Programme Schedule
	Final programme as a pdf-file
Thursday, 22 May 2008
13:00	Registration starts at Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel
17:00-18:15	Opening of the conference
	Opening lecture: Dementia - a global challenge	Mary Marshall,
	PPT-presentation	University of Stirling, Scotland
19:00	Welcome reception at Oslo City Hall
Friday, 23 May 2008 - 09.00-18.00
	Plenary session: Good life with dementia - is it possible?
09:00-09:30	My life with dementia, the perspective of a person with dementia	Carlo Chiesa
	intervjued by	Peter Wetterberg, Ullevaal
		University Hospital, Oslo
09:30-10:00	How to create a better life for people in the early stages of dementia	Beata Terzis, Södra Stockholms
	PPT-presentation	geriatriske klinik
10:00-10:10	Short stories, two monologues by Pam Schweitzer, European Remninscence Network,
	UK, presented by Godfrey Jackman and Pam Lyne, UK
10:10-10:40	How to support family carers - evidence-based interventions with family caregivers	Bob Woods, University of Wales
	PPT-presentation
10:40-11:10	Coffee break
11:10-11:40	Cultural changes in the dementia world - stigma and everyday life experience	Christine E. Swane,
	PPT-presentation	EGV Foundation, Copenhagen
11:40-11:50	Short stories, two monologues by Pam Schweitzer, European Remninscence Network,
	UK, presented by Godfrey Jackman and Pam Lyne, UK
11:50-12.20	Being open about dementia - is it something to recommend?	Peter J. Whitehouse, Case
		Western Reserve University, USA
12:30-13:30	Lunch
13:30-14:30	Posters available
14:30-16:00	Parallel sessions	Detailed programme for
		parallel session
	The voice of persons with dementia Medical aspects Dementia and communication Social and environmental aspects  Utfordrende atferd og lovgivning
16:00-16:30	Coffee break
16:30-18:00	Parallel sessions	Detailed programme for
		parallel session
	Dementia and Sexuality Younger people with dementia Family carers Ethical issues Excursion to Great Granny's Garden/Utflukt til Oldemors Hage Demensplan 2015 "Den gode dagen"
Saturday, 24 May 2008 - 09.00-18-00
	Plenary session: Knowledge today, perspectives for tomorrow
09:00-09:30	Memory loss - is it a sign of disease or a characteristic of the normal aging process	Peter Wetterberg, Ullevaal
	PPT-presentation	University Hospital, Oslo
09:30-10:00	What is dementia - State of the Art	Knut Engedal, Norwegian
	PPT-presentation	Centre for Dementia Research
10:00-10:10	Short stories, two monologues by Pam Schweitzer, European Remninscence Network,
	UK, presented by Godfrey Jackman and Pam Lyne, UK
10:10-10:40	Risk factors and prevention	Miia Kivipelto, Karolinska
	PPT-presentation	Institutet, Stockholm
10:10-11:10	Coffee break
11:10-11:40	Genetic guidance - do we need it?	Jørgen Nielsen,
	PPT-presentation	Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen
11:40-11:50	Short stories, two monologues by Pam Schweitzer, European Remninscence Network,
	UK, presented by Godfrey Jackman and Pam Lyne, UK
11:50-12:20	The effectiveness of rehabilitation in Alzheimer's disease	Tuula Pirttilä, University of Kuopio
	PPT-presentation
12:30-14:30	Lunch
13:30-14:30	Posters available
14:30-16:00	Parallel sessions	Detailed programme for
		parallel sessions
	Art and Culture Dementia in society Technical aids  End of life issues  Yngre personer med demens
16:00-16:30	Coffee break
16:30-18:00	Parallel sessions	Detailed programme for
		parallel session
	Family carers Legal issues Treatment/Rehabilitation Quality of care  Å leve med demens
20:00	Gala dinner at Radisson SAS Scandinavia Hotel
Sunday, 25 May 2008 - 09.00-13.00
	Plenary session: Family carers and volunteers, an irreplaceable resource
09:00-09:30	Dementia, a private or public responsibilty	Inge Lønning, The Storting's
		Presidium, Norway
09:30-10:00	Psychological distress of informal caregivers - what helps?	Ingvar Karlsson, Sahlgrenska
	PPT-presentation	University Hospital, Gothenburg
10:00-10:30	Cooperation between voluntary organisations and public services in practice -	Knud Damgaard Andersen,
	presentation of ODA-project	Servicestyrelsen, Denmark
	PPT-presentation
10:30-11:00	Coffee break
11:00-11:30	Alzheimer's disease as a political priority on a national and European level	Florence Lustman, French
	PPT-presentation	Government
11:30-12:00	Future challenges for Alzheimer Associations	Heike von Lützau-Hohlbein,
	PPT-presentation	Deutsche Alzheimer Gesellschaft
12:00-12:30	Closing ceremony
	Invitation to the 19th Alzheimer Europe Conference 28 - 30 May in Bruxelles, Belgium
Foredragene i hovedforelseningene vil være på engelsk, men oversettes til norsk på en stor skjerm slik at alle får med seg innholdet. En av parallellsesjonene vil være på skandinaviske språk
Sponsored Breakfast Symposia Due to Norwegian regulations the sponsored symposia are only available for medical personnel.
	Friday, 23 May 2008
07:30-08:45	Breakfast symposium with Pfizer
	The current and future treatment options of dementia Chair: Torgeir Bruun Wyller, University of Oslo
	The evidence of the currently available medical treatment of dementia, Jacqueline Birks, University of Oxford Future treatment options, Niels Andreasen, Memory Clinic, Geriatric Dep., Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm Breakfast will be served.  Please note that the symposium is only open for medical personnel.
	Saturday, 24 May 2008
07:30-08:45	Breakfast symposium with Lundbeck
	Basic science and new approaches to Alzheimer's disease: Focus on white matter
	Chair: Bjørnar Hassel, Dept. of Neurology, Rikshospitalet, Oslo
	Brain connectivity and cognition: White matter changes in cognitive impairment, Tormod Fladby, Dept. of Neurology, Akershus University Hospital, Norway Glutamate receptors in white matter: Novel players in brain connectivity, Linda H. Bergersen, The Centre for Molecular Biology and Neurosciende, Anatomical Institute, University of Oslo Glutamatergic, GABAergic and cholinergic neurotransmission in white matter? Bjørnar Hassel, Dept. of Neurology, Rikshospitalet, Norway  Breakfast will be served.  Please note that the symposium is only open for medical personnel.
	Subject to changes