Programme
9:30am: Welcome
10am: Introductions and overview – Dr Dorina Cadar, Senior Lecturer in Cognitive Epidemiology and Dementia, Centre for Dementia Studies, BSMS
10:05am: 'My choice’- a myth-busting, evidence-based resource that aims to enable people with dementia to make decisions that support them to live well – Kath Sykes, Applied Research Collaboration Implementation Lead and Azeezat Aminu, Implementation Research Assistant NIHR ARC Kent Surrey and Sussex (ARC KSS)
10:25am: Age and a dementia-friendly city – Davina De Laszlo, Public Health Specialist, Age and Dementia Friendly Healthy Lifestyles Team, Public Health, Health and Adult Social Care, Brighton & Hove City Council
10:45am: Supporting dementia prevention and so much more – Kathleen Cuming, Public Health Consultant, Healthy Lifestyle Team, Brighton & Hove City Council
11:05am: Public engagement: Sussex Brain Bus – Dr Sarah King, Reader in Psychology at the University of Sussex
11:25am: Refreshments break
11:40am: The role of the Mediterranean diet on cognitive health – Dr Dorina Cadar
12 noon: Determinants of successful ageing: exercise and cognition in older age – Professor Eddy Davelaar, Birkbeck, University of London
12:20pm: Hearing, cognition and lifestyle – Dr Snezana Levic, Senior Lecturer in Physiology, BSMS
12:40pm: The impact of extreme heat on older people in domiciliary care – Libby Eastwood, Insight Lead, Behavioural Science and Insights Unit (BSIU), Evaluation and Translation Directorate, UK Health Security Agency
1pm: Lunch break
1:40pm: Focus group facilitated by Dr Deeptima Massey, Research Manager, BSMS
2pm: Clinical exercise physiology, health and nutrition – Dr Ifigenia Giannopoulou, Senior Lecturer in Exercise, Nutrition and Health Sciences, School of Sport and Health Sciences, Centre of Stress and Age-Related Diseases, University of Brighton
2:25pm: Exercise and cognitive health: evidence from the population research – John Mitchell, MRC Doctoral Student and Honorary Research Fellow, Primary Care & Population Health, University College London
2:45pm: Refreshments break
3pm: Fatigue and Exercise – Dr Jeanne Dekerle, Reader, School of Sport and Health Sciences, Centre for Stress and Age-Related Disease, Sport and Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Research and Enterprise Group, University of Brighton
3:25pm: Comparing Apples and Oranges? Enabling Cross-Study Research with CLOSER’s Data Guides on Cognition, Diet and Physical activity – Dr Charlotte Campbell, CLOSER Research Fellow, Social Research Institute, University College London
3:40pm: COVID-19 and Cognitive Decline in Older Participants – Dr Lavinia Bertini, NIHR Research Fellow, Centre for Dementia Studies, BSMS
3:55pm: Music and ageing – Dr Nicola Schmidt, NIHR Research Fellow, Centre for Dementia Studies, BSMS
4:10pm: Health and Policy – Marisa Amato, Consultant at Technopolis Group in the Health and Life Sciences Team
4:30pm: Panel discussion – chaired by Dr Dorina Cadar and Dr Deeptima Massey
5pm: Close of day
Please note, this programme is subject to change.