Oct. 6-7, 2026 | Houston, U.S.

Alzheimer's Association Health Care Summit

Advancing Quality and Innovation

About the Conference

The Alzheimer's Association Health Care Summit: Advancing Quality and Innovation brings together national health care leaders, providers and associated key influencers. This conference will focus on actionable strategies to improve quality care, lower total cost of care and strengthen dementia care systems.

Join us to learn about strategies and models that can be adapted to your organization, and to gain peer insights that support planning, scaling and operational execution.

Meeting Topics

Health care organizations are uniquely positioned to lead the next chapter of dementia care — transforming quality, access and value at scale. Sessions at the Health Care Summit will offer tangible approaches to help you achieve these goals. 

Topics include: 

  • Implementing evidence-based dementia care models that reduce avoidable utilization and improve outcomes
  • Increasing access to approved treatments and strengthening pathways to diagnosis and care
  • Integrating risk reduction strategies into population health and community engagement models
  • Advancing innovation and new approaches that improve care delivery, caregiver support and care coordination
  • Understanding the business imperative for starting and sustaining dementia care programs

Steering Committee

  • Ashley Alexander, president and CEO, Kelsey Research Foundation
  • Michelle Bentzien-Purrington, Senior Vice President, Managed LTSS, Molina Healthcare
  • Kristi Meyer, founder and CEO, MKM Consulting 
  • Aanand Naik, M.D., Professor, Institute on Aging, School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
  • Marwan Noel Sabbagh, M.D., FAAN, FANA, Moreno Family Chair for Alzheimer's 

Sponsor

  • Isaac Health

Sponsorship opportunities are available for health care-affiliated companies, foundations and vendors. Please contact Jennifer Lombardo, senior director of Corporate Initiatives, at jelombardo@alz.org.

Contact

General questions: healthcaresummit@alz.org
Media questions: media@alz.org

Conference Details

Dates: Oct. 6-7, 2026
Location: Houston, U.S.

Registration will open soon.