Target Audience: 

Physicians and advanced practice providers who provide care to older adults and patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias (ADRD) to include MDs, DOs, NPs, and PAs. This is a Continuing Medical Education event.

Virtual attendees will receive the Zoom link by email upon registration.

There is no charge to attend this program. 

Presented by: 

Kim Tarver, MD

Associate Professor

Director, Division of Geriatrics

Director of Clinical Services

The MIND Center

University of Mississippi Medical Center

Scott Gibson, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Geriatrics

School of Medicine

University of Mississippi Medical School

Kevin Sullivan, PhD, MPH

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Division of Geriatrics

Assistant Director

Neuroepidemiology Core

The MIND Center

University of Mississippi Medical Center

• Identify risk reduction strategies and importance of earlier diagnosis and intervention.
• Assess ways to prevent and manage co-morbidities and avoidable hospitalizations.
• Recognize and examine disparities that affect health care delivery in patients with Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.
• Review the latest trends in ADRD research with a focus on biomarkers, monoclonal antibodies, and neuroimaging.
• Identify the role of cognitive care planning in care delivery as well as other billing considerations.

This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the Essential Areas and Policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education through the joint providership of the Mississippi State Medical Association and The MIND Center at the University of Mississippi Medical Center. The Mississippi State Medical Association is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The Mississippi State Medical Association designates this live activity for a maximum of

3 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

This program was supported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of a financial assistance award totaling $349,999 with 100 percent funded by CDC/HHS. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by CDC/HHS, or the U.S. Government.