Data: 26.09.2010-29.09.2010

Santiago de Compostela, Hiszpania

Long-Term Care Symposium
Faculty of Medicin – Castelao Room
Calle San Francisco
15782 Santiago de Compostela

Neuroimaging in Dementia Workshop
Centro de Estudios Avanzados (CEA)
Parque Vista Alegre
Calle Salvadas
15705 Santiago de Compostela

Opening Session and Opening Reception
Fonseca Palace at Fonseca Square

2010 International Meeting
Faculty of Medicin
Calle San Francisco
15782 Santiago de Compostela

Confirmed Speakers and Topics

Plenary Sessions

Opening Session/Raymond Levy Lecture

The 10/66 Dementia Research Group Studies of the prevalence, incidence, impact and aetiology of cognitive and mental disorders in Latin America, India and China
Martin Prince, United Kingdom

Depression in the elderly – How to prevent and treat a heterogeneous disorder
Jerson Laks, Brazil

Psychosocial intervention (or person-centered care) to prevent and treat agitated behavior in persons with dementia
Jiska Cohen-Mansfield, Israel / United States

Symposia and Workshops*

International Psychogeriatric Association Taskforce on Behavioral and Psychological Symptioms of Dementia (BPSD)
Brian Draper, Australia

Psychotherapy Workshop
Ken Laidlaw, Scotland

Depression in the elderly
Luis Agüera Ortiz, Spain

Memory clinics around the world
Ricardo Allegri, Argentina

Early onset dementia
Raymond Koopmans, The Netherlands

Mental health and social factors
Sabine Bährer-Kohler, Switzerland

Physical and psychosocial environment: How can it support person-centered care?
Helle Wijk, Sweden

Shifting paradigm in old age psychiatry
Nicola Lautenschlager, Australia

Psychogeriatrics in primary care
Carlos de Mendonça Lima, Portugal

Challenges for carers of patients with dementia
Presented by: Alzheimer Europe, Alzheimer’s Disease International and Alzheimer Spain
Daisy Acosta, Dominican Republic

Sociedad Española de Psicogeriatria and Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Symposium
Raimundo Mateos, Spain and Anand Ramakrishnan, United Kingdom

Old age education and research in Portugal
Presented by: Associação Portuguesa de Gerontopsiquiatria
António Leuschner, Portugal and Horácio Firmino, Portugal

Gerontopsychiatry services in Portugal
Presented by: Associação Portuguesa de Gerontopsiquiatria
Lia Fernandes, Portugal and Duarte Falcão, Portugal

European Association of Geriatric Psychiatry Symposium
To be Announced

*As of 18 February 2010