Agenda:

7:15 AM      Registration and Breakfast
7:45 AM      Welcome and Introduction - Alzheimer's Association
8:00 AM      Learning Modules

1. Breaking Down Language Barriers: Are You Ready for the Challenge?
Workshop: Overcoming cultural barriers to care through improved
communication

2. Cognitive Testing in a 15 -Minute Office Visit
Workshop: Understanding the limitations of current screening tools and
implications for minority populations

10:00 AM    Coffee Break

3. Treatment Update:What the Evidence Says About Efficacy
Presentation: Pros and cons of drug therapy, behavior management
strategies and effective non-pharmacologic tools for caregivers

4. Putting it all together:
Case studies in AD treatment

Q&A  Panel

12:00 PM    Adjourn
Learning Objectives:
  • Overcome obstacles to cultural beliefs in the diagnosis of AD
  • Implement management strategies for the spectrum of AD symptoms
  • Practice accurate dementia diagnosis in the office
  • Describe the rationale for treatments for AD: Evidence and expectations

Target Audience:
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Pharmacists, Nurse Practitioners and Nurses
Up to 3.5 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)
Key Speaker:

S. Liliana Oakes MD, AGSF, FAAFP
Family and Community Medicine,
Geriatrics Division
UTHSCA, San Antonio, Texas

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Breaking Barriers to Medical Management of Alzheimer's Disease in Latino Communities

Albuquerque - September 27
Oklahoma City - October 25
Tucson - November 15
San Antonio - December 13
Dallas
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Key Speaker:

S. Liliana Oakes MD, AGSF, FAAFP
Family and Community Medicine,
Geriatrics Division
UTHSCA, San Antonio, Texas

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Moderator:

John Adair, MD
Raymond G Murphy VA Medical Center
Albuquerque, New Mexico

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