Professor Brian Lawlor is Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Deputy Executive Director of the Global Brain Health Institute based at Trinity College Dublin and University of California San Francisco. His main clinical and research interests are in the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease, behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and on the impact of loneliness on the brain health and wellbeing of older people.
Howard Bergman MD, FCFP, FRCPC, FCAHS, C.Q.
Howard Bergman is Professor of Family Medicine, Medicine (Geriatrics) and Oncology in the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences at McGill University, where he is also a Professor in the School of Population and Global Health.
The Council has published the transcript from the global dialogue of international leaders on dementia and ageing societies. Chaired by Professor Shekhar Saxena and Sarah Lock, the transcript captures contributions including the presentations by the ILC's Professor Alexandre Kalache and the LSE and STRiDE's Dr Adelina Comas-Herrera.
The WDC is delighted to announce its new chair and vice chair due to take up their positions this summer.
International leaders will gather on 7 July 2021 to explore the challenges for health systems to be ready for new treatments.
International leaders will gather on 30 June 2021 to explore dementia in the context of ageing societies across the world.
International leaders will gather on 9 June 2021 to explore advances made and the challenges that remain in data sharing for dementia research.
A global dialogue as part of the dementia landscape project series will gather international leaders on 30 June 2021 to explore the progress made in dementia and how dementia fits within the context of an ageing society.
A global dialogue as part of the dementia landscape project series will gather international leaders on 7 July 2021 to explore advances made and the challenges that remain for dementia and the readiness of health systems.