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Program

Thursday, May 24, 2012
7:00 am Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
8:00 am Welcome
8:15 am Revised NIA - Alzheimer's Association Recommendations for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's, Douglas R. Galasko, MD
8:45 am Amyloid Imaging, Gil Rabinovici, MD
9:25 am CSF Biomarkers, Tom Montine, MD
10:05 am Questions and Answers
10:15 am Coffee Break and Exhibits
10:30 am Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy: Long-Term Effects of Repetitive Brain Trauma in Athletes and the Military, Robert Stern, PhD
11:10 am THE ROBERT TERRY LECTURE
Tau, Tangles and Neuropathology
, Dennis Dickson, MD
11:50 am Questions and Answers
12:00 pm Hosted Lunch
1:15 pm The Biological Basis of Memory Formation, James McGaugh, PhD
2:00 pm Familial Alzheimer's Disease: Lessons From the Colombian Kindred, Francisco Lopera, MD
2:45 pm Oldest Old: Lessons Learned, Claudia Kawas, MD
3:30 pm Coffee Break and Exhibits
3:45 pm Exercise and Alzheimer's Disease, Carl Cotman, PhD
4:15 pm Questions and Answers
4:45 pm Adjournment
Friday, May 25, 2012 – Morning Concurrent Tracks
Participants have the opportunity to attend either of these two tracks or move between them:
7:00 am Registration, Continental Breakfast and Exhibits
TRACK ONE: Practical Management Track
Chair: Lisa Snyder, MSW, LCSW
TRACK TWO: Medical Management Track
Chair: Jody Corey-Bloom, MD, PhD
8:00 am Announcements, Lisa Snyder, MSW, LCSW 8:00 am Announcements, Jody Corey-Bloom, MD, PhD
8:15 am Reducing the Impact of Cognitive Impairment for People with MCI and Their Care Partners, Julie Fields, PhD 8:15 am Differential Diagnosis of Dementing Illnesses, Jody Corey-Bloom, MD, PhD
9:00 am Making It Click – Photography Programs for People with Alzheimer's, Amber Lucero-Criswell, MA, Joaquin Ortiz, BA, and Cara Goger, MA 9:00 am Management of Parkinsonism, Irene Litvan, MD
9:45 am Coffee Break and Exhibits 9:45 am Coffee Break and Exhibits
10:00 am Comfort Care for Advanced Dementia, Daniel Kuhn, MSW, LCSW 10:00 am Understanding FTD and Associated Behaviors, Tiffany Chow, MD
10:45 am Innovative Strategies for Working with Challenging Dynamics Between Staff and Residents in LTC, Cameron Camp, PhD 10:45 am Course and Management of Down Syndrome, Mike Rafii, MD, PhD
Friday, May 25, 2012 – Afternoon General Session
11:30 am Lunch (On Your Own)
1:00 pm Alzheimer's Around the World: Cultural Perceptions, Mike Splaine, MA
1:45 pm THE ROBERT KATZMAN MEMORIAL LECTURE
A Lifetime of Intelligence,
John M. Starr, FRCP
2:30 pm Questions and Answers
2:40 pm Clinical Trial Update, Paul Aisen, MD 
3:15 pm Questions and Answers
3:45 pm Final Adjournment

 

 

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