Alzheimer Nederland
Alzheimer Nederland
DEMPACT
Health Hollland
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Dutch Dementia Researchers Conference

Utrecht, The Netherlands • 15 November 2024

Dutch Dementia Researchers Conference

Utrecht, The Netherlands • 15 November 2024

Dutch Dementia Researchers Conference

Utrecht, The Netherlands
15 November 2024

Programme

Programme

Friday, 15 November 2024

Venue indoor map

9:00-9:30

Registration

9:30-10:30

Opening and Plenary Session    [room: Juliana CZ]

Keynote 1: Dr. Kerensa Broersen

Keynote 2: Dr. Katherine Bassil

10:30-11:00

Break    [Juliana Foyer and Juliana Plein]

11:00-12:00

Parallel sessions

Fundamental research    [room: Juliana CZ]

Valentin Laroche
Methylomic-based heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s Disease cortex is associated with distinct microglial states

Mohit Dubey
Microglia-interneuron crosstalk in an Alzheimer mouse model

Jasper Smits
GVB-positive neurons are resilient to tau-induced disruption of proteostasis

Risk reduction and lifestyle    [room: Juliana 1]

Edo Richard
Prevention of Dementia using Mobile Phone applications (PRODEMOS) – a multinational randomised controlled effectiveness-implementation trial

Tessa van Baal
The association between sleep parameters, cognitive functioning, and markers of structural brain damage: The Maastricht Study

Jakob Laurens Schroevers
Antihypertensive medication classes and incident dementia in over 130,000 Dutch primary care patients

Living with dementia    [room: Juliana 2]

Simone de Bruin
Practice-based research for enhancing living well with dementia

Noortje Kloos
Shimmering lights: the lived experience of gratitude for dyads of people living with dementia and informal caregivers

Marjolein de Vugt
Collaborative innovation from development to implementation – The Partner in Balance journey within the ELICIT Framework

12:00-13:00

Lunch and POSTERS    [Juliana Foyer and Juliana Plein]

13:00-14:00

Plenary session    [room: Juliana CZ]
Word of organizing parties

Keynote 3: Prof. Dr. Rosa Rademakers

14:00-15:00

DEMPACT TRACK

Focus Patient and public involvement    [room: Juliana 2]
with Alzheimer Nederland, Pharos, SPREAD+, NDPI and QoLEAD

Focus Public-private partnerships    [room: Juliana CZ]
with Health Holland, ABOARD, and MODEM

Focus Early careers: presentation skills for bridging minds    [room: Juliana 1]
with Alex Boon

15:00-15:30

Break    [Juliana Foyer and Juliana Plein]

15:30-16:30

Parallel sessions

Diagnostics and prognostics    [room: Juliana CZ]

Elena Raluca Blujdea
Novel microglial markers that are specifically increased in early versus late clinical Alzheimer's disease stages

Frank Wolters
Generalizability of trials of amyloid-lowering therapy against Alzheimer’s disease to individuals with mild cognitive impairment or early dementia in the general population

Merel van der Thiel
Increased intracerebral small vessel blood pulsatility as measured with ultra-high field MRI relates to cognitive impairment in a memory clinic sample

Promising innovative interventions    [room: Juliana 1]

Gözde Duran
Strengthening cultural competence among healthcare professionals working with persons with dementia with an ethnic minority background: exploring the Good Conversation Method

Maud Graff
Caregivers behavioural changes after a programme supporting self-direction of persons with dementia

Myrthe Houben
A toolkit for choosing, implementing and evaluating meaningful activities for nursing home residents with advanced dementia: development and evaluation

Young people with dementia    [room: Juliana 2]

Gaia Giovanna Bagnasco
Earnings losses in young-onset Dementia: population-based study with administrative data

Stevie Hendriks
Risk factors of young-onset dementia: a UK Biobank study

Bo Smeets
Developing a practical toolkit to support continued employment in young-onset dementia using participatory action research

16:30-18:00

Drinks    [Juliana Foyer]