April 16, 2008 · DoubleTree Hotel · Little Rock, Arkansas

Schedule

Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Ballroom

7:30-8:15 am
Registration
8:15-8:30 am
Opening Remarks
Ronni Chernoff, PhD, RD/Dennis H. Sullivan, MD
8:30-9:15 am
The Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease and its Relationship to Other Neurodegenerative Diseases
Stephen DeArmond, MD, PhD
9:15-10:00 am
Targeting Glia Proinflammatory Cytokine Up-Regulation as a Potential Therapeutic Strategy for Alzheimer's Disease
Linda Van Eldik, PhD
10:00-10:30 am
BREAK
10:30-11:15 am
The Menopause, Estrogens, and Alzheimer's Disease
James W. Simpkins, PhD
11:15-12:00 pm
Progress Report on New Drugs for Alzheimer's Disease
Samuel E. Gandy, MD, PhD
12:00-1:30 pm
LUNCH (provided)
1:30-2:15 pm
Approaches to the Management of Sleep Disorders in Dementia Patients
Catherine S. Cole, PhD, APRN, BC
2:15-3:00 pm
Perispinal Etanercept for Alzheimer's Disease
Edward Tobinick, MD
3:00-3:15 pm
BREAK
3:15-4:00 pm
The Role of Scientific Inquiry in Best Practices
W. Sue T. Griffin, PhD
4:00 pm

Adjourn & Evaluation