CME Speakers

 

  • Monica Parsons, RN, BSN

    Monica Parsons, RN, BSN

    Monica Parsons, RN, BSN

    Director of Clinical Education

    Monica Parsons, RN, BSN is the director of clinical education for the National Infusion Center Association (NICA), where she is focused on developing resources and training material to support infusions and stakeholders. Prior to this, she spent over a decade in infusion therapy roles, starting as an infusion therapy nurse before serving as a clinical resource manager for Ol Infusion Services. She then served as director of quality and compliance at the Ambulatory Infusion Center. Monica has successfully led multiple ambulatory infusion clinics through accreditation, where she learned the value of an accreditation program designed by and for the ambulatory infusion industry.
  • Sarah Harlock, MBA

    Sarah Harlock, MBA

    Sarah Harlock, MBA

    Program Director

    Sarah Harlock, MBA has been working in the field of dementia care for more than 25 years. Her dedication began with her experience in skilled nursing facilities. She then transitioned to the Alzheimer's Association, Western New York Chapter, where she provided community education and implemented an innovative in-home care consultation program addressing dementia behavior management. After receiving her MBA, she became development director, coordinating the fundraising efforts of the local chapter. In her current role as program director of the Center for Cognitive Disorders and Brain Health at Dent Neurologic Institute in Amherst, NY, she oversees the day-to-day operations of a multi-faceted memory disorders program supporting medical providers, patients, and families.
  • Bela Ajtai, MD, PhD

    Bela Ajtai, MD, PhD

    Bela Ajtai, MD, PhD

    Attending Neurologist

    Bela Ajtai, MD, PhD is an attending neurologist at the Dent Neurologic Institute in Buffalo, NY, specializing in memory disorders, dementia, and neuroimaging diagnostics. He is board certified in these specialties by the American Board of Neurology and Psychiatry and by the United Council of Neurologic Subspecialties. Within neurology, his main field is cognitive disorders and dementia, with a special focus on Alzheimer's disease. He is the medical director of the Dent Center for Cognitive Disorders and Brain Health. He has also published several articles in peer-reviewed journals and authored and co-authored several book chapters. He serves as principal investigator in several multicenter dementia research studies.