Alzheimer’s Diagnostic Criteria Validation: Exploration of Next Steps
A Workshop
Monday, July 18, 2011
2011 International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease
10:30 a.m. |
Session Overview WILLIAM THIES GABRIELLE SILVER |
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10:40 a.m. |
Updating the Diagnostic Criteria: Two Guidelines • Review the primary updates to the criteria • Examine the similarities and differences between the National Institute of Aging/Alzheimer’s Association and International Working Group guidelines • Discuss the role the new criteria will have in a clinical setting PHILLIP SCHELTENS |
11:05 a.m. |
Validating the New Criteria: Lessons Learned from Cardiovascular Disease and Cholesterol • Explore challenges and lessons learned in the validation of cholesterol as a biomarker • Identify lessons learned that could be applied in the validation of AD guidelines ROBERT MAHLEY |
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11:45 a.m. |
Panel Discussion: Identifying Principle Strategies for Validation of New Criteria • Identify a set of core principles that can be used to validate the newly proposed diagnostic criteria guidelines for symptomatic pre-dementia and dementia AD • Discuss next steps and strategies for moving forward Examine the types of studies needed, their design and execution WILLIAM THIES, Moderator MONIQUE BRETELER DAVID BROOKS CHARLES DeCARLI |
ROBERT MAHLEY |
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12:30 p.m. |
ADJOURN |