The AI4HOPE (Artificial Intelligence Based Health, Optimism, Purpose, and Endurance in Palliative Care for Dementia) project held its first in-person project meeting in Helsinki on 5 and 6 June 2024. AI4HOPE aims to unite artificial intelligence, physiological measures and psychosocial interventions in a palliative-care ecosystem, in order to support people with dementia and their carers. This first in-person meeting was attended by representatives from academia, industry, clinical practice and patient organisations who discussed the steps that need to be taken for technical implementation and set the tone for effective collaboration in the upcoming years (AI4HOPE will run until 2028).
Daphné Lamirel (Public Involvement Officer), Dianne Gove (Director for Public Involvement and Ethics) and Lukas Duffner (Project Officer) attended on behalf of Alzheimer Europe and took part in workshops regarding the technical aspects of the project, data protection and discussions with clinical partners. They also presented Alzheimer Europe’s work and communication channels. Throughout the lifecycle of AI4HOPE, Alzheimer Europe will be leading the Public Involvement activities, involving members of both the European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD) and the European Dementia Carers Working Group (EDCWG), and will contribute towards all communication activities. AI4HOPE receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme (grant agreement no. 101136769).