On 2 June 2022, Spominčica-Alzheimer Slovenia held a conference called “In the Rhythm of the Human Brain”, together with co-organisers the Multiple Sclerosis Association of Slovenia, the Let's Get to Know Multiple Sclerosis Association, Trepetlika - the Association of Patients with Parkinsonism and Other Extrapyramidal Disorders, the Association of Huntington's Disease Patients and Relatives and the Association of International Dystrophics. They prepared a rich programme and attracted many participants to the event, which took place in the country's biggest conference centre, Cankarjev dom, in Ljubljana, as well as online. The conference, which was held under the honorary patronage of the President of the Republic of Slovenia Borut Pahor, was attended by patients and their carers/supporters, as well as many experts who deal with neurological diseases in various ways.
Representatives from Alzheimer Europe and Alzheimer's Disease International, as well as other distinguished lecturers from abroad honoured the conference with their presence and speeches (Paola Barbarino, Director, Alzheimer's Disease International; Prof. Dr Iva Holmerová, Chairperson, Alzheimer Europe; Dale Goldhawk, President, Alzheimer's Disease International; Prof. Dr Ninoslav Mimica, Vrapče Psychiatric Clinic, Zagreb, Croatia; and Prof. Dr Voyko Kavčič, Wayne State University, Rochester, New York, USA), whose collective aim is to put dementia at the top of the health agenda. They emphasised that there are still too many people with dementia who remain without a diagnosis, and that people in Slovenia should receive the same care and treatment as in other parts of Europe. Numerous local speakers and speakers at a roundtable discussion also participated in the conference (Bogdan Tušar, Director, Directorate for Health System Development, Ministry of Health; Andrej Grdiša, Director, Directorate for the Elderly and Deinstitutionalisation, Ministry of Labor, Family, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities; Tomaž Gržinič, European Working Group of People with Dementia, who gave a video presentation; Assistant Professor Polona Rus Prelog, PhD, University Psychiatric Clinic, Ljubljana; Assistant Professor Martin Rakuša, PhD, Maribor University Medical Center; Tatjana Cvetko, MSc, Health Center Koper; Dr Zdenka Čebašek Travnik, Expert Council, Spominčica-Alzheimer Slovenia; Štefanija L. Zlobec, President, Spominčica-Alzheimer Slovenia; Dr Rok Berlot, University Clinical Center Ljubljana; Cvetka Pavlina Likar, President, Trepetlika - Association of Patients with Parkinsonism and Other Extrapyramidal Disorders; Rudi Jakovac, President, Association of Patients with Huntington's Disease and Relatives; Dr Tanja Valenta, Faculty of Theology; Renata Žohar, President, Let's Get to Know Multiple Sclerosis Society; Dr Sara Ahlin Doljak, Executive Board, Multiple Sclerosis Association of Slovenia; Nada Tomanič, Executive Board, Multiple Sclerosis Association of Slovenia; Dr Milica Gregorič Kramberger, University Medical Center Ljubljana; Dr Božidar Voljč, Emonicum Institute; David Krivec, Secretary General, Spominčica-Alzheimer Slovenia; Marija Sajovic, Franc Salamon Trbovlje Retirement Home; Tina Zadravec, Franc Salamon Trbovlje Retirement Home; Urša Mršnik, DEOS - Home for the Elderly of Notranje Gorica; Katarina Davidović, DEOS - Home for the Elderly of Notranje Gorica, Assoc.; Prof. Dr Anton Zupan, Expert Committee, Slovenian Dystrophic Association; Martina Sardoč, Dom dva topola; Mateja Toman, President, Slovenian Dystrophic Association; and Prof. Zvezdan Pirtošek, PhD, Head of the Department of Neurology, Faculty of Medicine Ljubljana, who moderated the roundtable session.
