Thursday October 16

0900-0930 Opening Ceremony
GENERAL INTEREST
1) Welcoming Words. Honourable President of the Dominican Republic, Hipólito Mejía / Honourable Vice President Milagros Ortiz Bosch
2) Henry Brodaty, Chairman ADI
3) Daisy Acosta, Conference Chairman
La Concha

9:30 –1100 Opening Plenary
GENERAL INTEREST
¨A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERIES¨

Chairman: Henry Brodaty, Chairman ADI

1) A journey of discovery, Roberto Garcia, Mexico
2) Genetic Analysis of Familial Alzheimer’s Disease Among Caribbean Hispanics. Dr. Richard Mayeux, USA
3) A journey through dementia, Nori Graham, Honorary Vice President, ADI, UK
La Concha

1100-1130 Break
Area of Conferences room

1130 – 1pm parallel sessions

TRACK I
MEDICAL /SCIENTIFIC
MILD COGNITIVE IMPAIRMENT (MCI)

Chairman Jennie Ward Robinson USA

1) Is Mild Cognitive Impairment a myth? Henry Brodaty, Australia
2) Predictive Markers of MCI. Patricio Fuentes, Chile
3) Should we be diagnosing MCI? Ethical issues, Peter Whitehouse, USA.
La Concha

TRACK II
CARERS / PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
APPROACHES TO CARE

Chairman: Ruth Goldberg, Israel

1) Training Illiterate home based carers in Brazil, Lillian Alicke Brazil
2) Circle Of Care – training programme for family caregivers, Sabine Jansen Germany
3) Drugs may help people with dementia, what helps caregivers? Mary Mittelman. USA
La Perla

TRACK III
GENERAL INTEREST
FOCUS ON RESEARCH IN LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

Chairman, Roberto Ventura, Uruguay.

1) Early Diagnosis and Treatment Of a Primary Degenerative Dementia
Carlos Mangone, Argentina
2) The Beginning of Neurofibrilar Degeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease is Associated with Changes in The Structure of Tau Protein. Raúl Mena, México
3) The Disability Study and Alzheimer’s Disease (EDAP). A Strategy to Approach Alzheimer’s Disease in The Community. Juan Llibre Rodríguez, Cuba
4) Cognitive Alterations and Other Associated Variables in Older Adults in Lima, Peru. Mariella Guerra, Peru
La Cayena

1pm-2:30pm
Lunch
La Cotica Restaurant

1pm-2:30pm
POSTERS SESSION (Posters to be exhibited all day)
La Concha

2:30 – 4pm
Parallel Sessions

TRACK I
MEDICAL – SCIENTIFIC
PHARMACOLOGICAL TREATMENT OF DEMENTIA.

Chairman: Rosy Pereyra Ariza, República Dominicana
1) Cholinesterase Inhibitors, past, present and future. Murat Emre, Turkey.
2) Memantine, A Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease. Barry Reisberg, USA
3) Future Developments in the Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Roger Bullock UK
4) Role of Nimodipine in the Treatment of Cognitive Impairment. Ricardo López Contreras, El Salvador
La Concha

TRACK II
CARERS / PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
LIVING WITH DEMENTIA, PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA SPEAK OUT!

Chairman: Jean Georges, Executive Director, Alzheimer Europe

1) The stigma of living with dementia. Lynn Jackson, Canada
2) Ways of Adapting Old Leisure Activities To Suit My Decreased Cognition. Marylyn Truscott, Canada
3) The Challenge of Dementia in My Family. Miguel Rojas. Dominican Republic
La Perla

TRACK III
GENERAL INTEREST
Dementia and Intellectual Disabilities, a workshop
Matt Janicki, USA, Ronald Luccino, USA
La Cayena

4 – 4.30pm BREAK
Area of Conferences room

4:30 – 6PM
PLENARY SESSION
GENERAL INTEREST
¨DIAGNOSING DEMENTIA¨

Chairman Nori Graham, Honorary Vice President, ADI, UK

1) Clinical Diagnosis of Alzheimer’s Disease. Barry Reisberg, USA
2) The Impact of Diagnosis; a patient’s perspective. Christine Bryden, Australia
3) Ethical Issues in the Diagnosis of Dementia. Peter Whitehouse, USA
La Concha

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17

9 – 10:30 am
PLENARY SESSION
MEDICAL - SCIENTIFIC
VASCULAR DEMENTIA

Chairman: William Jana, Dominican Republic
1) Vascular Cognitive Impairment and Vascular Dementia. Diagnostic Issues, Risk Factors and Relation to Alzheimer’s Disease. Igmar Skoog, Sweden
2) Treatment of Vascular Dementia. Roger Bullock, USA
La Concha

10.30 – 11 BREAK
Area of Conference room

11 – 12.30
PARALLEL SESSIONS

TRACK I
MEDICAL-SCIENTIFIC
PREVENTION AND RISK FACTORS

Chairman, Martin Prince, 10/66 coordinator, UK

1) Obesity and risk for Alzheimer’s disease and age related brain changes in elderly women. Deborah Gustafson, Sweden
2) Risk factors for cognitive impairment and decline in Afro Caribbean populations. Rob Stewart UK
3) Prevalence and risk factors associated with Alzheimer’s disease and Down’s syndrome, Patrick Jean Rogue, France
La Concha

