Alzheimer Europe Conference 2024
- By:
- Centre for Applied Dementia Studies
- Published
From 9 to 11 October 2024, the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies made a notable impact at the Alzheimer Europe Conference 2024. Six members of our team attended the Geneva Conference to present their work.
Representing the Centre were:
- Ana Barbosa,
- Ian Davies-Abbott,
- Jan Oyebode,
- Gary Fry,
- Emanuel Nwofe,
- Amirah Akhtar.
The conference is key in dementia care and research. It offers an invaluable platform to strengthen our network and engage with the broader dementia community. This year, our team members featured in various roles, from chairing sessions to presenting. They shared findings from studies that spanned brain health, co-design, young onset dementia, and innovative approaches in dementia education and practice.
Amirah Akhtar
presented a study that explored the subjective experience of cognitive dysfunction during recurrent depression, focusing on a sample of 12 British South Asians aged 45–60 years.
Ian Davies-Abbott
gave a presentation on the use of an Appreciative Inquiry approach by people living with dementia to inform a mechanism of change, aiming to positively influence the discourse of family members/carers, healthcare workers, and laypeople.
Ana Barbosa
shared the findings of a recent project conducted with Cambridge Vision Technology, which assessed the acceptability and usability of a new technology designed to support dementia diagnosis.
In addition, Ana delivered an oral presentation titled Dementia education for Diagnostic Radiographer’s students: Impact on confidence, knowledge, and attitudes towards dementia, co-authored with Ciara McNally, Dannielle Jones, Clare Mason, and Erin Berry. She also presented on behalf of Andreia Paiva on leading change in practice, specifically through the development of Dementia Care Mapping (DCM) for future implementation.
Gary Fry
Other notable contributions included a poster presentation. This explored the usefulness and acceptability of a quality-of-life scale for carers of people with dementia, based on findings from SIDECAR, an implementation study conducted in carer support organisations.
Emannuel Nwofe
Emannuel delivered a quick oral presentation on the DAME-SAFE project, a co-designed initiative to promote brain health and reduce dementia risks among South Asian and African-Caribbean communities in the UK. Another poster presentation by Emmanuel focused on a scoping review of interventions aimed at reducing social isolation and loneliness among minority ethnic populations.
Jan Oyebode
Lastly, Jan Oyebode chaired a session and presented on improving social care for people with young-onset dementia and their families as part of the DYNAMIC project.
Our thoughts
Some of our team also attended the annual INTERDEM meeting (pan –European network for Early detection and timely INTERvention in DEMentia) where we had productive discussions on strengthening European connections and advancing collaborative work in dementia care research.
The many insightful presentations and new collaborations, the beauty of Geneva, and a generous helping of Swiss cheese and chocolate made this year’s conference an experience to remember.
If you would like to find out more about any of the works presented at the Alzheimer’s Europe Conference, get in touch with any of the team members who attended. We'd all be delighted to share more about our research and explore further opportunities for collaborations.
Learn more about the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies.