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In
collaboration with
University of Reading -UK
Dar Al Shifa Hospital-Kuwait
Egyptian Society of Geriatric & Gerontology
The International Institute on Ageing-United Nations-Malta
(INIA)
Middle-East & North Africa Association on Aging &
Alzheimer's (MENAAA)
Postgraduate
Course in Dementia Care No. II
Session 3-- Dementia : Diagnosis, Management &
research
April 8, 2025
9 am-4 pm Egypt -Hybrid
Organized
by
Abyad Medical Center, Lebanon
Middle East Academy for Medicine of Ageing
Secretariat: amc_lb@yahoo.com
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Postgraduate
Course in Dementia Care No. II
Session 3
Dementia : Diagnosis, Management, and Research
April 8-Cairo
Ahmad Shawky Geriatrics Hospital
9am-5pm Hybrid
| Day 1: Dementia Care Pathways |
| 08:45-09:00 |
Opening Remarks |
Pr. Hala & Dr. Abyad |
| 09:00-09:30 |
Understanding Dementia:
An overview of the Global Burden and Challenges |
Dr. A. Abyad -Kuwait |
| 09:30-10:00 |
Challenges in Dementia
diagnosis |
Pr. Hala Sweed-Eygpt |
| 10:00-10:30 |
Advances in Biomarkers
and Neuroimaging for Early Diagnosis |
Pr. Manar Mostafa- Egypt
|
| 11:00-11:30 |
Nutrition, Exercise,
social engagement and Brain Health in Dementia Prevention |
Dr. Hashim Bulbaid-Saudi
Arabia |
| 11:00-11:30 |
Coffee Break |
|
| 11:30-12:00 |
Emerging Therapies: From
Pharmaceuticals to Gene Therapy |
Dr. A.Abyad-Kuwait |
| 12:00-12:30 |
Dementia & Genetic
link: Research from Lebanon |
Dr Mohammed Khaled-Lebanon |
| 12:30-12:45 |
Discussion |
|
| 12:45-02:00 |
Lunch Break |
|
| Day 2: Research and Diagnosis
|
| 02:00-03:00 |
Early diagnosis of dementia
in multi-ethnic communities |
Dr. Samrah Ahamed-UK |
| 03:00-04:00 |
A novel artifical grammar
learning for dementia diagnostics |
Pr. Douglas Saddy-UK |
| 04:00-04:15 |
Closing Session: Reflection
& Feedback |
Pr. Hala & Dr. Abyad |
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