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Neuroprogressive and Dementia Champion announced as keynote speaker at international dementia conference
9th August 2024
A leading member of the NHS Research Scotland Neuroprogressive and Dementia Network (NRS NDN) Network has been announced as a keynote speaker at a prestigious conference in Australia
NRS NDN Champion Tom Russ will be appearing at the International Dementia Conference 2024 in Sydney next month where he will be proudly sharing Scottish research expertise with an audience bringing together global experts, healthcare leaders, and people with lived experience.
He will speak on the subject of The Dementia Arena, Today and Tomorrow on Thursday 5 September, the first of the conference’s two days.
Director of Alzheimer Scotland Research Centre at the University of Edinburgh, Tom says he is hopeful that we are embarking on “the start of a very positive period in the treatment of Alzheimer dementia” informed by global recognition of the value of collaboration in a challenging area of healthcare.
While he believes the expected imminent availability of expensive new treatments in Australia could be positive for some, he will tell delegates that he wants to see an even-handed approach where “everybody gets an enhanced degree of support after a dementia diagnosis” to avoid potential health inequalities.
Tom added: “While we are developing the disease-modifying treatments of the near future, we need much more assistance for existing dementia services to diagnose, treat and support people who are currently presenting.”
During his keynote address, he will give his thoughts on new immunotherapeutic drugs Lecanemab and Donanemab during a wide-ranging clinical update on promising approaches and treatment for the different forms of dementia, while touching on how they may evolve in coming decades.
He will also participate in a panel on the challenges of keeping people living with dementia at home and the services required to make it happen.
Tom will be joining “highly respected speakers, expert panels, a huge range of concurrent sessions and networking opportunities to provoke discussion and inspire action among those committed to improving the care of people living with dementia”.
Organisers of the biennial International Dementia Conference say it has continuously “informed and driven dementia care discussion for more than two decades”.
