The @ISTAART Technology and Dementia Professional Interest Area focuses on the use of technology in research & practice for people with AD and other dementia.
Meet our speakers at the @ISTAART Technology and Dementia PIA Preconference at #AAIC26!
Drs. Alexandra Konig, Heather Allore, and Hiroko Dodge will discuss using #AI in clinical data harmonization, clinical trials, data analytics, and digital data streams. Join us!
We're bringing experts with experience across #academia and #industry to discuss what it takes to scale dementia technologies: from research and validation to real-world #implementation and impact. Be part of the conversation!
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Don’t miss the keynote session at the Technology & Dementia PreConference during #AAIC26!
“Seeing Parkinson’s Coming: The Power of #AI and Smartwatch Data”
Featuring keynote speaker Dr. Cynthia Sandor.
Visit alz.org/AAIC to register! @ISTAART#Parkinsons#Dementia
Attending #AAIC26🇬🇧?
Arrive early for the Technology & Dementia Preconference on July 11, 2026!
Join innovators, researchers, and clinicians exploring how AI and digital health are shaping dementia care and research.
View the Agenda here: tinyurl.com/rwsu767c@ISTAART
Our @ISTAART Journal Club: Meet the Author session is coming up: AI-based differential diagnosis of #dementia using multimodal data
🎤 Presenter Sol Morrissey
💬 Q&A with author Vijaya Kolachalama
🎙️ Moderated by Sayeh Bayat
📅 April 28 | ⏰ 9 AM CT
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💫For the first time, ISTAART PIA members are invited to take part in selecting the publications of the year for each PIA!
You can cast your vote today until May 8th: istaart.alz.org/publications…@ISTAART
It is not too late to register! We look forward to an engaging webinar on how to involve and include the voices of stakeholders in the design of technology and digital health solutions from the start through implementation. See you soon!
What does meaningful co-design in dementia technology really look like? Join our upcoming webinar exploring stakeholder involvement and Public and Patient Involvement across the research cycle. Register: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…@ISTAART
What does meaningful co-design in dementia technology really look like? Join our upcoming webinar exploring stakeholder involvement and Public and Patient Involvement across the research cycle. Register: alz-org.zoom.us/webinar/regi…@ISTAART
Submit a nomination today! #AAIC26
The Inge Grundke-Iqbal Award for Alzheimer's Research is presented to the senior author of the most impactful study published in Alzheimer's research over the preceding two years: bit.ly/44vgjw0
Nominations are due February 5.
Be a part of the future of tau research! Join the @alzassociation, @RCFNeuro and @curepsp for #Tau2026, May 14-15, 2026, in Washington, D.C., and online. Register today to collaborate and discuss key issues impacting the tau research community worldwide: alz.org/Tau.
Abstracts close soon for the @alzassociation International Conference in London, UK, and online! With a cutting-edge clinical and scientific program covering every aspect of the field, #AAIC26 is where the global trajectory of dementia science is shaped. alz.org/AAIC
🔔Applications close for the ISTAART Ambassador Program next week!🔔
The program provides early-career individuals with access to #AAIC26 and year-round professional development, networking and mentoring.
Visit alz.org/ISTAARTambassadors to apply before Jan 16!
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🚨New PIA member publication spotlight!
Postdoctoral fellow Christine McClure and team from #OHSU show that weekly online check-ins on #loneliness, #mood, #pain, and need for help can flag who later develops #MCI, even when baseline symptoms look normal. (1/2) @ISTAART
👉Baseline symptoms didn’t predict future MCI, but longitudinal changes differentiated groups.
Weekly online reports had 86% adherence over up to 35 months. Read the full article here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.… (2/2)
🎉We are excited to share our latest newsletter!🎉
You can access the newsletter in alz.org/TechnologyPIA ---> Files --> Technology PIA Newsletters: istaart.alz.org/files/catego…
Wishing everybody a lovely holiday season!
🚨PIA member publication spotlight!
How can primary care detect early cognitive changes quickly ?
A new study by @DrRCHilsabeck and team tested a fully automated screening tool that takes <5 min and uses both thinking and speech tasks.
Full article here: doi.org/10.1002/trc2.70145