The Wien Center for Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Disorders,
Mount Sinai Medical Center, Miami Beach presents:

11th Mild Cognitive Impairment Symposium

2nd Early Alzheimer's Diagnostic and Treatment Workshop

1st Alzheimer’s Public Educational Forum

January 19-20, 2013  •  Miami, Florida, USA

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The 1st Alzheimer’s Public Educational Forum

Date: January 20, 2013, 2:00 - 5:30 PM

Please note that we are now at capacity and we can no longer accept registrations for the Forum.

The 1st Alzheimer’s Public Educational Forum has been created to present to the public the most up-to-date information regarding diagnosis, treatment or aspects of research in Alzheimer's disease by leading experts in the field.

The Forum will be an integral part of the two-day event featuring the:
  • 11th Annual Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) Symposium: Predicting and Measuring Progression in Early Alzheimer's Disease (Saturday, January 19, 2013)
  • 2nd Early Alzheimer's Disease Workshop: Alzheimer's Disease Prevention Trials (Sunday, January 20, 2013, 8:00am - 1:30pm)
The Forum will consist of a half day mini-symposium, featuring three speakers who will address:
  • A synopsis of what is known about the biology of Alzheimer's disease, including the basis for current diagnostic tests and existing and future treatments for the disease;
  • Current diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease;
  • Current treatments and treatments in the pipeline for Alzheimer's disease.

Each half hour-long talk will be followed by a 45 minute question and answer period.

Guest speakers include:

  • Susan Landau, PhD, University of California, Berkeley, CA
  • Reisa A. Sperling, MD, Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
  • Allan Levey, MD, PhD, Emory Healthcare, Atlanta, GA
  • Maria Carillo, PhD, Alzheimer's Association, Chicago, IL.

Panelists include:

  • John C. Morris, MD, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO
  • Eric Reiman, MD, Banner Alzheimer's Institute, Phoenix, AZ
  • Scott Roberts, PhD, University of Michigan School of Public Health, Ann Arbor, MI.

Target audience:

Although the Forum is open to the public, the targeted audience includes especially those individuals who have reason to believe that they are at an elevated risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, have some memory-related concerns or are family members or close friends of such individuals.

Registration for Educational Forum


NOTE: Please note that we are now at capacity and we can no longer accept registrations for the Forum.