ADRF 2024: Full Schedule

9:30am AEST

Registration Open

Monday June 3, 2024 9:30am - 4:00pm AEST
5. Foyer

9:30am AEST

Poster Exhibition - Day 1

Theme 1: Discovery (Basic Science/Discovery)
1. The oral and gut microbiome signatures of older Australians with and without dementia and comparisons to international data
Eunice Cheng
2. Modelling CLN3 (Juvenile Batten) Disease in iPSC-derived Neurons Implicates Interrelated Pathways in Protein Homeostasis and Neurite Arborization
Anthony Cook
3. Investigation of Blood-Brain Barrier Transporter Dysfunction in Sporadic Alzheimer's Disease: Insights From Patient IPSC-Derived Models
Juliana Cristina da Silva Chaves
4. A novel approach to Alzheimer's disease through the gut microbiome
Sithara Dissanayaka
5. Poorer online cognitive performance is associated with genetic risk for Alzheimer’s disease and brain phenotypes in healthy mid-life and older adults
Lina Gomez
6. Exploring a Novel Hand-Motor Biomarker Across the Dementia Continuum: Integration and Validation of TAS Test in the ISLAND Cognitive Clinic
Jane Alty
7. Detection of Subtle Cognitive Decline in Pre-Symptomatic Community-Dwelling Older Adults Using Unsupervised Online TAS Test Hand Reaction Time Tests
Jane Alty

Theme 2: Prevention and Diagnosis
8. An AI-Assisted Analysis of Finger Tapping: Investigating Association of Hand Movement with Cognitive Impairment
Jane Alty
9. The link between depression and risk of incident dementia: An Umbrella Review and meta-analysis
Maha Alshahrani
10. Discrepancies in self-administered MIND diet surveys compared to dietitian-administered versions among the AU-ARROW study participants
Malika Fernando
11. Initial Outcomes of a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT) for a Multidomain Lifestyle Intervention Study to Reduce Dementia Risk in Healthy Older Adults: The LEISURE Study
Sophie Andrews
12. Development and validation of the CogDrisk Short Form for assessing risk factors for dementia
Kaarin Anstey
13. Implementing dementia risk assessment in Australian adults: real world data from 6241 respondents on the CogDrisk website
Kaarin Anstey
14. The diet quality of participants in the AU-ARROW study based on MIND diet adherence
Carolina Blagojevic Castro
15. Barriers and Enablers to Cognitive Assessment in Parkinson’s Disease: Perspectives of Clinicians and People Living with PD
Deborah Brooks
16. Associations Between Brain Structure and Dual Decline in Gait and Cognition
Michele Callisaya
17. Identification of objective cognitive decline in preclinical Alzheimer’ disease
Rodrigo Canovas
18. Association between Anxiety, Stress, and Cognition in Middle-Aged Adults: Exploratory Factor Analysis across Multiple Anxiety and Stress Measures
Ivana Chan
19. Enhancing utility of neuropsychological evaluation for earlier and effective diagnosis of dementia in Parkinson’s disease: PDCogniCare Project
Nadeeka Dissanayaka
20. What is the prevalence of dementia in Australia?
Annette Dobson
21. "It is a lifestyle…this is it": Drivers of behaviour change towards dementia risk reduction in rural older adults
Laura Dodds
22. Effect of Scanner on beta amyloid quantification in a head-to-head comparison of 18F-NAV4694 Centiloid measurements between Biograph Vision, Gemini and Biograph mCT
Vincent Dore
23. Plasma Ergothioneine levels in cognitively normal individuals with low or high neocortical amyloid
Shaun Eslick
24. The impact of lifetime music experience on hippocampal subfields, prefrontal cortex, and cognitive function in older adults at risk for dementia
Nicole Espinosa
25. The Role of Social Networks in Promoting Dementia Risk Reduction Among Hard-to-Reach Populations
Hannah Fair
26. Best Practice Diagnosis of Cognitive Decline in People with Parkinson’s disease
Daniel Bailey

Theme 3: Post-Diagnostic Care
27. A Mixed Methods Examination of the Impact of Dementia on Occupation Violence in Hospital
Dan Bailey
28. Drawing on Lived Experience to Design a Tailored, Multimodal Sleep Intervention for Dyads of People Living with Dementia and Their Caregivers
Aimee Brown
29. Recruiting people with Mild Cognitive Impairment into a falls prevention trial
Elissa Burton
30. Evaluating a novel training course about dementia-friendly eyecare for optometrists
Marianne Coleman
31. Sustainable Personalised Interventions for Cognition, Care, and Engagement (SPICE): Update of a twelve-week multicomponent intervention for people with dementia and care partners
Nathan D'Cunha
32. Learning through Adapting: Reflections on Co-designing Solutions with People Living with Dementia
Catherine Devanny

Monday June 3, 2024 9:30am - 7:00pm AEST
5. Foyer

Poster Exhibition

10:30am AEST

Special Interest Group: Early to Mid Career Researchers (EMCR) Workshop

This interactive workshop will involve small group discussions led by prominent researchers the dementia field. Discussion topics include: developing a 5-year career plan, crafting your ‘elevator pitch’, grant writing tips and how to build your profile and CV. This session is tailored for early- and mid-career researchers (including PhD students).

Speakers

Stephanie Wong

Edwin Tan

Dr Edwin Tan is a Senior Lecturer, School of Pharmacy, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney. He is also a registered pharmacist with clinical experience in both Australia and the UK. He was a previous NHMRC-ARC Dementia Research Development Fellow at the Karolinska... Read More →

Monday June 3, 2024 10:30am - 12:00pm AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Special Interest Group, EMCRs in dementia research: key skills for success

10:30am AEST

Continuing Education - RACGP Approved

This session is RACGP approved.

1. Dementia and MCI diagnosis. Educator: Associate Professor Mark Yates
2. Risk Reduction Associate. Educator: Associate Professor Jane Alty
3. The patient journey with cognitive decline - from Symptom Onset to Diagnosis/Management. Educator: Dr Stephanie Daly
4. Support of the care partner. Educator: Professor Dimity Pond

Speakers

Associate Professor Mark Yates

I am the lead geriatrician in the Grampians Health CDAMS Clinic, Associate Professor at Deakin University and the founding Director of Clinical Studies for the Deakin Clinical School, Ballarat. I lead the Practice Improvement arm in the NHMRC funded FaceDementia project headed by... Read More →

Associate Professor Jane Alty

Jane Alty is an Associate Professor of Neurology at the University of Tasmania and a Neurologist at the Royal Hobart Hospital. She is also Co-Director of the ISLAND Clinic, a ‘one-stop’ cognitive clinic that provides an interdisciplinary assessment and diagnosis for Tasmanian... Read More →

Dr Stephanie Daly

Our continuing professional development educators Dr Stephanie Daly and Professor Dimity Pond are leading ADNeT's work in developing pathways for blood-based biomarkers test in Primary Care with their new research: Evaluating the impact of blood-based biomarkers for Alzheimer’s... Read More →

Associate Professor Michael Woodward

Associate Professor Michael Woodward is Head of Aged Care Research and the Memory Clinic at Austin Health in Melbourne, Victoria. He is a specialist in geriatric medicine with major interests in the treatment of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and other dementias. He is Principal Investigator... Read More →

Professor Dimity Pond

Monday June 3, 2024 10:30am - 12:30pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Continuing Education, Continuing Professional Development Session

11:00am AEST

Special Interest Group: Young Onset Dementia (YOD-SIG)

The session will showcase current advancements in research, innovation, and service developments in the young-onset dementia field, through a series of invited presentations. The session will end with a Q&A panel to discuss research priorities and ways to move the field forward. The session will be of relevance to researchers, clinicians, and service providers, as well as people living with young-onset dementia and their care partners.

Speakers

Jade Cartwright

Adrienne Withall

Monday June 3, 2024 11:00am - 12:30pm AEST
2. Springbrook Room

Special Interest Group, Current Advancements in Young Onset Dementia Research

12:15pm AEST

Special Interest Group: DEMON

With the increasing availability of large scale, high dimensional data, our ability to make best use of this rich data will depend on utilisation of advanced machine learning and artificial intelligence (AI) techniques. In this session we will hear about the application of AI and machine learning methods as well as stakeholder engagement for the responsible innovation of AI, and have an opportunity for networking.

Speakers

Associate Professor Michelle Lupton

Monday June 3, 2024 12:15pm - 1:30pm AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Special Interest Group, DEMON Network special interest session: Data science and AI for dementia

1:30pm AEST

Continuing Education - RACGP Approved

This session is RACGP approved.

1. Driving Considerations. Educator: Prof Kaarin Anstey
2. Deprescribing. Educator: Prof Sarah Hilmer
3. Post Diagnostic Support. Educator: Prof Lee-Fay Low
4. What’s on the horizon for anti-amyloid therapies and potential risks. Educator: Prof Bruce Brew

Chair

Associate Professor Michael Woodward

Speakers

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 →

Professor Sarah Hilmer

Professor Lee-Fay Low

Professor Bruce Brew

Monday June 3, 2024 1:30pm - 3:30pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Continuing Education, Continuing Professional Development Session

2:00pm AEST

Continuing Education: Continuing Medical Education - Specialists Session

Introduction and overview. Educator: Professor Christopher Rowe
1. Appropriate Use Recommendation. Educator: Professor Colin Masters
2. How to give an infusion. Educator: Paul Yates
3. How to read ARIA for Radiologists. Educator: Associate Professor Lavier
Gomes
4. Post Marketing Surveillance. Educator: Professor Susannah Ahern

Chair

Professor Christopher Rowe

Professor Christopher Rowe is a nuclear medicine physician and neurologist, Director of the Australian Dementia Network, Director of Molecular Imaging Research at Austin Health, and a Professor of the University of Melbourne and Florey Institute. His research focus is molecular imaging... Read More →

Speakers

Professor Colin Masters

Colin Masters has focused his career on research in Alzheimer's disease and other neurodegenerative diseases, including Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease. His work over the last 40 years is widely acknowledged as having had a major influence on Alzheimer’s disease research world-wide, particularly... Read More →

Associate Professor Paul Yates

Associate Professor Paul Yates is a geriatrician and clinician-researcher with interest in improving care of people living with dementia and cognitive disorders, as well as frailty, healthy ageing, and health systems research at the interface between hospital and community, including... Read More →

Associate Professor Lavier Gomes

Lavier Gomes is a Staff Neuroradiologist at Westmead Hospital in Sydney and an Associate Professor at Sydney Medical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, Sydney University.A/Professor Gomes graduated in Medicine from the University of Sydney and trained in Radiology at Westmead... Read More →

Professor Susannah Ahern

Professor Ahern is a medical administrator and academic in health services research and management at Monash University. As the Head of the Clinical Outcomes Reporting and Research Program, she is the Monash Academic Lead for six national clinical quality registries. She has published... Read More →

Monday June 3, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm AEST
2. Springbrook Room

Continuing Medical Education, Safe and Appropriate Use of Anti Amyloid Antibodies

2:00pm AEST

Special Interest Group: Childhood Dimentia

This session will shine a light on the little-known childhood presentation of dementia which impacts 1400 Australians and their families. You will hear about the burden of disease, research to develop treatments and discover biomarkers and ongoing work to extend dementia support services to children. This will be followed by a panel discussion.

Chair

Prashant Bharadwaj

I am Ajish, working as a PhD student under Dr. Prashant Bharadwaj at Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia. I have always been absorbed by the intricacies in nature around us and have always wondered how they can be translated to benefit mankind. The ardent desire to understand... Read More →

Speakers

Dr Kris Elvidge

Associate Professor Anthony (Tony) Cook

I am Head of the Stem Cell Models Group at the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre, University of Tasmania. My current research utilizes pluripotent stem cell cultures, CRISPR/Cas gene editing, and high-content imaging to study genetic diseases causing dementia in children... Read More →

Mia Holloway

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 →

Monday June 3, 2024 2:00pm - 3:30pm AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Special Interest Group, Childhood Dementia: pathophysiology, biomarkers, treatment strategies and support in the community

3:30pm AEST

Exhibition Open and Afternoon Tea

Monday June 3, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm AEST
4. Tamborine Gallery

Exhibition Open & Break

4:00pm AEST

Welcome and Keynote Presentation

This session will begin with a Welcome, including the following speeches:

Welcome Address by Professor Sharon Naismith
Welcome to Country and Digeridoo performance by Traditional Custodian from Jellurgal Aboriginal Cultural Centre
Opening Address by the Hon Shannon Fentiman MP, Minister for Health, Mental Health and Ambulance Services and Minister for Women
Person Living with Dementia Address by Mr William (Bill) Yeates
Lifetime Achievement Award Presentation by Mr Graeme Samuel AC

This will then be followed by Keynote Presentation 'Framework for best practices and institutional readiness in the advent of anti-amyloid therapy for early AD in Asia'
Presented by: Dr Christopher Chen

Chair

Professor Sharon Naismith

Professor Sharon Naismith, a Clinical Neuropsychologist at the University of Sydney, is a distinguished leader in dementia research. She headed the NHMRC-funded CogSleep centre of research excellence, focusing on optimising sleep in aging and neurodegeneration. Within the Australian... Read More →

Speakers

the Hon Shannon Fentiman

Mr William (Bill) Yeates

After graduating from Pharmacy, Bill entered the field of education where he was a school administer and has taught senior Physics and Chemistry for over 35 years. In August 2019, at the age of 59, he was diagnosed with Younger Onset Alzheimer's Disease. Bill has a keen interest... Read More →

Professor Graeme Samuel AC

Professor Graeme Samuel AC is a Professor in Monash University’s Business School. He is also Chair of Australian Dementia Network Ltd (ADNet), Chair of Dementia Australia Research Foundation, Co-Chair of the National Network of Comprehensive Dementia Centres Steering Group, Chair... Read More →

Dr Christopher Chen

Dr Chen is a Senior Clinician-Scientist at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore, supported by a Singapore Translational Research Investigator Award from the National Medical Research Council of Singapore. He trained at Cambridge, Oxford and the Institute... Read More →

Monday June 3, 2024 4:00pm - 5:30pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Keynote Presentation, Framework for best practices and institutional readiness in the advent of anti-amyloid therapy for early AD in Asia

5:30pm AEST

Welcome Reception Function

Join us for refreshments and networking in the Tamborine Gallery after the opening of Australian Dementia Research Forum 2024!

Monday June 3, 2024 5:30pm - 7:00pm AEST
4. Tamborine Gallery

Welcome Reception Function

8:00am AEST

Registration Open

Tuesday June 4, 2024 8:00am - 5:00pm AEST
5. Foyer

Registration

9:00am AEST

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation 'Opening a New Era for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease'
Presented by: Dr Stephen Salloway

Chair

Professor Colin Masters

Speakers

Dr Stephen P Salloway

Dr. Salloway is an internationally recognized leader in clinical trials for the prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. He received his MD from Stanford Medical School and completed residencies in neurology and psychiatry at Yale University. He is the founding Director... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Keynote Presentation, Opening a New Era for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

9:00am AEST

Poster Exhibition - Day 2

Theme 1: Discovery (Basic Science/Discovery)
1. Improving Genome-Wide Association-By-Proxy Studies Of Alzheimer's Disease With Machine Learning Derived Phenotypes
Benjamin Goudey
2. Motoric cognitive risk syndrome and car collisions in older drivers in Japan
Satoshi Kurita
3. Investigating Genetic Overlap Between Alzheimer's Disease, Lipids and Coronary Artery Disease
Simon Laws
4. Crossing paths? Assessing genetic overlap of Alzheimer’s disease with type 2 diabetes
Simon Laws
5. Understanding the relevance of genetic variants on DNA methylation changes in Alzheimer's Disease pathogenesis
Ishika Mahajan
6. Developing 3D iPSC patient derived Neurovascular Unit (NVU) models of Motor Neuron Disease (MND)
Ian Peall
7. Exploring AD-related protein kinase genes in healthy human mesenchymal stem cells
Sofia Petersen

Theme 2: Prevention and Diagnosis
8. Napping Wisely According to Genetic Risk for Dementia
Caroline Faucher
9. Advancing Dementia Prevention: Creating a Framework for Evaluating Self-Directed Goal Setting in Risk Reduction Interventions
Jess Amos
10. Predicting frailty and associated outcomes with genetic information
Jonny Flint
11. Diversity and Inclusivity in Australian Dementia Prevention Research: A Comprehensive Mapping Study of Existing Cohorts
Olivia Giameos
12. Supporting primary care practitioners to promote dementia risk reduction in Australian general practice: outcomes of a non-randomised implementation pilot study
Kali Godbee
13. Medication optimisation for dementia risk reduction
Kali Godbee
14. Informing timely dementia diagnosis: Dementia-related concerns, literacy, knowledge, stigma and motivation for behaviour change in a large sample of older Australians
Alison Hutchinson
15. Hearing loss and expectations regarding cognitive ageing: Insights from an app-based research study and implications for dementia prevention
Jana Koch
16. Implementing a Dementia risk reduction strategy (educational intervention) in non-English speaking communities
Yashi Koirala
17. Effect of Body Scanning and Walking Mindfulness on the Spatial Memory of Persons with Dementia
Ranil Kumaranayake
18. The Automated Elecsys Measurement of the Fluid Biomarkers Provides Support for the Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease
Qiao-Xin Li
19. Developing a novel computerised assessment of functional ability for older adults
Pinghsiu Lin
20. Evaluating patients’ and carers’ experiences of memory and cognition services: two and a half years’ findings from the Australian Dementia Network Registry
Xiaoping Lin
21. ‘Infographing’ Dementia Prevention: A Co-design Approach
Ignacio Martinez Escobedo
22. Should We Work Smarter Or Harder For Our Health? A Cross-Sectional Comparative Analysis Of Domain- And Intensity-Based Time-Use Compositions, And Their Associations With Cognitive And Cardiometabolic Health in Older Adults
Maddison Mellow
23. Risk of Mild Behavioral Impairment: examining the role of gender and APOE allele carrier status
Moyra Mortby
24. Pre-hypertension and antihypertensive medication use in a healthy brain ageing memory and cognition clinic
Sharon Naismith
25. Differential diagnosis of Progressive Supranuclear Palsy Compared from Lewy Body Diseases using MRI
Peter Nestor
26. Exploring relationships among neuropsychiatric symptoms, subjective cognitive complaints, cognitive performance, and incident dementia: Findings from the Sydney Memory and Ageing Study
Katya Numbers

Theme 3: Post-Diagnostic Care
27. What is the current approach to reablement for community-dwelling people living with dementia? Practitioner-led goals and targets for practice change: Preliminary outcomes
Claire O'Connor
28. The co-design of a sensory support intervention for people with dementia in residential aged care facilities
Najwan El-Saifi
29. Exploring the social value and design preferences for a home-based dementia community program in Australia
Brenda Gannon
29. Dementia Friendly Communities, is it friendly if people living with dementia are not included or heard?
Caroline Grogan
30. Understanding the perspectives and wishes of Family Carers and People Living with Dementia to inform the Dementia In-Home Respite Service
Caroline Grogan
31. A Multimodal Dyadic Sleep Intervention for Care Partners and Individuals Living with Dementia: A Pilot Feasibility Study
Melinda Jackson

Tuesday June 4, 2024 9:00am - 5:50pm AEST
5. Foyer

Poster Exhibition

10:00am AEST

Oral Stream 1: Discovery (Basic Science/Discovery)

1. 'Towards restoration of proteomic balance: Tau antibodies’ impact on a mouse model of tauopathy'
Presented by: Esteban Cruz

2. 'Alteration of the amyloid precursor protein (APP) trafficking by familial Alzheimer’s disease
mutation featured by quantitative live-cell microscopy'
Presented by: Lou Fourriere-Chea

3. 'Unraveling the Early Trajectory of Cortical Tau Accumulation Using 18F-MK6240'
Presented by: Vincent Dore

4. 'Genome-wide CRISPRi Screening Reveals Regulators of Alzheimer’s Tau Pathology Shared Between Exosomal and Vesicle-Free Tau Seeds'
Presented by: Juan Carlos Polanco

Chair

Professor Jürgen Götz

Professor Jürgen Götz is the inaugural Director of theClem Jones Centre for Ageing Dementia Researchat the Queensland Brain Institute of the University of Queensland (Australia). Professor Götz studiedbiochemistry in Switzerland and earned his PhD in immunology with Nobel Laureate... Read More →

Speakers

Esteban Cruz

Esteban is a postdoctoral researcher at the Queensland Brain Institute (QBI) working on the development of passive immunotherapies for Alzheimer’s disease and other forms of dementia. Esteban obtained his PhD from the University of Sydney in 2020 for his work on the implementation... Read More →

Lou Fourriere-Chea

I am a research fellow at the Bio21 Institute. I have made significant contributions to the membrane transport field through my collaborations and high-impact publications. I have presented my work at national and international conferences. During my PhD (2016, Curie Institute, Paris... Read More →

Vincent Dore

Dr. Vincent Dore is a Senior Researcher at the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO) in Australia.

Juan Carlos Polanco

Dr Juan Carlos Polanco earned his PhD at the University of Queensland, specializing in the molecular intricacies of mammalian sex determination under the guidance of Emeritus Prof. Peter Koopman. In 2013, Dr Polanco joined Prof Jürgen Götz’s laboratory at the Queensland Brain... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am AEST
2. Springbrook Room

Discovery Orals

10:00am AEST

Poster Blitz

1. 'Genetic correlation and causality assessment between Alzheimer’s disease and asthma'
Presented by: Olasunkanmi Bamidele

2. 'The Right to Rehabilitation for People with Dementia - Developing Solutions through Co-design'
Presented by: Michele Callisaya

3. 'Innovative Small Molecule Approaches to Boosting Proteostasis in Alzheimer's Disease'
Presented by: Prashant Bharadwaj

4. 'ISLAND Campus: Opt-in intervention of fee-free university education reduces modifiable risk factors for dementia and improves cognition throughout Tasmania'
Presented by: Dr Hannah Fair

5. “It’s Really Important That We Do Have a Voice.” Residents’ Perspectives on the Factors that Promote and Support Mental Health within Aged Care Homes
Presented by: Deborah Brooks

6. 'Olfactory Stem Cells as a New Model for Investigating Potential Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s Disease'
Presented by: Laura Rantanen

7. 'Barriers and Facilitators of Social Participation in Older Adults with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI)/Early Dementia and their Carers/Supporters'
Presented by: Diana Matovic

8. 'Do people from Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) background take longer times to receive a dementia or mild cognitive impairment diagnosis: Findings from the Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT) Registry'
Presented by: Xiaoping Lin

9. 'Lumipulse plasma pTau217 accurately detects and stages Alzheimer’s disease and rises with early tau aggregation'
Presented by: Azadeh Feizpour

10. 'Hearing loss, social isolation and depression in participants aged 50 years or over in Tasmania, Australia'
Presented by: Mohammad Shoaib Hamrah

Speakers

Olasunkanmi Bamidele

Olasunkanmi Bamidele is a PhD student at the Centre for Precision Health, Edith Cowan University. He is a beneficiary of the ECU Higher Degree by Research Scholarship, with his Ph.D. research focusing on using statistical genetics to understand the biological mechanisms that underpin... Read More →

Michele Callisaya

Michele is an academic physiotherapist who has worked for over 20 years in neurological rehabilitation and aged care. Her research aims to improve the health, function and wellbeing of people with dementia and other neurological conditions. She has been awarded over $28 million in... Read More →

Prashant Bharadwaj

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 →

Deborah Brooks

Amy Brodtmann is a stroke and cognitive neurologist at Royal Melbourne Hospital and Box Hill Hospital with honorary appointments at Austin Health, Alfred Health, Florey Institute. Her research focuses the contributions of vascular risk factors to late-life cognition and improving... Read More →

Laura Rantanen

Dr Laura Rantanen is a post-doctoral researcher in Associate Professor Anthony White’s Cellular and Molecular Neurodegeneration group at QIMR Berghofer. She obtained her BSc and MSc degrees in Cell and Molecular Biology from the University of Jyvaskyla, Finland. After working several... Read More →

Diana Matovic

Dr Diana Matovic is a postdoctoral researcher and a member of the Macquarie University Lifespan Health and Wellbeing Research Centre. Dr Matovic manages the Wellbeing Check Tool designed to screen for risk factors for dementia and poor wellbeing (e.g., depression, social isolation... Read More →

Xiaoping Lin

Dr Xiaoping Lin is a researcher passionate about providing optimal care to older Australians and their families through high-quality research. She has more than ten years’ research experience, with expertise in quantitative and qualitative research methods and consumer involvement... Read More →

Azadeh Feizpour

Dr Azadeh Feizpour is a Senior Research Fellow at the Department of Molecular Imaging and Therapy, Austin Health. She earned her PhD in Neuroscience from Monash University in 2018. Currently, her primary focus is on validating newly developed blood biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease... Read More →

Mohammad Shoaib Hamrah

Dr Mohammad Shoaib Hamrah is a research fellow with the Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre since 2020. He served as a post-doctoral researcher at Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine in the Department of Cardiology in Nagoya, Japan (2017-2018). He is a clinical... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Poster Blitz

10:00am AEST

ADNET Health Service Initiatives

1. 'The Australian Dementia Network: Critical Dementia Data Infrastructure'
Presented by: Professor Susannah Ahern

2. 'Co-designing and implementing a virtual memory clinic for regional and rural Australia'
Presented by: Professor Sharon Naismith

3. 'Cognitive Interventions Update'
Presented by: Associate Professor Kerryn Pike

4. 'Blood Based Biomarkers in Primary Care'
Presented by: Professor Christopher Rowe

Chair

Dr Stephanie Ward

Dr Stephanie Ward is geriatrician at Sydney’s Prince of Wales Hospital. She co-leads a memory clinic, an acute inpatient team and has worked in dementia diagnosis and management in a variety of other settings, including in outreach to Aboriginal communities in Northern NSW and in... Read More →

Speakers

Professor Susannah Ahern

Professor Sharon Naismith

Associate Professor Kerryn Pike

Associate Professor Kerryn Pike (DPsych (Clin Neuro) MAPS FCCN) is a Clinical Neuropsychologist and Associate Professor in the School of Applied Psychology at Griffith University, Gold Coast, Australia. She also holds an adjunct position at La Trobe University. She is one of the founders... Read More →

Professor Christopher Rowe

Tuesday June 4, 2024 10:00am - 11:00am AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Symposium, ADNeT Health Service Initiatives

11:00am AEST

Exhibition Open and Morning Tea

Tuesday June 4, 2024 11:00am - 11:30am AEST
4. Tamborine Gallery

Exhibition Open & Break

11:30am AEST

Oral Stream 3: Post-Diagnostic Care

1. 'Examining the acceptability and usefulness of positive behaviour support (PBS) training for staff and family members supporting people with dementia in residential aged care: A pilot study'
Presented by: Alinka Fisher

2. 'Emergency Hospital In The Home for People Living with Dementia'
Presented by: Linda Koria

3. 'Filling a Gap in the Post-Diagnostic Care Pathway for Dementia in Australia via the Integrated Rehabilitation for Early-Stage Dementia (iREADi) Program: A Novel Post-Diagnostic Early Intervention Education, Rehabilitation and Support Program for People Living with Dementia and their Carers'
Presented by: Wendy Longley

4. 'Associations between social factors and access to home care packages prior to moving to permanent residential aged care in Australia'
Presented by: Stephanie Harrison

Speakers

Alinka Fisher

Dr Alinka Fisher (BDisRehab, PhD) is a Senior Lecturer in Disability and Community Inclusion within the College of Nursing and Health Sciences. She began her career as a Developmental Educator specialising in Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) for people with complex behaviour support... Read More →

Linda Koria

A researcher at the Centre for Education and Research on Ageing (CERA) within the Sydney Local Health District. Having recently attained a PhD from the University of Sydney, my research interest is focused on improving our understanding of the intricate relationships between dementia... Read More →

