The Prevention of Dementia using Mobile phone Applications (PRODEMOS) project held its general assembly meeting from 23-24 September as a hybrid event (online and in Amsterdam, the Netherlands). The project is aiming to make an evidence-based dementia prevention strategy using mobile Health (mHealth), accessible to those at increased risk of dementia.
The meeting commenced with Edo Richard welcoming almost 40 delegates, including representatives from the 8 institutions and organisations that make up the PRODEMOS consortium. Following on from the introductory session, two sessions were dedicated to the platform and the trial in China. A very fruitful session took place on the trial practicalities. This was followed up by an overview of the planning trial including the project’s extension. The first day was brought to a close with a session on data collection and analyses.
The second day of the meeting started with Anders Wimo and Ron Handels who reported on the health economic aspects including the cost-effectiveness analysis. Next, leaders of the trial study in UK discussed the recruitment status, the measurements, the coaching and the reactions of participants. Following on from this presentation, Cindy Birck presented the news items that are published on the PRODEMOS application and adapted to the target population. Finally, dissemination and management activities were also briefly discussed. Edo Richard and Eric Moll Van Charante then drew the meeting to a close, thanking all the participants for their active contribution to the meeting. Jean Georges and Cindy Birck attended the general assembly meeting on behalf of Alzheimer Europe (AE). AE is partner in the project and is involved in the coordination and management, crossing cultural barriers and dissemination and communication work packages of this project.
This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement No 779238 and the National Key R&D Programme of China (2017YFE0118800). Further information on the PRODEMOS project can be found here: https://www.prodemos-project.eu