The Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mayo Clinic promotes research and education about healthy brain aging, mild cognitive impairment, Alzheimer's disease, Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia, and other related dementia disorders.

Dr. Karlawish was the featured speaker of the conference, delivering the speech “Alzheimer’s: The Truth About Where We’ve Been – A Vision to do Better,” and facilitated a workshop on ethical dilemmas in dementia care.