Wendy Longley

Wendy Longley, BSc (Hons), MSc (Neuroscience), MA (Clinical Neuropsychology), PhD (Medicine). Wendy is a Senior Clinical Neuropsychologist with over 35 years of clinical experience. She has worked in the public health, not-for-profit, private practice, and government sectors, always... Read More →

Stephanie Harrison

I am a Senior Research Fellow at the Registry of Senior Australians (ROSA) at the South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI) in Adelaide. ROSA includes a retrospective, national, de-identified cohort that includes older people in Australia who have accessed an... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Post-Diagnostic Care Orals

11:30am AEST

Oral Stream 2: Prevention and Diagnosis

1. 'More than a one-hit wonder: Exploring synergistic effects of genetic and environmental risk factors in the progression of cognitive impairment in Parkinson’s disease'
Presented by: Lyndsey Collins-Praino

2. 'The Role of Diet in Modulating the Relationship Between Depression and Brain Amyloid Load'
Presented by: Hilal Al Shamsi

3. 'Estimating pre-symptomatic episodic memory and executive function in community-dwelling adults using unsupervised online hand movement analysis'
Presented by: Jane Alty

4. 'Meeting the need for valid mid-life dementia risk assessment: Development and validation of risk scores for a midlife specific dementia risk tool'
Presented by: Md Hamidul Huque

Chair

Professor Kaarin Anstey

Speakers

Lyndsey Collins-Praino

A/Professor Lyndsey Collins-Praino completed a PhD in behavioural neuroscience from the University of Connecticut and a post-doctoral fellowship in cognitive neuroscience from Columbia University. She leads the Cognition, Aging and Neurodegenerative Disease Lab (CANDL) in the School... Read More →

Hilal Al Shamsi

Md Hamidul Huque

Dr Huque is an early career researcher and statistician who has expertise in working with administrative data analysis, biostatistics, longitudinal/clustered data, measurement error, missing data, spatial and temporal models, and survival analysis. His research has focused on the... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm AEST
2. Springbrook Room

Prevention & Diagnosis Orals

11:30am AEST

Asian Society Against Dementia

1. 'Adult children of patients having Alzheimer’s dementia: Preclinical stage of AD?'
Presented by: Professor Yuan-Han Yang

2. 'Cognitive activity participation as a dementia prevention strategy.'
Presented by: Associate Professor Allen Lee

3. 'Blood-based Proteomic Profiling for Longitudinal Cognitive and Neuroimaging Outcomes, within an Asian Memory Clinic Cohort'
Presented by: Dr Ming Ann Sim

4. 'Large scale case-finding of dementia in the community - Can AI solve it all?'
Presented by: Dr Xu Xin

Chair

Professor Yuan-Han Yang

Positions l Professor/ Director, Neuroscience Research Center, Kaohsiung Medical University l Vice superintendent, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital, Kaohsiung Medical University. l Director, Memory& Aging center, Kaohsiung Municipal Ta-Tung Hospital l Executive Director/ Head... Read More →

Speakers

Associate Professor Allen Lee

Dr. Allen Lee is an Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry of the Faculty of Medicine at the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK). He is the Principal Investigator of a number of trials on non-pharmacological interventions for dementia prevention. He also co-leads a... Read More →

Dr Ming Ann Sim

I'm an anesthesiologist and PhD student with the memory aging and cognition centre in the national university of Singapore, with an interest in blood-based biomarkers and cognitive resilience.

Dr Xin Xu

Dr. Xu is a research professor based at Zhejiang University in China. She obtained her PhD in epidemiology and cognitive neuropsychology from the UK in 2014. Subsequently, she worked as a Senior Research Fellow at the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 11:30am - 12:30pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Symposium, Asian Society Against Dementia

12:30pm AEST

Meet the Poster Presenters & Lunch

Tuesday June 4, 2024 12:30pm - 1:30pm AEST
4. Tamborine Gallery

Exhibition Open & Break

1:30pm AEST

Panel Discussion - New Dementia Therapies – Dilemmas, Decisions and Dollars

Moderator: Prof. Christopher Rowe MD FRACP FAANMS, Director, Australian Dementia Network, University of Melbourne and Director, Molecular Imaging Research, Austin Health
Co-Chair: Ms Eliza Strapp, First Assistant Secretary, Department of Health and Aged Care
Panellist: Dr Stephen Salloway, Center for Alzheimer's Disease Research, Brown University
Panellist: Dr Cathy Short, Neurologist, Department of Neurology, The Queen Elizabeth and Royal Adelaide Hospitals

Speakers

Professor Christopher Rowe

Dr Stephen P Salloway

Dr Cathy Short

Dr Cathy Short is a Cognitive Neurologist working within the Central Adelaide Local health network in Adelaide, South Australia. She has been working as a Staff Specialist since 2003 based predominantly at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in the Western suburbs of Adelaide. Dr Short runs... Read More →

Eliza Strapp

Tuesday June 4, 2024 1:30pm - 3:00pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Panel Discussion

3:00pm AEST

Exhibition Open and Afternoon Tea

Tuesday June 4, 2024 3:00pm - 3:30pm AEST
4. Tamborine Gallery

Exhibition Open & Break

3:30pm AEST

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation 'Unravelling the Role of Tau Tangles in Neurodegenerative Diseases'
Presented by:Professor Karen Duff

Chair

Professor Jürgen Götz

Speakers

Professor Karen Duff

Professor Duff is the Centre Director of the UK Dementia Research Institute at University College London and Professor Emerita and Special Lecturer at the Department of Pathology at Columbia University Medical Center, New York. She received her PhD from Sydney Brenner’s department... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 3:30pm - 4:20pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Keynote Presentation, Unravelling the Role of Tau Tangles in Neurodegenerative Diseases

4:20pm AEST

Amyloid Removal Therapies

1. 'Is it really amyloid?'
Presented by: Associate Professor Gideon Caplan

2. 'Is it just amyloid?'
Presented by: Professor Amy Brodtmann

3. 'Amyloid Reduction- Can we Achieve it?'
Presented by: Associate Professor Michael Woodward

Chair

Professor Bruce Brew

Speakers

Associate Professor Gideon Caplan

Gideon Caplan is Director of Post Acute Care Services and Geriatric Medicine at Prince of Wales Hospital (the only Geriatric Medicine Department in Australia with 5 Geriatrician PhD students) and Conjoint Associate Professor at UNSW. His research interests include new health services... Read More →

Professor Amy Brodtmann

Associate Professor Michael Woodward

Tuesday June 4, 2024 4:20pm - 5:20pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Symposium, Amyloid Removal Therapies

4:20pm AEST

Australia’s dementia data landscape

This session is proudly sponsored by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare.

