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Wednesday, June 5 • 12:10pm - 1:10pm
Oral Stream 2: Prevention and Diagnosis

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1. 'Validation of multiple linked administrative datasets to identify people with dementia'
Presented by: Thao Vu

2. 'Effects of dual-task functional power-based training on cognitive function in older adults at increased falls risk: an 18-month cluster randomised controlled trial'
Presented by: Jamie Tait

3. 'What factors should be prioritised for dementia prevention? A meta-analysis of population attributable fractions (PAFs) related to modifiable risk factors'
Presented by: Professor Blossom Stephan

4. 'Pre-symptomatic Blood Tests to Detect Neurodegeneration and Predict Dementia Risk: Public Perceptions Aross the Life-course'
Presented by: Dr Hannah Fair
Chair
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Professor Kaarin Anstey

Kaarin Anstey is an ARC Laureate Fellow and Director of the UNSW Ageing Futures Institute. She is also a conjoint Senior Principal Research Scientist at Neuroscience Research Australia. Anstey’s research focuses on improving brain health and dementia risk reduction through the development... Read More →

Speakers
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Thao Vu

Thao Vu is currently a Senior Data Analyst in the Dementia Data Improvement Unit at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare in Canberra. She has a Bachelor of Science and a Master of Health Communication from The University of Sydney. Her work focuses on using linked administrative... Read More →
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Jamie Tait

Dr Jamie Tait is a Lecturer in Exercise and Sport Science within the School of Exercise and Nutrition Sciences and a member of the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition at Deakin University. His research focuses on the impact of ageing and chronic conditions (e.g., pain) on... Read More →
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Professor Blossom Stephan

Professor Stephan holds the inaugural Chair of Dementia (in partnership with Dementia Australia) and is director of the Dementia Centre of Excellence, at Curtin University. She is Chair of the Alzheimer’s Society UK Sub-Committee on Dementia Prevention. Her research focuses on risk... Read More →
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Dr Hannah Fair

Dr. Hannah Fair is a passionate lecturer and researcher who focuses on understanding and improving equity in health promotion, particularly in dementia prevention. She evaluates online health education programs like the ISLAND project Linking Aging and Neurovegetative Disease, the... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 12:10pm - 1:10pm AEST
2. Springbrook Room
  Prevention & Diagnosis Orals