During the 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference (33AEC) which took place in Helsinki from 16 to 18 October 2023, Finnish television channel MTV3 interviewed two of the conference's Finnish keynote speakers, Petri Lampinen and Miia Kivipelto. Petri Lampinen, a member of the European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD), was a speaker at the Opening Ceremony of 33AEC. In his television interview, he discussed the importance of openness and shared how he manages to live a good life alongside his dementia. He told MTV3 interviewer Salla Hekkala about his feelings when dementia came into his life, how he cried at night but that while out walking in nature, he got a new grip on life and realised that life does not end with a diagnosis. He is now an active advocate for dementia both in Finland with the Alzheimer Society of Finland's "Memory Activists" and at a European level with the EWGPWD. He also spoke about the Conference and about the support his wife Nina gave him while attending the event, as well as in everyday life. You can watch the interview (in Finnish), here:
Professor Miia Kivipelto, University of Eastern Finland and Karolinska Institutet, was a speaker during the 33AEC plenary session on “Brain health and prevention”. Her presentation was on “Building the evidence base for multi-modal interventions through European and International collaborations”. In her interview with Salla Hekkala for MTV3, she discussed the latest information on the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. You can watch the interview (in Finnish), here:
