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NAPA Advisory Council 2021 Meeting Material

This page provides the material available for the Advisory Council meetings held in 2021.

October 25, 2021 — Advisory Council

During this meeting, the Advisory Council heard presentations about ways to support and strengthen the long-term services and supports direct care workforce, both paid and unpaid, to support access to care, improve the quality of caregiving, and meet the growing demand for long-term care dementia services. The Advisory Council also heard about a recent workshop on the behavioral and social research and clinical practice implications of preclinical diagnosis of AD/ADRD, as well as the AD/ADRD decadal study conducted by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. Federal representatives provided updates on work towards the goals of the National Plan to Address Alzheimer’s Disease in the last quarter. Material available from this meeting are listed below:

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July 19, 2021

During the meeting, the Advisory Council discussed the implications of and opportunities presented by the approval of aducanumab. The Council heard updates from federal workgroups on efforts undertaken in the last quarter. The risk reduction subcommittee presented a summary of their work and recommendations. The research, clinical care, and long-term services and supports subcommittees also presented recommendations and the non-federal Council members voted on adopting them. Material available from this meeting is listed below:

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May 3, 2021 - Advisory Council Meeting

During the meeting the Advisory Council will hear invited presentations from a panel of experts on dementia detection and diagnosis, care models, and access to care for those with younger onset dementia. Federal workgroups will also provide updates on work completed in the last quarter. Material available from this meeting is listed below:

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January 25, 2021 - Advisory Council Meeting

This meeting was held virtually. At this meeting the Advisory Council heard presentations on the impact of COVID-19 on people with dementia, health disparities in dementia research, and the implications of new technologies to identify Alzheimer’s disease through a blood test. Material available from this meeting is listed below:

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