TOMORROW: Chairman Rick Scott to Speak at HHS’ First-Ever Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Summit Featuring Special Guest Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
Fort Lauderdale, Fla. – Tomorrow, Thursday, October 22, U.S. Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, will join U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr, at HHS’ first-ever Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Summit in Fort Lauderdale.
Senator Scott will deliver remarks highlighting the importance of advancing Alzheimer’s research, improving diagnosis, treatment and care, and supporting patients, families and caregivers impacted by this devastating disease. The summit will be followed by a quarterly meeting of the Advisory Council on Alzheimer’s Research, Care, and Services.
WHAT: HHS Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias Summit
WHO: U.S. Senator Rick Scott, Chairman of the Senate Special Committee on Aging
Special Guest: Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Dr. Mehmet Oz, Administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Kyle Diamantas, Acting FDA Commissioner
Michelle Branham, Florida Secretary of Elder Affairs, Chair of the Advisory Council
Kathryn Newkirk, Vice Chair of the Advisory Council
John Couris, Council Member, President and CEO, Tampa General Hospital, Florida Health Sciences Center
Samuel Giles, Council Member, Neurologist and Chief Medical Officer, Memory Treatment Centers, Jacksonville, FL
James Hartsell, Council Member, Executive Director, Florida Department of Veterans’ Affairs
Michael Mayo, Council Member, Executive in Residence, Baptist Health
Kristi Putnam, Council Member, Former Arkansas Secretary of Human Services, Former Florida Department of Children and Families under GRS
Steve Waterhouse, Council Member Chair, Alzheimer’s Association of Central and North Florida
Gina Waterhouse, Council Member, Patient Advocate
Jonathan Weiss, Council Member, Florida Alzheimer’s Disease Advisory Committee Chairman
WHEN: Thursday, October 22nd, 2026
1:00 P.M. ET
Press must arrive no later than 12:30 P.M. ET. Late entry will not be permitted.
WHERE: Address provided upon RSVP.
RSVP: Media must request credentials by Wednesday, October 21st at 6:00 P.M. ET.
Email requests to Grace Davis Jamison at grace.davis@hhs.gov with the full name, media outlet, phone number, and email address of all attendees.
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