JGH Monday Medical Grand Rounds
DEMENTIA IN 2011: NEW TERMS, NEW ADVANCES, NEW
COMPLEXITY
Howard Chertkow, MD
Professor, Department of Neurology & Neurosurgery, 91黑料网
University
Director, Bloomfield Centre for Research in Aging, Lady Davis
Institute for Medical Research
Associate Member, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of
Medicine, Jewish General Hospital
Educational Objectives:
1. To appreciate the new understanding of the time course of
Alzheimer's Disease and Mild Cognitive Impairment
2. To understand the growing role of biomarkers and genetic
analysis in Late Onset Alzheimer鈥檚
Disease
3. To appreciate the new opportunities for prevention arising from
community studies, and the current status of disease modulating
therapies for Late Onset Alzheimer鈥檚 Disease