Posted 9:01 a.m. Thursday, April 9, 2015
Forum will highlight progress being made in Alzheimer’s research including state-of-the-art medical research happening in Wisconsin.
Today at least 5 million people in the U.S. and 44 million worldwide are living with Alzheimer’s disease.
Those numbers are projected to rise to 16 million in the U.S. alone by 2050.
As the problem grows larger, researchers near and far are working to find answers.
A forum at UW-La Crosse Thursday, April 16, will highlight progress being made in Alzheimer’s research including state-of-the-art medical research happening in Wisconsin. The forum will be from 6:30-8 p.m. in 1309 Centennial Hall. The event is free and no prior registration is required.
“Alzheimer’s affects us at home, at work and in our communities,” says John Kovari, a UW-L faculty member who is helping organize the event. “The toll of this disease is not just financial. Alzheimer’s is a family disease that affects people both at home and at work.”
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Ozioma Okonkwo[/caption]
The forum will feature Ozioma Okonkwo, of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, who will talk about his research on brain changes as the disease develops as well as factors that can play a role in how it develops such as cognitive stimulation, physical activity and genetic susceptibility.
Okonkwo is an assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as well as a core faculty member of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute and co-leader of the Neuropsychology Service at the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
The forum will also feature Thomas Loepfe, a practicing geriatrician at Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare. Loepfe, who heads the Memory Assessment Clinic at Mayo, will provide insight on the workings of the memory clinic and the difference it makes in the patients it serves.
Additional resources and research related to Alzheimer's disease can be found on the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin’s website at www.alz.org/gwwi/.
For more information or special accommodation related to the event, contact John Kovari at jkovari@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8436.
The forum is a collaborative partnership among UW-La Crosse, the Alzheimer's Association and the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute.
If you go—
What: Forum on Alzheimer’s disease
Where: 1309 Centennial Hall
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 16
Admission: Free
Ozioma Okonkwo[/caption]
The forum will feature Ozioma Okonkwo, of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, who will talk about his research on brain changes as the disease develops as well as factors that can play a role in how it develops such as cognitive stimulation, physical activity and genetic susceptibility.
Okonkwo is an assistant professor of Medicine at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health as well as a core faculty member of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute and co-leader of the Neuropsychology Service at the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center.
The forum will also feature Thomas Loepfe, a practicing geriatrician at Mayo Clinic Health System Franciscan Healthcare. Loepfe, who heads the Memory Assessment Clinic at Mayo, will provide insight on the workings of the memory clinic and the difference it makes in the patients it serves.
Additional resources and research related to Alzheimer's disease can be found on the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Wisconsin’s website at www.alz.org/gwwi/.
For more information or special accommodation related to the event, contact John Kovari at jkovari@uwlax.edu or 608.785.8436.
The forum is a collaborative partnership among UW-La Crosse, the Alzheimer's Association and the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute.
If you go—
What: Forum on Alzheimer’s disease
Where: 1309 Centennial Hall
When: 6:30-8 p.m. Thursday, April 16
Admission: Free