Here we provide the videos of the presentations that were held at the 31st Alzheimer Europe Conference.
Opening ceremony
Welcome and introductory comments by
- Iva Holmerová, Chairperson, Alzheimer Europe
- Chris Roberts, Chairperson, European Working Group of People with Dementia
- Marjolein de Vugt, Chairperson, INTERDEM
- Hans Kluge, WHO
Keynote K1. Inspirational intro: Kevin Quaid (Ireland): Resilience in dementia – adapting to the COVID-19 pandemic as a dementia advocate
Plenary session PL2. Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic
- PL2.1. Jim Pearson (Scotland, UK): Reinventing counselling and home support during the pandemic
- PL2.2. Pat McLoughlin (Ireland): Protecting people with dementia in residential care – what we did right and what we got wrong!
- PL2.3. Miia Kivipelto (Sweden): Multimodal prevention studies and lifestyle changes during the COVID-19 pandemic
Plenary session PL3. Innovations in dementia diagnosis and care through new technologies
- PL3.1. Martin Traber (Switzerland): The importance of flexible care settings and home care management in clinical trials within a rapidly changing COVID-19 environment
- PL3.2. Adrian Wagg (Canada): Improving continence care of nursing home residents thanks to new technologies
- PL3.3. Petra Ritter (Germany): Augmenting diagnosis, inferring mechanisms, and predicting intervention outcomes in neurodegenerative disease through personalized Virtual Brain Cloud simulations
With the participation of:
- Stella Kyriakides – European Commissioner for Health and Food Safety
Keynote K2. Patrick Ettenes (United Kingdom): Inclusive dementia care: the needs of the LGTBQ community
Plenary session PL4. Dementia as a public health challenge
- PL4.1. Hana Brouliková (Czech Republic): Czech National Action Plan for Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Illnesses 2020 – 2030: First Implementation Steps and Lessons Learned during the Pandemic
- PL4.2. Maria Teresa Ferretti (Italy): Are we getting better at taking sex and gender differences in Alzheimer’s care into account?
- PL4.3. Gill Livingston (United Kingdom): Preventable causes of dementia and their public health implications
Yoga class
Round table discussion: Beyond the pandemic: Reinventing dementia care and treatment
With introductory presentations by:
- Craig Ritchie (United Kingdom): From dementia prevention to brain health
- Lutz Frölich (Gemany): Are we ready to change the diagnosis and treatment paradigm?
- Marjolein de Vugt (Netherlands): Improving the support and care of people at the dementia stage
Closing ceremony
- Interaction with participants
- Wrap up of the conference
- Concluding comments by Iva Holmerová, Chairperson
- Invitation to 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference in Bucharest
- Singing from Forget Me Nots Choir (Ireland)
Parallel sessions and symposia
Quick oral presentations
Poster presentations
Poster presentations can be viewed on our Flickr account
POS1. Resilience and COVID-19- Click Here to view
POS2. Care and support - Click Here to view
POS3. Policy and societal aspects - Click Here to view
