2023 Alzheimer Update
2021 Schedule
Part 1
8:30-8:35
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Haakon B. Nygaard
8:35-8:50
Update on Amyloid Lowering Therapies
Dr. Haakon B. Nygaard
8:50-9:05
Potential Non-Amyloid Based Therapy for Alzheimer Disease
Dr. Robin Hsiung
9:05-9:20
Cerebrospinal Fluid Testing for Alzheimer’s Disease: Who, What, When, Where, and Why?
Dr. Mari DeMarco
9:20-9:35
Q & A Panel
Part 2
9:35-9:50
Who is Mr. Lewy? What You Need to Know About Dementia with Lewy Bodies
Dr. Dean Foti
9:50-10:05
When Dementia Runs in the Family: Genetic Testing and Research Updates
Emily Dwosh
10:05-10:20
Get involved - An Update on the BC Brain Wellness Program
Dr. Silke Appel Cresswell and Dr. Matt Sacheli
10:20-10:35
Q & A Panel
10:35-10:55
Exercise Break/Intermission
Ailsa Sirois, B. Kin
Part 3
10:55-11:10
Covid-19 and Dementia: Looking Back and Looking Forward
Dr. Julie Robillard
11:10-11:20
Paul's Club
Nita Levy
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11:20-11:30
You’re Not Alone: How the Alzheimer Society of B.C. Continues to Respond to the Needs of People on the
Dementia Journey. Barbara Lindsay
11:30-11:35
VGH and UBC Hospital Foundation
John Andru
11:35-11:40
Pacific Alzheimer Research Foundation (PARF)
Dr. B. Lynn Beattie
11:40-11:55
Q & A Panel
11:55-12:00
Closing Remarks
Dr. Haakon B. Nygaard
