Dementia: A Multidisciplinary Update

26th Annual Conference of the New York Neuropsychology Group

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Joint Meeting with the Psychology Forum, New York Academy of Sciences.

Saturday, April 30, 2005
Location: Cronin Auditorium, Saint Vincent's Hospital, Manhattan
170 W. 12th St. and Seventh Avenue


This conference will present a multidisciplinary update of clinical and research issues in dementia. Topics to be discussed will include neuropsychological assessment, neuroimaging, neuropathology, and pharmacological interventions.

Speakers:

Topic: Neuropathology

Peter Davies, Ph.D.

Professor, Departments of Pathology & Neuroscience

Judith & Burton f. Resnick Professor of Alzheimer’s Disease Research

Albert Einstein College of Medicine



Topic: Neuroimaging and biomarkers in the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease 

Mony de Leon, Ed.D. 

Professor of Psychiatry

Center for Brain Health 

New York University School of Medicine


Topic: Medications for Dementia: A critical appraisal

Gary J Kennedy, M.D.

Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

Albert Einstein College of Medicine


Topic: Neuropsychological evaluations of dementia subtypes: how to use cognitive and behavioral profiles to establish diagnostic criteria 

Nancy S. Foldi, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

Department of Psychology

Neuropsychology Laboratory of Aging and Dementia

Queens College and The Graduate Center

City University of New York


Registration and further information online at www.NYNG.org

For more information e-mail:
F. Frank LeFever at fflefever@yahoo.com or Paul Ramirez at paul.ramirez@liu.edu