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Cognitive Epidemiology and Dementia Conference (Online)
29/03/2023 @ 9:30 am - 30/03/2023 @ 5:00 pm
This free two-day conference hosted by Dr Dorina Cadar, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Epidemiology and Dementia, Centre for Dementia Studies, BSMS, will feature a range of national experts in dementia research as well as local researchers and representation from patients who shape our research.
This is the third Dementia Research Conference from BSMS and the Sussex Partnership Foundation Trust.
Delegates are welcome to attend on both or either days of the conference, and for full or part days. Please note that the schedule and titles of talks are subject to change.
There are six CPD points available for each day of attendance.
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For any queries about the event, please contact Linda Bennett at L.Bennett@bsms.ac.uk.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
- Carol Brayne CBE, Professor of Public Health Medicine in the Department of Psychiatry, University of Cambridge
- John Gallacher, Professor of Cognitive Health at Oxford University and Director of Dementias Platform UK
- Gill Livingston, Professor of Psychiatry of Older People, University College London
- Robert Stewart, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology & Clinical Informatics, King’s College London.
EVENT SCHEDULE: DAY ONE
Wednesday 29 March 2023
10am
Opening introductions
Dr Dorina Cadar, Centre for Dementia Studies, Brighton and Sussex Medical School (BSMS)
10:10am
Professor Malcolm Reed, Dean BSMS
10:20am
Professor Andrew Dilley, Head of Neuroscience Department, BSMS
10:30am
Keynote: Dementia – who is most at risk and what should we do to reduce the risk?
Professor Gill Livingston, Professor of Psychiatry and Older People, University College London
11:15am
Break
11:30am
Dr Gosia Raczek
11:45am
Dr Stephanie Daley
12pm
Dr Ben Hicks
12:15pm
Lunch break
1pm
Speaker
1:45pm
TBC
2:15pm
TBC
2:45pm
Break
3pm
Dr Dalia Tsimpidia, University of Liverpool Hearing Impairment
3:45pm
Reflections of the day: Dr Dorina Cadar
*Please note that the schedule and titles of talks are subject to change.
EVENT SCHEDULE: DAY TWO
Thursday 30 March 202
10am
Welcome and Introduction
Dr Dorina Cadar, Centre for Dementia Studies, Brighton and Sussex Medical School
10:10am
Professor Naji Tabet, Director, Centre for Dementia Studies, BSMS
10:20am
TBC
11am
Keynote: Professor Robert Stewart, Kings College London
11:45am
Break
12pm
TBC
12:20pm
TBC
12:45pm
TBC
1pm
TBC
1:15pm
Lunch break
2pm
Keynote: Population based studies of brain ageing and dementia
Professor Carol Brayne, Professor of Public Health Medicine Cambridge University
2:45pm
Implementing Research: introducing ‘my choice’- a myth busting, accessible, evidence-based resource, that aims to enable people with dementia make decisions that support them to live well.
Katherine Sykes, Applied Research Collaboration Implementation Lead and Azeezat Aminu, Implementation Research Assistant
3pm
Break
3:15pm
Keynote: An overview of dementia research: Dementia Platform UK
Professor John Gallacher, Director, Dementias Platform UK; University of Oxford
3:45pm
Delivering Clinical Research
Dementia Research Unit
4:15pm
Final Reflections: Dr Dorina Cadar & Prof Naji Tabet
•Please note that the schedule and titles of talks are subject to change.
