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Thursday 29th May 2025
10am – 4pm

The Preventing Well Pillar is about promoting positive brain health, minimising the risk of developing dementia in all population groups; and intervening early to delay onset or slow progression of the disease. The Prevention Conference will present and examine some of these areas as part of a system-wide County approach to age well and live your best life.

Detailed Description

The aims of this day Conference will be to:-

• Explore national and international perspectives on risk reduction and prevention approaches in dementia.
• Highlight the impact on future generations of positive brain health strategies
• Present research that could assist with the earlier identification of cognitive decline.
• Showcase specifically designed community-based interventions for MCI and early-stage dementia that promote cognitive wellbeing.

·        Reset the ‘Preventing Well Pillar’ of the ICN Dementia Strategy (May 2024).

The day will also include:

·       Brain Gym: a Teacher-led intervention for early stages of cognitive decline [based on the Danish Lifelong learning Concept].

·       Poster Presentations

·        Round Robin Workshop Activity

Keynotes Speakers to include:

Professor Chris Fox, Chair of the SPIN-D+ Network

Professor Muir Grey – Aging Well, a focus on cognitive wellbeing