Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds

“Finding Words: Speech-language Intervention for Communication in Primary Progressive Aphasia”

Maya Henry, PhD
Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders
Director, Aphasia Research and Treatment Lab
The University of Texas at Austin

Objectives:

• Understand the state of the evidence base for speech-language interventions in PPA;
• Identify components of restitutive interventions for speech and language in each of the three variants of PPA;
• Learn about the immediate and long term outcomes of speech-language treatment in PPA;
• Identify neural predictors of treatment response in individuals with PPA.

Disclosures

• Planners: Lawren VandeVrede, MD, PhD; Bruce L. Miller, MD; Howard J. Rosen, MD; and Eleanor O’Brien have stated they have no relationships to disclose.
• Speaker: Dr. Henry has stated she has no relevant relationships to disclose.

Accreditation: The University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Medicine is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

Designation: UCSF designates this live activity for a maximum of 22 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

The above credit is inclusive of all Memory and Aging Center Grand Rounds sessions offered January 2019 through June 2019. (1 credit per each 1-hour grand rounds session throughout the year).

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Grand Rounds presentations are for educational purposes and intended for a professional audience. This activity is not commercially supported.