UPDATED: 30th August 2007
We are organising a public awareness event on Alzheimer's disease on Tuesday, 16th September 2008 at 5pm. The venue is Lecture Theatre 2 in the Maurice Shock Building, University of Leicester, University Road, LE1 7RH. This evening is free and open to the public. Refreshments will be served. Please let us know if you would like to attend by emailing alzheimer@le.ac.uk or phoning 0116 252 3479. See below for the full programme or download the leaflet.
5.00pm Arrivals and Refreshments
5.30pm The role of the Alzheimer’s Research Trust (ART)
Robin Henne
Alzheimer’s Research Trust
5.45pm What causes Alzheimer’s disease?
Dr Chris Talbot
Department of Genetics, University of Leicester
6.05pm Can Alzheimer’s disease be treated?
Prof James Lindesay
Consultant Old Age Psychiatrist, Leicester General Hospital
6.25pm Can I lower my risk of getting dementia?
Prof Eef Hogervorst
School of Human Sciences, Loughborough University
6.45pm How does the disease affect the patient’s family?
Vivienne Dickens
Alzheimer’s Society
7.00pm Close
We hold an annual management meeting, the next one will be in December 08. Further details will appear here.
We hold an annual scientific meeting at which the members of the network centre present their latest research findings. The next meeting will be held in June 09 at the University of Loughborough. Venue and date will be posted here when they have been set. This meeting is open to anyone interested but is aimed at a scientific audience. We will get CPD credit to encourage attendance by clinicians.
Network members attended the 'Live it up!' event at Loughborough Town Hall on 6th Sept 07. This event was organised by Charnwood CVS and offered a variety of information and services for older people. We distributed information about Alzheimer's disease, the work of the ART and the research going on in our network centre. It was gratifying to hear later that some of the visitors contacted the national ART to donate money and enquire about involvement in research programmes.