2008 CAPA Annual Conference

Alzheimer’s Disease 2008:  Early Recognition and Treatment to Attenuate Disease Progression  

Date: 10/04/08
Time: 2:05 p.m. – 3:05 p.m.
Facility: Palm Springs Convention Center
Location:  Mojave Learning Center
Speaker(s): Kathy Kemle; MS, PA-C; Assistant Professor, Mercer University School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Macon, GA

Learning Objectives:

At the completion of the symposium, the participant will be able to:

1. Identify those patient populations at risk for development of Alzheimer’s disease
2. Differentiate between Lewy Body Dementia, Vascular Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease
3. Discuss various tools employed to identify patients with Alzheimer’s disease
4. Outline various pharmacological interventions designed to attenuate disease progression
5. State safety monitoring needed for pharmacological intervention

This session is supported by Partners in Healthcare Education, LLC through an educational grant from Novartis Pharmaceuticals.