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the brain Factsheet 456LP April 2019 Knowing more about the brain and how it can change can help to understand the symptoms of dementia It can help a person with dementia to live well or to suppor. Analysis of dementia prevalence rates by Delo itte Access Economics reveal coastal and regional NSW will continue to bear the brunt of increasing dementia prevalence rates while the metropolitan areas of the State will also experience a steady incre Robert Burns MD and Linda Olivia Nichols, PhD. Memphis Caregiver Center, VA Memphis. Professors, Preventive and Internal Medicine. University of Tennessee Health Science Center. ©AAHCM. Robert Burns, M.D. and Linda O. Nichols, Ph.D. have no actual or potential conflict of interest in relation to these presentations. Presented by . Karla Brennscheidt, . psy.d. .. Owner, director. Clinical neuropsychologist – cedar valley . neurosycholoy. services, cedar falls. Outline . Aging Society . Iowa Data. Defining Dementia. Barry S. Fogel, MD. Brigham Behavioral Neurology Group. Harvard Medical School. Themes of This Presentation. Organizing Principles. Executive . Function and Metacognition. Why Assessors May Disagree . World Economic Forum, “Ageing and Cognition: Maintaining Economic Security in Later Life”. May 9-10, 2016. Sarah Lenz Lock. Senior Vice President for Policy, AARP. Executive Director, Global Council on Brain Health. Eilon. . Caspi. Ph.D. . Geriatrics & Extended Care Data & Analyses Center, Providence VAMC . Annual NICE Knowledge Exchange, Toronto, May 21, 2014 . Dwayne E. Wall. Sponsored by Institute for Life Course and Aging, University of Toronto. Jill Pendleton – Dementia Lead Liverpool. Ian . Mc. . Conville. - Riverside Life Enhancing Technologies Team Leader. Will Henderson – Clinical Research and Innovation Practitioner. Dementia can be defined as a set of symptoms that may include memory loss, difficulties with thinking, problem-solving and language problems. Associate Professor Michael Woodward AM. Port Lincoln . April 2017. Scope of talk. The progression of Alzheimer’s disease. New diagnostic approaches. Prevention. Treatment. Other research. Conclusions. . Mary . Guerriero. Austrom, PhD. Wesley P Martin Professor of AD Education. Associate Dean for Diversity and Inclusion, IUSM. Director Outreach and Recruitment Core. Indiana Alzheimer Disease Center. Dr Cho Yiu YUNG. FRCP (London, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Ireland). Head, Division of Geriatric Medicine. Dept. of Medicine & Geriatrics. United Christian Hospital . Hong Kong. Objective. To study the pattern of behavioural and psychological symptoms (. Current Realities and Future Possibilities. Peter V. Rabins, MD, MPH. Johns Hopkins School of Medicine . Dementia Syndrome. Declines in 2 or more cognitive capacities. Normal level of consciousness and alertness. Kevin Biese, . MD, MAT. Ellen . Roberts, . PhD, MPH . Jan . Busby-Whitehead, . MD. University . of North . Carolina. at Chapel . Hill. Division of Geriatric Medicine . Center for Aging and Health . Dementia is a serious brain disease that affects memory, ability to make decisions, daily functioning, as well as mood and behavior. Vascular dementia is a type of dementia caused by a stroke. Alzheimer’s is the most common form of dementia and vascular dementia is the second most common for people age 65 and older. . (opportunities and challenges). Advanced Research Fellow, . Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Imperial College London. Conventional pharmaco-epidemiological studies. Numerous cardio-metabolic medications (e.g. lipid-lowering, anti-diabetic, anti-hypertensive) have been linked to dementia risk.