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2014 Report on the Milestones for the US National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease
Author(s) -
Fargo Keith N.,
Aisen Paul,
Albert Marilyn,
Au Rhoda,
Corrada Maria M.,
DeKosky Steven,
Drachman David,
Fillit Howard,
Gitlin Laura,
Haas Magali,
Herrup Karl,
Kawas Claudia,
Khachaturian Ara S.,
Khachaturian Zaven S.,
Klunk William,
Knopman David,
Kukull Walter A.,
Lamb Bruce,
Logsdon Rebecca G.,
Maruff Paul,
Mesulam Marsel,
Mobley William,
Mohs Richard,
Morgan David,
Nixon Ralph A.,
Paul Steven,
Petersen Ronald,
Plassman Brenda,
Potter William,
Reiman Eric,
Reisberg Barry,
Sano Mary,
Schindler Rachel,
Schneider Lon S.,
Snyder Peter J.,
Sperling Reisa A.,
Yaffe Kristine,
Bain Lisa J.,
Thies William H.,
Carrillo Maria C.
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
alzheimer's and dementia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.713
H-Index - 118
eISSN - 1552-5279
pISSN - 1552-5260
DOI - 10.1016/j.jalz.2014.08.103
Subject(s) - plan (archaeology) , disease , medicine , gerontology , history , archaeology
With increasing numbers of people with Alzheimer's and other dementias across the globe, many countries have developed national plans to deal with the resulting challenges. In the United States, the National Alzheimer's Project Act, signed into law in 2011, required the creation of such a plan with annual updates thereafter. Pursuant to this, the US Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) released the National Plan to Address Alzheimer's Disease in 2012, including an ambitious research goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer's disease by 2025. To guide investments, activities, and the measurement of progress toward achieving this 2025 goal, in its first annual plan update (2013) HHS also incorporated into the plan a set of short, medium and long‐term milestones. HHS further committed to updating these milestones on an ongoing basis to account for progress and setbacks, and emerging opportunities and obstacles. To assist HHS as it updates these milestones, the Alzheimer's Association convened a National Plan Milestone Workgroup consisting of scientific experts representing all areas of Alzheimer's and dementia research. The workgroup evaluated each milestone and made recommendations to ensure that they collectively constitute an adequate work plan for reaching the goal of preventing and effectively treating Alzheimer's by 2025. This report presents these Workgroup recommendations.