Alzheimer Scotland Annual Conference 2024

Thank you to all our wonderful speakers and everyone who attended our Annual Conference on 20 September - we hope you enjoyed the day. For anyone unable to attend, the recorded conference sessions are now available to view below.

Opening Session & Session 1

Opening Session 
  • Welcome from Tommy McLean, Scottish Dementia Working Group and Maureen Huggins, National Dementia Carers Action Network
  • Ministerial address from Maree Todd MSP
  • Keynote speech - Scott Mitchell, Peoples Champion, Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission
  • Alzheimer Scotland address - Henry Simmons, Chief Executive of Alzheimer Scotland
Session 1 - Protecting personhood
  • Kate Swaffer – ‘Putting the ME back in deMEntia’
  • Professor Louise Ritchie - ‘Defining Personhood’
  • Jennifer Hall - ‘Personhood and Dementia – Back into the Closets?’
  • Professor Karen Watchman – ‘Shine a light on learning disability & dementia’

 

Session 2 & Session 3

Session 2 - Practice evolutions & innovations 
  • Rynagh Flynn, Scottish Dementia Working Group – ‘Why practice innovations are so important’
  • Hugh Masters & Helen Skinner – ‘Scotland leads the way: Pioneering brain health service’
  • Maureen Taggart – ‘Celebrating 10 years of Scotland’s national commitment to Post Diagnostic Support’
  • Dr William Kavanagh – ‘Game Changer - VR-Aided Football Reminiscence Installation at Hampden Park’
  • Michelle Miller – ‘Launching a national improvement programme to reduce stress and distress for people living with dementia’
Session 3 - The future is green
  • Gillian Councill, Kenny Wright & Andy Miller – ‘The Future is Green: Harnessing Nature’s Power for Dementia Care’

Session 4 & Session 5

Session 4 - The future of long term care 
  • Fiona Catterson, the National Dementia Carers Action Network – ‘Why long term care is so important’
  • Jim Pearson – ‘The Commission on the Future of Long Term Care in Scotland’
  • Adelina Comas-Herrera – ‘The future of long term care’
Session 5 - Dementia research in Scotland 
  • Stuart Dougall, the Scottish Dementia Working Group & Marion Ritchie, the National Dementia Carers Action Network – ‘The importance of dementia research’
  • Alison McKean – ‘Brain health and dementia research developments’
  • Dr Tom Russ – ‘Where is dementia research taking us?’