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Alzheimer's Disease: Annual Update
To be held November 7, 2008 at the Madison Concourse Hotel. Brochure and registration information will be available soon.

Early Recognition and Treatment of Dementing Disoders
Release date: January, 2007

Diagnosis and Management of Dementing Disorders
A 4-session series was held on February 20, 2007, March 20, 2007, April 17, 2007, and May 15, 2007 (session archive available at link above)

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Staff of the WAI continuously publish articles and scientific papers on their research efforts related to Alzheimer's disease. In addition, WAI staff present at numerous national and international conferences related to Alzheimer's disease.Below are links to a sampling of articles, posters and other presentations from WAI staff.

ARTICLE: Middle-Aged Children of Persons with Alzheimer's Disease: APOE Genotypes and Cognitive Function in the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention. Written by Mark Sager, MD, Bruce Hermann, PhD, and Asenath La Rue, PhD, Wisconsin Alzheimer's Institute. Published in the Journal of Geriatric Psychology and Neurology, Vol. 18, No. 4, December 2005. ©Sage Publications.

POSTER: Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention: Prospective Cohort Study of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease.
Presented by Mark Sager, MD and Bruce Hermann, PhD at the 2005 International Alzheimer's Association Research Conference in Washington, DC, June 2005.

POSTER: Memory Complaints Correlate with Memory Performance Among Asymptomatic Alzheimer’s Offspring. Presented by Asenath La Rue, PhD, at the American Psychological Association Meeting in Washington, DC, August 2005.

POSTER: Interdisciplinary, Community-Based Externship for Medical Students. Presented by Heidi Duschak at the Association of American Medical Colleges Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, November 2005.

POSTER: Baseline Characteristics of the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP)
Authors: Carey Gleason, PhD, Cynthia Carlsson, MS, MD, Bruce Hermann, PhD, Asenath La Rue, PhD, Sterling Johnson, PhD, Sanjay Asthana, MD, Mark Sager, MD
Epidemiology Conference, April 2006, San Diego, CA

POSTER: Depression in Children of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease: The Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention
Authors: Mark Sager, MD, Bruce Hermann, PhD, Asenath La Rue, PhD
International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, Spain, 2006

POSTER: Cognitive Profiles in Persons at Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Eun-Jeong Lee, MA, Bruce P. Hermann, PhD, Asenath La Rue, PhD, Fong Chan, PhD, Jana Jones, PhD, Mark Sager, MD
February 2007

POSTER: Serial Position Profiles May Have Promise as a Cognitive Marker of Preclinical Alzheimer’s Disease
Authors: Jana Jones, PhD, Asenath La Rue, PhD, Tina Boncyk, Bruce Hermann, PhD, Mark Sager, MD
February 2007

POSTER: Effect of Family History of Alzheimer's Disease on Serial Position Profiles
Authors: Asenath La Rue, PhD, Bruce Hermann, PhD, Jana Jones, PhD, Tina Boncyk, Mark Sager, MD
International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, June 2007

POSTER: Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer's Prevention: Biomarkers of Preclinical Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Mark Sager, MD, Cindy Carlsson, MD, MS, Sterling Johnson, PhD, Asenath La Rue, PhD, Bruce Hermann, PhD
International Conference on Alzheimer's Disease, June 2007

The Urgency of Our Mission

In the U.S. approximately 5-10% of the population aged 65 and older has AD. In Wisconsin, this number is expected to increase by 58% from 103,000 to 163,000 persons over the next 25 years.

19 million Americans say someone in their family has the disease.

50% of persons with AD are undiagnosed and therefore, untreated.

Families delay seeking help for almost three years after the onset of cognitive symptoms.

50% of nursing home residents have AD or a related disorder.

Family and friends provide almost 75% of home care. Costs for at-home care average $12,500 each year with families paying almost the entire cost out-of-pocket.

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