The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America is holding a free one-day conference in Portland on Wednesday designed for patients, families and caregivers.

One of the keynote speakers is Oregon Health and Science University’s Kevin Duff, the co-director of the state’s only Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center.

He says early detection recommendations have changed over recent years and with the emergence of new drugs, many early stage patients can experience dramatically improved outcomes — so catching the disease early is critically important.

Duff joins us in studio to discuss the details.

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