Living Well With DementiaAn Achievable Goal

Dr Lawrence Woo

Consultant Psychiatrist, Brent Memory Service

Central & North West London NHS Foundation Trust

25th October 2013

Advances in Dementia Care

Awareness

Risks and Prevention

Diagnosis

Treatments

Education

And… A Manifesto

Alz society website Oct 2013

Advances in Dementia Care

Awareness

- Public Education

- Clinician Education

- Services Education

Risk + Protective factors for Alzheimer’s disease

Risk factors

Age > 65 years

ApoE4

Diabetes increases risk 54%

Obesity increases risk 59%

Cardiovascular Risks

Metabolic syndrome

Depression

Stress

Head trauma

Smoking

Protective factors

ApoE2

Mediterranean Diet

Physical activity

Intellectual activity

Social network/ activities

Advances in Dementia Care

Diagnosis

-New Tests / Scans

Advances in Dementia Care

New Treatments

- Amyloid Clearance

- ?Tau

Advances in Dementia Care

Education

- Of family, carers, friends

- The public

- Society

- Dementia friendly communities

Living Better?

Living Better?

Why Ask??

Living Better?

We Have No Choice

Baby Boomers

Baby Boomers

Have Created our Modern World

Accept Dementia Decrepitude??