Alzheimer’s Association International Conference | July 18-21, 2027 | Chicago, United States, and Online

Continuing Education

Continuing education credits are jointly provided by Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and the Alzheimer’s Association. Continuing Education credits are available to ISTAART members for $75 and to non-ISTAART members for $150. Learn more about becoming an ISTAART member.

More information about continuing education credits for AAIC 2026 and AAIC for All: Clinicians will be available in the coming months. Credit claiming opens on July 16, 2026 and closes on Oct. 1, 2026.

For questions about CE credits or the claiming process:

  • Visit the registration desk on-site during regular conference hours to speak with Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) staff.
  • Contact the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) at inquiries@pimed.com.

Note: We recommend that you register and validate your CME University account before you arrive at the conference.


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Target Audience

This activity is intended for biochemists, geriatric psychiatrists, geriatric specialists, molecular and cell biologists, neurologists, neuroscientists, nurses, pharmacologists, primary care physicians, psychiatrists, psychologists, radiologists, social workers and dieticians involved in the research and/or care of people with Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

Educational Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

  • Utilize advances in technology, including imaging and biomarkers to improve diagnosis and monitor disease progression in Alzheimer’s disease.
  • Review data on current animal models for Alzheimer's disease.
  • Compare the pathophysiology of aging, Alzheimer's disease and other related disorders.
  • Identify potential targets for treatment of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Discuss recommendations for the prevention of Alzheimer's disease.
  • Explain therapeutic breakthroughs in neurodegenerative disease.
  • Identify emerging strategies likely to drive future advances in Alzheimer's disease.
  • Describe the impact of Alzheimer's on individuals with the disease and their caregivers through an interprofessional healthcare team lens.
  • Indicate how Alzheimer's disease affects society as it relates to health economics.

Joint Accreditation Statement

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In support of improving patient care, this activity has been planned and implemented by the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) and the Alzheimer’s Association. PIM 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.

Available Credits

All CE offered is listed below. Hours available can change, and will be determined closer to AAIC and shared with those who requested CE.

Physician Continuing Medical Education:
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 25 AMA PRA Category 1 Credit(s)™. Physicians should claim only the credit commensurate with the extent of their participation in the activity.

Continuing Nursing Education:
The maximum number of hours awarded for this Continuing Nursing Education activity is 25 contact hours.

Continuing Pharmacy Education:
The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine designates this activity for a maximum of 25 contact hours (2.5 CEUs) of the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education. Type of activity: Application. View the UAN appendix (PDF).

Continuing Psychologist Education:

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Continuing Education (CE) credits for psychologists are provided through the co-sponsorship of the American Psychological Association (APA) Office of Continuing Education in Psychology (CEP). The APA CEP Office maintains responsibility for the content of the programs. Credit designation: This program offers a maximum of 25 continuing education credits for psychologists.

Continuing Physician Assistant Education:

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The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine 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 a maximum of 25 AAPA Category 1 CME credits. PAs should only claim credit commensurate with the extent of their participation.

Continuing Social Work Education:

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As a Jointly Accredited Organization, Postgraduate Institute for Medicine is approved to offer social work continuing education by the Association of Social Work Boards (ASWB) Approved Continuing Education (ACE) program. Organizations, not individual courses, are approved under this program. State and provincial regulatory boards have the final authority to determine whether an individual course may be accepted for continuing education credit. The Postgraduate Institute for Medicine maintains responsibility for this course. Social workers completing this course receive a maximum of 25 Clinical continuing education credits.

Continuing Dietitian Education:

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This program offers a maximum of 25 CPEUs for dieticians.

Interprofessional Continuing Education:

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This activity was planned by and for the healthcare team, and learners will receive a maximum of 25 Interprofessional Continuing Education (IPCE) credit for learning and change.

How to Claim Credit

The code to claim credit will be available at the in-person table at the conference, and will be emailed to all AAIC attendees who requested CE credit during their registration immediately following the conference.

Before the conference: Register and validate an account with CME University (CMEU) prior to attending AAIC. Registering for AAIC does not automatically create an account for you on CMEU. Your CMEU profile is required for the credit claiming process and the issuance of your Certificates of Attendance.

