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Alzheimer's Association International Conference 2026
July 12-15, 2026 | London, United Kingdom, and Online
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Beyond All Or Nothing: Capacity, Consent, And The Limits Of Proxy Decision-making
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Beyond All or Nothing: Capacity, Consent & the Limits of Proxy Decision-Making in Alzheimer's Disease
•Informed consent requires decision-making capacity.
•AD causes progressive but heterogeneous loss of capacity.
•Most legal systems operate with an "all-or-nothing" approach.
•Clinical reality is often gradual rather than dichotomous.
A gap between the legal frame and everyday clinical practice occurs.
How can patient autonomy be preserved as long as possible?
How can proxy involvement increase gradually rather than abruptly?
How can prior wishes and current preferences be reconciled?
Analysis and comparison of European and
American jurisdictions.
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