Early Intervention and Treatment in Alzheimers Disease

By the time patients are diagnosed with a dementing disorder like Alzheimer's disease, many of the cells in the brain have already been irreparably damaged. There is a need to identify and optimally treat those individuals destined to develop these disorders, early and before appreciable deterioration has occurred in the brain. In the next 30 years, the number of people suffering from Alzheimer's disease in Canada is predicted to double, to well over a million people. The economic burden that will be created as a result of this predicted surge is of critical importance. Finding ways to identify and intervene early will be crucial in order to avoid the collapse of our already overburdened health care system. This cafe will focus on cutting edge research in these disorders undertaken by local internationally renowned investigators and an invited keynote speaker. The Café is meant to be interactive between the speakers and the audience. Our objectives are to: ?increase awareness of the high prevalence and costs associated with dementing disorders; ?share and discuss recent scientific information regarding the potential causes of dementing disorder; and ?critically examine current options for early intervention and treatment of dementing disorders