An Expert In Agitation In Alzheimer’s Dementia, A Person With Lived Experience, & A Care Partner

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Alzheimer’s dementia is highly prevalent, under-diagnosed, and predicted to increase significantly in the coming decades due to an aging population. Unfortunately, a large proportion of individuals with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) also experience neuropsychiatric symptoms, such as agitation, depression, apathy, and hallucinations. In this webinar, our panelist will be reviewing the epidemiology of AD and accompanying neuropsychiatric symptoms with a focus on agitation. Dr. Jeffery Cummings will have a conversation with two individuals who have unique perspectives on the clinical presentation and experience of agitation in AD. Laurie Scherrer is an individual with early onset AD and Roy Scherrer is a care partner. The webinar will also provide the most recent definition of agitation from the International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) and highlight clinically validated rating scales to assess agitation in AD.
Featuring:
• Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD
Joy Chambers-Grundy Professor of Brain Science, Vice Chair for Research
Director of the Chambers-Grundy Center for Transformative Neuroscience at UNLV
• Laurie Scherrer
Individual with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
• Roy Scherrer
Care Partner to an Individual with Early Onset Alzheimer’s Disease
• Mike Crooks, PharmD, BCGP
Long-Term Care Clinical & Scientific Liaison
Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Jeffrey Cummings, MD, ScD, Laurie Scherrer, and Roy Scherrer are paid consultants of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Mike Crooks, PharmD, BCGP is a paid employee of Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
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