2024 Law-Med Conference: Cognitive Decline and the Law

Friday, March 1st, 2024
8:15 AM - 4:00 PM

Add to Calendar: Add to Calendar: 2024-03-01 08:15:00 2024-03-01 16:00:00 2024 Law-Med Conference: Cognitive Decline and the Law Event Description As the American population ages, a growing number of people will suffer cognitive decline. Cognitive decline may affect individuals’ ability to work, drive, obtain medical care, manage their finances and engage in other activities of daily living. As cognitive decline becomes more prevalent in American Society, legal experts and policy makers will need to grapple with its implications. This conference will explore a variety of legal and policy challenges associated with cognitive decline. Topics will include medical decision-making, guardianship, cognitive decline among incarcerated individuals, family caregivers, telemedicine and much more. Agenda and speaker biographies.  School of Law School of Law America/New_York public

Law-Medicine Center

5.5 hours of CLE credit, pending approval

Event Description

As the American population ages, a growing number of people will suffer cognitive decline. Cognitive decline may affect individuals’ ability to work, drive, obtain medical care, manage their finances and engage in other activities of daily living. As cognitive decline becomes more prevalent in American Society, legal experts and policy makers will need to grapple with its implications. This conference will explore a variety of legal and policy challenges associated with cognitive decline. Topics will include medical decision-making, guardianship, cognitive decline among incarcerated individuals, family caregivers, telemedicine and much more.

Agenda and speaker biographies. 

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