Date: 10 Jan 2025

ABN-Cognitive SIG Meeting

Venue: East Midlands Conference Centre, Nottingham, NG7 2RJ

Website: www.abn-sig-ms.org

Event Notes:

  • 10:00 Welcome and Introduction Dr Akram Hosseini, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • 10:15 – 12:30 Session 1: Alzheimer’s Disease Modifying Therapy and Future Directions
  • Current Status of Amyloid therapy and Implementation in the UK Prof Cath Mummery, UCL
  • Insights from Clinical Trials and U.S. Experiences with Emerging Therapies Prof Sudha Seshadri University of South Texas
  • Non-Amyloid therapies for Alzheimer’s disease Dr Damian Crowther, TRIMTECH Therapeutics
  • Data Blitz 11:45 – 12:00
  • Panel Discussions and Q&A 12:00 – 12:30
  • 12:30 – 13:30 Lunch
  • 13:30 – 15:45
  • Session 2: Therapy Inclusion, and Monitoring Amyloid Therapy Side Effects
  • Amyloid-Related Imaging Abnormalities Dr Jagrit Shah Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust
  • Blood biomarkers and clinical use Prof Vanessa Raymont, University of Oxford
  • The Role and Feasibility of Amyloid PET imaging in clinical practice Prof Paul Edison, Imperial College London
  • Data Blitz 15:00 – 15:15
  • Panel discussions and Q&A 15:15 – 15:45
  • 15:45 – 16:00 Tea Break
  • 16:00-17:00: Expert Panel Discussion: Pathways for Disease-Modifying Therapies and Monitoring for UK Memory Clinics
  • 17:00 Close