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Innovative Perspectives to Advance AD/ADRD Multidisciplinary Research | November 11-12, 2025 Workshop

More recordings and slides from this workshop will be made available soon.

Agenda & Plenaries

  • Workshop Agenda
  • Welcome and Overview of the RCCN - Stephen Kritchevsky (Recording)
  • Plenary: The National Academies Report on Research Priorities for Preventing and Treating Dementia: Key Findings and Recommendations - Ken Langa (Recording)
  • National Council of Dementia Minds Panel - Brenda Roberts, Joanna Fix, Krissan Lutz Moss (Recording)

Topic 1: Reimagining AD/ADRD Risk and Resilience

  • The Need to Identify Risk Factors for High-Risk Groups - Melissa Lamar (Slides) (Recording)
  • Social Engagement – What is it about social engagement that is protective or puts us at risk? - Toni Antonucci
  • Life Course Risk Factors - Maria Glymour (Slides) (Recording)
  • Environmental Exposures - Jessica Finlay (Slides) (Recording)

Topic 2: Innovations in Testing Behavioral Interventions in AD/ADRD

  • Opportunities for Co-Interventions (Drug & Behavioral) - David Bennett (Slides) (Recording)
  • Multi-Modal Interventions (US POINTER) - Slides prepared by Laura Baker (Slides), presented by Tina Brinkley (Recording)
  • Experience Corps - Michelle Carlson (Slides) (Recording)

Topic 3: New Approaches to Support Caregivers

  • Interventions to Manage Caregiver Stress - Christina Hugenschmidt (Slides) (Recording)
  • The Future of Interventions in Support of Family Caregivers - Laura Gitlin (Recording)
  • The Intersection Between Elder Mistreatment and Cognitive Decline - Carolyn Pickering
  • Coping Resources That Mitigate Stress-Related Sleep Disruptions Among Caregivers of Older Adults with AD/ADRD - Fei Wang (Recording)
  • Tailoring Interventions for Minority Communities - Sheria Robinson-Lane (Slides) (Recording)

Topic 4: Resources for Accelerating the Pace of Multidisciplinary Research in AD/ADRD

  • National Datasets for ADRD Research - Ken Langa (Recording)
  • NCRAD: Biospecimen Repositories and Plasma Biomarkers - Kristen Russ
  • Science of Behavior Change Consortium - Talea Cornelius (Slides) (Recording)
  • Using Medicare Administrative Data - Julie Bynum (Slides) (Recording)