Country
Malta
Session: PL02. Round table discussion: What place for dementia in national and European disability, social and brain health programmes?
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Before joining the University of Malta's Department of Nursing, Anthony worked for 13 years as a staff nurse and eventually a charge nurse in a geriatric rehabilitation hospital. Dr Scerri completed a Doctorate Degree in Gerontology in 2017 after successfully defending his thesis related to dementia care training in hospital settings. Anthony is the Vice-Chair of the Malta Dementia Society, a member of INTERDEM (a pan-European network of researchers collaborating in research on and dissemination of Early, Timely and Quality Psychosocial Interventions in Dementia) the Alzheimer Europe Expert Advisory Panel. He has written peer reviewed papers and book chapters on various aspects of dementia and dementia care, such as dementia care training, education, dementia care ethics, technology, epidemiology, public health, rehabilitation and gender issues. His contribution to dementia in Malta was recognised when he was awarded in 2023 the National Award for Exceptional Contribution to Dementia. In 2026 he was awarded, together with Prof Charles Scerri, the National Award for Exceptional Contribution to Dementia Research.