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Joanne Koenig Coste

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Joanne Koenig Coste is an advocate for patients with Alzheimer's Disease and their families. She is the author of Learning to Speak Alzheimer's (Houghton-Mifflin) which has been translated into several languages and released internationally.[1] She was named a "Woman to Watch in the 21st Century" by NBC Nightly News, is a recipient of the National Health Heroes Award from Reader's Digest, and was named Humanitarian of the Year by the Alzheimer's Association.

Currently in private practice as an Alzheimer's families therapist, she lectures nationally, teaches at Cambridge College (Boston), is a member of the board of the American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, and the President of Alzheimer's Consulting Associates which implements state-of-the-art Alzheimer care throughout the United States.

References

  1. ^ Dreifus, Claudia. "A CONVERSATION WITH: JOANNE KOENIG COSTE; A Wife Learns to See With Alzheimer's Eyes". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 February 2012.

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