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NTG Board Members Presented at 36th Global Conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International in Krakow, Poland (April 2024)
NTG Board member Kathryn Service presented on topics related to intellectual disability and dementia at the April 2024 ADI Conference in Krakow, Poland. Ms. Service's presentation, 'A Support Group for Families with a Member with an Intellectual Disability Who is Living with Dementia: A Case Study and a Story' covered her experience with the NTG's family support group program. [Click on image for poster]
Dr. Matthew Janicki's presentation, 'Adapting Alzheimer's Disease Modifying Treatment Criteria to Accommodate Adults with Down Syndrome,' delivered by Ms. Service, addressed the work that the NTG and the Lumind IDSC Foundation have been doing with advocating for equity in access to the newly approved anti-amyloid medications for treating Alzheimer's disease. Dr. Janicki's co-authors were Hampus Hillerstrom and Dr. Richard Fisher of Lumind IDSC. [click on image]
June 6-9, 2024, Chicago, Illinois
2024 NTG Annual Conference
The NTG contributed a partial day program to the annual AADMD conference that was held in Chicago, Illinois on June 6-9, 2024. The 'NTG Day' was on Friday, June 7th, and the NTG's contribution was an exciting and highly informative program for the morning.
Speakers included Dr. Beth Marks of the University of Illinois Chicago, who gave a keynote address on brain health and developmental disabilities. A special plenary panel on 'Emerging Older-Age Clinical Issues in Down Syndrome and Intellectual Disabilities' followed and included presentations by Dr. Richard Fisher, Lumind IDSC Foundation ('What we need to know about the emergence of Alzheimer’s disease modifying treatments'), Dr. Brian Chicoine, Advocate Medical Group Adult Down Syndrome Center ('What is new on diagnosis and care in primary practice for adults with Down syndrome'), and Ms. Anna Fedewa, NDSS ('What is the perspective on what matters for families and people with Down syndrome'). The Moderator was Dr. Seth M. Keller, co-President, NTG.
NTG principals were alsoinvolved in the afternoon breakout sessions. Dr. Seth Keller offered a session on neurological aspects of adults with neuroatypical conditions, and Kathryn Service and Matthew Janicki participated in a session on the new KAER Companion on Intellectual Disability.
Dr. Teresa Moro and Kathryn Pears covered the NTG's exhibit and materials distribution at the Conference.
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Pending Conference Involvement by NTG Board Members
Board Secretary Kathryn P. Service will be presenting a poster titled "Adults with Intellectual Disabilities and Other Neurodiverse Conditions: Considerations for Dementia Assessment and Management " (abstract #131) at the upcoming annual conference of the Gerontological Advanced Practice Nurses Association (GAPNA) Annual Conference, September 12-14, 2024, in San Antonio, Texas.