1. 'Improving dementia data in Australia: National Dementia Data Improvement Plan 2023–2033'
Presented by: Melanie Dunford

2. 'Pursuing Dementia Detection for Better Prevalence Estimation with Artificial Intelligence Techniques in Electronic Health Data'
Presented by: Professor Velandai Srikanth

3. 'Geographical Variation in health service use by people living with dementia'
Presented by: Megan Fraser

4. 'Dementia Awareness Survey – What do Australians know and think about dementia and dementia risk reduction?'
Presented by: Sarang Kim

Chair

Owen Carr

Dr Owen Carr joined the Department of Health and Aged Care in 2013 as a data analyst for the Ageing and Aged Care Group, having graduated from the Australian National University with a PhD in neurobiology. Owen has been an enduring member of the data team, and now leads the team and... Read More →

Speakers

Professor Velandai Srikanth

Prof Srikanth is the Director, National Centre for Healthy Ageing (ncha.org.au). His program of research spans several aspects of ageing health. These include dementia, cerebrovascular disease, metabolic health and brain ageing, gait and cognitive decline, and frailty and multimorbidity... Read More →

Melanie Dunford

Melanie Dunford is the Head of the Dementia Data Improvement Unit at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW), and co-leads the AIHW National Centre for Monitoring Dementia which aims to monitor dementia in Australia, inform specific dementia policy needs and undertake... Read More →

Megan Fraser

Meg is a data analyst in the Dementia Data Analysis and Reporting Unit, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW). Meg has worked in analytical roles across the state and federal government health sector. She has substantial experience in the analysis of linked health, welfare... Read More →

Sarang Kim

Dr Kim is a senior project manager at the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare, leading AIHWs first nationally representative Dementia Awareness Survey. Prior to joining AIHW, she worked for over 14 years as a researcher in healthy ageing and dementia research, particularly... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 4:20pm - 5:20pm AEST
2. Springbrook Room

Symposium, Australia’s dementia data landscape

4:20pm AEST

Dementia in Aged Care

1. 'A Dementia Model of Care for Residential Aged Care - Co-design and Model Development'
Presented by: Darshini Ayton

2. 'Deploying robots to provide interactive activities for people living with dementia in aged care facilities'
Presented by: Dongjun Wu

3. 'Understanding the Barriers and Facilitators to Small-Scale Dementia Care - A Scoping Review'
Presented by: Robyn Lewis

4. 'What behaviours, and what strategies? An exploration of behaviour support plans in residential aged care'
Presented by: Dr Jacqueline Wesson

Chair

Professor Henry Brodaty AO

Professor Muireann Irish

Speakers

Darshini Ayton

Associate Professor Darshini Ayton is the Deputy Head of the Health and Social Care Unit at the School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine and a National Health and Medical Research Council (NHMRC) emerging leader fellow (2021-2025). Darsh is leading the Health and Social Care... Read More →

Dongjun Wu

Dongjun (Don) is a PhD candidate from Griffith University with expertise in mechatronics and robotics and an interest in dementia care. He has been dedicated to robot research and development for over six years. He is keen on implementing robotics, such as robot vision and human-robot... Read More →

Robyn Lewis

Robyn Lewis is a full time PhD candidate in the Faculty of Health at the University of Canberra. Robyn’s research centers on new models of dementia care and support, specifically small-scale residential dementia care. She is hoping that her research findings will contribute to making... Read More →

Dr Jacqueline Wesson

Jacki is an occupational therapist, with expertise in functional cognition, performance-based IADL assessment in mild cognitive impairment and dementia, and non-pharmacological behaviour support for people living with dementia across the continuum of ability. She has more than 20... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 4:20pm - 5:20pm AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Symposium, Dementia in Aged Care

5:20pm AEST

The Great Debate - To Diagnose or Not Diagnose : That is the (Presymptomatic) Question

Moderator: Prof Liz Coulson
For: Prof Michael Breakspear
Against: Dr Stephanie Ward

Chair

Professor Liz Coulson

Professor Elizabeth (Lizzie) Coulson graduated her PhD on the normal function of the amyloid precursor protein of Alzheimer’s disease, with now Emeritus Professor Colin Masters from the University of Melbourne. Following a year at the ZMBH, University of Heidelberg, Germany, she... Read More →

Speakers

Dr Stephanie Ward

Professor Michael Breakspear

Michael Breakspear is a Psychiatrist and Neuroscientist researching the principles of brain function in health and in mental illness. Professor Breakspear leads the Systems Neuroscience Group – a team of psychiatrists, physicists, psychologists and neuroimaging scientists at the... Read More →

Tuesday June 4, 2024 5:20pm - 5:50pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Panel Discussion

TBA

Poster Presentation - Day 3

Theme 1: Discovery (Basic Science/Discovery)
1. Genetic Variation Within The Aquaporin-4 Gene Alters The Relationship Between Sleep And Cortical Amyloid Beta Levels
Tenielle Porter
2. Genetic variation within the melanopsin gene is associated with cognition and moderates the relationship of sleep with cognition in a cohort of older adults
Tenielle Porter
3. The efficacy of facial emotion recognition task performance in predicting risk and early stage dementia
Niklas Schultze
4. Clinical Pharmacology and Development of Xanamem, A Tissue-Specific Inhibitor of 11β-HSD1
Jack Taylor
5. Role of lauric acid in Alzheimer’s disease brain
R.M. Uththara S. Senarath
6. Longitudinal changes in cognitive function are associated with changes in fasting plasma insulin, fasting plasma glucose and insulin resistance in the Australian Imaging, Biomarker and Lifestyle (AIBL) study of ageing
Amy Woodfield
7. Associations of C-reactive Protein and Homocysteine with Neuropsychological Outcomes In Older Adults At Risk of Dementia
Rachael Yu

Theme 2: Prevention and Diagnosis
8. Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations between cognitive domains and attitudes to ageing in older Australians
Katya Numbers
9. Community Informed Development of, and Recruitment to Validate, a New Measure for Use in the Cognitive Assessment of Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Older Adults, the Characterising Language Experience and Acculturation Questionnaire (CLEAr-Q)
Zara Page
10. Temporal patterns of eating and sleeping and associations with cognitive performance in older Australian adults: An exploratory cross-sectional study
Dan Ping Wu
11. Neuropsychological predictors of cognitive decline in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review (PDCogniCare)
Dana Pourzinal
12. Possibility of delaying Alzheimer’s disease (AD): Altering gut microbiota composition through lifestyle modifications
Samantha Ramachandra
13. The Right to Rehabilitation for People with Dementia - Developing Solutions through Co-design
Michele Callisaya
14. Baseline Demographic, Risk and Cognitive Characteristics of the Final Randomised Sample Enrolled in a Decentralised Multi-Domain Lifestyle Intervention Trial (BetterBrains) to Delay Cognitive Decline
Emily Rosenich
15. Demographic, Clinical and Alzheimer’s Disease Risk Characteristics Associated with Interest in APOE Disclosure Amongst Middle-Aged Australian Adults
Emily Rosenich
16. Digital Dementia Risk Screening Tools: A Scoping Review
Zandile Rwodzi
17. Genetic and Environmental Contributions to the Social Connections of Older Adults: the Older Australian Twins Study
Suraj Samtani
18. Older adults’ awareness, interest, and preferences for cognitive interventions
Shirly Sareyka
19. Incidence of dementia following entry into residential aged care: a national retrospective cohort study
Andrew Shoubridge
20. A Smell Clinic For Early Detection Of Alzheimer’s Disease
James St John
21. Associations between BDNF Val66Met and tau-PET and episodic memory performance in sporadic AD
David Ward Preclinical Frailty Trajectories and Dementia Risk in the United States
Diny Thomson
22. Associations of social determinants with non-participation in a multi-domain lifestyle intervention trial in cognitively healthy older adults to prevent cognitive decline
Lisa Waterink
23. “It does feel a bit, sort of, infantilising”: Lived experiences of neuropsychological testing for dementia diagnosis
Stephanie Wong
24. Association of basal forebrain atrophy with cognitive decline in early Alzheimer’s disease
Ying Xia
25. Verbal fluency correlates with medial temporal lobe volumes in Parkinson’s disease with memory impairment
Jihyun Yang

