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Christine Carter @cecarter.bsky.social · 3d

Great opening to the 35th Alzheimer Europe Conference in Bologna by families and people affected by dementia. #35AEC

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · 20d

We want to generate evidence that leads to better care for everyone living with dementia and neurodegenerative diseases in England, wherever they live and whatever their background.

Read more about how we're collaborating across the @nihr.bsky.social network to achieve this ⬇️

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#denpruqm | Claudia Cooper

Thrilled to spend today working with London-based home care agency managers to launch a new home care research champion network for our North London Regional Research Delivery Network (RRDN). Members ...

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Alzheimer's Society Doctoral Training Centre for Integrated Care @i-care-dtc.bsky.social · 27d

I-Care DTC feeling inspired at the Alzheimer's Society Annual Conference. Great conversations with potential applicants for next year's PhDs #ASAC25

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Dementia Research Team - Centre for Preventive Neurology QMUL @qmuldementia.bsky.social · Aug 4

Had an amazing time at #AAIC2025 this year!

🌟 Really enjoyed connecting with some wonderful people 🤝
and soaking up a brilliant range of talks — from sex differences in FTD to sensory abnormalities in dementia 🧠

Huge thanks to everyone that made it happen 🙏

Can’t wait for next year already! 🎉

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Jul 30

A lot of early interest in #denpruQM consensus on dementia risk reduction policy at #AAIC25 presented by our great post-doc @hdemnitzking.bsky.social with the project led by @charlesmarshall.bsky.social Paper available later this year. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social

Harriet standing by a poster on dementia risk reduction policy at AAIC 2025 in Toronto

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · Jul 29

A great pic from the team from the team at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC 2025) in Toronto this week. Hope they have an interesting and productive time sharing work and meeting colleagues from around the world!
#AAIC25
@qmul-wiph.bsky.social

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Jessica Budgett @jbudge.bsky.social · Jul 27

Our poster demonstrating the clinical and cost effectiveness of NIDUS-Family, summarising three of our latest publications, is up today at #AAIC2025 🇨🇦

Thanks to the team and funders! @alzheimerssoc.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social @instilled.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Jul 2

Following an in-person workshop and a three-round modified Delphi survey, 56 policy recommendations achieved consensus across four categories:

📢 Public health messaging
👟 Individual-level interventions
🌍 Population-level interventions
📚 Research commissioning

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Jul 1

❓ Interested in our #prevention workstream?

🎙️ Join @hdemnitzking.bsky.social and PPI member Debs at the @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social conference to hear about our dementia prevention consensus work.

🧠 You can also join @claudiacooper.bsky.social for Brain Health Question Time at 13:15.

A poster advertising Brain Health Question Time, which is taking place on Wednesday 2nd July from 13:15 to 14:15 at the SPIN-D conference. There are photos of the three speakers: Professor Claudia Cooper, Dr Seb Walsh and Joan Viskant.

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Jun 18

Looking for a summary of our publications and events?

Read the latest DeNPRU-QM newsletter, which was sent out to subscribers this morning. If you're not yet on the list, you can read & sign up below.

☀️ Read the June newsletter: shorturl.at/dGkwT

✅ Sign up to the mailing list: eepurl.com/iJDOnA

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Nathan Davies @profnathandavies.bsky.social · May 8

Wonderful evening celebrating two inspirational colleagues and professors @claudiacooper.bsky.social @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social @qmulresilience.bsky.social @denpru-qm.bsky.social

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Nathan Davies @profnathandavies.bsky.social · Apr 30

Incredible evening launching @acha020.bsky.social having a peek into the amazing research and community work for the population of East London planned with the fabulous @proflizsampson.bsky.social & @adamgordon1978.bsky.social

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Liz Sampson @proflizsampson.bsky.social · Apr 30

#deliriummatters
-cost NHS £10.8 billion p.a.
-young, old, medicine, surgery, ICU, care homes
⬆️hospital stay, delays discharge
⬆️falls, cognitive decline, death
-under-detected-badly managed
-BUT fixable...
New from @denpru-qm.bsky.social
📕 Full report shorturl.at/pio7T
📝 Brief shorturl.at/khrCT

Three people holding a copy of the delirium matters policy report

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Apr 16

💼 We're looking for a mixed methods Research Assistant to join our team from August.

