Istanbul Gelisim University - Seminar titled ‘Leave a mark to not forget’ was held

Seminar titled ‘Leave a mark to not forget’ was held

A seminar titled ‘Leave a mark to not forget’ was organized by the 4th year students of Istanbul Gelisim University (IGU) Public Relations and Advertising Department to raise awareness of Alzheimer's disease.

The project was carried out in cooperation with the Alzheimer's Foundation, and Serdar Ülgen, Director of the Alzheimer Foundation, Spec. Dr. Sevinç Ümit, Ayşe Fidan, Aynur Gökkaya and Asst. Prof. Gaye Esmeray participated as speakers. In the seminar topics such as What is Dementia? What should be the safety measures for Alzheimer's patients and the care services for Alzheimer's patients? were handled.

The results of the survey conducted on a student group of 65 students in project research phase were shared with the participants. Research put forward by Public Relations and Advertising students Miray Özdemir, Tuğçe Özdemir, Merve Çelikoğlu, Nur Aleyna Sağır and Oktay Arslan under the supervision of Head of Public Relations and Advertising Department at Istanbul Gelişim University, School of Applied Sciences Asst. Prof. Emel Tozlu Öztay, Research Assistant Nevra Üçler, and Fulya Beteş, head of Department of Marketing and Advertising at Istanbul Gelisim University Vocational School.

The speakers expressed their gratitude to the students of Istanbul Gelişim University Public Relations and Advertising Department and Asst. Prof. Emel Tozlu Öztay, head of the Department. At the end of the event Tozlu presented plaques to Serdar Ülgen, Spec. Dr. Sevinç Ümit, Ayşe Fidan, Aynur Gökkaya and Asst. Prof. Gaye Esmeray.