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Disparities in Dementia Risk, Detection & Care in Latino Populations
28/11/2023 @ 6:00 pm - 7:00 pm
The Division of Neuroscience’s Minority Health and Health Disparities in Neuroscience Webinar Series presents Addressing the Disparities in Dementia Risk, Early Detection and Care in U.S. Latino Populations: Insights from the US Consortium of Aging, Dementia & Latino Studies (CADLAS).
Date and Time:
Nov. 28, 2023 from 1:00-2:15 p.m., ET
Presenters:
Yakeel T. Quiroz, Ph.D., Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital
David X. Marquez, Ph.D., University of Illinois Chicago
Panelists:
Jorge Llibre-Guerra, M.D., M.Sc., Washington University
Katya Rascovsky, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania
Miriam J. Rodriguez, Ph.D., Indiana University
Jaime Perales Puchalt, Ph.D., M.P.H., University of Kansas
Elena Portacolone, Ph.D., M.B.A., M.P.H., University of California, San Francisco
Webinar Description
Latinos have increased risk for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias, limited access to quality care, and are severely underrepresented in Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and dementia research and clinical trials. In this webinar, members of the U.S. Consortium of Aging, Dementia & Latino Studies (CADLAS) will discuss recent developments, current challenges, and opportunities, as well as future directions in the four research areas that are the focus of its Special Interest Groups (SIG):
- Genomics and Biomarkers
- Cognition and Assessment
- Recruitment and Clinical Trials
- Dementia Care and Psychosocial Interventions
The main goal of CADLAS is to promote collaborations among investigators working on aging, Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias in U.S. Latino/Hispanic populations to accelerate research and the discovery of biomarkers, new diagnostics, prevention and treatment. The Consortium is unprecedented in that it includes investigators with diverse research interests and expertise in basic, clinical, translational and public health sciences from various regions throughout the United States. The Consortium members have ongoing research studies that enroll individuals from ethnic and culturally diverse communities including older Latino adults of Mexican, Central and South American backgrounds, as well as of the Caribbean islands. Members also have active working relationships with community-based organizations that result in powerful alliances to help the Consortium to carry out new research projects and recruit older Latino adults into their studies.
Registration
Please register in advance for this event.
Contact Information
Please contact Damali Martin for questions about the webinar.