpaid 18.4 billion hours of dementia care worth $232 billion!
These caregivers will probably be sitting in the seats at your meeting.
There is nothing more universal than aging.
There are few things more important than one’s health.
There is nothing scarier than losing one’s memory.
Alzheimer’s disease IS the epidemic of the century.
So if you want a topic that just about EVERYONE can relate to (think about all the people you know personally dealing with Alzheimer’s and other dementias), consider booking Susan. 700 presentations in 41 states filled with stories from 35 years of practice as an aging expert specializing in brain issues give Susan the unique ability to offer whatever Alzheimer’s angle your clients and their participants need. AND, of course, it is vital to increase the number of registrations and program revenue ....there’s not a better way to do that then offering the most needed topic around! Alzheimer’s is one of the top two most feared illnesses (alternates with cancer, depending on your Googled source).
Look no further...
As a meeting planner, your plate is VERY full: strategic planning, satisfying your clients, developing/managing your budget, sales activities, event promotion: the list goes on and on. You simply don’t have expendable hours to perform due diligence to investigate the quality of a potential speaker.
So, why not let the National Speakers Association (NSA) save you a ton of time? NSA has awarded the international designation, Certified Speaking Professional® (CSP), by vetting speakers through a VERY rigorous evaluation process. A CSP meets the competencies of:
To earn the CSP designation, a speaker is required to:
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Susan Scanland achieved the CSP in 2014 (green suit).
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Susan can customize any of these
Alzheimer’s and dementia topics for YOUR conference:
Here are some general themes. Any can be customized to meet the goals of your participants:
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Click on the Speaking Topics tab at the top of this page to see topics geared toward specific clients.
5 Reasons to Hire Susan Scanland
1. You want to guarantee your speaker is one of the best in the country! |
Eager to share expertise early in her career, Susan has spoken professionally since 1983, her second year in clinical practice. She’s held three geriatric faculty positions at two universities and a family medicine residency. Since developing a full-time speaking business, Susan provided nearly 700 presentations in 41 states, Europe and Canada. She is among the top 12% of all professional speakers as a Certified Speaking Professional (CSP) through the National Speakers Association (NSA).
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2. You want an aging/dementia expert that walks the walk. |
Susan is extremely honored to be one of eleven members of the Alzheimer’s Association Best Clinical Practice Guidelines Working Group, currently developing a guide for all physicians and health care providers across the US for diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment (MCI).
Susan uses illustrative, real-life examples from 35 years as a memory specialist/geriatric nurse practitioner to clarify the most complicated dementia and behavioral issues her audiences have encountered. Only 1% of physicians and 5% of nurse practitioners specialize in geriatrics: of those, very few specialize in Alzheimer’s and dementia care. And out of those, there are a handful in their 35th year as a paid professional speaker and of those none doing it as a full-time business (except Susan Scanland). |
3. You prefer an interactive program and a speaker who will adapt to your audience. |
Susan is not satisfied unless every person exceeds their goals for attending. She’s proven this with 700 seminars ranging from 4 to 400+ attendees: never once having an undesirable program outcome! Her programs impact quality of many lives for years after each participant departs. Additionally, Susan is enthusiastic about answering personal questions from attendees who line up AFTER the Q&A session. Is it expensive to gather your staff in one location? Susan is totally comfortable presenting virtually with technology to 300 participants! She has given national radio interviews for XM and CBS radio and TV interviews.
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4. You want up-to-date content. |
Susan LOVES keeping up with aging research. She read so much as a child, her mom used to hide mail-ordered books for 1-2 weeks; as she devoured them too quickly. Susan published 20 articles in scientific health journals and business publications and authored an academic book chapter about aging women. Her research zeal, professional expertise and speaking ability have yielded her National Speaker Bureau positions at every single pharmaceutical company who produced dementia medications plus other national advisory boards.
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5. You want a speaker who is passionate! |
Ten years ago, Susan’s son Brendan’s fourth grade class was asked what word their moms use most frequently. Brendan’s immediate response was “dementia.” Inspired in 1980 by her graduate program mentor at the University of Pittsburgh, she witnessed the first patient walk through the door at the now world-renowned University of Pittsburgh Alzheimer Disease Research Center (Yes, the one in the Concussion movie). During undergrad, she was selected for a National Institute of Health (NIH) internship, where she met her first Alzheimer’s patient/caregiver couple. By age 23 she had completed a master’s thesis on dementia; certain that this was her life’s calling.
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"Susan jointly presented recently at the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry National Convention in Washington. Her presentation was astounding and hugely well received."
– Merritt Widen, Forefront TeleCare Inc., Emeryville, CA
"For any bank considering a speaker on aging or Alzheimer’s, I HIGHLY recommend Susan Scanland. She will amaze you with her expertise and professionalism. Your seminar will receive rave reviews from customers. They will appreciate what your bank has given them. It is a win-win situation."
– Nancy Miller, Manager, Bank Customer Loyalty and Rewards Program, Oneonta NY
"Susan is an excellent speaker. She is dynamic and able to relate to the audience. The evaluations on her topics were excellent. I would recommend Susan to speak at any conference. She engages the audience and they stay attentive."
– Cheryl Rising, FNP, MSN, North Dakota Nurse Practitioner Association
"Susan has the unique ability to combine the highest level of professional integrity and competence with a down-to-earth interpersonal style that resonates with the people she interacts with."
– Andrew Rosenzweig, MD, MPH, Assistant Clinical Professor Brown University
