Cindy Birck

New paper out on communication in memory clinic settings

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There is now compelling evidence that Alzheimer’s disease (AD) takes hold in the brain decades before dementia symptoms appear, providing a window of opportunity for preventative efforts to stop the disease before the onset of dementia. Today’s research increasingly involves the whole continuum, including the earlier stages of the disease. This is accompanied by increasing …

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EU-FINGERS features prominently at #AAIC23

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The 2023 Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) took place from 16th-20th July as a hybrid event (online and in Amsterdam, Netherlands). It is the world’s largest meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science. This year, the conference attracted over 11,000 attendees including researchers, clinicians and dementia professionals to share breaking research discoveries that will lead to …

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Members of the EU-FINGERS Advisory Group participate in an informative event

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On 18 April, Alzheimer Europe (AE) organised a joint informative event on the topic of cognitive health, where members of the EU-FINGERS and LETHE Advisory Boards and the eBRAIN-Health Public and Patient Advisory Group were in attendance. Dr Celeste de Jager Loots from Imperial College London, covered key aspects of cognition and healthy brain. She …

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Interview with Chris and Jayne, members of the EU-FINGERS Advisory Board

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We recently talked to Chris Roberts and his wife Jayne Goodrick, both members of the EU-FINGERS Advisory Board, about their perspectives and experiences of Public Involvement in research and why they think brain health is important. Chris is the Chairperson of the European Working Group of People with Dementia (EWGPWD). He is from Wales (UK) …

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EU-FINGERS was presented at the #32AEC conference

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The 32nd Alzheimer Europe Conference (#32AEC) “Building bridges” was formally opened on 17 October 2022 in Bucharest, Romania. The conference was held as a hybrid event for the first time ever, with delegates and presenters able to join either on site or online, thus making it as accessible, inclusive and interactive as possible. 544 participants …

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EU-FINGERS holds its General Assembly Meeting in Stockholm

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On 21-22 November, the JPND-funded project EU–FINGERS held its General Assembly Meeting in Stockholm, Sweden. The event allowed members to meet in person for the first time since the project started in 2020.  Chaired by Professor Miia Kivipelto, the event brought together more than 30 delegates from the EU-FINGERS transdisciplinary consortium counting 11 partners from …

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EU-FINGERS features prominently at the 9th Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium

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The 9th Kuopio Alzheimer Symposium was organised this year as a joint event together with the Nordic Memory Clinic Conference on 23–25 August 2022 in Kuopio (Sweden). Sirpa Pietikäinen, member of the European Parliament gave the opening words and welcomed all delegates to the event which attract on average 300 participants annually, including clinicians, nurses, …

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Alzheimer Europe publishes new Dementia in Europe Magazine

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Alzheimer Europe has published the 40th edition of its “Dementia in Europe” policy magazine, filled with interesting updates on European and national policy developments in the dementia field, as well as European research projects and other research news. This edition has been published both electronically and in paper format, and its launch coincided with the …

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Members of the EU-FINGERS and LETHE Advisory Boards participate in a new consultation

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On 15 and 23 September, Alzheimer Europe (AE) and Karolinska Institute (KI) co-hosted a consultation with the members of the EU-FINGERS and LETHE Advisory Boards respectively. The topic of the meeting was to provide feedback to the CAIDE (Cardiovascular Risk Factors, Aging and Dementia) Risk Score. The CAIDE Risk Score is a tool which estimates …

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