Dementias 2024 Programme

Dementias 2024 is a two-day event filled with groundbreaking talks and captivating discussions.

This CPD approved programme will also be available for all attendees to watch on-demand for 6 months after the event.

Day 1 - Thursday 8th February

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Registration and refreshments
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Welcome and introduction
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Brain Imaging

Professor John O’Brien, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, University of Cambridge

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Case Studies

Dr Ross Dunne, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist and Honorary Senior Lecturer, University of Manchester

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Rare dementias

Professor Elizabeth Coulthard, Professor in Dementia Neurology, University of Bristol

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Break - refreshments and exhibition viewing
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Regulatory process for dementia treatment
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Industry Symposium

Sponsored by Lilly

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How are hearing loss and dementia related?

Professor Tim Griffiths, Professor of Cognitive Neurology, Newcastle University

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Lunch and poster presentations
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Supporting families affected by dementia
Rachel Thompson, Consultant Admiral Nurse, Lewy body dementia, Dementia UK
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End of life care for people with dementia

Professor Dame Louise Robinson, Professor of Primary Care and Ageing, Newcastle University

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Industry Symposium

Sponsored by TauRx

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The Lancet Commission: dementia prevention

Professor Gill Livingston, Professor of Psychiatry of Older People, UCL

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Break
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Non-pharmacological person centred approaches

Dr Jane Fossey, Honorary Senior Research Fellow, University of Exeter

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Genetic testing in dementia

Dr Timothy Rittman, Honorary Consultant Neurologist and Senior Clinical Research Associate, University of Cambridge

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Summary and close of conference
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Networking reception

Day 2 - Friday 9th February

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Registration and refreshments
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Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia

Dr Ben Underwood, Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, University of Cambridge

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Traumatic brain injury and dementia

Dr Vanessa Raymont, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist, University of Oxford

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Industry Symposium

Sponsored by Life Molecular Imaging

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Emerging therapies in Alzheimer's disease, from genetics to clinical impact

Dr Catherine Mummery, Consultant Neurologist, UCL

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Break
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Stroke, small vessel disease and dementia – recent studies

Professor Joanna Wardlaw, Chair of Applied Neuroimaging, University of Edinburgh

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Industry Symposium

Sponsored by EISAI

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Peripheral biomarkers as tools for diagnosis

Professor Henrik Zetterberg, Professor of Neurochemistry, UCL

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Industry symposium

Sponsored by Roche

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Lunch and poster presentations
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Poster presentation results and prize giving
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The management of depression in dementia

Professor Sube Banerjee MBE, Professor of Dementia and Executive Dean of the Faculty of Health, University of Plymouth

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Driving and dementia

Dr Paul Donaghy, MRC Clinical Scientist in Old Age Psychiatry, Newcastle University

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Lewy body dementia

Professor John-Paul Taylor, Professor of Translational Dementia Research, Newcastle University

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Closing comments and end of conference

This programme may change leading up to the event.