The Aging Brain:
Navigating Cognition, Mental Health,
and Psychopharmacological Treatment

Sponsored by the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences.

Miami Grand Beach Hotel
4835 Collins Avenue,
Miami Beach, FL

Monday – Friday
9:00 a.m. – 12:15 p.m. EST

This course is offered in-person only.

Brain health is recognized as an essential part of successful aging. To promote longevity and quality of life, optimal brain functioning across cognitive, social, emotional, and behavioral domains allows a person to realize their full potential over their lifetime. Anxiety, depression and other mental health condition in later life can reduce longevity, increase the risk of medical and cognitive disorders and lead to poorer outcomes. Most concerning is the fact that the prevalence of cognitive disorders is increasing rapidly as people live longer. Reducing the risk of cognitive disorders such as Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) is as essential to the clinician as reducing hypertension and diabetes in reducing cardiovascular disease.

This seminar is designed to educate the practitioners and equip them with essential knowledge and state-of-the-art scientific methods to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD) at its earliest stages and assist patients and their loved ones. Understanding normal cognitive aging and stradegies to reduce the risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease will also be discussed. Drawing on the presenters’ vast scientific and clinical expertise, the participants will be able to differentiate different cognitive syndromes and the etiological underpinnings of various clinical presentations. In addition, the participant will be familiarized with state-of-the-art neuropsychological and novel neuroimaging and plasma-based biomarkers methods to detect the earliest stages of Alzheimer’s Disease.

This presentation will also provide a comprehensive review of essential geriatric psychopharmacology in the treatment of the most common psychiatric and mental health conditions as well as the latest in emerging pharmacological agents in the treatment and management of Alzheimer’s Disease and its comorbid psychiatric and behavioral manifestations.

Upon completion of this activity, participants will be able to:

Differentiate between normal cognitive aging, mild cognitive impairment (MCI), and clinical dementia;
Discuss how to identify the underlying brain disorders causing clinical cognitive impairment in older adults;
Identify the evidence-based, emerging brain biomarkers in cognitive disorders that help to diagnose at-risk older individuals for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD);
Identify the role of traditional and novel cognitive neuropsychological testing in early diagnosis of cognitive disorders in older individuals;
Differentiate Alzheimer’s Disease from non- Alzheimer’s Disease pathology;
Describe current pharmacological and nonpharmacological approaches to the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias (ADRD);
Identify the emerging and promising agents in the treatment and management of early Alzheimer’s disease (AD);
Recognize geriatric psychopharmacology and how to optimally treat the more challenging geriatric mental health conditions;
Describe the promotion of brain health and longevity through evidence-based prevention.

Monday, March 3, 2025
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Normal Cognitive Aging with Philip Harvey, PhD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Risk Reduction in the Development of Clinical Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) with Philip Harvey, PhD

Tuesday, March 4, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Common Neurodegenerative Disorders in Older Adults with David Loewenstein, PhD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	New Breakthroughs in Cognitive Neuropsychological Assessment with David Loewenstein, PhD

Wednesday, March 5, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Guiding Practitioners in Identifying Individuals who are most at Risk for amnestic MCI with Rosie Curiel-Cid, PsyD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Emerging Biomarkers in Diagnosing Early Alzheimer’s Disease with Rosie Curiel-Cid, PsyD

Thursday, March 6, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Treating the Family Constellation in Geriatric Psychiatry and Dementia with Elizabeth Crocco, MD and Rosie Curiel-Cid, PsyD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	Geriatric Psychopharmacology: Navigating Common Treatment Challenges with Elizabeth Crocco, MD

Friday, March 7, 2025
9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.	Pharmacological and Non-Pharmacological Management of Alzheimer’s and Related Dementias with Elizabeth Crocco, MD
10:15 a.m. – 10:30 a.m.	Coffee Break
10:30 a.m. – 12:15 p.m.	New Emerging and Promising Pharmacological Agents for Alzheimer’s Disease with Elizabeth Crocco, MD
12:15 p.m.	Course Adjourn

SEMINAR FORMAT
Meets Monday-Friday: 9:00 am- 12:15 pm.
Please note coffee is available during registration and a continental breakfast will be served at 10:15 am daily.

SPECIAL REQUESTS
If special arrangements are required for an individual with a disability to attend this conference, contact Kim Miele at psychcme@med.miami.edu at least 15 days prior to the conference.

TUITION
Physician, Nurse Practitioner, and Other Health Professional fees:
Early bird pricing is $995; after 12/16/24, registration fee is $1,095.

Residents, Fellows in Training, and Full-time Student fees are $695.
The fee for taking a second week is $750—and the processing fee (non-refundable) is $10. Registration by credit card (Visa, MasterCard, or American Express) or check can be made through the University of Miami secure registration system.

REFUND POLICY
Refunds, less an administrative fee of $100, will be issued for all cancellations received two weeks prior to the start of the course. Refund requests must be received by email. No refund will be issued should cancellation occur less than two weeks prior. “No shows” are subject to the full course fee, and no refunds will be issued once the conference has started.

ONLINE INFORMATION
To register or view activity information online, visit: https://secure.touchnet.net:443/C20708_ustores/web/product_detail.jsp?PRODUCTID=972&SINGLESTORE=true

ELECTRONIC SYLLABUS
We provide all attendees with completely free access to all slide presentations in digital PDF format before the conference. This is an environmentally friendly alternative that helps lower costs for all attendees. The e-syllabus will be available for 30 days after the conference. You can purchase a printed copy at the time of online registration for $55.

Please note we will not have hard copies of the syllabus available for purchase at the conference.

WEEK-LONG SEMINARS
Meets Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m.- 12:15 p.m.
Please note coffee is available during registration, and a continental breakfast will be served at 10:15 a.m. daily.

PHYSICIAN CREDIT
University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is accredited by the ACCME to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine designates these live activities for a maximum of 15 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Canada recognizes conferences and workshops held outside of Canada that are developed by a university, academy, hospital, specialty society or college as accredited group learning activities.

Through an agreement between the American Medical Association and the European Union of Medical Specialists, physicians may convert AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ to an equivalent number of European CME Credits® (ECMECs®). Information on the process of converting AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™ to ECMECs® can be found at: www.eaccme.eu.

PSYCHOLOGISTS
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine is approved by the American Psychological Association (APA) to sponsor continuing education for psychologists. The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine maintains responsibility for this program and its content. 15.00 CE credits will be awarded to psychologists for attendance at these seminars.

NURSE PRACTITIONERS AND REGISTERED NURSES

These activities have been submitted to ANA Massachusetts for approval to award contact hours. ANA Massachusetts is accredited as an approver of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. For more information regarding contact hours, please email psychcme@med.miami.edu

Psychopharmacology: A Master Class, Charles B. Nemeroff, MD, PhD
The Aging Brain: Navigation Cognition, Mental Health and Psychopharmacological Treatment
Elizabeth Crocco MD, Rosie Curiel, PsyD, Philip Harvey, PhD and David Lowenstein, PhD
Clinical Psychopharmacology: Beyond Conventional Wisdom, Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MPH, and Luca Pani, MD
Effective Strategies for the Management of Alcohol and Substance Use Disorders, David Martinez, MD, Dhruti Patel, MD, and Roger Weiss, MD

All other winter seminars meet the specifications of the Board of Registration in Nursing (244 CMR).

Social Workers
Application for social work continuing education credit has been submitted. Please contact Kim Miele at psychcme@med.miami.edu with any questions.

National Board of Certified Counselors
University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences has been approved by NBCC as an Approved Continuing Education Provider, ACEP No. 7482. Programs that do not qualify for NBCC credit are clearly identified. University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences is solely responsible for all aspects of the programs.

INQUIRIES
By phone at 941-932-2671, Monday-Friday, 9 A.M. to 4 P.M. (EST), or by email at psychcme@med.miami.edu

DISCLOSURE AND CONFLICT OF INTEREST MITIGATION
The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine has assessed conflict of interest with its faculty, authors, editors, and any individuals who were in a position to control the content of this CME activity. Any identified relevant conflicts of interest have been mitigated.

The University of Miami Leonard M. Miller School of Medicine planners, content reviewers, and editorial staff disclose no relationships with ineligible entities. All the relevant financial relationships for these individuals have been mitigated.

