On 13 March, at the Rzeszów branch of the National Health Fund in Poland, Zygmunt Wierzynski, president of Alzheimer Polska (Alzheimer Poland), and Danuta Gatlik from the Podkarpackie Alzheimer's Association answered questions about dementia issues, posed by people attending an event marking Brain Day. Alzheimer Poland’s member associations were also actively engaged in disseminating information on dementia and to celebrate Brain Day, two member organisations hosted brain health conferences.
On 16 March, the "Tu i Teraz" (Here and Now) Foundation based in Nowy Sącz, organised a conference called "The Sącz Brain Day" which focused on therapeutic activities aiming at prolonging the physical and mental well-being of per-sons living with dementia. There was also an exhibition of paintings by persons affected by dementia, as well as some art and music therapy workshops.
On 18 March, the Łódź Alzheimer’s Association together with DOZ Foundation organised their conference called "Healthy Brain" for the inhabitants of Łódź, especially for seniors. The conference media was under the patronage of "Senior Voice". Elżbieta Łacina the president of DOZ Foundation said: “We should all connect with people suffering from various demen-tia diseases and their caregivers”, while Maja Maciaszczyk, psychologist, head of the Łódź Alzheimer Association gave a lecture on the topic "Good memory, how to take care of it?" All the events attracted a large number of people interested in issues related to Alzheimer's disease.. These events were held under the patronage of Alzheimer Poland.
