FDA approves Biogen’s aducanumab
Aduhelm (aducanumab) is the first new dementia drug treatment to come to market since 2003.
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Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part one
In this four part series, Senju Joseph, a carer at the Dementia Respite care centre in Thrissur, India, documents his experience of navigating the catastrophic second COVID-19 wave.
ADI Asia Pacific Regional Conference
Living well with dementia in a changing society. Join TADA Chinese Taipei, for the 2022 Asia Pacific Regional Conference. Online registration and abstracts open 1 March 2022. You can find out more information on the conference website.
Address: Taipei International Convention Center
30th European Congress of Psychiatry
The 30th European Congress of Psychiatry (EPA), organised by the largest association of psychiatrists in Europe, will take place on 2-5 April 2022 in the beautiful and historical city of Budapest, Hungary. Linking Clinical Practice and Research for Better Mental Health Care in Europe. This will be the guiding motto…
Address: Budapest, Hungary
International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and related neurological disorders
AD/PD™ 2022 brings a new look and a new chapter in the history of the AD/PD™ series of conferences. By merging together with the AAT-AD/PD™ Advances in Alzheimer’s Therapies Focus Meeting, AD/PD™ is now transformed into an annual meeting, with a continuing focus on the advances in science and therapy of…
Address: Barcelona, Spain
‘Chocoholics’: The grief support group born out of COVID-19
‘Chocoholics – Life is sticky sweet but sweet’, the grief support group created by Desirée Vlekken, founder of ADI member 4get-me-not, has quickly grown in community support and outreach since its first meeting at the beginning of April 2021.
Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part four
In this four part series, Senju Joseph, a carer at the Dementia Respite care centre in Thrissur, India, documents his experience of navigating the catastrophic second COVID-19 wave.
Australia’s $229m commitment to dementia
Maree McCabe, CEO of Dementia Australia, writes about the Australian government's recent $229 million funding allocation to dementia in the 2021-2022 budget.
Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part three
In this four part series, Senju Joseph, a carer at the Dementia Respite care centre in Thrissur, India, documents his experience of navigating the catastrophic second COVID-19 wave.
Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part two
In this four part series, Senju Joseph, a carer at the Dementia Respite care centre in Thrissur, India, documents his experience of navigating the catastrophic second COVID-19 wave.