ABMS/ACGME COMPETENCIES

All seminars are designed to meet the following American Board of Medical Specialties (ABMS)/ Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Educational (ACGME) competencies:

Patient Care and Procedural Skills
Medical Knowledge
Practice-based Learning and Improvement
Interpersonal and Communication Skills

TARGET AUDIENCE
The winter seminars are a series of seminars for health professionals in psychiatry, psychology, neurology, medicine, surgery, geriatrics, pediatrics, nursing, social work, and counseling.

Elizabeth Crocco, MD

Elizabeth Crocco, MD is a Clinical Professor and Chief of Geriatric Psychiatry in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. As the Medical Director of the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience & Aging, Dr. Crocco oversees the coordination of the University of Miami Memory Disorder Clinic, all interdisciplinary teaching, and community outreach for Alzheimer’s disease and other related dementias in Miami and the Florida Keys. As a clinician scientist serving the multi-ethnic population in South Florida, it has been central to her clinical practice and research to address health disparities by developing initiatives to improve access to geriatric services for underserved populations. She also has a significant role in both developing and testing novel neuropsychological and functional measures designed to detect Mild Cognitive Impairment and preclinical MCI leading to Alzheimer’s Dementia, as well as multiple clinical trials aimed at modifying its symptoms and disease pathology. She also serves as the Geriatric Psychiatry Training Director at Jackson Memorial Hospital. She facilitates the primary training and supervision of all geriatric psychiatry fellows, psychiatry residents, medical students at the University of Miami, and other field physicians/health care professionals.

Rosie Curiel Cid, PsyD

Rosie Curiel Cid, PsyD is an Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. She serves as Chief of Cross-Cultural Neuropsychology and Cognitive Neurosciences at the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging. Dr. Curiel is also the Leader of the Outreach, Recruitment, and Engagement Core of the 1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center. As a neuropsychologist with expertise in the assessment of neurodegenerative conditions among older adults at risk for diseases of the aging brain, Dr. Curiel Cid is the Principal Investigator of a longitudinal study funded by the National Institute on Aging entitled Precision-based Computerized Assessment for the Detection of MCI in Older Adults and is an active Co-Investigator on various NIH-funded studies related to aging and cognition.

Philip Harvey, PhD

Philip Harvey, PhD is a Leonard M. Miller Professor of Psychiatry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine; VA Senior Health Scientist; Recipient, Lieber Prize from the Brain Behavior Research Foundation, 2023; Recipient of first Schizophrenia International Research Society Clinical Scientist Distinguished Contributions award in 2012, the Alexander Gralnick Schizophrenia Research award from the American Psychiatric Foundation, the Department of Veterans affairs John Blair Barnwell award, the Stanley Dean Award from the American College of Psychiatrists, and Distinguished Contribution award from the Center for Vital Longevity; Author of over 1,000 scientific papers and 60 book chapters; Editor-in-Chief, Schizophrenia Research: Cognition.

David Loewenstein, PhD

David Loewenstein, PhD is a Professor in the Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and a Director for the Center for Cognitive Neuroscience and Aging (CNSA) at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. Dr. Loewenstein serves as Associate Director for the 1Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center (ADRC) and Leads the Clinical Core site at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine. He has published hundreds of peer-reviewed scientific papers and has been a Principal Investigator on several NIH studies investigating and developing novel cognitive and functional measures for the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other cognitive disorders of aging.

LOCATION

The Grand Beach Hotel Miami Beach, Florida, is in an amazing location overlooking more than 200 feet of beautiful white sandy tropical beaches on the Atlantic Ocean. Built-in 2009 and completely renovated in 2018, our modern Miami Hotel offers the highest levels of luxury and comfort. Our leisure facilities include two hot tubs, a state-of-the-art gym with unbeatable panoramic sunset views, as well as three different swimming pools, including two beach-level family pools and our top-floor tranquility pool (adults only), offering something for every guest.

Miami Grand Beach Hotel, 4835 Collins Avenue, Miami Beach, FL 33140

To reserve your hotel room, click: https://tinyurl.com/3a5ca6wh

Group Code: 2402DPBS

Or call 305.534.8666 EXT: 4520 and mention you are with the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine Winter Seminars. You can also email Alessandra Cammarata at acammarata@grandbeachhotel.com.

INQUIRIES
Please email Kim Miele at psychcme@med.miami.edu or call 941.932.2671, 10 a.m.– 4 p.m. (EST) Monday-Friday.

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