Dementia 2025
Doctoral School in Medicine, Biomedical Science and Technology at Aalborg University
Welcome to Dementia
PhD Programme: Clinical Science, Laboratory and Translational Medicine (CSLTM)
Description:
The increasing average age of the population is followed by a concomitant increase in patients with neurodegeneration. Irrespective of the cause, the patient suffering from neurodegeneration typically acquires symptoms related to dementia (memory loss, cognitive decline, personality changes among others). Unfortunately, the causes of diseases with dementia are far from understood, and hence also possibilities of treatment.
This course, focusing on dementia, will delineate the current understanding of pathogenic mechanisms leading to neurodegeneration with dementia. Topics will also include updates on preclinical and clinical research, a coverage of the clinical course of dementia incl. clinical, imaging, and biochemical diagnostics, an introduction to current and novel treatments, and a coverage how patients are living with dementia and their out-patient care taking.
Prerequisites:
Some understandings of the following topics are preferable, although not a prerequisite: brain imaging, clinical neuroscience, human brain anatomy, neurodegeneration, neuropsychiatry, pharmacology
Form of evaluation:
Active participation
Key literature:
Litterature will be circulated during the course.
Organizer:
Torben Moos & Ove Wiborg
Lecturers:
University and hospital medical doctors and other academics seeing patients with dementia in Region Nordjylland plus other invited researchers.
ECTS: 1.5
Time: 24 - 25 March 2025, 8.30 – 15.30
Place: Aalborg University
Zip code: 9220
City: Aalborg
Maximal number of participants: 25
Deadline: 3 March 2025