On 26 April, Alzheimer Bulgaria held its second “Meet the Expert” webinar for 2021, with Professor Liana Apostolova. The target group was dementia carers and non-medical professionals involved in care (social workers, psychologists and other therapists). During the first quarter of 2021, two webinars were held: One for medical specialists in dementia field, in January; and one for carers and non-medical professionals, in April. With the exceptional collaboration and grant from Prof. Liana Apostolova and moderated by Petya Nikolova, Alzheimer Bulgaria organises webinars supporting the dementia community in Bulgaria.
Liana Apostolova is a professor of Neurology, Radiology and Genetics at Indiana University Medical School, Indianapolis, US. Her research focuses on the early symptomatic and pre-symptomatic stages of Alzheimer’s disease. The main topics covered at the webinar for carers, in April, were: medical and non-medical therapeutic treatment, vaccine development, quality-of-life issues, non-government programmes, and there was a Q&A session with carers. During the webinar for HCPs, in January, the topics covered were: the latest clinical studies and relevant data comparison, guidelines, screening and diagnostic methods and genetics as a factor in Alzheimer disease. Recordings of the webinars can be viewed here:
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?app=desktop&list=PLy7d9wXmiIP_1G5WjSU3RiWA7t44hb75F
The next webinar in the “Meet the Expert” series with Prof. Apostolova will be organised in autumn 2021.
