6/12/2024 Hope on the Horizon: Alzheimer's Treatments in Hawaii

Date: June 12, 2024

TIME: 5-7 PM
Speaker: HUIDY SHU, M.D. Chief of Medical Subspecialties Hawai'i Pacific Health

Wilcox Medical Center - Conference rooms A, B, C

HOPE ON THE HORIZON:
ALZHEIMER'S TREATMENTS IN HAWAI'I

Join us for a special Listen and Learn Lecture featuring neurologist Dr. Huidy Shu.
We’ll discuss: The new Alzheimer's drugs and how they are expected to change the landscape of Alzheimer's treatment.

Leqembi, Donanemab and other tongue-twisters...
What do these drugs do? Who can access them now
and in the future?

Update on blood testing for diagnosis.
A neurologist's perspective on the future of dementia
care and what families in Hawaii can do today.
What's on the treatment horizon?

The Listen and Learn Lecture Series is partially funded by the OAA National Family Caregiver Support Program and will bring local
professionals together to educate the community on dementia related issues to help in the diagnosis of, and treatment and care for,
individuals with dementia.

Alzheimer's Association, AARP, Wilcox Medical Center