Theme 3: Post-Diagnostic Care
26. SHAPE-ing the future of post-diagnostic support for people living with dementia: An international, randomised, controlled trial
Jana Koch
27. Community implementation and national scale-up of a Healthy Brain Ageing Cognitive Intervention program: A partnership with Dementia Australia
Alessandra Lee
28. Title Case: Learning Pathways - the Destination for Discovering Dementia Training
Isabelle Meyer
29. Technology Assisted and Remotely Delivered Anxiety Psychotherapy Intervention for People living with Dementia and Their Care Partners: TechCBT Project
Nadeeka Dissanayaka
30. Identifying Priorities for Medication Management Resources for People Living with Dementia and Their Careers Through Community Action
Mouna Sawan
31. How Can We Improve Hearing and Vision Loss Support in Home Care Settings? Exploring Sensory Support Care Needs of Home Care Recipients with Self-reported Dementia Diagnosis or Memory Difficulties
Melinda Toomey
32. Barriers to and Facilitators for CBT Interventions for People Living with MCI/Dementia: A Systematic Review of Technology and Non-Technology Assisted Approaches
Kimberley Welsh

Wednesday June 5, 2024 TBA
5. Foyer

Poster Exhibition

8:00am AEST

Registration Open

Wednesday June 5, 2024 8:00am - 3:00pm AEST
5. Foyer

Registration

9:00am AEST

Welcome and Keynote Presentation

This session with begin with an Opening Address by Professor Tanya Bucanan, the incoming CEO of Dementia Australia.

This will be followed by Keynote Presentation on 'Celebrating 10 years of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in New Zealand'
Presented by: Associate Professor Gary Cheung

Chair

Professor Lee-Fay Low

Speakers

Professor Tanya Bucanan

Professor Buchanan studied Nursing at Curtin University of Technology and an MBA in Health Services at Edith Cowan University. She also holds a PhD and a range of qualifications including governance qualifications from the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD).Professor... Read More →

Associate Professor Gary Cheung

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:00am - 9:50am AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Keynote Presentation, Celebrating 10 years of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in New Zealand

9:50am AEST

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation on 'Locus coeruleus imaging to identify pre-preclinical Alzheimer’s disease'
Presented by: Dr Heidi Jacobs

Chair

Professor Michael Breakspear

Speakers

Dr Heidi Jacobs

Heidi Jacobs is an Associate Professor of radiology at Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School and visiting Associate Professor at Maastricht University (Netherlands). She directs the Jacobs Lab with a focus on improving the early detection and treatment of sporadic... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 9:50am - 10:40am AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Keynote Presentation, Locus coeruleus imaging to identify pre-preclinical Alzheimer’s disease

10:40am AEST

Exhibition Open and Morning Tea

Wednesday June 5, 2024 10:40am - 11:10am AEST
4. Tamborine Gallery

Exhibition Open & Break

11:10am AEST

Oral Stream 1: Discovery (Basic Science/Discovery)

1. 'DeepSUVR: Using temporal constraints to improve SUVR and Centiloid quantification'
Presented by: Pierrick Bourgeat

2. 'Polygenic Scores for Alzheimer’s Disease Risk and Resilience Predict Age at Onset of Amyloid-β'
Presented by: Eleanor O'Brien

3. 'THE PTAU217 INTERACTOME IN HUMAN ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE BRAIN TISSUE FROM APOE3 AND APOE4 CARRIERS'
Presented by: Eleanor Drummond

4. 'Amyloid Induced Hyperexcitability in Default Mode Network Drives Medial Temporal Hyperactivity and Early Tau Accumulation'
Presented by: Joseph Giorgio

Chair

Professor Jürgen Götz

Speakers

Pierrick Bourgeat

Pierrick Bourgeat obtained his Ph.D. in image processing from the University of Burgundy in France. During his PhD, he spent 2 years working as a research assistant at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee, USA. He then joined the medical image analysis at CSIRO in 2003.Over... Read More →

Eleanor O'Brien

I am a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in the Centre for Precision Health and the School of Medical and Health Sciences at Edith Cowan University. I research the contribution of genetics to the onset and progression of Alzheimer’s disease and related traits. I am also interested in... Read More →

Eleanor Drummond

Dr. Eleanor Drummond is the Bluesand Senior Research Fellow at the Brain & Mind Centre and a Senior Lecturer in the School of Medical Sciences at the University of Sydney. She is also an adjunct Assistant Professor of Neurology at New York University, USA. Her research program aims... Read More →

Joseph Giorgio

My research integrates neuroimaging, cognition, and biological data through machine learning and multivariate statistics to understand heterogeneity in Alzheimer’s disease. My doctoral research at the University of Cambridge involved the development of novel machine learning and... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm AEST
2. Springbrook Room

Discovery Orals

11:10am AEST

Biomarkers

1. 'Exploring the utility of plasma micro RNA for early diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease'
Presented by: Associate Professor Joanna Williams

2. 'Development of a Novel Immunogenetic molecular 'fingerprint' associated with Alzheimer's disease'
Presented by: Associate Professor Mourad Tayebi

3. 'Connecting the peripheral lipidome with Alzheimer's disease and its risk factors'
Presented by: Dr Kevin Huynh

4. 'Tracing Kynurenine footprints in Alzheimer's disease'
Presented by: Dr Benjamin Heng

Chair

Professor Ralph Martins AO

Dr Johannes Michaelian

Speakers

Associate Professor Joanna Williams

Joanna’s laboratory approaches the study of Alzheimer’s disease from the unique perspective of both trying to identify microRNA-biomarkers within plasma which may be useful in its diagnosis as well as understanding the molecular mechanisms harnessed by the potentially therapeutic... Read More →

Associate Professor Mourad Tayebi

Associate Professor Mourad Tayebi is a researcher and neuroimmunologist renowned for his significant contributions to the field of neurodegenerative diseases, particularly prion and Alzheimer’s disease. Holding a Ph.D. in neuroimmunology, Associate Professor Tayebi has focused his... Read More →

Dr Kevin Huynh

Dr Huynh is a Group Leader in the Metabolomics laboratory at the Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. He currently holds a NHMRC EL1 Investigator fellowship and has positions in both the Baker Department of Cardiovascular Research, Translation and Implementation (La Trobe University... Read More →

Dr Benjamin Heng

Dr Heng’s research interest focuses on the study of chronic inflammation and the intricate pathways of tryptophan metabolism, namely the kynurenine pathway. His research centres on understanding the interplay between immunology and this biochemical pathway and their collective impact... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Symposium, Biomarkers

11:10am AEST

Post Diagnostic Care

This session is proudly sponsored by Dementia Australia.

