Fostering Collaboration for Improved Alzheimer’s Disease Management
This enduring on-demand activity is tailored for the interdisciplinary team – neurologists, geriatricians, geriatric psychiatrists, and other professionals caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease globally. Gain practical strategies to enhance ARIA detection, management, and team-based care for better patient outcomes.
Participants will gain actionable insights from expert faculty, who will explore:
- Pathophysiologic features contributing to ARIA risk in patients treated with anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies
- Standardized MRI protocols and grading scales to detect and evaluate ARIA effectively
- Best practices for interdisciplinary communication to enhance coordination and patient safety
Empower your team with knowledge to tackle the challenges of ARIA management and improve collaboration for Alzheimer’s disease care through a transformative learning experience that bridges expertise across disciplines.
Speakers
Alireza Atri, MD, PhD
Director, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
Alireza Atri, MD, PhD is a renowned cognitive neurologist and Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and Related Disorders (ADRD) clinician-scientist. Dr. Atri is Chief Medical Officer of Banner Research (Banner Alzheimer’s Institutes, Phoenix and Tucson) and Director of the Banner Sun Health Research Institute (Sun City), AZ. He serves as Associate Director of the NIA/NIH-funded Arizona Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (AZ-ADRC), Leader of the AZ-ADRC Clinical Core, and Co-Leader of the Biomarker Core; and on the part-time faculty at Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) and Harvard Medical School (HMS), Boston, MA, USA. Dr. Atri holds degrees from UCLA (Ph.D. Biomathematics), UCSF (M.D.) and Harvard Medical School/MIT (M.M.Sc.). He completed internship and residency at the Massachusetts General Hospital-Brigham and Women’s Hospital-HMS programs; and fellowships at MGH/HMS (Cognitive Neurology), Boston University (Cognitive/Computational Neuroscience) and MIT (Experimental Therapeutics). He is a widely published and grant-funded researcher, clinician and educator who serves in a leadership capacity on several global AD/ADRD experimental therapeutics and biomarker programs, clinical trials consortia, and ADRD-related workgroups.
Petrice M. Cogswell, MD, PhD
Chair, Neuroradiology Research
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
Dr. Cogswell is an Associate Professor of Radiology at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN. She is a diagnostic neuroradiologist and member of the Aging and Dementia Imaging Research Laboratory, which serves as the central MRI lab for multiple observational and therapeutic studies in Alzheimer’s disease. Her research interests include the temporal evolution of Alzheimer’s disease biomarkers and amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA).
Anton P Porsteinsson, MD
Neurology, Neuroscience, and Medicine
(AD-CARE)
Maria Vittoria Spampinato, MD
Assistant Professor, Radiology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC, USA
Maria Vittoria Spampinato, MD is an academic radiologist and leader at the Medical University of South Carolina, a comprehensive academic health system serving South Carolina. In her dual role as the Vice Chair of Faculty Development and Neuroradiology Division Director, Dr. Spampinato’s mission is to advance neuroimaging services, to train the next generation of healthcare professionals, and to promote the academic advancement and well-being of the Radiology Faculty in alignment with MUSC Health’s strategic growth.
Dr. Spampinato has been a faculty member of the MUSC Department of Radiology for 19 years. Since assuming the role of Neuroradiology Division Director in 2013, Vittoria has led several initiatives that have improved the quality and safety of patient care, optimized resource utilization, and standardized imaging protocols across the MUSC Healthcare system. Vittoria’s research contributions have yielded 75 peer-reviewed publications. A dedicated educator, she has helped train over 110 radiology residents and 45 neuroradiology fellows, nine of whom are faculty members at MUSC.
Accreditation and Disclosure Information
Target Audience
This activity is tailored for the interdisciplinary team – neurologists, geriatricians, geriatric psychiatrists, and other professionals caring for patients with Alzheimer’s disease globally.
Educational Objectives
After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:
- Identify pathophysiologic features that put patients taking anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies at increased risk for amyloid-related imaging abnormalities (ARIA)
- Apply standardized magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) protocols and grading scales to optimally monitor for, detect, and assess the severity of ARIA in patients receiving anti-amyloid monoclonal antibodies
- Integrate best practices for interdisciplinary communication to enhance coordination among radiology, neurology, and geriatrics in the management of ARIA
Agenda
- Pathophysiology and risk factors of ARIA
- MRI protocols and grading scales for ARIA detection
- Interdisciplinary communication for effective ARIA management
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Support Statement
This activity is supported by an educational grant from Lilly.
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Faculty Disclosures
Planner/Presenter
Alireza Atri, MD, PhD
Chief Medical Officer, Banner Research
Director, Banner Sun Health Research Institute
Sun City, AZ, USA
Alireza Atri, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Eisai, Life Molecular Imaging, Novo Nordisk
Research Support/Grant: ACTC, ADCS, Alzheon, Athira, AZ Alzheimer’s Research Consortium and AZ DHS, ATRI, GAP, Biogen, Biohaven, Eisai, Foundation for NIH (FNIH), Gates Ventures, Indiana University, Johns Hopkins, Lilly, NIA/NIH, USC, Vivoryon, Washington University St. Louis
Other: Royalties or licenses: Oxford University Press / Support for attending meetings and/or travel: Alzheimer’s Association (US), Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), American Academy of Neurology (AAN), Michael J Fox Foundation (MJFF)
The following relationships have ended within the last 24 months:
Consultant/Advisor: AriBio (ad hoc), Axsome, Lundbeck, Merck, ONO (ad hoc), Prothena, Vaxxinity
Planner/Presenter
Petrice M. Cogswell, MD, PhD
Chair, Neuroradiology Research
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN, USA
Petrice M. Cogswell, MD, PhD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Eisai, Eli Lilly, Kaplan (all have ended)
Planner/Presenter
Anton P. Porsteinsson, MD
William B. and Sheila Konar Professor of Psychiatry, Neurology, Neuroscience, and Medicine
Director, Alzheimer's Disease Care, Research and Education Program (AD-CARE)
University of Rochester School of Medicine
Rochester, NY, USA
Anton P. Porsteinsson, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Consultant/Advisor: Acadia Pharmaceuticals, Athira, Axsome, Biogen, Bristol Myers Squibb, Cognitive Research Corp, Eisai, IQVIA, Lundbeck, Novartis, ONO Pharmaceuticals, Otsuka, WCG, WebMD, and Xenon
Research Support (grants to institution): Alector, Athira, Biogen, Cassava, Eisai, Eli Lilly, Genentech/Roche, Vaccinex, NIA, NIMH, and DOD
Planner/Presenter
Maria Vittoria Spampinato, MD
Assistant Professor, Radiology
Medical University of South Carolina
Charleston, SC, USA
Maria Vittoria Spampinato, MD, has a financial interest/relationship or affiliation in the form of:
Research Funding: Siemens
All of the relevant financial relationships of individuals for this activity have been mitigated.
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