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22nd Annual Myron F. Weiner, MD Geriatric Psychiatry Update |
Saturday, February 4, 2012
8 AM - 5 PM
Simmon Biomedical Research Building
Excellence in Education Auditorium
UT Southwestern Medical Center
6000 Harry Hines Blvd.
Dallas, Texas
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Course Director |
Course Co-Director |
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William H. Thies, PhD William H. Thies, Ph.D., is the Chief Medical and Scientific Officer for the Alzheimer's Association, where he oversees the world's largest private, nonprofit Alzheimer's disease research grants program. Under his direction, the organization's annual grant budget has doubled, and the program has designated special focus areas targeting the relationship between cardiovascular risk factors and Alzheimer's disease, caregiving and care systems, and research involving diverse populations. He played a key role in launching Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association, and in establishing the Research Roundtable, a consortium of senior scientists from industry, academia and government who convene regularly to explore common barriers to drug discovery. |
This symposium is designed to meet the needs of psychiatrists, internists, general practitioners, medical directors, physician assistants, pharmacists, nurses and other health care professionals who treat the elderly and their families.
This activity has been approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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Sponsored by
UT Southwestern Department of Psychiatry
and the Office of Continuing Medical Education
In conjunction with
