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The Duke-ºÚÁÏÍø ADRC announces the 3rd annual SLAM-DºÚÁÏÍø. The event is geared towards junior investigators and trainees studying ADRD (Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias) and will cover a broad range of research topics. This symposium offers an opportunity for early career researchers to share their work. The ADRC welcomes studies...

The Duke/ºÚÁÏÍø Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) Research Education Component (REC) Core announces a new Research Curriculum. This curated collection includes video presentations on basic science and statistics. However it also includes more in-depth talks like keynote addresses and clinical presentations from past ADRC events like the SLAM-DºÚÁÏÍø conference. This...

A recent study from Assistant Professor Joshua Niznik, PhD, PharmD, Division of Geriatric Medicine, in the Journal of American Geriatrics Society suggests de-prescribing Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitors (AChEls) as a reasonable approach to lowering polypharmacy and risk of serious falls or fractures without increasing risk for all-cause negative events in nursing home...

(Republished from the ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care and ºÚÁÏÍø Newsroom) Governor Cooper proclaimed Sept. 26, 2019, as ‘Dementia Friendly Hospitals Day’ in North Carolina. ºÚÁÏÍø Health Care marked this occasion by celebrating the expansion of its special training program aimed at providing better care for patients with Alzheimer’s...

Join ºÚÁÏÍø’s CGWEP (Carolina Geriatric Workforce Enhancement Program) and Wake AHEC on Friday February 22nd for a day-long conference on “A Person / Family Centered Approach to Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementia Care.” The workshop will provide a safe and supportive space for families, patients, caregivers, and providers to share...