For patients, families and caregivers

Alzheimer's Public Educational Forum

Plain-language talks from leading experts, with time after every talk for your own questions.

Registration opens in November See the program

What to expect

Blood tests and what a result means, treatment today and what may come next, and what families can do now.

After every talk there are a few minutes for questions from the audience, answered live.

The Forum is online. You can watch from a computer, tablet or phone. All times are US Eastern.

All times US Eastern · Draft, subject to change

10:00 - 10:10 AM
Welcome and introductionsRanjan Duara, MD, FAANMount Sinai Medical Center

10:10 - 11:15 AM

Chair: Breton Asken, PhDUniversity of Florida

10:10 - 10:15 AM
Session overviewSession chair
10:15 - 10:30 AM
When a blood test helps, and when it misleads: real-world accuracy across race, ethnicity, and systemic diseaseJames "Trey" Bateman, MDVirginia Commonwealth University
10:30 - 10:35 AM
Questions from the audienceLive Q&A
10:35 - 10:50 AM
What can an Alzheimer's blood test tell me about my risk, and what can't it tell me?Speaker to be announced
10:50 - 10:55 AM
Questions from the audienceLive Q&A
10:55 - 11:15 AM
Case and discussionCase presenter: Sudha Seshadri, MD, DMUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioDiscussion with the session chair and Session I faculty

11:15 AM - 12:25 PM

Chair: Lawren VandeVrede, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San Francisco

11:15 - 11:20 AM
Session overviewSession chair
11:20 - 11:35 AM
Anti-amyloid treatment today: what problems occur during treatment, how can effectiveness be judged for an individual patient, and how long should treatment continue?Speaker to be announced
11:35 - 11:40 AM
Questions from the audienceLive Q&A
11:40 AM - 12:00 PM
What may come next: tau lowering, brain-shuttle delivery, and prevention. What is promising, what remains unproven, and what families should know nowGregory Cooper, MD, PhDNorton Healthcare
12:00 - 12:05 PM
Questions from the audienceLive Q&A
12:05 - 12:25 PM
Case and discussion: Primary progressive aphasia with amyloid positive. To treat or not to treat?Case presenter: Ranjan Duara, MD, FAANMount Sinai Medical CenterDiscussion with the session chair and Session II faculty

12:25 - 1:50 PM

Chair and moderator: Melissa Armstrong, MD, MSc, FAANUniversity of Florida

12:25 - 12:30 PM
Session overviewSession chair
12:30 - 12:45 PM
Can lifestyle changes slow cognitive decline? New evidence from U.S. POINTER and LatAm-FINGERSSpeaker to be announced
12:45 - 12:50 PM
Questions from the audienceLive Q&A
12:50 - 1:05 PM
Care ecosystems and family support across settings and stagesSpeaker to be announced
1:05 - 1:10 PM
Questions from the audienceLive Q&A
1:10 - 1:25 PM
Living well with dementia: caregiving, quality of life, and practical support across the continuumSpeaker to be announced
1:25 - 1:30 PM
Questions from the audienceLive Q&A
1:30 - 1:50 PM
Discussion: What can families do now, and what should they ask their care team?Moderator: Leonard Sokol, MDWien Center, Mount Sinai Medical CenterWith the session chair and Session III faculty

1:50 - 2:00 PM
Concluding remarksRanjan Duara, MD, FAANMount Sinai Medical Center

Melissa Armstrong, MD, MSc, FAANUniversity of FloridaSession III · Chair and moderator
Breton Asken, PhDUniversity of FloridaSession I · Chair
James "Trey" Bateman, MDVirginia Commonwealth UniversitySession I
Gregory Cooper, MD, PhDNorton HealthcareSession II
Ranjan Duara, MD, FAANMount Sinai Medical CenterOpening, Session II, Closing
Sudha Seshadri, MD, DMUniversity of Texas Health Science Center at San AntonioSession I
Leonard Sokol, MDWien Center, Mount Sinai Medical CenterSession III
Lawren VandeVrede, MD, PhDUniversity of California, San FranciscoSession II · Chair