Expert on Alzheimer’s Disease to speak in Racine Oct. 8

Mark A. Sager, director of the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute at UW–Madison, will address the compelling topic of “Alzheimer’s Disease: New Treatment and Renewed Hope,” on Wednesday evening, Oct. 8, in Racine. He will discuss research breakthroughs and recent developments in the treatment of this devastating disease. The number of new Alzheimer’s cases is expected to balloon to a projected 14 million by 2050.

The event is free and open to the public, and includes a reception with complimentary dessert, coffee and soft drinks. It will take place from 7:30-9 p.m. in Sapphire East Hall at the Racine Civic Center’s Memorial Hall, 72 Seventh St. Those wishing to attend are asked to register online at www.uwalumni.com/ontheroad or call 888 WIS-ALUM, but registration is not required.

Sager earned a bachelor of science degree from the University of Illinois in 1968, and received his medical degree from the University of Michigan in 1972. In addition to directing the Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute, he is director of the Memory Assessment Clinic at UW Hospital and Clinics and a professor in the departments of medicine and population health sciences at the UW Medical School.

He was director of geriatrics at the Dean Medical Center and St. Mary’s Hospital Medical Center in Madison from 1987-92, and served as director of the geriatric evaluation and management program at the William S. Middleton Memorial Veterans Administration Hospital in Madison from 1992-97.

Sager’s visit to Racine is being sponsored by the UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies, the UW Medical School and the Wisconsin Alumni Association. It is part of the university’s On the Road program, which builds on UW–Madison’s strong tradition of extending its knowledge and resources to the boundaries of the state and beyond.