The Alzheimer's Association International Conference^® 2016 (AAIC^®) annual meeting was held in Toronto, Canada, July 22-28, 2016. AAIC is the world's largest forum for the dementia research community. Researchers, clinicians, care providers, and students from more than 70 countries gather at AAIC to network and discuss the latest dementia study results, theories, and discoveries. In this activity, 2 experts summarize the key learnings from this year’s conference.

TARGET AUDIENCE

This activity has been designed to meet the educational needs of health care professionals involved in the diagnosis, treatment, or management of patients with Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

EDUCATIONAL OBJECTIVES

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be better able to:

1. Discuss recent advances in clinical trials of AD

2. Identify symptomatic therapies in development for the treatment of AD

3. Analyze the use of biomarkers to identify patients with early-stage AD

    

	Liana G. Apostolova, MD, MSc, FAAN Barbara and Peer Baekgaard Professor in Alzheimer's Disease Research Professor in Neurology, Radiology, Medical and Molecular Genetics Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center Indiana University School of Medicine Indianapolis, Indiana
	Marwan Noel Sabbagh, MD, FAAN Karsten Solheim Chair for Dementia Professor of Neurology Director, Alzheimer’s Disease and Memory Disorders Division Barrow Neurological Institute Research Professor of Neurology, UA College of Medicine-Phoenix Phoenix, Arizona

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Financial Support

This activity has been supported by independent educational grants from GE Healthcare Inc., and Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and Lundbeck.

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