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Dr Harriet Demnitz-King pictured with another member of the Walking the Talk for Dementia 2025 team.

Last week, #denpruQM Early Career Researcher @hdemnitzking.bsky.social walked 40km along the Camino as part of Walking the Talk for Dementia 2025.

Harriet walked with people living with dementia, their families and care partners, healthcare professionals, artists, policy makers & researchers.

AAIC Day Four 2025 Highlights In this podcast we share a few selected highlights from the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) day two and day three of the main event in Toronto and Online, 27the - 31st July. --

Listen to @hdemnitzking.bsky.social on the Dementia Researcher podcast from the #AAIC25 reflecting on her personal highlights including presenting a poster on dementia risk reduction from #denpruQM and the results from @claudiacooper.bsky.social APPLE-Tree study
Listen here: shorturl.at/nLH1P

Harriet standing by a poster on dementia risk reduction policy at AAIC 2025 in Toronto

A lot of early interest in #denpruQM consensus on dementia risk reduction policy at #AAIC25 presented by our great post-doc @hdemnitzking.bsky.social with the project led by @charlesmarshall.bsky.social Paper available later this year. @qmulpsychiatry.bsky.social @claudiacooper.bsky.social

It's been great to catch up with friends and colleagues @qmul-wiph.bsky.social do come and hear @hdemnitzking.bsky.social present our Apple-Tree trial findings 4.15pm Tuesday aaic if you are here; looking forward to sharing our findings

The front slide of a PowerPoint presentation. The text reads 'Reducing the risk of dementia: policy recommendations from a panel of experts'. Harriet Demnitz-King and Debs Smith.

Debs Smith and Harriet Demnitz-King presenting

Great to be at the @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social Science Festival 2025 today 🎪

@hdemnitzking.bsky.social (Early Career Researcher at #denpruQM) and Patient and Public Engagement Group member Debs Smith presented findings from our consensus workshop on public health policy for dementia prevention.

A poster advertising Brain Health Question Time, which is taking place on Wednesday 2nd July from 13:15 to 14:15 at the SPIN-D conference. There are photos of the three speakers: Professor Claudia Cooper, Dr Seb Walsh and Joan Viskant.

❓ Interested in our #prevention workstream?

🎙️ Join @hdemnitzking.bsky.social and PPI member Debs at the @spindnetworkplus.bsky.social conference to hear about our dementia prevention consensus work.

🧠 You can also join @claudiacooper.bsky.social for Brain Health Question Time at 13:15.

Members of the Patient and Public Engagement Group at DeNPRU-QM stood or sat in two rows

After meeting online for 15 months, members of our Patient and Public Engagement Group (PPEG) met today for our first in person workshop 🎉

PPEG members are allocated to individual projects within the #denpruQM portfolio. They also meet monthly to share their experiences and latest project updates.

Guests networking at the launch event

Professor Liz Sampson, Dr Irini Kounoupias and Nicola Handley with a printed copy of the 'Delirium Matters' report. 

We've launched our new report 🎉

Led by @proflizsampson.bsky.social, 'Delirium Matters: priorities and opportunities for health and social care policy in England’ has 5 urgent recommendations to improve delirium care in England.

📕 Full report: shorturl.at/pio7T
📝 Policy brief: shorturl.at/khrCT

💼 We're looking for a mixed methods Research Assistant to join our team from August.

📈 You'll work across a range of projects utilising quantitative & qualitative methods, which may include health economics.

⏰ Apply via our website by Tuesday 6th May: shorturl.at/NxSqe

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The Basics of Cognitive Resere in FrontoTemporal Dementia & Intro to AAIC 2025 Immersive Session. Speakers: Michael Ewers, Lauren Grebe, Moderator: Hamid Sohrabi, Panelist: Eider Arenaza-Urquijo. March 12, 2025 10:30 am CT (USA)

Don't miss The Basics of the #ReservePIA, where
Lauren Grebe will discuss resilience in the context of Frontotemporal Dementia, and MichaelEwers will introduce our upcoming Immersive Workshop at #AAIC2025
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March 12, 10:30 am CT
Register here: alz.org/research-web...

Was great to co-lead the first Fixed-Term Researcher meeting on Wednesday with @cecarter.bsky.social and Sarah Bourdin. Lots of exciting plans in development!

Nothing about us, without us — establishing a patient and public involvement and engagement group - Nature Reviews Neurology Implementation of patient and public involvement and engagement (PPIE) to enable patients and carers to feel included and equal to healthcare professionals is challenging to do well. Here, leaders of ...

🚨 We've published two articles in @natrevneurol.bsky.social focused on the importance of meaningful patient and public involvement & engagement (PPIE) in research.

The first is written by our PPIE leads: 'Nothing about us, without us' - establishing a PPIE group 👇

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Join us for another upcoming Reserve, Resilience & Protective Factors PIA webinar! 🧠✨
Topic: Basics of Cognitive Reserve in FTD & Intro to AAIC 2025 Immersive Session
🗓️ Date/Time: Wednesday, March 12th, 10:30 AM CT
Register here:
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'The Future Dementia Workforce' panel, chaired by Prof Yvonne Birks @nihrsscr.bsky.social introduce themselves and reflect on the data presented. Sarah Gribbin, Dr Mohammed Rauf, @zenaaldridge.bsky.social, Prof Sube Banerjee and Mark MacDonald

Great talks at Demcon 24 Dementia India Alliance, looking forward to hearing from @hdemnitzking.bsky.social @cecarter.bsky.social