09:45-10:00

Welcome

10:00-

10:30

Introductory Keynote

Michael Splaine (Splaine Consulting US): ‘The Healthy Brain Initiative’ 

10:30-11:30

Session 1: ‘Innovation in Dementia Research in Europe’

• Chair: Iva Holmerová (Charles University, Prague, CZ)

• Philipp Keune (Klinikum Bayreuth GmbH, Germany)

‘Mindfulness-based interventions in dementia: current status and new developments’

• Rastislav Ostríž ‘Psychosocial interventions in severe dementia – scoping review’
• Natalia Yakunina 'Mixed Reality Technology for Supporting and Caring for Individuals with Cognitive Impairments and Dementia'

11:30-12:30 

Session 2: ‘Innovation in dementia research in institutional settings’

• Chair: Debby Gerritsen (Radboud University Medical Center, The Netherlands)

• Lidwine Luijkx: Knowing and measuring in order to improve: inSigHt INto wEllbeing (SHINE)

• Femke Muller: The SPAN+ project: Promoting empowerment for people living with dementia
• Annelies Veldwijk: Nursing home residents with dementia and very severe or extreme challenging behavior: starting points for optimizing care

12:30-13:30

Lunch

13:30-14:45 h

Session 3: ‘Demenz.Aktivgemeinde: Ein Update’ (in German)

• Stefanie Auer, Margit Höfler, Ulrike Kastler, Elke Lantschik (UWK)
• Verleihung des Zertifikats ‘Demenzkompetente Gemeinde’

14:45 15:00

Coffee Break

15:00-15:30

Opening Ceremony

• Mag. Friedrich Faulhammer (Rector)
• Univ.-Prof.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ Viktoria Weber (Vice-Rector)
• Univ.-Prof.ⁱⁿ Dr.ⁱⁿ Stefanie Auer (Vice-Dean of the Medical Faculty)

15:30-16:00

Keynote Lecture 1: ‘Academic networks for long-term care: evidence-based innovation of daily practice’

• Debby Gerritsen (Radboud University Medical Center; The Netherlands)

16:00-16:30

Keynote Lecture 2:  ‘Brain Health Promotion – Strategic Reflections’

Michael Splaine (Splaine Consulting US)

16:30-17:00

Keynote Lecture 3 (online): ‘INTERDEM and INTERDEM Academy: European training network for early stage researchers in psychosocial dementia research’

• Fania Dassen, C.M., Verhey, Frans R.J., De Vugt, Marjolein E., (Alzheimer Centrum Limburg – Maastricht University/the Netherlands)

17:00-17:30

Keynote Lecture 4: ‘Participatory research in dementia care – facilitators and barriers’

• Martina Roes (DZNE, Witten-Herdecke, Germany)

17:30-18:15

Discussion & Closing Remarks

• Stefanie Auer Iva Holmerová, Debby Gerritsen, Martina Roes, Helga Rohra, Verena Tatzer, Michael Splaine

18:15

Reception