Thanks to everyone who came to our Sold Out - 2018 International Dementia Conference.
Following its success in 2018, the Dementia Centre has announced the two-day conference will return Thursday 11th and Friday 12th of June 2020 with an all new line-up of world renowned speakers, visionary presentations and invaluable networking opportunities.
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11 - 12 June, 2020
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Conference Theme
The 2018 conference theme was Mission Impossible? Truth and Lies in the age of choice. Thought leaders from across the globe came together to discuss and debate the concept of choice in every aspect of our lives, clinical decisions and care. The conference provided a platform for the international and Australian community to share new research, experiences and evidence-based practices in plenary talks and concurrent sessions, with many opportunities for meaningful networking and engagement.
2018 Speakers
Professor Sheena S. Iyengar
USA
Sheena S. Iyengar is the inaugural S.T. Lee Professor of Business in the Columbia Business School.
Professor Sheena S. Iyengar
USA
Sheena S. Iyengar is the inaugural S.T. Lee Professor of Business in the Columbia Business School.
She has taught on a wide variety of topics, including leadership, decision making, creativity, innovation, and globalization.
Considered one of the world’s leading experts on choice, Dr. Iyengar’s core research focuses on the psychology of choice and decision-making, addressing how humans face challenges in a world where they are inundated with options. Her research regularly appears in premier academic journals and her book, "The Art of Choosing," received one of the six Financial Times and Goldman Sachs Business Books of the Year 2010 awards, and was ranked #3 on the Amazon.com Best Business and Investing Books of 2010.
Professor the Baroness Ilora Finlay of Llandaff
Wales
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff is an internationally renowned expert in palliative medicine and an independent cross-bench member of the House of Lords.
Professor the Baroness Ilora Finlay of Llandaff
Wales
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff is an internationally renowned expert in palliative medicine and an independent cross-bench member of the House of Lords.
Baroness Finlay is a Professor of Palliative Medicine at Cardiff University.
As the first consultant in Palliative Medicine in Wales in 1987 Baroness Finlay set up palliative and hospice services across Wales. She has worked with Marie Curie Cancer Care since 1987 and is a National Vice President. Baroness Finlay has published and lectured widely on palliative care and researched into aspects of cancer palliative care. She has remained an active clinician, teacher, author and academic as well as being involved in Parliament. Baroness Finlay will bring her experience and thinking to our conference panel on palliative care and dementia.
Professor Craig Ritchie
Scotland
Craig Ritchie is currently Professor of the Psychiatry of Ageing at the University of Edinburgh.
Professor Craig Ritchie
Scotland
Craig Ritchie is currently Professor of the Psychiatry of Ageing at the University of Edinburgh.
Craig is a leading authority on Clinical Trials in Dementia, leading the PREVENT project; a major initiative to identify mid-life risks for later life dementia. Craig also leads the EPAD (European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Dementia) Consortium. ‘Mission Impossible?’ will provide delegates with major insights into risk factors and clinical treatments to support people with dementia. Craig will inform delegates to navigate facts from headline and provide clarity and focus for the choices we should make personally and in the directions of prevention and treatment.
Professor Luc Deliens
Belgium
Luc Deliens is Professor of Palliative Care Research and Director of the Multidisciplinary and interuniversity End-of-Life Care Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Bruseel (VUB) 7 Ghent University in Belgium.
Professor Luc Deliens
Belgium
Luc Deliens is Professor of Palliative Care Research and Director of the Multidisciplinary and interuniversity End-of-Life Care Research Group of the Vrije Universiteit Bruseel (VUB) 7 Ghent University in Belgium.
Internationally, Luc co-chairs the European Association for Palliative Care Research network and coordinates and participated in EU funded research projects. With close on 40 supervised PhDs, many on palliative care in dementia and having published over 450 papers and numerous books Luc brings a wealth of experience and learning to the conference.
Luc will form part of a key panel discussion on the theme of choice in palliative care for people with dementia, as well as taking part in our concurrent stream on this issue.
