The inaugural Scientific Meeting celebrates the establishment of a dedicated centre for memory and cognitive disorders, bringing together specialist expertise within SingHealth to offer integrated and multidisciplinary care at multiple sites across the SingHealth institutions. The key focus of the Scientific Meeting is on dementia, in the lead up to World Alzheimer’s Day which is on 21 September every year.
The theme of the Scientific Meeting is timely identification and diagnosis of dementia, in selected patients, biomarkers may be used to aid diagnosis even before the patients develop symptoms of forgetfulness or have problems with their daily function. Early diagnosis and treatment can help slow down the progression of the disease and enable both the patients and their caregivers to prepare, seek support and resources to manage the disease better, and more importantly, avoid caregiver burn out.
The Scientific Meeting is held over two days. The first day on 17 September discusses the clinical aspects and management of dementia, targeted at healthcare professionals including doctors, nurses and allied health. Both healthcare professionals and the public can attend the second day on 18 September to learn more about managing the symptoms of dementia, providing support to persons with dementia. The benefits of exercise go beyond reducing the risk of dementia, it also provides opportunity for bonding between the persons with dementia and their caregivers.
