1. Living Well With Dementia An Achievable Goal
Dr Lawrence Woo
Consultant Psychiatrist, Brent Memory Service
Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust
25th October 2013

2. Advances in Dementia Care
Awareness
Risks and Prevention
Diagnosis
Treatments
Education
And… A Manifesto
Alz society website Oct 2013

3. Advances in Dementia Care
Awareness
Public Education
Clinician Education
Services Education

4. Risk + Protective factors for Alzheimer’s disease
ApoE2
Mediterranean Diet
Physical activity
Intellectual activity
Social network/ activities
Risk factors
Age > 65 years
ApoE4
Diabetes increases risk 54%
Obesity increases risk 59%
Cardiovascular Risks
Metabolic syndrome
Depression
Stress
Head trauma
Smoking

5. Advances in Dementia Care
Diagnosis
New Tests / Scans

6. Advances in Dementia Care
New Treatments
Amyloid Clearance
?Tau

7. Advances in Dementia Care
Education
Of family, carers, friends
The public
Society
Dementia friendly communities

8. Living Better?

9. Living Better?
Why Ask??

10. Living Better?
We Have No Choice

17. Baby Boomers

18. Baby Boomers
Have Created our Modern World

20. Accept Dementia Decrepitude??