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Lecanemab/Leqembi availability at MGB: What you Need to Know

November 9, 2023 @ 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Get the latest information on this new treatment so you can share important details with your patients.

This program will deepen your understanding of:

  • Lecanemab approval data, mechanism of action, side effects & monitoring
  • How to discuss cost & treatment demands for patients
  • Identifying eligible candidates for treatment consideration
  • How to prepare patients and expedite referrals

Presented by:

  • Gad Marshall, MD – Director of Clinical Trials at the BWH Center for Alzheimer Research and Treatment (CART)
  • Dorene Rentz, PsyD – Co-Director, Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core at MADRC, Co-Director of CART
  • Christine Ritchie, MD, MSPH – Co-Director, Outreach, Recruitment & Engagement Core at MADRC
  • Mike Erkkinen, MD – Director BWH Division of Cognitive & Behavioral Neurology
  • John Dickson, MD, PhD – Neurologist, MGH Memory Disorders Division
  • Art Canter – Research Participant at MADRC

Organizer

Massachusetts Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center