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Brighton & Sussex – Dementia Research Conference 2025

May 21 - May 22

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Join Brighton and Sussex Medical School for a two day conference filled with exciting discussions, presentations, and insights into the latest advancements in dementia research. This online event brings together experts from around the world to share their knowledge and collaborate on finding new ways to understand and combat this challenging condition.

Whether you’re a researcher, healthcare professional, caregiver, or simply interested in learning more about dementia, this conference is the perfect opportunity to connect with like-minded individuals and stay up-to-date on the latest developments in the field.

Don’t miss out on this unique opportunity to be part of the Dementia Research Conference 2025 – register now and secure your spot!


Day One

09:30 – 17:00

DAY 1 (21st May 2025): Advances in Dementia Research

09:40 – 09:50

Introduction


Professor Gordon Ferns, Deputy Dean BSMS

09:50 – 10:00

Introductions


Professor Andrew Dilley, Head of Department of Clinical Neuroscience, BSMS

10:00 – 11:00

Blood and digital biomarkers implementation in dementia care


Keynote speaker: Dr Ivan Koychev, Reader and Consultant Neuropsychiatrist, Imperial College and Central Northwest London NHS Foundation Trust

11:00 – 11:25

My Choice – A resource on lifestyle for people living with dementia


Kath Sykes, Implementation Manager, Innovation Health Lead

11:25 – 11:50

CO-COG Study: A co-designed app for people diagnosed with cognitive impairment


Dr Rebeca Atkinson, Research Fellow, BSMS

11:50 – 12:10

Advice to researchers and clinicians from engaging with people with dementia


Julia Fountain, Patient and Participant Involvement Facilitator, Sussex NHS

12:10 – 12:30

The value of taking part in research


Natalie Portwine, Dementia Research Unit, Sussex Partnership Dementia Research Unit

13:30 – 14:00

Dementias Platform UK Addressing pre-clinical risk factors through global data


Keynote speaker: Dr Sarah Bauermeister, Associate Professor of Cognitive Neuropsychology at the University of Oxford, Senior Scientist, Dementias Platform UK & Brain Waves

14:00 – 14:30

OASIS study – an uncontrolled feasibility evaluation of a coping intervention


Keynote speaker: Mark Hayward, Director of Research at the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

14:30 – 15:00

OASIS-CARE Study- people living with dementia who experience hallucinations


Amaani Al-Azzawi, Doctoral Researcher, Centre for Dementia Studies

15:00 – 15:30

Dementia, Care Homes and Infection: a health protection perspective


Professor Jackie Cassell, National Lead of the UK Health Security Agency

16:00 – 16:30

Alzheimer’s Society UK Funders’ perspectives and priorities

16:30 – 17:00

Reflections of the day


Dr Dorina Cadar, Reader in Neuroepidemiology and Dementia, Director of CEDAR lab, BSMS

Day Two

09:30 – 17:00

Day 2 (22nd May 2025): Disease-modifying treatments and clinical adaptations

09:30 – 09:40

Welcome to Day 2


Dr Dorina Cadar Reader in Neuroepidemiology and Dementia, BSMS

09:40 – 10:00

Introductions to Centre for Dementia Studies at BSMS


Professor Naji Tabet, Director, Centre for Dementia Studies (CDS), BSMS, UK

00:00 – 10:30

New Modifying Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease


Keynote Speaker: Professor Ramin Nilforooshan, Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Surrey (UK) and a consultant psychiatrist for older adults in Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS FT

10:30 – 11:00

Sleep and Dementia


Dr Victoria Garfield, Senior Lecturer in Genetic Epidemiology, University of Liverpool, UK

11:00 – 11:30

Dementia risk reduction from epidemiology to public health initiatives


Keynote Speaker: Dr Kay Deckers, Assistant Professor, Dementia Risk Reduction; Head Section, Neuropsychology; Department of Psychiatry and Neuropsychology, Maastricht University, the Netherlands

11:40 – 12:10

APOE4 and Alzheimer Disease


Dr Claire Lancaster, Assistant Professor, Brighton and Sussex Medical School

12:10 – 12:30

Memory and Menopause- Insights from a Feasibility Study


Emily Buden, Doctoral Researcher

13:30 – 14:00

The modyfiable risk factors for dementia: The LANCET review


Dr Andrew Sommerlad, Associate Professor at UCL Division of Psychiatry and Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist in Islington Memory Service

14:00 – 15:00

Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders


Keynote speaker: Professor James Rowe, Professor of Cognitive Neurology, Cambridge Centre for Frontotemporal Dementia and Related Disorders at the University of Cambridge and Associate Director Dementia

15:00 – 15:30

Neuroimaging in Dementia: Low Field MRI


Professor Itamar Ronen, Director, CISC BSMS

15:30 – 15:45

Cognitive decline following AD disease diagnosis in patients with diabetes


Dr Ain Nizam, Doctoral Researcher and Clinician SPFT

15:45 – 16:00

No Dem Study: Practices, attitudes & outcomes of of patients without diagnosis


Dani Thorn, Research Assistant, Brighton and Sussex Medical School

16:00 – 16:20

VIVALDI Ascot Study Quality of Life for Older People Living in Care Homes duri


Melis Cobang, Research Assistant, CEDAR Lab, Centre for Dementia Studies, BSMS

16:20 – 16:45

Adapting and Communicating Health Guidance for People Living with Dementia


Dr Bethany Linder, Research Fellow, Centre for Dementia Studies, BSMS

16:45 – 17:00

Final reflections and close


Dr Dorina Cadar & Professor Naji Tabet

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