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ForwardDementia Matters 2025: Talking about Tau: The Role of Tau PET Scans in Alzheimer’s Research and Care
Dementia Matters is a podcast hosted by Dr. Nathaniel Chin - a geriatrician, memory clinic doctor, and medical director for the Wisconsin Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at the UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health. Dr. Chin interviews leading scientists and caregiving experts in the discussion of the latest news, research, and caregiver resources in Alzheimer's disease and other causes of dementia.
For more information about Dementia Matters episodes that offer continuing education credits, visit the podcast's website: https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/dementia-matters.
In this episode of Dementia Matters, listeners will learn about "Talking about Tau: The Role of Tau PET Scans in Alzheimer’s Research and Care". Early detection is a top priority in the field of Alzheimer’s research, and one indicator of Alzheimer’s disease is the buildup of tau in the brain. What is tau, though? How can we detect this protein, and what can it tell us about a person’s symptoms or disease progression? Dr. Gil Rabinovici, a leader in the field of brain imaging, joins Dementia Matters this week for an in-depth discussion on the role of tau PET scans in Alzheimer’s disease detection, research and clinical care. Guest: Gil Rabinovici, MD, professor, Department of Neurology, University of California San Francisco (UCSF), director, UCSF Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center, study chair, Imaging Dementia-Evidence for Amyloid Scanning (IDEAS) and New IDEAS studies, co-principal investigator, Alzheimer’s Network for Treatment and Diagnostics (ALZ-NET), Longitudinal Evaluation of Alzheimer’s Disease Study (LEADS) |
To claim continuing education credits using the texting function:
- Listen to the podcast episode where it is available including through the ICEP learning portal.
- See https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/dementia-matters for a list.
OR - Go to the Register tab, Click the Begin button and under the Course Progress section, click on Episode Page -> Start
- See https://www.adrc.wisc.edu/dementia-matters for a list.
- At the end of the podcast, you will receive information about texting in a code with your cell phone.
To claim continuing education credits through the ICEP online learning portal.
- Go to the Register tab, Click the Begin button and under the Course Progress section, click on Attendance Code -> Start and enter the text code given at the end of the episode.
To complete the episode evaluation:
- Go to the Register tab, Click the Begin button and under the Course Progress section, click on Episode Evaluation -> Start
*An ICEP account is required to claim credit through either method and to complete the episode evaluation form. Create an account
Intended Audience
MD/DO, RN, APRN, PA
Elements of Competence
This continuing education (CE) activity is designed to improve learner competence in the following areas:
- ABMS/ACGME Competencies: Patient care and procedural skills, Medical knowledge
- National Academy of Medicine Competencies: Provide patient-centered care
- Interprofessional Education Collaborative Competencies: Roles/responsibilities, Interprofessional communication, Teams and teamwork
Learning Objectives
As a result of participation in this educational activity, members of the healthcare team will:
- Define the role of tau in the amyloid hypothesis
- Describe the role of tau PET scans in Alzheimer’s disease detection
- Describe the challenges for using tau PET scans in clinical settings
FACULTY DISCLOSURE
It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE). In addition, speakers, presenters and authors must disclose any planned discussion of unlabeled/unapproved uses of drugs or devices during their presentation.
* Ineligible companies are those whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on, patients.
The ACCME does not consider providers of clinical services directly to patients to be ineligible companies.
For this accredited continuing educational activity all relevant financial relationships have been mitigated and detailed disclosures are listed below:
Name | Role | Financial Relationship Disclosures | Discussion of Unlabeled/Unapproved uses of drugs/devices in presentation? |
| Dr. Gil Rabinovici Professor, Neurology University of California, San Francisco Weill Institute for Neurosciences | Speaker/Author | Eli Lilly and Company, F. Hoffmann-La Roche, Johnson & Johnson Health Care Systems Inc., Novo Nordisk, Merck (Contractor) GE Healthcare, Life Molecular Imaging, Avid Radiopharmaceuticals, Inc. Genentech USA, Inc. (Grants) | No |
| Nathaniel Chin, MD | Committee Member, Planner, Speaker/Author | NewAmsterdam Pharma (Contractor) | No |
| Marcella Eveler, APNP | Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Kim Hartmann, PA | Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Amy Lambright Murphy | Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Caoilfhinn Rauwerdink | Committee Member | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
| Grace Leonard, EdM | Planner | No relevant relationships with ineligible companies to disclose | No |
Accreditation Statement
| In support of improving patient care, the University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC) to provide continuing education for the healthcare team. |
Credit Designation Statements
American Medical Association (AMA)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.
American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC)
The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP designates this enduring material for a maximum of 1 ANCC contact hour.
American Academy of PAs (AAPA)
 | The University of Wisconsin–Madison ICEP has been authorized by the American Academy of PAs (AAPA) to award AAPA Category 1 CME credit for activities planned in accordance with AAPA CME Criteria. This activity is designated for 1 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. Approval is valid until 4/7/2026. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation. |
Continuing Education Units
The University of Wisconsin–Madison, as a member of the University Continuing Education Association (UCEA), authorizes this program for .1 continuing education units (CEUs) or 1 hour.
Available Credit
- 1.00 AAPA Category 1 CME
- 1.00 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
- 1.00 ANCC Contact Hours
- 1.00 University of Wisconsin–Madison Continuing Education Hours
- 1.00 Approved for AMA PRA Category 1 Credit™
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