Gregory A. Jicha, MD, PhD
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Biosketch
Dr. Jicha is an Professor in the Department of Neurology and Sanders-Brown Center on Aging at the University of Kentucky. Dr. Jicha serves on the Executive Committee and is the Director of the Clinical Core of the UK, and the NIA-funded Alzheimer’s Disease Center. He also directs the Telemedicine Cognitive Clinic at UK, designed to reach out to rural populations across Kentucky for both clinical and research-related activities in the area of AD and related disorders. Dr. Jicha holds the Robert T. and Nyles Y. McCowan Endowed Chair in Alzheimer’s Research at UK. His current research interests lie in the areas of mild cognitive impairment, clinico-pathological correlations in early preclinical disease states, and clinical trials of disease modifying therapies for AD. He is the principle investigator at UK for the National Alzheimer’s Disease Cooperative Study Group and also serves on the Clinical Task Force and Steering Committee for the National Institute of Aging Alzheimer’s Disease Center Program.
For more information about this speaker and other UK Department of Neurology faculty, visit: http://neurology.med.uky.edu/neurology-our-faculty.
Affiliations
- Professor of Neurology
Alzheimer's Disease Research Center
Sanders-Brown Center on Aging
University of Kentucky
College of Medicine
Lexington, Kentucky
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Conferences and Curricula involving Gregory
A. Jicha
Online Activities involving Gregory A. Jicha
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Many healthcare providers do not conceptualize degenerative dementia as a fatal, uncurable condition and do not take appropriate steps to ensure adequate end-of-life care. Current hospice mentality focuses on...
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.75
- CNE: 1.50
- Other: 1.75
- KBSW: 1.80
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jun 18, 2019
- Cost: Free
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Many healthcare providers equate dementia with Alzheimer's disease. Few understand or diagnose the full spectrum of causes for degenerative dementia. Ideally, a specific diagnosis can lead to improved care...
Faculty
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Activity Details
- Credit Amounts:
- CME: 1.50
- CNE: 1.50
- Other: 1.50
- KBSW: 1.80
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Type: Video Webcast
- Expires: Jan 21, 2019
- Cost: Free
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