The importance of post-diagnostic support: a panel discussion

In this panel discussion, participants will outline what good post-diagnostic support looks like, why it is important – not just for quality of life but in supporting research and research translation – and just what services can make a lasting difference.

Chair

Kaele Stokes

Dr Kaele Stokes is Executive Director Services, Advocacy and Research at Dementia Australia. Her portfolios span all of Dementia Australia’s Client Services as well as a range of strategic and policy initiatives. She is passionate about elevating the voice of people living with... Read More →

Speakers

Scott Cooper

Scott was first diagnosed with Logopenic Aphasia (with the underlying pathology of Alzheimer’s disease) by the Brain and Mind Centre at Sydney University in 2019. Scott describes his post diagnostic care at the Memory and Cognition Clinic at the RPA as world class care. Every time... Read More →

Kerrie Tuite

Kerrie Tuite was a carer for her husband Peter who only passed away in December 2023. Kerrie lives in Brisbane and is a retired school principal. Peter was diagnosed with dementia in 2017. He experienced multiple hospital admissions and aged care services and providers. Kerrie is... Read More →

Dana Haywood

Dana Haywood has worked with Dementia Australia for more than 5 years and commenced as a Dementia Support Specialist. Dana is currently a Team Leader overseeing our Queensland Post Diagnostic Support Program. Dana comes from a Social Work background and is passionate about providing... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 11:10am - 12:10pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Symposium, Post Diagnostic Care

12:10pm AEST

Oral Stream 3: Post-Diagnostic Care

1. 'Memory Clinic Implementation of Cognitive Interventions for People with Mild Cognitive Impairment'
Presented by: Associate Professor Kerryn Pike

2. 'Prevalence of guideline recommended care provided to Aboriginal people living with dementia who attend Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Services'
Presented by: Megan Freund

3. 'Antidementia and Psychotropic Drug Use in Older People with Dementia in Australia: A National Data Linkage Study'
Presented by: Edwin Tan

4. 'Investigating the interaction between psychological trauma and behaviours and psychological symptoms of dementia'
Presented by: Tom Morris

Chair

Professor Dimity Pond

Speakers

Associate Professor Kerryn Pike

Megan Freund

Dr Freund is a senior researcher and has worked in the health behaviour research for over 23 years. Via her research, she has a demonstrated commitment to improving outcomes for disadvantaged and vulnerable populations, including for social housing tenants and Aboriginal people.

Edwin Tan

Tom Morris

Dr Tom Morris is Head of Research and Information Excellence at The Dementia Centre of HammondCare, a clinical neuropsychologist, Adjunct A/Prof at the Faculty of Health, University of Canberra, and an Adjunct Senior Lecturer at the Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 12:10pm - 1:10pm AEST
3. Binna Burra Room

Post-Diagnostic Care Orals

12:10pm AEST

Oral Stream 2: Prevention and Diagnosis

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

Professor Kaarin Anstey

Speakers

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 →

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 →

Professor Blossom Stephan

Dr Hannah Fair

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

Prevention & Diagnosis Orals

12:10pm AEST

Dementia among Diverse Populations

This session is proudly sponsored by Eisai.

1. 'The Effectiveness of a Culturally Adapted Dementia Prevention Animation on Ethnically Diverse Participants’ Knowledge of Dementia Prevention'
Presented by: Professor Bianca Brijnath

2. 'The effectiveness of the Chinese iSupport for Dementia program on the quality of life for family carers and people with dementia'
Presented by: Professor Lily Xiao

3. 'Dementia Awareness and Inclusivity in Multicultural Communities: Lessons Learned from an Australian Education Initiative'
Presented by: Dr Diana Karamacoska

4. “It's all about your own willpower”: Exploring perspectives on brain health and healthy ageing among older Chinese adults'
Presented by: Dr Joyce Siette

Chair

Professor Bianca Brijnath

Professor Bianca Brijnath is the Divisional Director of Social Gerontology at the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI). Her disciplinary training is in medical anthropology and public health and her research expertise is in cultural diversity, dementia, and mental health. Within... Read More →

Dr Joyce Siette

Dr Siette’s research is largely focused on understanding the behavioural and social mechanisms underpinning healthy brain lifestyles in older adults. As Research Theme Fellow (Health and Wellbeing) at Western Sydney University, Dr Siette is currently exploring how digital health... Read More →

Speakers

Dr Diana Karamacoska

Dr Diana Karamacoska is a cognitive neuroscientist and was appointed in 2021 as a Research Support Program Fellow for Healthy Ageing at NICM Health Research Institute. Her research aims to improve quality of life for older adults, particularly those affected by dementia, using interdisciplinary... Read More →

Professor Lily Xiao

Professor Lily Xiao is an internationally recognised dementia caregiving researcher. She is one of four key contributors to the World Health organization (WHO) iSupport for Dementia program, an online skill training program for informal carers of people living with dementia. She has... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 12:10pm - 1:10pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Symposium, Dementia among Diverse Populations

1:10pm AEST

Meet the Poster Presenters & Lunch

Wednesday June 5, 2024 1:10pm - 2:10pm AEST
5. Foyer

Exhibition Open & Break

2:10pm AEST

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation on 'Building your best day for healthy brain ageing and dementia risk reduction'
Presented by:Associate Professor Ashleigh Smith

Chair

Dr Stephanie Wong

Dr Stephanie Wong is a Senior Research Fellow and registered neuropsychologist with over 10 years' experience in clinical dementia research. Her research combines neuropsychology, cognitive neuroscience and neuroimaging to investigate the neurobiological basis of cognitive decline... Read More →

Speakers

Asscociate Professor Ashleigh Smith

A/Prof Ashleigh Smith is a Henry Brodaty Dementia Australia Research Foundation Mid-Career Research Fellow and the Deputy Director of the Alliance for Research in Exercise, Nutrition and Activity (ARENA) Research Centre at the University of South Australia. Over her career Ash has... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 2:10pm - 2:40pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Keynote Presentation, Building your best day for healthy brain ageing and dementia risk reduction

2:40pm AEST

Keynote Presentation

Keynote Presentation on 'Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)'
Presented by: Professor Peter Nestor

Speakers

Professor Kaarin Anstey

Professor Peter Nestor

Peter Nestor is conjoint professor of cognitive neurology at the University of Queensland and the Mater Hospital, where he established the Memory and Cognitive Disorders Clinic in 2018. He trained in neurology in Melbourne and at the National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery... Read More →

Wednesday June 5, 2024 2:40pm - 3:30pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Keynote Presentation, Frontotemporal dementia (FTD)

3:30pm AEST

Prizes & Awards, Afternoon Tea

Wednesday June 5, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Closing, Prizes & Awards, Afternoon Tea

3:30pm AEST

Exhibition Open and Afternoon Tea

Wednesday June 5, 2024 3:30pm - 4:00pm AEST
4. Tamborine Gallery

Exhibition Open & Break, Afternoon Tea

4:00pm AEST

Closing Remarks

Wednesday June 5, 2024 4:00pm - 4:10pm AEST
1. Main Ballroom

Closing, Closing Remarks