**** The Alzheimer’s Disease and Other Neurodegenerative Diseases of the Brain series is very popular and is filled to capacity.
On-site registrations are limited and not guaranteed. ****

Course Chair

Serggio Lanata, MD, MS
Roland Nyegaard, MD, Endowed Professorship in Vulnerable Populations
Assistant Professor in Neurology
Director of Community Outreach Program
Memory and Aging Center
University of California, San Francisco

Course Description

Presented by leading clinicians and researchers from the UCSF Memory and Aging Center, this program will provide an in-depth view of the neurodegenerative diseases of the brain, focusing primarily on Alzheimer’s disease, the most common neurodegenerative disease. We will discuss the diverse clinical manifestations of Alzheimer’s Disease, stages of illness, and current state of science regarding diagnosis, treatment and management of Alzheimer’s and other related diseases. Learn about the latest advances and the impact that these diseases have for each of us and for vulnerable populations of San Francisco and the world.

Lecture Schedule

PLEASE NOTE: Schedule or speakers may change on short notice

** Please note series dates **

4/23/19
Title: Overview of the neurodegenerative diseases of the brain: What they have in common and how they differ. Download Slides
Serggio Lanata, MD, MS
Assistant Professor
Director of Community Outreach Program
Room N-217

4/30/19
Title: Diagnosing Alzheimer’s disease: from genetics, neuropathology, to common and rare clinical manifestations of the disease. Download Slides
Georges Naasan, MD
Assistant Professor
Director of Clinical Program
Room N-217

5/7/19
Title: Looking beyond Alzheimer’s disease: An overview of other major forms of neurodegenerative disease Download Slides
Salvatore Spina, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Neuropathology Program,
Principal Investigator
Room N-217

5/14/19 Treatment and management of patients with neurodegenerative disease: Current state of science

Title: Pharmacological Treatment of Alzheimer’s disease Download Slides
Julio Rojas-Martinez, MD, PhD
Assistant Professor
Clinical Trials Program, Principal Investigator

Title: Dementia Education, Support, and Non-Pharmacological Treatment Strategies Download Slides
Sarah Dulaney, RN
Dementia Care Ecosystem Program
Room N-217

5/21/19
Title: Brain health promotion strategies: Separating reality-based hope from hopeless pseudo-medicine Download Slides
Joanna Hellmuth, MD, MHS
Assistant Professor
HIV Research Program, Principal Investigator
Room N-217

5/28/19
Title: The burden of Alzheimer’s disease and related diseases in vulnerable populations. Download Slides
Shamiel McFarlane, MD
Atlantic Fellow
Global Brain Health Institute
Room N-217

6/4/19
Title: “Brain People” An informative monologue on his learning experiences about the brain and dementia.
Josh Kornbluth
Monologist and Comedian
Resident, Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health
Global Brain Health Institute
Room N-225 ***** NOTE:  ROOM CHANGE *****