An ad hoc committee will plan a public session in workshop format at the 2014 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease. This workshop will explore how digital health records can be applied to support research on Alzheimer’s disease. Specifically, presentations and discussions will be designed to help participants:

• Examine current and future applications of digital health records and their impact on clinical trial design;
  
• Consider scientific opportunities and challenges associated with applying digital health records to inform Alzheimer’s disease research design and methodologies;
  
• Discuss infrastructure needs and lessons learned from other medical-records linkage systems; and
  
• Explore what kinds of ethical, societal, and legal issues should be considered in applying digital health records on Alzheimer’s disease research.
  

The committee will develop the agenda for the workshop session, select and invite speakers and discussants, and moderate the discussions. An individually authored workshop summary based on the presentations and discussions held during the workshop will be prepared by a designated rapporteur in accordance with institutional guidelines.