Free event about Alzheimer’s takes place this Saturday in SP – 09/12/2023 – Mental Health

Geriatricians, neurologists and gerontologists come together at a free event, this Saturday (8), to talk about the diagnosis and treatment of Alzheimer’s and other dementias.

The symposium Awakening society to brain health, organized by ABG (Brazilian Association of Gerontology) and the Supera Method, takes place at Teatro Gazeta, on Avenida Paulista, in the central region of São Paulo, from 8am to 1pm. You must register to follow the debates in person or virtually. In both modes there will be a certificate of participation.

The program for this fifth edition of the meeting will have four panels with experts who will address protective factors against the disease, advances in treatments, the role of caregivers and family members, in addition to public policy challenges in dementia.

Alzheimer’s is the most common form of neurodegenerative dementia in the elderly. The disease is classified into four stages, from initial to terminal. Among the most common symptoms are cognitive decline, memory loss and motor difficulties.

Check the schedule

8am – Opening
artistic presentation

9:10 am – Panel 1
My father/mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, what now?; with Jerusa Smid, neurologist at HC-FMUSP (Hospital das Clínicas of the Faculty of Medicine of the University of São Paulo)

Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias: advances in treatments; with Sonia Bruck, neurologist at HC-FMUSP

10:20 am – Panel 2
Public policy challenges in dementia: National Dementia Plan; with Celene Queiroz Pinheiro, geriatrician and president of Abraz-SP (Brazilian Alzheimer’s Association of São Paulo), and Leandro Minozzo, geriatrician and professor at Feevale University

11:10 am – Panel 3
Cognitive stimulation as a protective factor against cognitive decline; with Mônica Yassuda, neuropsychologist and professor at EACH-USP (School of Arts, Sciences and Humanities at the University of São Paulo)

Cognitive training research results; with Thais Bento Lima, gerontologist, researcher at the Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Group at HC-FMUSP and professor at EACH-USP

Sleep as a protective factor and quality of life; with Eva Betine, gerontologist, researcher at HC-FMUSP and professor at EACH-USP

12:10 pm – Panel 4
Dementias: protective factors, with Cláudia Kimie Suemoto, geriatrician and professor at HC-FMUSP

Care and caregivers; with Thais Bento Lima, gerontologist, researcher at the Cognitive and Behavioral Neurology Group at HC-FMUSP and professor at EACH-USP

Alzheimer’s: love and acceptance; with Beth Goulart, actress, and Sílvia Haidar, Folha journalist

Awakening society to brain health – 5th edition
When: Saturday (16), from 8am to 1pm
Where: Teatro Gazeta, on Avenida Paulista, 900, Bela Vista, central region of São Paulo
How much: Registration is free and must be made for in-person or virtual participation
Online broadcast: via the channel youtube.com/@metodosupera

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