living well with dementia an achievable goal dr lawrence woo consultant psychiatrist, brent memory...
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Living Well With DementiaAn Achievable Goal
Dr Lawrence Woo
Consultant Psychiatrist, Brent Memory Service
Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust
25th October 2013
Advances in Dementia Care
Awareness
Risks and Prevention
Diagnosis
Treatments
Education
And… A Manifesto
Alz society website Oct 2013
Advances in Dementia Care
Awareness
- Public Education
- Clinician Education
- Services Education
Risk + Protective factors for Alzheimer’s disease
Risk factors
Age > 65 years
ApoE4
Diabetes increases risk 54%
Obesity increases risk 59%
Cardiovascular Risks
Metabolic syndrome
Depression
Stress
Head trauma
Smoking
Protective factors
ApoE2
Mediterranean Diet
Physical activity
Intellectual activity
Social network/ activities
Advances in Dementia Care
Diagnosis
-New Tests / Scans
Advances in Dementia Care
New Treatments
- Amyloid Clearance
- ?Tau
Advances in Dementia Care
Education
- Of family, carers, friends
- The public
- Society
- Dementia friendly communities
Living Better?
Living Better?
Why Ask??
Living Better?
We Have No Choice
Baby Boomers
Baby Boomers
Have Created our Modern World
Accept Dementia Decrepitude??