12 Risk Factors For Dementia You Can Change

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The Dementia Inclusive Ballina Alliance is excited to deliver its annual dementia symposium to the community of the North Coast. This inspirational and informative event for health professionals, carers of people living with dementia and interested parties will be held on Friday the 25th of October at the Ballina RSL club in beautiful Ballina. Local well known identity Mandy Nolan will MC the event. Mandy is experienced in working with people with high levels of dementia in a very innovative approach.

This exciting event brings together renowned international and local experts, including Professor Susan Kurrle Geriatrician; who is renowned for her 2023 ABC program ‘Old Peoples Home for Teenagers’, Professor Ian Cameron Professor of Rehabilitation Medicine; who has published Clinical Practice Guidelines for the Care of People Living with Traumatic Brain Injury in the Community, Associate Professor Sarah Russell; Healthy Ageing for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples, Dr Suraj Samtani; Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, plus our local Geriatrician Dr Danielle Medek, Dr Tien Khoo; Staff Specialist General Medicine and local GP’s Dr Hilton Koppe, Dr Peter Silberberg to name a few.

The theme for this year’s symposium is Fostering Resilience to Dementia: Recognising and Reducing Risk based on the 2020 report of the Lancet Commission which identified twelve risk factors into a life-course model of dementia prevention. The report advises ‘together 12 modifiable risk factors account for around 40% of worldwide dementias, which consequently could theoretically be prevented or delayed. It is never too early and never too late in the life course for dementia prevention’.

Our speakers will address the identified risk factors including obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, less education, diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, depression, hearing impairment excessive alcohol consumption, social isolation, air pollution, living in an urban area and how these factors impact dementia.

This event should not be missed, the organisers have been successful in gaining local sponsorship to keep registration cost to a minimum. The Ramada hotel Ballina has kindly offered a reduced rate for accommodation for delegates for Spa Room @ $225 per room per night. Please use the code 491499. When making your booking.

We look forward to seeing you on the day.

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