Abstract Topics

Prevention and Early Diagnosis of Dementia

• Etiology and causation of dementia
• Early diagnosis
• Diagnosis and the role of the GP
• Biomarkers in dementia diagnosis and natural history
• Mild cognitive impairment
• Current understanding of prevention strategies

Clinical Aspects of Dementias

• Clinical features and natural history of dementias
• Vascular disease and Alzheimer’s – overlap syndromes
• Imaging of dementia progression
• Biomarkers and predictors of progression
• Neuropsychology and dementia

Interventions

• Pharmacological treatments/interventions
• Understanding and responding to behaviours in dementia
• Psychosocial/Non-pharmacological interventions
• Future treatments

Enhancing Care and Support

• Care models and philosophies (e.g., person-centred, relationship-centred   and partnership approaches)
• Ethical issues in dementia
• Innovative approaches to home care/long term care
• Palliative care/End of life care
• Addressing cultural, ethnic and diversity care needs
• Supporting, training and educating informal and formal caregivers

Broader Social Issues/Social Models of Dementia

• Dementia friendly communities/Design/Use of technology
• Safety in dementia
• Reducing stigma

Lifestyle and Quality of Life Issues

• Risk factors and prevention
• Nutrition and dementia
• Leisure and meaningful experiences in dementia
• Supporting persons with dementia in self-management
• Emotional consequences/Grief and loss
• Artistic approaches and expressions of dementia
• Insider/experiential perspectives on dementia

Other

• Advocacy
• Innovative approaches to translating research into practice
• Other