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ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES Monday, January 25, 2021 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (14 PDF pages)   Update on blood based biomarkers for Alzheimer's Disease David M. Holtzman, MD Professor and Chair of Neurology Washington University in St. Louis

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES Monday, January 25, 2021 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (9 PDF pages)   Nomenclature Ronald C. Petersen, PhD, MD Mayo Clinic Rochester, MN Angela Taylor Lewy Body Dementia Association

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES Monday, January 25, 2021 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (17 PDF pages)  

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES Monday, January 25, 2021 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (9 PDF pages)   COVID-19 Vaccine Implementation Dr. Georgina Peacock Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

ADVISORY COUNCIL ON ALZHEIMER'S RESEARCH, CARE, AND SERVICES Monday, January 25, 2021 Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (9 PDF pages)  

AGENDA Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services January 25, 2021 1:00 pm - 4:30 pm (Eastern Standard Time) Streamed live -- http://www.hhs.gov/live Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (2 PDF pages)

Advisory Council January 2021 Meeting Announcement Printer Friendly Version in PDF Format (1 PDF page)   The next meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer's Research, Care, and Services will be held on January 25, 2021, from 1:00pm to 4:30pm EST. The meeting, due to COVID-19, will be virtual and webcast at http://www.hhs.gov/live .

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Action Number Action Description (from Plan) Method of Action Lead Agency Partner(s)

Administration for Children and Families (ACF) Administration for Community Living (ACL) Administration on Aging (AoA) Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (ADD) Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS)

The National Plan is intended to be a Road Map for accomplishing its five goals. It is a document that is designed to be updated regularly. HHS is committed to tracking progress and incorporating findings into an updated National Plan. ( ONGOING ) Action 5.B.1: Track National Plan progress

The Federal Government needs improved data on people with AD/ADRD, their caregivers, and the care and supports that they use to address policy questions and plan and evaluate new initiatives. HHS and its partners will identify the policy questions that cannot be answered with existing data, as well as questions likely to arise in the future. These

The Federal Government is committed to better understanding AD/ADRD and its impact on PWD, families, the health and long-term care systems, and society as a whole. Data and surveillance efforts are paramount to tracking the burden of AD/ADRD on individual and population health and will be used to identify and monitor trends in risk factors associa

Many nations have developed dementia plans of their own that involve improved care and supports for people with AD/ADRD and their caregivers, as well as enhanced research and public awareness. In implementing the actions in this Plan, HHS and its federal partners will coordinate with global partners to enhance these plans, avoid duplication of eff

State, Tribal, and local governments are working to help address challenges faced by people with AD/ADRD and their caregivers. Nineteen states and a handful of local entities have published plans to address AD/ADRD that cover many of the same issues as the National Plan. Leveraging the available resources and programs across these levels of govern

Greater public awareness of AD/ADRD can encourage families to seek assessment, reduce isolation and misunderstanding felt by caregivers, and help link people in need to accurate information, resources and services. ( UPDATED ) Action 4.A.1: Enhance public outreach about Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

Most of the public is aware of AD/ADRD; more than 85% of people surveyed can identify the disease and its symptoms. AD/ADRD is also one of the most feared health conditions, yet there are widespread and significant public misperceptions about diagnosis and clinical management. Misperceptions lead to delayed diagnosis and to people with the disease