Alzheimer's Disease Early Diagnosis and Management

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Target Audience             This activity is targeted toward primary care physicians and advanced providers.

Statement of Need A special report of Alzheimer's Disease Facts and Figures published in 2017, indicated 4 out of 5 Americans would want to know if they had Alzheimer's disease before it impacted their life. With the aging population the incidence of Alzheimer's is growing, according to the Alzheimer's Association over 7 million Americans are living with AD.

This program will focus on screening and dx of AD in the early stages especially in pc offices, where patients will first present with cognitive symptoms. Additionally, this podcast will highlight the new blood biomarker test recently approved and its indications.

Objectives 

• Differentiate between normal cognitive aging, mild cognitive impairment and early-stage Alzheimer's disease.
• Identify appropriate cognitive screening tools for use in primary care and their role in the early identification of Alzheimer's disease.
• Explain the mechanism and clinical relevance of blood-based biomarkers in the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease, including the current guidelines and emerging practices.

ModeratorRachel Hart, D.O. Geriatric Medicine Physician Memory and Cognitive Disorders Specialist Norton Neuroscience Institute Memory Center

SpeakerGreg E. Cooper, M.D., Ph.D. Chief, Adult Neurology Medical Director, Memory Center Norton Neuroscience Institute

 

Planner Disclosure  The planners of this activity do not have any relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies to disclose.

Moderator and Speaker DisclosureThe guest, Gregory Cooper, M.D., Ph.D., discloses relevant financial relationships with Eli Lilly and Eisai (research). The moderator, Rachel Hart, D.O., discloses a relevant financial relationship with Eli Lilly (faculty). 

All relevant financial relationships have been successfully mitigated.

Commercial Support  There was no commercial support for this activity. 

Physician CreditsAccreditation Norton Healthcare is accredited by the Kentucky Medical Association to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation Norton Healthcare designates this enduring material for a maximum of .50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Nursing Credits Norton Healthcare Institute for Education and Development is approved as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the South Carolina Nurses Association, an accredited approver by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This continuing professional development activity has been approved for 0.50 ANCC CE contact hours. In order for nursing participants to obtain credits, they must claim attendance by attesting to the number of hours in attendance.  

For more information related to nursing credits, contact Sally Sturgeon, DNP, RN, SANE-A, AFN-BC at (502) 446-5889 or [email protected].

 

Resources for Additional Study/ReferencesAmerican Perspectives on Early Detection of Alzheimer's Disease in the Era of Treatment https://www.alz.org/alzheimers-dementia/facts-figures

 

Blood Biomarkers to Detect Alzheimer Disease in Primary Care and Secondary Care https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/39068545/

 

Date of Original Release | Sept. 2025; Information is current as of the time of recording. 

Course Termination Date | Sept. 2028

Contact Information | Center for Continuing Medical Education; (502) 446-5955 or [email protected]

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