See the 2007 Cognitive Health & Memory Disorders Conference schedule.

Cognitive Health & Memory Disorders Conference 2008

Conference Schedule

Schedule Subject to Changes

Friday, October 24, 2008
*Session open to the public
6:00-6:30pm Registration
6:30-7:30pm Basic Brain and Memory Science - A PrimerDr. Martha Stearn
7:30-8:30pm The Dementia Epidemic - Epidemiology, Financial Burden, Who is at RiskKim Petersen, MD and Gail Petersen, PhD
8:30-9:30pm Panel discussion with Q&APanelists: Martha Stearn, MD; Norman Foster, MD; Gordon Chelune, PhD; Kim Petersen, MD; Gail Petersen, PhD; David Knopman, MD; Carol Taylor, MSW
Saturday, October 25, 2008
7:30-8:00am Registration, Continental Breakfast
8:00-9:00am Adventures in Outpatient Dementia CareNorman Foster, MD
9:00-10:30am What's New in Dementia Research - Status of Drug TherapiesDavid Knopman, MD
10:30-10:45am Break
10:45-11:45am Screening for Cognitive Deficits: Why and HowGordon Chelune, PhD
11:45am-12:15pm Q&A
12:15-1:00pm Lunch
Afternoon breakout sessions: 1:00-3:00pm
1:00-2:00pm Frontotemporal DementiasDavid Knopman, MD
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  Caretaker and Family Issues in DementiaCarol Taylor, MSW
2:00-3:00pm What We’ve Learned from Amyloid PET ImagingNorman Foster, MD
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  Dimensions of Dementia CareKim Petersen, MD and Gail Petersen, PhD
3:00-3:15pm Break
3:15-4:15pm Mild Cognitive Impairment - Recognition, Treatment and PrognosisDavid Knopman, MD
4:15-5:15pm Panel discussion with Q&APanelists: David Knopman, MD; Norman Foster, MD; Gordon Chelune, PhD; Kim Petersen, MD; Gail Petersen, PhD; Carol Taylor, MSW
Sunday, October 26, 2008
7:00-7:30am Continental Breakfast
7:30-8:30am Dementia and Cerebrovascular Disease (or FTD)David Knopman, MD
8:30-9:30am Neuropsychology: Cases and AnswersGordon Chelune, PhD
9:30-9:45am Break
9:45-10:45am Use it or Lose It: Mental Aerobics to Keep the Mind FitKim Petersen, MD and Gail Peterson, PhD
10:45-11:45am Non-Cognitive Manifestations of DementiaNorman Foster, MD
11:45-12:15pm Audience Q&A and Evaluations
12:15pm Conference Adjourns(Box lunches distributed)