Alzheimer’s disease public forum planned on May 17

A free public forum on “Alzheimer’s Disease: Current Advances in Clinical Care and Research” will be held from 7 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, May 17, in room 220 of Kane Hall on campus.

The forum is sponsored by the UW Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center and the UW School of Nursing’s de Tornyay Center on Healthy Aging.

Dr. Linda Teri, director of the de Tornyay Center, will introduce the program.

Dr. George Martin, professor of pathology and former director of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, will speak on “Genetics of Alzheimer’s Disease.”

Dr. Soo Borson, professor of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, will speak on “Improving Clinical Care of Alzheimer’s Disease.”

For more information on the program, call Margaret Anderson at (206) 685-9114.