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Bridging the Gap: Empowering Primary Care Physicians in DEMENTIA Diagnosing, Care Continuity, and Resource Integration

Description

Saturday, October 4, 2025
Registration & Light Breakfast: 8:00 AM 
PROGRAM: 8:30AM - 3:15 PM
The William F. Andrews Conference Center
WakeMed Raleigh Campus, 3024 New Bern Avenue, Raleigh, NC 27610

This educational activity will review the changing landscape of brain health recommendations for dementia prevention across the lifespan. Those in attendance will be provided new tools in diagnosing patient with dementia and navigating the long wait times for referrals.

Target Audience
Physicians, Physician Assistants, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses and other interested health and human service professionals who are interested in brain health

Agenda

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2025
8:00 AM     Registration and Breakfast
8:30 AM     Welcome and Program Overview (Toni Chatman, MHA & Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD)
8:45 AM     Apolipoprotein E (APOE) Testing (UNC Genetic Counselor)
9:15 AM     Other Biomarker Testing (Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD, & Andy Liu, MD, MS)
9:45 AM     Break and Resource Table Networking

10:00 AM   Medicare Best Practices for Annual Cognitive Assessment (Jan Busby Whitehead, MD)
11:00 AM   Clinical Assessment of Cognitive Health (Heidi Roth, MD, MA)
12:00 PM   Lunch and Resource Table Networking
1:00 PM     Cardiovascular Factors (Priya Palta, PhD, MHS, & Andy Liu, MD, MS)
2:00 PM     Panel (All Faculty)
3:00 PM     Q&A and Closing (Gwenn Garden, MD, PhD, & Toni Chatman, MHA)
3:15 PM     Adjourn

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