📈 You'll work across a range of projects utilising quantitative & qualitative methods, which may include health economics.

⏰ Apply via our website by Tuesday 6th May: shorturl.at/NxSqe

Please share widely!

Quick Check Needed

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QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · Feb 27

We had our first Fixed-Term Researcher meeting of the year! 🎉 Great turnout both in person and online, with lots of insightful discussion on how we can support each other and develop our careers. Looking forward to building on these ideas!

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Harriet Demnitz-King @hdemnitzking.bsky.social · Feb 27

Was great to co-lead the first Fixed-Term Researcher meeting on Wednesday with @cecarter.bsky.social and Sarah Bourdin. Lots of exciting plans in development!

QMUL Centre for Psychiatry & Mental Health @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social · Feb 27

We had our first Fixed-Term Researcher meeting of the year! 🎉 Great turnout both in person and online, with lots of insightful discussion on how we can support each other and develop our careers. Looking forward to building on these ideas!

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Charles Marshall @charlesmarshall.bsky.social · Feb 26

What symptoms do people tell their GP about when they are developing dementia?

Lots of non-cognitive symptoms - and in a highly diverse population we can see that it is culturally influenced.

Recognising this is key to equitable diagnosis

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....

Early presentations of dementia in a diverse population

INTRODUCTION Improved recognition of non-cognitive presentations of dementia could reduce inequalities in dementia diagnosis, particularly if sociocultural factors influence help-seeking for cogniti...

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Abi Woodward @abiwoodward.bsky.social · Feb 21

Are you interested in helping to develop culturally relevant #socialprescribing to support family carers? If you work in healthcare, social prescribing or voluntary sector get in touch with me about taking part in a focus group 👇

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Nathan Davies @profnathandavies.bsky.social · Feb 19

A great afternoon with all! @qmul-wiph.bsky.social @qmulfmd.bsky.social

Adam Gordon MBE @adamgordon1978.bsky.social · Feb 19

Fantastic to host colleagues from Japan, Taiwan and Korea today to share our vision of how the Academic Centre for Healthy Ageing can help transform care for older people in NE London. Lots of shared learning and lots of opportunity for collaboration! @profnathandavies.bsky.social

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Dementia Research Team - Centre for Preventive Neurology QMUL @qmuldementia.bsky.social · Jan 22

Join us for the ARUK EDI Workshop on Monday, 27th January 2025, from 10:00 AM to 1:00 PM at the Park Crescent Conference Centre, London.

Topic: "Hiring a Diverse Workforce or Fostering Diversity Through Skills Development? Striking the Balance"

Register here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Unlocking Success Through Diverse Strategies - EDI Workshop

Monday 27th January 2025 10am - 1pm Park Crescent Conference Centre Ltd (ISH Venues), 1 Park Crescent, Regents Park, London, W1B 1SH

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Jan 21

'The Future Dementia Workforce' panel, chaired by Prof Yvonne Birks @nihrsscr.bsky.social introduce themselves and reflect on the data presented. Sarah Gribbin, Dr Mohammed Rauf, @zenaaldridge.bsky.social, Prof Sube Banerjee and Mark MacDonald

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Jan 21

Delighted that 'The Future Dementia Workforce' is a sell-out event co-organised by @denpru-qm.bsky.social @nihrsscr.bsky.social and The Curiosity Partnership. @claudiacooper.bsky.social welcomes everyone

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Dementia Research Team - Centre for Preventive Neurology QMUL @qmuldementia.bsky.social · Dec 23

Meet Prof. @charlesmarshall.bsky.social who leads the dementia team at the CPN! 😀

Here are conducting three studies: ABATED (using AI to analyse brain scans), DIADEM (exploring digital hearing biomarkers in dementia), and EQUATED (addressing barriers in dementia diagnosis for minoritised groups). 📗

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DeNPRU-QM @denpru-qm.bsky.social · Dec 6

Not long to go until our panel event on The Future Dementia Workforce, 21st of January in York. If you haven't booked yet make sure you get your tickets to avoid missing out! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-future...

The Future Dementia Workforce

Please join us in York to discuss the future dementia workforce within health and social care.

www.eventbrite.com

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