Assessing Dementia Risk and Preventing Cognitive Decline

You are invited to a free, interactive educational event chaired by Dr Marita Long.

As our understanding of cognitive health grows, it is becoming clearer that cognitive decline is truly a disease of middle age. When armed with the right tools, a clinician can identify high risk patients and intervene to lower those risks years before the symptoms start. Join Dr. Long, other speakers, and clinicians from around Australia to discuss the latest advances in this field.

Guest Speakers

Prof. Henry Brodaty is a researcher, clinician, policy advisor and strong advocate for people with dementia and their carers. At University of New South Wales (UNSW Sydney), he is Scientia Professor of Ageing and Mental Health, and Co-Director of the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA). He has published extensively, is a senior psychogeriatrician at Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney and serves on multiple committees for the New South Wales and Australian governments and WHO. 

Prof. Sharon Naismith is a Clinical Neuropsychologist, NHMRC Leadership Fellow, Fellow of the Australian Academy of Social Sciences and holds the Leonard P Ullman Chair in Psychology at the University of Sydney. She leads the Australian Dementia Network Memory Clinics Initiative, aiming to improve equity of access and improved health services for older Australians experiencing cognitive decline and dementia.

Dr Marita Long (Chair) is a Victorian based GP working across clinical practice, medical education and research. Marita has a strong interest in women’s health and cognitive health. She is a current committee member for the Australian Society of Psychosocial Obstetrics and Gynaecology, a member of the Women in General Practice RACGP committee and has been the Vic/Tas representative on the board of the Australasian Menopause Society for the past 5 years. Marita was appointed as the first GP honorary Medical Advisor for Dementia Australia and more recently she was made an honorary Clinical Associate Professor for Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre.

If you have any questions, please contact Suzie Skipper: skipper_suzanne@lilly.com