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Alzheimer’s Tennessee 29th Annual Alzheimer’s Disease Research Symposium

June 15, 2015 @ 8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Alzheimer’s Tennessee presents the
   29th Annual Alzheimer’s Disease
    Management and Research Symposium
 
Thursday, June 18 and Friday, June 19
 
The Clayton Center, Maryville College
502 E Lamar Alexander Parkway | Maryville TN 37804
       In partnership with  East Tennessee State University
   
Click button at top of page to Register Today! 
View the Symposium Agenda HERE

To print REGISTRATION FORM click HERE!

Questions? Call 865-544-6288 or statewide toll-free 888-326-9888
 Target Audience: 
 Primary care physicians, APNs and PAs; also Neurologists, Psychologists, Pharmacists, Nurses, Nursing Home Administrators, Social Workers and Case Managers.
Don’t miss the unique opportunity to learn from these EXCEPTIONAL RESEARCHERS!

 Gregory A. Jicha, M.D., Ph.D.

Professor in the Department of Neurology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky (UK). He holds the Robert T & Nyles Y McCowan Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Research at UK and  is the Director of the Clinical Core of the UK , NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center. He also serves as the Medical Director for KY Telecare and directs the Telemedicine Cognitive Clinic at UK.


 Suzanne De La Monte, M.D., M.P.H.

Physician-scientist at Rhode Island Hospital and professor of pathology and laboratory medicine as well as neurosurgery at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. She received her M.D. from Cornell and Ph.D. from Johns Hopkins University.

 Elizabeth Head, M.A., Ph.D.

Associate Professor in the Department of Molecular and Biomedical Pharmacology at the Sanders-Brown Center on Aging, University of Kentucky. She received a M.A in Psychology and a Ph.D. in Neuroscience from the University of Toronto, Canada. She received postdoctoral training at the Institute for Brain Aging & Dementia at the University of California.

                                                                  
 ACCME Accreditation: This activity has been planned and implemented in accordance with the accreditation requirements and policies of the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) through the joint providership of Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University and Alzheimer’s Tennessee. The Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
 CME Credit: Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University designates this live activity for a maximum of 13.0 AMA PRA Category 1 CreditsTM. Physicians should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 CNE CREDIT:   12.83 continuing nursing education contact hours for this conference.East Tennessee State University College of Nursing is an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the Tennessee Nurses Association, an accredited Approved by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation.

Advance Practice Nurse Practitioners may apply the number of contact hours from this conference as designated on the certificate issued by the CON to pharmacotherapeutics continuing education required by ANCC.

This event is presented by the Quillen College of Medicine Office of Continuing Medical Education and the College of Nursing Office of Continuing Education at East Tennessee State University.

As of Jan 1, 2015, the ETSU College of Nursing has implemented a $15 Nursing Contact Hour Fee for all conferences.  If you would like to claim Nursing Contact Hours, please click here to pay the fee directly.  If you have any questions, please email ETSUCNE@etsu.edu .   

 This Live activity, 29th Annual Alzheimer’s Disease Symposium, with a beginning date of 06/18/2015, has been reviewed and is acceptable for up to  12.75 Prescribed credit(s) by the American Academy of Family Physicians. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
 

Psychology Credit:   Application for CE credit has been filed with the ETSU Office of Professional Development for up to 12 CEs for psychologists. The Office of Professional Development is approved by the American Psychological Association to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The Office of Professional Development maintains responsibility for this program and its content.

NASW-TN CREDIT:  This program was approved by the National Association of Social Workers – Tennessee Chapter (Provider Number: NASWTN 2015-0063) for 13.0 continuing education units.
Information will be updated as additional credits are awarded. 

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Date:
June 15, 2015
Time:
8:00 am - 5:00 pm
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