•Course announcement•

Symposium on the early detection and intervention of Alzheimer’s disease: national continuing education program

The national continuing education program ‘Symposium on the early detection and intervention of Alzheimer’s disease’ will be held at Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, College of Medicine, Zhejiang University on May 7-10, 2015(program ID, 2015-03-09-126/127[Guo]). Keynote speakers include Dr. Weihong Song (Scholar of the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences), Dr. Chengxin Gong (Neuroscience Institute of New York University School of Medicine),Dr. Jianjun Jia (No. 301 Hospital), Dr. Hengge Xie (No. 301 Hospital), Dr. Shifu Xiao (Shanghai Mental Health Center),Dr. Liwei Wang (Shanghai Mental Health Center), Dr. Zhijun Zhang (Nanjing Zhongda Hospital), Dr. Enyan Yu (People’s hospital of Zhengjiang), and Dr. Wei Chen (Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine).

The symposium will familiarize clinicians with the early symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease and with recent research developments in the field. Case discussions will be used to help improve participating clinicians’ diagnostic and therapeutic skills related to Alzheimer’s disease. The meeting is appropriate for clinicians at attending-level and higher working in Psychiatry, Neurology, Geriatrics, or other related departments. Those who complete the course and pass the exam will receive 10 type-I national continuing education credits. The following are the details about the symposium:

Dates: May 7-10, 2015 (registration starts in the afternoon of May 7th and the course finishes on May 10th)

Location: Zhonghao Hotel, No. 76 Qiutao Bei Rd., Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China

Registration fee: 1000 RMB (not including lodging)

Contact: Yi SUN, E-mail: srrsheeg@163.com; telephone: 0571-86006774.

Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University College of Medicine