New York State's Alzheimer's Association chapters and the Finger Lakes Geriatric Education Center present a

VIRTUAL DEMENTIA EDUCATION SERIES FOR HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS

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Thursday, February 18, 2020 - 8:00 a.m.
Health Disparities in Neurodegenerative Disease
with Jessica Zwerling, MS, MS
Director, Montefiore Hudson Valley Center of Excellence for Alzheimer's Disease (CEAD); Associate Professor of Neurology; Program Director, UCNS Geriatric Neurology Fellowship; Director, Memory Disorders Center at Blondell; Associate Director, Center for the Aging Brain; Clinical Director, Einstein Aging Study

This presentation will discuss the public health crisis in AD and highlight disparities. The importance of multidisciplinary consultations will be discussed along with the cultural factors that impact clinical presentations and treatment.

Thursday, February 25, 2020 - 8:00 a.m.
Current Approaches to the Diagnosis and Management of Age-Related Cognitive Decline
with Arjun V. Masurkar, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor of Neurology and Neuroscience & Physiology; Investigator, Neuroscience Institute; Clinical Core Director, NYU Alzheimer's Disease Research Center; Attending Neurologist, The Pearl Barlow Center for Memory Evaluation and Treatment; Affiliation: NYU Langone Health Center for Cognitive Neurology

Using representative cases, this presentation will demonstrate how to employ available clinical criteria and diagnostic procedures when making diagnoses of Alzheimer's disease, dementia with Lewy bodies, and frontotemporal dementia.