Intro
Alzheimer Scotland's Annual Conference took place on World Alzheimer's Day - Tuesday 21 September 2021. The event was held digitally and was streamed via the EICC.
The theme of this year's conference was 'Moving forward together - what matters to people with dementia, families, carers and practitioners, now and in the future'.
The day included a keynote presentation from our Chief Executive Henry Simmons, followed by Scotland's Dementia Awards and then a panel discussion with the Minister for Mental Wellbeing and Social Care, Kevin Stewart MSP and Scotland's National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch. There were also presentations on drug discovery & research, brain health & prevention, as well as the formal launch of the UK's first Virtual Resource Centre and a very popular Doggy Bingo session.
All the sessions on the day were recorded for access post-event and are available below.
videos
Session 1
- What Matters - A story
- Welcome from the Scottish Dementia Working Group and the National Dementia Carers Action Network
- Keynote speech, Henry Simmons, Chief Executive
- Scotland's Dementia Awards
Session 2
- What Matters to You? Panel session with Minister for Mental Health and Wellbeing, Kevin Stewart MSP and Scotland's National Clinical Director, Professor Jason Leitch
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Session 3
- Doggy Bingo
- Treating dementia, what's next and how do we get there?
Session 4
- Launch of the UK's first Virtual Resource Centre
- The Scottish Model for Brain Health
- Closing remarks