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ForwardBrain Health Symposium
Chicago, IL US
July 20, 2026
Advance Brain Health Through Age-Friendly Care
Discover the latest advances in brain health and leave with practical, evidence-based strategies you can use immediately to enhance care for older adults experiencing cognitive challenges. This engaging, interprofessional program bridges cutting-edge research with real-world clinical and community-based practice, helping you deliver more effective, person-centered care.
Learn from experts and collaborate with colleagues across disciplines as you explore proven approaches to implementing the Age-Friendly Health Systems 4Ms framework: What Matters, Medication, Mobility, and Mentation. You'll gain actionable tools, fresh perspectives, and implementation strategies that can improve patient outcomes and strengthen team-based care.
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind event!
Don't miss this one-of-a-kind event!
Target Audience
This activity is designed for geriatricians, neurologists, primary care physicians, licensed social workers and social work students, nursing professionals and students, advanced practice providers, community health workers, community partners, professional caregivers, and healthcare researchers dedicated to improving brain health.
Learning Objectives
After this activity, participants will be able to:
- Identify barriers to brain health services affecting underserved older adults.
- Demonstrate interprofessional collaboration strategies that support coordinated care for older adults with cognitive impairment.
- Utilize evidence-based diagnostic strategies for the early recognition and management of cognitive decline and dementia.
- Integrate the 4Ms Framework principles of What Matters, Medication, Mentation, and Mobility into age-friendly care for older adults.
- Implement proactive care strategies that support long-term brain health and quality of life in older adults.
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| TIME | SESSION | FACULTY |
|---|---|---|
| 12:00 PM | Registration, Luncheon, and Professional Networking | |
| 12:45 PM | Opening Remarks and Symposium Welcome | Kate Thompson, MD |
| 12:50 PM | Keynote Address: Innovations in Care: Navigating Dementia Diagnostic Tools and Therapeutic Interventions | James Mastriani, MD |
| 1:30 PM | Featured Presentation: The Science of Risk Reduction: Practical Strategies for Brain Health | Laurel Curran, PhD, MPH |
| 2:15 PM | Expert Clinical Panel: Implementing Practical Tools and Interactive Q&A | Laurel Curran, PhD, MPH James Mastriani, MD Shellie Williams, MD |
| 3:00 PM | Networking Break | |
| 3:30 PM | Specialized Breakout Sessions | |
| Holistic Wellness: Tai Chi for Balance and Cognitive Vitality | Timothy Davis | |
| Resource Navigation: Community Support Services and Provider Network Room (NON-ACCREDITED SESSION) | ||
| Innovation Showcase: Academic Poster Sessions and Peer Research Review (NON-ACCREDITED SESSION) | ||
| Future Planning: Evidence-Based Strategies for Advance Care Planning (ACP) | Karina Mak Lisette Ortegon, CDEL | |
| 4:30 PM | Adjourn |
The agenda is subject to change.
Home Court at the Obama Presidential Center
6001 S Stony Island Ave
Chicago, IL
60637
United States
HOME COURT AT THE OBAMA PRESIDENTIAL CENTER
Home Court is a 60,000-square-foot athletic and events space designed to strengthen the entire community and motivate people of all ages. It offers programs inspired by President Obama's belief in the power of sports, mentorship, and connection. These expansive programs focus on well-being and health, life and leadership skills, career exploration, and relationship building.
Travel and Parking
For additional information, follow the Obama Presidential Center's website.
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ACCESSIBILITY The University of Chicago is committed to providing equal access appropriate to need and circumstances and complies fully with legal requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you are in need of special accommodation, please contact our office via email.
The University of Chicago reserves the right to cancel or postpone this conference due to unforeseen circumstances. In the unlikely event this activity must be cancelled or postponed, the registration fee will be refunded; however, the University of Chicago is not responsible for any related costs, charges, or expenses to participants, including fees assessed by airline/travel/lodging agencies.
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO COURSE DIRECTOR
Katherine Thompson, MD
Professor of Medicine
Professor of Medicine
Disclosure Declarations
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
As a provider accredited by the ACCME, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine asks everyone in a position to control the content of an educational activity to disclose all financial relationships with any ineligible companies. This includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients. Financial relationships are relevant if a financial relationship, in any amount, exists between the person in control of content and an ineligible company during the past 24 months, and the content of the education is related to the products of an ineligible company with whom the person has a financial relationship. Mechanisms are in place to identify and mitigate any relevant financial relationships before the start of the activity.
Additionally, the University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine requires Authors to identify investigational products or off-label uses of products regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration at first mention and where appropriate in the content.
Physician Credit
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.
The University of Chicago Pritzker School of Medicine designates this live activity for a maximum of 3.25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
Nursing Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
University of Chicago Medicine is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation.
Participants who successfully complete the entire activity and complete an evaluation form will earn 3.25 contact hours.
Social Worker Credit
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for the Brain Health Symposium for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
University of Chicago Medicine is a Registered Social Work Continuing Education Sponsor through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation and will offer continuing education units for the Brain Health Symposium for LSW and LCSW social workers in the state of Illinois.
3.25 social work continuing education units are provided for this live activity.
Other Participant Credit
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Other participants will receive a Certificate of Participation. For information on the applicability and acceptance of Certificates of Participation for educational activities certified for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™ from organizations accredited by the ACCME, please consult your professional licensing board.
Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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Please note: The credit-claiming process closes 1 month after the activity ends. Requests submitted more than 1 month after the event date may incur additional fees.
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