TRACK II
CARERS / PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
INVOLVING PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA

Chairman, Verna Schofield, New Zealand

1) Involving people with dementia in New Zealand, Wendy Fleming, New Zealand
2) ¨My Board of Director Experience¨. The Alzheimer’s Society Of Canada Accepts A Person With Dementia To Their Board Of Directors – How it Works. Marilyn Truscott, Canada
3) My Input Getting Information To The Public, A Help To Alzheimer’s Scotland from A Person With Dementia. Jim McKillop, Scotland.
La Perla

TRACK III
GENERAL INTEREST
UNDERSTANDING DEMENTIA, CULTURAL PERSPECTIVES

Chairman: Mariella Guerra, Perú

1) Coping with Alzheimer’s disease, A video presentation in Spanish, Marina Bravo. USA
2) Culture based design for dementia special care unit, Li – Yu Tang Taiwan
3) Families in Conflict. The Relationship between Patients, Doctors and Families. Roberto Ventura, Uruguay
4) Comparative Study of Dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease in Mexico. Federico Ortíz Moreno, México
La Cayena

12:30 – 2:30pm
LUNCH
La Cotica Restaurant

12:30 – 2.30
ADI SHOWCASE.
(Showcase can stay all day long, setting everything early morning so that every break can be used for this, same as the posters.)
La Concha

2:30 – 4pm
PARALLEL SESSIONS

TRACK I
MEDICAL – SCIENTIFIC
BEHAVIOURAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL SYMPTOMS OF DEMENTIA

Chairman: Catalina Tudors

1) Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, a transcultural perspective. Martin Prince, 10/66 coordinator, UK
2) Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. Non Pharmacological Treatment, (SICOPSI). Maite Gonzales, México
3) Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia. Pharmacological Treatment. Henry Brodaty, Australia
La Concha

TRACK II
CARERS / PEOPLE WITH DEMENTIA
APPROACHES TO CARE

Chairman: Tami Tamitegama, Sri Lanka

1) Best friend’s approach to care. Virginia Bell, USA
2) Home care; Hospital-home Bond. Zoila Trujillo, México
3) Community Care for urban people with dementia an Indian Perspective. Jacob Roy, India
La Perla

TRACK III
GENERAL INTEREST
QUALITY OF LIFE
How does the relationship between the family carer and the person with dementia determine quality of life for each? The fourth Stroud interactive workshop on quality of life in dementia.
Sube Barnejee UK, Barry Gurland USA, Nori Graham, UK
La Cayena

TRACK IV
ADI Workshop
Getting your message out
1) Raising awareness About Dementia in Pakistan, Hussain Jaffri, Pakistan
2) The power of big words, Marc Wortmann, Netherlands
3) Rebranding the American Alzheimer’s Association, Kathy O’Brien, USA
Caribbean Grill

4 – 4:30pm
BREAK
Area of Conference room

4.30 – 6pm
PLENARY SESSION
MEDICAL / SCIENTIFIC
10/66 DEMENTIA RESEARCH GROUP

Chairman, Aquiles Salas, Venezuela

1) Introduction and Overview. Martin Prince, UK
2) Awareness and Care – Action Research in The Dominican Republic. Daisy Acosta, Dominican Republic
3) Risk Factors – Are those of African Descent at Low Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease? Juan J Llibre Rodriguez, Cuba
4) Intervention. The 10/66 Study in South India. KS Jacob, India
5) Influencing Policy, The Role Of 10/66 Study In China. Yuequin Huang, China
La Concha

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 18

9am – 10:30 am
PARALLEL SESSIONS

TRACK I
MEDICAL SCIENTIFIC
DIAGNOSING DEMENTIA IN GENERAL PRACTICE

Martin Prince, UK
Nori Graham, UK
Robert Yeoth, Australia
La Concha

TRACK II
Carers/People with dementia
Different issues in dementia care

Chairman, Pekka Lane, Finland

1).Uncomfortable spaces, unrecognized violence in residential care, Verna Schofield, New Zealand
2) The Mistreatment of People With Dementia in Latino America. Raúl Gutierrez, Mexico.
3) On Road Driving Performance in People with dementia, Kay Russell, Australia
La Perla

TRACK III
ADI Workshops
Building your Alzheimer Association

1) Making the most of community resources Peter Braun, USA
2) The realities of putting change into practice Maurice O’Connell, Ireland

Caribbean Grill

10:30 – 11am
BREAK
Area of Conference room

11am – 12:00
CLOSING CEREMONY

CHAIRMAN: Henry Brodaty, Chairman ADI

1) Alzheimer’s Association in Latino- America. Mira Josic Hernandez, Venezuela,
2) ADI’s 20th anniversary conference, Kyoto. Yoshio Miyake, Japan
3) Final Words. Elizabeth Rimmer, Executive Director of ADI, UK.
La Concha

 

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