Beginning July 16, 2026:
Claim credit only once and only after you have completed all sessions you attended. All credit must be claimed by Oct. 1, 2026 (or Sept. 10 for pharmacists).

  1. Register with instructions above and sign in to your CMEU account at https://www.cmeuniversity.com/
  2. In the "Claim CME Credits: Post Test/Evaluation" box located at the top of the page, enter the evaluation code.
    1. The code will be available at the in-person conference CE table and will also be emailed to attendees who requested CE credit during registration before and immediately following the conference.
  3. Click on the activity title when it appears.
  4. Select the type of credit you wish to claim.
    1. Please select only the sessions you attended and only one session per time block.
  5. Complete the online evaluation.
  6. Once the evaluation is complete, you can immediately download and/or print your certificate and transcript. A copy will also be emailed to the address associated with your CMEU account. The certificate of attendance will be complimentary for both the virtual and in-person conference formats.

Contact the Postgraduate Institute for Medicine (PIM) for questions about the claiming process at inquiries@pimed.com.

Troubleshooting tips:

  • Check for the verification email in your Spam/Junk Mail folder.
    • The verification email will come from inquiries@pimed.com with the subject line: CMEUniversity.com new account email verification
    • The verification link expires after two hours. You must repeat the process to receive a new verification email.
  • Check that you are logging in with a compatible computer, phone or tablet.
    • CMEU is currently not optimized for credit claiming from all handheld devices. Devices older than 2018 may not allow you to view portions of the credit claiming process.
    • If you are unsuccessful logging in from a handheld device, please attempt to log in from a computer.
  • From which device are you attempting to log in? (e.g., Computer, Phone, Tablet)
    • CMEU is currently not optimized for credit claiming from all handheld devices. Devices older than 2018 may not allow you to view portions of the credit claiming process. If you are unsuccessful logging in from a handheld device, please attempt to log in from a computer.
  • Try signing out of your Virtual Private Network (VPN) or another secure network (like one provided by a clinic or office environment).
    • Accessing CMEU from a secure network could prevent you from seeing the final steps of the process to receive your certificate. Highly secure networks often display portions of the website as pop-ups, which can prevent you from seeing certain pages of the website.
    • You can ask your IT to clear CMEU for access on your secure network or complete credit claiming from a private network.
  • For conversion of AMA credit to EACCME credit
    • Please refer to your Country/Region's Board of Accreditation.
  • For non US-based pharmacists
    • In order to receive official credit via the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), all pharmacists must have an NABP e-Profile. To create a profile and receive your e-Profile ID number, please visit the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy. You must have this ID number prior to claiming credit.

Disclosure of Financial Relationships

PIM requires faculty, planners, and others in control of educational content to disclose all their financial relationships with ineligible companies. All identified conflicts of interest (COI) are thoroughly vetted and mitigated according to PIM policy. PIM is committed to providing its learners with high quality accredited continuing education activities and related materials that promote improvements or quality in healthcare and not a specific proprietary business interest of an ineligible company.

Read the AAIC Scientific Program Committee disclosure report (PDF).
Read the AAIC Speaker/Moderator/Panelist disclosure report (PDF).

The Alzheimer’s Association and PIM planners and others have nothing to disclose.

Disclosure of Unlabeled Use

This educational activity may contain discussion of published and/or investigational uses of agents that are not indicated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The planners of this activity do not recommend the use of any agent outside of the labeled indications. The opinions expressed in the educational activity are those of the faculty and do not necessarily represent the views of the planners. Please refer to the official prescribing information for each product for discussion of approved indications, contraindications and warnings.

The Alzheimer's Association has received funding by means of sponsorship to support the delivery of our conference from multiple sponsors. The sponsors have had no editorial input or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence except for the corporate-sponsored symposia presentations.

Disclaimer

Participants have an implied responsibility to use the newly acquired information to enhance patient outcomes and their own professional development. The information presented in this activity is not meant to serve as a guideline for patient management. Any procedures, medications or other courses of diagnosis or treatment discussed or suggested in this activity should not be used by clinicians without evaluation of their patients’ conditions and possible contraindications and/or dangers in use, review of any applicable manufacturer’s product information and comparison with recommendations of other authorities.

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