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Videos, article downloads, recent data on a clinical approach toward AD prevention, and AlzU.org results.
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Additional Resources
Article from JPAD
Risk Assessment and Early Personalized Intervention
Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease Article
Risk Assessment and Early Personalized Intervention
Authors: A. Seifan, R. Isaacson
Overview: The Weill Cornell Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic applies principles of pharmacogenomics, nutrigenomics and clinical precision medicine to provide personalized therapies. Patients are educated on fundamental concepts of AD prevention via AlzU.org with the goal to lower modifiable AD risk.
Date: Nov 4, 2015
Grand Rounds Presentation
Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Neurology
Grand Rounds Presentation
Weill Cornell Medicine Department of Neurology
Presenter: Richard Isaacson MD, Associate Professor of Neurology
Overview: Video (60 min) covers the new diagnostic criteria for AD, reviews evidence-based treatment options for AD dementia, presents an overview of the approach to an AD prevention patient, and discusses new data from the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic, and on the effectiveness of AlzU.org.
Date: May 18, 2016
Precision Medicine Reduces AD Risk
PDF Poster With Details of the APC Approach to Prevention
Precision Medicine Reduces Alzheimer’s Risk
A Study from the APC at Weill Cornell Medicine and NewYork-Presbyterian
Authors: Richard S. Isaacson, MD, Robert Krikorian, PhD, Katherine Hackett, BA, Chiashin Shih, PhD, Jaclyn Chen, BA, Josefina Meléndez-Cabrero, PhD, Jessica Shum, BA, Randy Cohen, MD, MS, Mary Montgomery, RD, Matthew W. Schelke, BA, Roberta Marongiu, PhD, Jeannette Hogg, RD, Robert Kachko, ND,Alon Seifan, MD, MS7
Overview: The Alzheimer’s Prevention Clinic provides direct clinical care to patients who receive evidence-based, individualized early interventions applying principles of pharmacogenomics, nutrigenomics and clinical precision medicine.
Date: October, 2016
Effectiveness of AlzU.org on Prevention
PDF Poster With Details of the AlzU Study
Effectiveness of AlzU.org
Prevention, Clinical Trial Recruitment, Enrollment, and Advocacy
Authors: Richard S. Isaacson, MD
Overview: AlzU.org offers an evidence-based online course consisting of interactive lessons and activities that are available in English and have been viewed in 36 countries worldwide.
Date: October, 2016
Patient Discussion
AD Prevention Patient Discussion
Patient Discussion
Alzheimer's Prevention Patient Discussion
Presenters: Richard Isaacson MD, Associate Professor of Neurology; Licet Valois LMSW, Social Worker; Ten patients from the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic
Overview: Video begins with a summary of the approach to care of an AD prevention patient (20 min), and continues with 10 patients from the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic who share their experiences in the clinic, and motivations to participate in ongoing care (60 min).
Date: February 23, 2016
Maria Shriver on Prevention
New APC Data, Advocacy and Gender Differences
Maria Shriver on Prevention
New APC Data, Advocacy and Gender Differences
Presenters: Richard Isaacson MD, Associate Professor of Neurology
Overview: Video (8 min) covers Maria Shriver’s advocacy efforts, gender differences in Alzheimer's, and a discussion of the first published longitudinal data from the APC.
Date: August 5, 2016
Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic: New Patient Interview
Live Discussion of a New Patient Presenting for Evaluation
AD Prevention Patient Interview
New Patient Evaluation and Discussion Conference
Presenters: Richard Isaacson MD, Associate Professor of Neurology
Overview: Video (45 min) covers a live Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic new patient discussion with a group of academic Neurology faculty, residents and medical students.
Date: October 2016
How to Start an Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic
The APC Puerto Rico Experience
How to Start an Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic
The APC Puerto Rico Experience
Presenters: Richard Isaacson MD, Associate Professor of Neurology; Josefina Melendez-Cabrero, PhD, Assistant Professor of Neuropsychology in Neurology
Overview: Video (8 min) Dr. Richard Isaacson speaks with the Neuropsychologist Dr. Josefina Melendez-Cabrero, who founded and now directs the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic & Research Center of Puerto Rico (in research collaboration with the Weill Cornell APC).
