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30 Jul 2025
Wonderful plenary session today at #AAIC25 with @Prof_Naismith on the importance of sleep in #dementia
30 Jul 2025
Today’s #AAIC25 plenary session will start at 11 a.m. in Hall ABC. Attendees, don’t miss your chance to hear from
🟣 @Prof_Naismith, Professor, Leonard P Ullman Chair in Psychology, Charles Perkins Centre at the University of Sydney
🟣 Katrin Andreasson, M.D., Edward F. and Irene Thiele Pimley Professor of Neurology and Neurological Sciences at Stanford University
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28 Jul 2025
ADNeT Director Professor Christopher Rowe at #AAIC25 sharing latest updates from Australia with ALZ-NET International colleagues
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22 Jul 2025
Tune in today from 12.30pm on @ABCTV to hear Professor Henry Brodaty AO speak about dementia prevention at @PressClubAust npc.org.au/events/professor-…
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17 Jun 2025
Did you join us at the Australian Dementia Research Forum in Perth? We would love to get your feedback so we can make ADRF2026 even better! Please fill out the survey so we can take on board your feedback. q.surveys.unimelb.edu.au/jfe… #ADRF2025
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10 Jun 2025
Congratulations again to Prof Perminder Sachdev for being awarded the ADNeT Lifetime Achievement Award at #ADRF2025. @sachdevps Read more about his career achievements➡️buff.ly/w1748L7
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5 Jun 2025
Proud to receive the @ADNeT_Australia Mid-Career Award presented by Ralph Martins at the closing of #ADRF2025! 🥂🎉 A shout out & thanks to my team @HBAProgram_USYD, @ian_hickie @BrainMind_Usyd @UsydPsych @Sydney_Science @CPC_usyd.
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Cognitive Behavioural Therapy is the gold standard of non- pharmacological intervention for better sleep. Other non medicinal interventions are keeping physically and cognitively active, and trying to get up at the same time every day. #ADRF2024 @Prof_Naismith
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26% of increased risk of developing dementia if you have sleep apnea and 70% of people coming to memory clinics have sleep apnea. Sleep duration and sleep quality have also been proven to play a pivotal role in keeping our brain healthy, by flushing out toxics. #ADRF2025
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There is a misconception that being thin in your older age is important. It’s not! Sugar and fat, protein and dairy products are all vital in your 80s and 90s both for flavour but also maintaining muscle mass and energy. - Maggie Beer AO. #ADRF2025
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It is possible with skilled knowledge and care to make food texture modified, and taste great for wellbeing in Aged Care homes. We need more training and sharing of knowledge. Flavour filled food, not fussy or fancy, good food that gives energy to all - Maggie Beer AO. #ADRF2025
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To end the #ADRF2025 we have opened up the doors to the public for a lecture with Maggie Beer AO, and we have a packed house! Our convenor Prof Ralph Martins and Maggie worked on a book “Recipes for life” marrying science and nutrition for brain health! ❤️🧠
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Our last Keynote for #ADRF2025 is our Rising Star Dr Pratishtha Chatterjee on the topic of “From Research to Reality: How blood biomarkers are shaping clinical practice in Alzheimer’s disease”. Plasma p-tau217 is the leading diagnostic blood biomarker- for AD 1/2
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Glial Fibrillary Acidic Protein (GFAP) has emerged as being associated with amyloid load and clinic progression of ADAD. Higher GFAP led to faster neurodegenerarion @PratishthaChat7 #ADRF2025
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VAD laws are operating safely in Aus with ineligible patients being screened put. Access for eligible patients faces challenges such as restrictions on raising VAD with patients, finding willing docs, Telehealth barriers and system complexities/ delays. 1/2
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Difference between seeking VAD for eg. cancer versus access to VAD for people with dementia on the basis of dementia. It is highly unlikely as it would be difficult to meet the specific criteria such a decision making capacity and certainty of death w/in 12 months. #ADRF2025
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Australian VAD laws are operating safely - successfully screening out ineligible patients. Those eligible do face access challenges such as restrictions on raising VAD w/patients, finding willing docs, Telehealth barriers and system complexities 1/2
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Our final speaker for Continuing Education is Prof Ben White, who will take us through Voluntary Assisted Dying. “This is no longer a fringe issue but a health care issue”. 99% of Australian now live in a jurisdiction where VAD is legal, however laws vary between states #ADRF2025
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In the assessment of sleep complaints in dementia there are a number of mechanism that need to be considered, including pathology, age- related, medications, altered timing cues and comorbidities. History is key in approaching complaints and pinpointing the exact problem. 1/2
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Difficulty falling or staying asleep? (insomnia, circadian rhythm disorder), Excessive sleepiness during the day? Abnormal sleep (restless legs, acting out dreams). Plus contributing factors such as mood, pain, exercise levels, alcohol/nicotine intake etc. @DrElieMatar #ADRF2025
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