ABOUT SUSAN

Susan Crowson (pronounced KRAU-sun) has specialized in memory diseases since 2006 to develop systematic approaches to recognize and identify loss and behaviors due to dementia.

 

Susan is a Certified Dementia Practitioner® and Certified Aging Life Care Manager® who has helped a multitude of families grapple with effects of aging, dementia and quality of life. She serves as Associate Chaplain at Baptist Memorial Hospital providing bereavement and Palliative Care for patients and families in the ICU and Emergency Department.

 

She is Managing Partner of Geriatric Planning, LLC providing Geriatric Care Management and Coordination including Comprehensive Cognitive Assessments with individualized Care Plans for patient and family, ongoing programming and appropriate care solutions and placement throughout the disease continuum.

 

She was Dementia Specialist providing Cognitive Assessments for The Neurology Clinic Memphis TN and Certified Testing Administrator for Alzheimer’s clinical trials Phase 2 and 3: Biogen Evolve, Engage and Tango studies; Genentech Tauriel.

 

Susan was Manager of Baptist Memory Care Center establishing an outpatient Ambulatory Clinic to provide memory assessments and care consultations under a 4-year grant through Baptist Memorial Healthcare Corporation Foundation.

 

She was Director of Programs and Advocacy at the Alzheimer's Association Mid-South Chapter and served as an Alzheimer's Association Legislative Advocacy Ambassador, providing testimony for the National Alzheimer's Advisory Council in Washington, DC.

 

An expert in her field, she is a Dementia Education Consultant and Gerontology Course Instructor having taught in several US cities and internationally at the 13th World Congress on Alzheimer’s and Dementia, Amsterdam in 2019.

 

Susan credits her experience to her Father who died from Alzheimer's disease in 2010 and for whom she was his primary caregiver for his final 6 years.