Date: July 2016
Dr. Octavio Rodriguez, Dr. Josefina Melendez-Cabrero & Dr. Richard Isaacson
Experiences With Alzheimer's Prevention
Dr. Rodriguez, Dr. Melendez-Cabrero & Dr. Isaacson
Experiences with Alzheimer's Prevention
Presenters: Richard Isaacson MD, Associate Professor of Neurology; Octavio Rodriguez MD, Fundació ACE, Barcelona, Dr. Josefina Melendez-Cabrero, who founded and now directs the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic & Research Center of Puerto Rico (in research collaboration with the Weill Cornell APC)
Overview: Video (time 5:48) Dr. Richard Isaacson speaks with Dr. Octavio Rodriguez and Dr. Josefina Melendez-Cabrero about their experiences with Alzheimer's Prevention.
Date: October 2016
Dr. Richard Isaacson speaking with Dr. Octavio Rodriguez
How an APC Clinic Works
Dr. Richard Isaacson speaking with Dr. Octavio Rodriguez
How an APC Clinic Works
Presenters: Richard Isaacson MD, Associate Professor of Neurology; Octavio Rodriguez MD, Fundació ACE, Barcelona
Overview: Video (time 8:30) Dr. Richard Isaacson speaks with Dr. Octavio Rodriguez about his experience visiting the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic.
Date: October 2016
Peer-Reviewed Articles:
(click to download pdf or read abstract)
Nutritional interventions for Alzheimer's prevention: a clinical precision medicine approach (2016)
Preliminary data from the Alzheimer's Prevention Clinic
AlzU.org Accomplishments:
December 2016: AlzU.org research data as oral presentation at the 2016 Clinical Trials in Alzheimer's Disease Conference December 2016, San Diego, CA, USA.
November 2016: AlzU.org surpasses 200,000 visitors.
October 2016: AlzU.org research data presented at the 2016 Lancet Neurology Conference Preclinical neurodegenerative disease: towards prevention and early diagnosis October 2016, London, UK.
July 2016: Initial (limited) release of the AlzU app on the Apple App store in English & Spanish.
June / July 2016: Maria Shriver discusses AlzU.org and the AlzU app Live on Facebook with over 175k views.
April 2016: Launch of AlzUtube Video Channel with a broad range of educational content
January 2016: Surpassed 125,000 visitors
November 2015: Article highlighting the impact of social media on AD education research via AlzU.org published on Medscape
November 2015: Two presentations on AlzU.org at the 2015 Clinical Trials in AD meeting in Barcelona
October 2015: Dr. Sanjay Gupta, CNN Chief Medical Correspondent, discusses the importance of learning about Alzheimer's and clinical trials, including joining AlzU.org
October 2015: New article published in the Journal of the Prevention of Alzheimer's disease highlighting AlzU.org
April 2015: Surpassed 100,000 visitors; AlzU.org presented
at 2015 American Academy of Neurology meeting; Discussion Forum goes live
March 2015: Featured on the NBC Today Show with Al Roker & Tamryn Hall, and collaboration with the U. of California - San Francisco
January 2015: Activities page goes live and collaborations made with the Alzheimer's Prevention Initiative and US Against Alzheimer's
November 2014: AlzU.org surpasses 40,000 visitors
September 2014: 'Alzheimer’s Prevention Education: If We Build It, Will They Come? AlzU.org' published in the Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's disease
June 2014: AlzU.org surpasses 10,000 visitors
May 2014: Scientific article accepted for publication in the new Journal of the Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease (JPAD)
April 2014: Beta-testing begins (Over 4,000 visitors)
March 2014: Collaborations established with Columbia, Mayo Clinic, Cleveland Clinic, Washington University, and Mount Sinai
