Improving the experience of young onset dementia diagnosis webinars

In October 2022 we began a series of webinars focusing on improving the experience of diagnosis for younger people with dementia and their families. You can catch up with recordings of the webinars below and sign up for upcoming webinars here.

You can watch our previous series of ‘tea-themed’ webinars here.

Memory clinics and the NHS England Genomic Medicine Service

Our webinar in November 2023 was led by Dr Nick Bass, Honorary Consultant Psychiatrist. Nick described the North Thames Genomic Medicine Service Alliance transformation project to embed genomic investigation in mental health service provided memory clinics

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Service improvement project to support the person with young onset dementia and their family

At our October 2023 webinar the Wokingham Memory Clinic and Oxford Centre for Genomic Medicine shared their multidisciplinary approach to ensure genetic testing can be considered for younger people with dementia and their families

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Different service models - Young Onset Dementia Nurse-Led Service, Northampton

Our webinar in June 2023 focused on the nurse-led Younger People With Dementia Team based in Northampton which provides assessments, diagnosis, and support for individuals under the age of 65 who are living with dementia

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Different service models - Young Onset Dementia Service, Doncaster

Our webinar in May 2023 focused on the long-established Young Onset Dementia Service, in Doncaster and included an interview with Michael Booth who is living with young onset dementia 

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Young onset dementia – improving the diagnosis process for people with atypical symptoms

Our webinar in March 2023 was led by Rare Dementia Support and focused on how we can improve the diagnosis process for people that present with atypical symptoms.

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Young onset dementia – changing perceptions of diagnosis

Our February 2023 webinar was led by Dr Susan Mitchell, Head of Policy at Alzheimer’s Research UK. It focused on how the preferences of people living with dementia, a shifting political landscape and advances in research and drug discovery can help the dementia diagnosis pathway evolve

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Young onset dementia and general practice – identifying symptoms before diagnosis

Our November 2022 webinar focused on the first symptoms of young onset dementia, how to increase their recognition and better identify people with young onset dementia at an earlier stage

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Why numbers matter and change is possible

Our October 2022 webinar was led by Dr Janet Carter and Michael Jackson. They discussed the importance of using data to better communicate the need for improved services for younger people living with dementia

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