September 19, 2025
Memorial Union, UW–Madison
800 Langdon Street
Madison, WI 53706
Join us at the Memorial Union-Great Hall in Madison, WI for an opportunity to hear updates on new therapeutics and research, build clinical skills, earn continuing education credits and find resources and support for providing quality dementia care. Event details including continuing education accreditation information are posted on the Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) website: ICEP WAI 23rd Annual Update in Alzheimer’s.
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute’s Annual Update in Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias provides health care professionals with updates in best practices in memory and dementia care. This is an annual, in-person event that is designed to improve the diagnostic and therapeutic capability of healthcare providers who care for persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. The conference features six research-based presentations that showcase innovative best practices and evolving research efforts.
Who should attend? Primary care physicians, psychiatrists, neurologists, nurse practitioners, nurses, psychologists, social workers, physician assistants, occupational and speech therapists, researchers, case managers and other healthcare professionals who diagnose, treat or manage persons living with Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in diverse populations.
Conference Agenda
Blood Biomarkers and Dementia Risk: Clinical Trial Insights Across Population Subgroups
Doris Molina-Henry, PhD
University of Southern California
What Are We Going to Do With Grandma Tina: Managing the Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia
Helen C. Kales, MD
University of California, Davis
Risk and Protective Factors in Autosomal Dominant Alzheimer’s Disease: Findings From the Colombia-Boston (COLBOS) Study
Yakeel T. Quiroz, PhD
Harvard Medical School
New Tools and New Approaches to Fighting Financial Exploitation of Older Adults
Peter A. Lichtenberg, PhD, ABPP
Wayne State University
Teleneuropsychology in Clinical Practice: Current Standards and Future Perspectives
Lindsay Clark, PhD
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Alzheimer’s Disease in People With Down Syndrome
Sigan L. Hartley, PhD
University of Wisconsin‒Madison
Faculty biographies and accreditation details are posted on the ICEP event webpage.
WAI Annual Update is provided by:
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center
University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Wisconsin Geriatric Education Center (GWEP)
University of Wisconsin‒Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP)
If you would like to be added to an email list to receive event reminders, please contact wai@medicine.wisc.edu.
Testimonials from recent attendees
“The conference gets better every year and always exceeds my expectations. Thank you!”
“The speakers were excellent and provided relevant and new information that generated new perspectives and thinking.”
“I liked the variety of topics and learned valuable information from each presenter. Thank you!”
“Exceptional!! One of the best conferences I have attended over the years.”