World Alzheimer Report 2025 launch

Join Alzheimer’s Disease International for the launch of the World Alzheimer Report on 18 September 2025. This year is focusing on the essential, yet often overlooked, area of dementia rehabilitation.

Rehabilitation is a cornerstone of care for many long-term health conditions, yet when it comes to dementia, it remains strikingly missing from policy and healthcare practices. Presently, very few national dementia plans include rehabilitation, despite its potential to help people maintain independence, stay connected to work and home life, and ease pressure on carers. In a world where diagnostics are enabling diagnosis at earlier stages of the condition, the role of rehabilitation services is only likely to grow.

Ahead of World Alzheimer’s Day, join ADI CEO Paola Barbarino as she hosts the launch of ADI’s landmark report on dementia rehabilitation. This event offers an exclusive look at the report and will shine a light on global case studies from Australia, Brazil, and the UK, welcoming global experts in this field who contributed to the report.

Seize this opportunity to join in the emerging conversations on rehabilitation, gaining insights on its benefits and applications, as well as having your questions answered during the Q&A following the panel presentations.

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Speakers

Ms Paola Barbarino, CEO, Alzheimer’s Disease International·Alzheimer’s Disease International. Paola is CEO of Alzheimer’s Disease International. Prior to this, she was CEO of LIFE and occupied senior positions with Cass Business School, Tate, British Library and IIED. She is a Board Member of the World Dementia Council, a Trustee of The Postal Museum and of Lauderdale House and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Previously she was a Non-Executive Director of the Non-Communicable Disease Alliance (NCDA), a Trustee of Shelter, the housing/homelessness charity, and of MLA London. She holds a degree cum laude in Classics from Federico II Napoli University, an MA in Field and Analytical Techniques in Archaeology and an MA in Library and Information Science both from University College London.

Ms Jackie Pool, former Occupation Therapist and dementia rehabilitation advocate, UK·Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument. Jackie Pool has over 40 years’ specialist dementia care experience as an occupational therapist working in health and social care in the statutory and in the independent sector across hospital, community and care homes.   Her roles have included clinical practitioner, educator, researcher, author and conference presenter. She is the author of the Pool Activity Level (PAL) Instrument: a reliable and valid assessment and care planning tool for use with people who are living with dementia and is also the author of the recently published book: From Dementia to Rementia. In addition, she has contributed chapters to dementia-related books and has been published regularly in peer-reviewed Journals.

Jackie was part of the project management group led by Professor Linda Clare, The Centre for Research in Ageing and cognitive Health (REACH), University of Exeter, during the development and testing of the GREAT Cognitive Rehabilitation Programme.   She was responsible for developing and delivering the training and supervising the research therapists in the initial NIHR funded randomised control trial. Jackie also further developed the online training of the subsequent Alzheimer’s Society funded GREAT into Practice implementation study: supporting 15 organisations to develop their own GREAT Cognitive Rehabilitation Practitioners and to embed the approach within their services.   Jackie is now retired as a practising Occupational Therapist but continues to actively campaign for occupational justice and the right of people with dementia to receive cognitive rehabilitation and reablement support. She is currently participating in the European wide research group: ReableDem, focusing on providing a framework and toolkit for delivering reablement services and she is a contributor to the Alzheimer’s Disease International World Alzheimer’s Report on Rehabilitation.

Professor Linda Clare, Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing and Dementia, University of Exeter Medical School·University of Exeter Medical School. Linda Clare PhD ScD is Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing and Dementia at the University of Exeter Medical School. She is Director of the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Policy Research Unit in Dementia and Neurodegeneration (DeNPRU Exeter), and dementia theme lead for the NIHR Applied Research Collaboration South-West Peninsula (PenARC). Her research aims to improve the lives of people who are living with dementia and progressive neurological conditions through a focus on promoting well-being, developing rehabilitative approaches to optimise functional ability and independence, and supporting family care.

Linsa is particularly known for pioneering the application of cognitive rehabilitation approaches for people with early-stage Alzheimer’s disease, and for leading the IDEAL cohort study of people with dementia and carers which focused on what makes it possible to experience a good quality of life with the condition. Linda has published over 350 scientific journal articles as well as translating research findings into practical resources for people living with dementia, family members, professionals and policymakers. Trained as a clinical psychologist and neuropsychologist, she is an NIHR Senior Investigator and a Fellow of the British Psychological Society, Academy of Social Sciences and Gerontological Society of America.

Prof Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, Associate Professor, Department of Clinical Medicine UFMG Clinical medicine and Geriatrician·Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG). Maria Aparecida Camargos Bicalho, MD, PhD, is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Minas Gerais (UFMG), Brazil, and Vice-Coordinator of the Geriatrics Service at the University Hospital. Dr. Bicalho completed a postdoctoral fellowship in the genetics of Alzheimer’s disease at the University of Cologne, Germany. She leads the Aging and Neurodegenerative Diseases research group, holds a CNPq Level 2 Research Fellowship, and focuses on aging, Alzheimer’s disease, and related neurocognitive disorders.

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