Live webinar air date: September 19, 2025, 1 p.m. Eastern time
Date
CE credits
3
Exam items
18
Description
This webinar provides a research and practice update on Alzheimer’s disease, with a focus on (1) new treatments, (2) diagnostic guidelines that rely heavily upon biomarkers and enable asymptomatic detection and diagnosis, and (3) growing prevention science. This webinar will use the 2021 APA Guidelines for the Assessment of Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Decline as a framework to guide clinicians in navigating these developments and will provide attendees with a broad overview of Alzheimer’s disease and the psychologist’s role in assessment and intervention. The webinar describes an approach to helping older adult and middle-aged clients to navigate a rapidly changing landscape.
Learning objectives
- Identify clinical symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementia syndromes.
- Summarize key changes in the APA dementia assessment guidelines as they apply to clinical practice.
- Discuss pharmacological dementia interventions and their evidence base.
- Evaluate the utility of recently proposed research and clinical diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer’s disease.
- Analyze the efficacy and accessibility of new diagnostic tests for Alzheimer’s disease.
Presenter
Benjamin Mast, PhD, ABPP
Mast is a licensed clinical psychologist and board certified geropsychologist specializing in aging and dementia. He serves as a professor in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences and as a clinical psychologist in the Trager Center Optimal Aging Clinic at the University of Louisville. He recently chaired the APA Task Force for the Guidelines for the Evaluation of Dementia and Age-Related Cognitive Decline and has received the APA Committee on Aging Award for the Advancement of Psychology and Aging. Mast has written several books on dementia and person-centered care and currently serves as editor for Aging & Mental Health, an international scientific journal.
