So many people arriving at the #ASAC24 conference ready to make dementia a priority. We can’t wait to get going!

“One of the things we were founded on is the understanding that we had to fund research but that we also needed to take a tact around advocating for funding of research. ” — WDC Vice Chair Joanne Pike, DrPH highlights the work of the Alzheimer's Association in the U.S. & globally. #ADI2024

The final plenary of #ADI2024 is underway. Mark Roithmayr starts the session highlighting the power of investment and the current state of the Alzheimer’s drug discovery pipeline.

#ADI2024 Day 3 continues the theme #DementiaRiskReduction with the opening plenary of the day: Risk reduction and prevention: innovation in science and communication. Chaired by Simon Long
of The Economist

“We believe in a world of compassion, of solidarity, of love, where everyone helps each other...We believe in the importance of human memory which allows us to remember, learn, and pass on our knowledge to a broader group & a younger generation.” —
Paola Barbarino opens #ADI2024

The #ADI2024 conference is underway. The first session sponsored by Alzheimer's Association included representatives from the Philippines, Norway and Scotland as they discuss how governments around the world are currently promoting brain health.

WDC Trustees and Members will be participating in this week’s #ADI2024 conference. Follow along on social as we highlight some of the keynotes and sessions from this year's programme focused on the seven areas of the WHO’s Global Action Plan on dementia.

Today World Dementia Council met to plan for the next 10 years of dementia care, treatment, and support. Recent advances present opportunities and challenges. Together, we'll do what it takes to build a better future for people and families across the globe.

That’s a wrap on the 2024 WDC Summit. Thank you to all of our panellists and attendees for contributing to a lively, important discussion about what bold actions we can take to transform the dementia research, treatment and care landscape over the next decade.

“We need to invest but it is an investment rather than a spend…it’s a distinction.” — Siddhartan Chandran on the importance of a sustained investment in Alzheimer’s and dementia research.

“It’s really important in public health to have the dual message that these [behaviour changes] are good for you but also because if you do get the disease it will help.” Sarah Lenz Lock

“We need to find the tipping point for dementia. In smoking they reached it. What is the tipping point to motivate a sustained lifestyle change for brain health?” — Franca Gatto during today’s session on maintaining brain health.

“We need to change the narrative around what brain health is. How young people view brain health, how employers and employees talk about or think about brain health.” — Melissa Chan

Thank you to our panellists for this afternoon’s discussion on clinical meaningfulness. A strong discussion about weighing benefits and risks of treatment and ensuring we don’t lose the patient or caregiver perspective in bringing safe, effective treatments to market.

Ryoji Noritake discusses access challenges to approved Alzheimer’s treatment in Japan. “It’s not health care solely…it’s transportation, telemedicine all combined.” And notes government, medical and private institutions must provide lay friendly information.

Thank you Jean Georges, Professor Brian Lawlor, Katrin Seeher & Kate Lee for a wonderful talk about the barriers to timely diagnosis, focusing on the issue of equity and challenges in the workforce.

“Art can help tell a story about living with dementia,” Professor Brian Lawlor on the power and impact of art and communication to contribute to reduce stigma and drive towards diagnosis.

Great discussion by this afternoon’s panellists on the role of health systems in diagnosis and the challenges ahead including a lack of infrastructural preparedness.

.@ministervVWS shares with @PhilipALZ that the focus for the Netherlands is three-fold: to eradicate dementia, to ensure everyone receives good, tailored care, and to undertake more research.

Dementia “isn't just a health issue. It’s an economic issue, and it’s a societal issue.” — @ministervVWS on how she succeeds in getting others in government and policy development to understand and focus on solutions to the growing global dementia crisis.