The goal of this workshop is to enhance geriatric care by equipping healthcare professionals with knowledge and strategies to improve memory, address psychiatric disorders, and navigate considerations in Alzheimer’s treatment.Experts will share strategies for successful aging, including nutrition, exercise, and stress reduction. Learn about underdiagnosed psychiatric disorders in older adults and associated risk factors. Explore the new era of Alzheimer's treatments and healthcare professionals' evolving roles in patient access. Engage in discussions on biomarkers, genetic testing, and ethical considerations. Expand your expertise, refine your practice, and become empowered to make a positive impact in the lives of older adults, address mental health challenges, and navigate the dynamic landscape of Alzheimer's dementia therapies.

Target Audience: Health practitioners are the primary audience, including clinical psychologists, neuropsychologists, geropsychologists, and social workers.

Instructional Level: Intermediate

Gary Small, MD, is Professor and Chair of Psychiatry at Hackensack Meridian School of Medicine and Behavioral Health Physician-in-Chief at Hackensack Meridian Health, New Jersey’s largest health system. Dr. Small has authored over 500 scientific works and received numerous honors, including the American Psychiatric Association Weinberg Award in Geriatric Psychiatry and Scientific American magazine naming him one of the world’s top 50 innovators in science and technology. He is the author of 14 popular books, including the New York Times bestseller, The Memory Bible.

M. Lindsey Jacobs, PhD, MSPH, ABPP, is the Director of Clinical Training and an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology at the University of Alabama. She is board-certified in geropsychology and serves on the executive council of the American Board of Professional Geropsychology. Dr. Jacobs is a past chair of the Council of Professional Geropsychology Training Programs and is the current president-elect of the Society of Clinical Geropsychology.

 
Jennifer Murphy, PhD, is a clinical neuropsychologist with 25 years of clinical practice and academic research experience, specializing in the diagnosis, measurement, and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease and frontotemporal dementia. Dr. Murphy’s 15-year academic career in the Department of Neurology at the University of California at San Francisco focused on frontotemporal dementia in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, and for 7 years she owned a group neuropsychology practice focused on the management of dementia and psychiatric/medical conditions in rehabilitation facilities. She has a PhD in clinical psychology from the University of Texas at Austin, and completed her neuropsychology internship and post-doctoral fellowship at the UCSF Memory and Aging Center. In 2020, she joined industry to develop Alzheimer’s treatments, where she now is a Medical Director in clinical development within the Neurodegeneration Development Unit at Biogen.