On 23 September 2021, the members of the Panhellenic Federation of Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Disorders carried out an online meeting on the topic “Report of the Actions for the Celebration of World Alzheimer's Day”. As part of the celebration of World Alzheimer’s Month, a series of events were organised by the members of the Panhellenic Federation in different cities across Greece. This is a list of the actions which took place during September, to reflect and raise awareness about Alzheimer's disease in Greece:
1) Screening of the films “The Father” & “Remind me” (Athens, Chania, Heraklion)
2) Memory Walks (Larisa, Thessaloniki)
3) Informative outdoor events in main squares of cities: (Chania, Larisa, Patra, Serres, Thessaloniki, Xanthi,)
4) Οnline events - lectures: (Karellio-Athens, Patra, Thessaloniki)
5) Caregiver's personal history: (Chania)
6) TED- Show about Alzheimer's disease: (Serres)
7) T-shirts printed & badges: (Serres)
8) Music events: (Serres)
9) Excursions: (Chalkida, Serres)
10) Open discussion to the general public: (Patra)
11) Awareness campaigns: (Patra, Serres)
12) Distribution of informative and awareness materials: (Athens, Chania, Larisa, Serres)
13) Lighting of monuments: (Patra)
14) Actors' participation in social messages: (Patra, Thessaloniki)
15) Educational games: (Chalkida, Patra, Thessaloniki)
16) Interviews on television and radio media: (Athens, Heraklion, Larisa, Patra, Rhodes, Thessaloniki, Serres)
17) Grand opening of a new day centre of dementia: (Ioannina)
18) Memory tests: (Karellio- Athens, Rhodes, Serres, Thessaloniki).
