2018 DIAD Family Conference Agenda

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Master of Ceremonies

Eric McDade, D.O., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Welcome remarks and updates

Harry Johns, President and CEO, Alzheimer’s Association

2008 – 2018: Ten Years of the Dominantly Inherited Alzheimer Network (DIAN)

John C. Morris, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO

Family presentation

Going Mobile: The Value of Remote Assessments for Alzheimer’s Disease Research

Jason Hassenstab, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Q & A – Guided discussion: The use of mobile technology and AD registries to advance our understanding of AD and accelerate treatment

Moderator: Eric McDade
Panelists:

  • Yen Ying Lim
  • Lara Mangravite
  • Jason Hassenstab
  • Family members

Induced Pluripotent Stem Cells (iPSC): The skin in the game

Celeste Karch, Ph.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Q & A – Fibroblast derived iPSCs in Alzheimer disease the how they are helping advance our understanding of Alzheimer disease and accelerate treatment advancements

Moderator: Eric McDade
Panelists:

  • Steve Wagner
  • Eric Karran
  • Celeste Karch
  • Lindsay Hohsfield

Family presentation

DIAN-TU updates

Randall Bateman, M.D., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Closing remarks/Lunch with speakers/Poster session

Primary Prevention

Eric McDade, D.O., Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis

Concurrent practical information session topics

    • The ethical implications of pre-symptomatic testing in Alzheimer’s
      prevention trials – Josh Grill, M.D., University of California Irvine
    • Alzheimer’s 101: Basics of the science with Q & A – Nick Cochran, Ph.D.,
      HudsonAlpha Institute for Biotechnology
    • Part 1: Legal/Financial specific to U.S. – Ruth Drew, M.S., L.P.C., Alzheimer’s Association
    • Part 2: Legal/Financial specific to U.S. – Ruth Drew, M.S., L.P.C., Alzheimer’s Association
    • Breaking the silence: How to tell family and friends about DIAD – David
      Parris, L.C.S.W., Alzheimer’s Association

Support sessions

Symptomatic family members: symptomatic individuals only
Asymptomatic, at-risk family members (2 groups)
Supporting family/friends of symptomatic individuals
Supporting family/friends of asymptomatic individuals
Grupo para hispanohablantes