The dementia course 2026
The Cambridge Dementia Course will run in November and December 2026. The dates are 20th November for the one day online course, and 3rd-4th December for the in-person/hybrid two day course. The course will be in two parts:
- one day online course covering the basics of history-taking, cognitive testing, and common conditions
- two day more in-depth and advanced hybrid online and in-person course at the Møller Institute.
We encourage people to attend both parts of the course, though a few people may wish to only attend one part of the course. We think the best experience and chance for discussion is in person, but we recognise that people may wish to join online. You can choose whether you would like to join in person or online during registration, depending on the availability of places (both online and in-person space will be limited).
The course charges for 2026 are:
- One day (November) online course £60
- Two day (December) online course £120
- Two day (December) in person course £370
Note that this does not include accommodation which must be booked separately.
Given the significant difficulty in obtaining payments from hospital trusts and other organisations, we will ask you to make a payment through an online link. We cannot supply invoices, e.g. for NHS Trusts.
Accommodation is available at the Møller Center via the booking page: Cambridge Dementia Course 2026 - Accommodation Booking Link. The link is valid from Wed night 2/12 to Friday 4/12 so people who want to book for the Wednesday night before the course can do so as well. Accommodation at the Møller is very convenient (especially if you are attending the dinner on Thursday night). The current price for a standard double is £174 (includes breakfast).
Other options close by are Hyatt Centric and its sister apartment hotel Turing Locke in Eddington (15 mins walk, 7 mins car/taxi, 3 mins by bicycle):
Hyatt Centric - Double room with breakfast £117 standard price
Turing Locke - One bedroom suite £78 (self-catering)
There are also many smaller B&Bs and rentals available in Cambridge too.
There are online materials for both parts of the course, some of which will be made available prior to the course, and some will be made available following the course. All our presenters make a version of their slides available for download. Any videos or picutres from the presentations, and the videos from the video sessions are not made available.
Given the talks and discussions may contain sensitive material, we do not record any section of the course.
Signing up for the course
The 2026 course is fully booked.
You may register an interest for the 2026 course at the registration page in case of last minute cancellations. Registration for 2027 will open in late January 2027.
Below is the provisional timetable for the 2026 course. For the two day course, in broad terms the morning consists of focused lectures, and the afternoon mainly focuses on workshop style sessions.
Online course introductory course programme
20th November 2026
| Time |
Topic |
| 09:30 |
Understanding memory and dementia |
| 10:00 |
History taking |
| 10:30 |
Cognitive testing in the memory clinic |
| 11:00 |
Break |
| 11:30 |
Neuroimaging |
| 12:00 |
Typical Alzheimer’s disease |
| 12:30 |
Panel discussion/questions |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
| 13:45 |
Mild Cognitive Impairment |
| 14:15 |
Subjective memory complaints, functional cognitive disorders, and depression |
| 14:45 |
FTD |
| 15:05 |
Vascular dementia |
| 15:25 |
DLB/PDD |
| 15:45 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Cases |
Two day December advanced course programme
Day 1, Thursday 3rd December 2026
| Time |
|
| 09:00 |
Registration and coffee |
Session 1
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
| 09:20 |
Welcome, housekeeping |
Lecture theatre |
| 09:30 |
The neuropathology of dementia |
Lecture theatre |
| 10:10 |
Biomarkers for neurodegeneration |
Lecture theatre |
| 10:40 |
Break |
|
Session 2
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
| 11:00 |
Atypical presentations of Alzheimer’s disease |
Lecture theatre |
| 11:30 |
Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia |
Lecture theatre |
| 12:00 |
The primary progressive aphasias |
Lecture theatre |
| 12:30 |
Huntington’s disease |
Lecture theatre |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
|
Session 3
Session 3 in-person
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
Room |
| |
|
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
| 14:00 |
Video session |
Møller 1 |
Møller 2 |
| 14:50 |
Neuropsychology |
Møller suite |
Møller suite |
| 15:40 |
Break |
|
|
| 16:00 |
Examination skills |
Lecture theatre |
Lecture theatre |
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
Room |
| |
|
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
| 14:00 |
Neuropsychology |
Møller suite |
Møller suite |
| 14:50 |
Examination skills |
Lecture theatre |
Lecture theatre |
| 15:40 |
Break |
|
|
| 16:00 |
Video session |
Møller 1 |
Møller 2 |
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
Room |
| |
|
Group 5 |
Group 6 |
| 14:00 |
Examination skills |
Lecture theatre |
Lecture theatre |
| 14:50 |
Video session |
Møller 1 |
Møller 2 |
| 15:40 |
Break |
|
|
| 16:00 |
Neuropsychology |
Møller suite |
Møller suite |
Session 3 online
You will be placed into one of three zoom breakout rooms
| Time |
Topic |
| |
Room 1 |
| 14:00 |
Video session |
| 14:50 |
Neuropsychology |
| 15:40 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Examination skills |
| Time |
Topic |
| |
Room 2 |
| 14:00 |
Examination skills |
| 14:50 |
Video session |
| 15:40 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Neuropsychology |
| Time |
Topic |
| |
Room 3 |
| 14:00 |
Neuropsychology |
| 14:50 |
Examination skills |
| 15:40 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Video session |
Session 4
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
| 17:10 |
Designing a memory clinic |
Lecture theatre |
| 18:00 |
Close of the day |
|
| Time |
|
| 19:00 |
Drinks reception |
| 19:30 |
Formal dinner (pre-booked only) |
Day 2, Friday 4th December 2026
| Time |
|
| 08:30 |
Registration and coffee |
Session 1
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
| 09:00 |
Genetics and testing in dementia |
Lecture theatre |
| 09:25 |
Prion disease |
Lecture theatre |
| 09:50 |
Inherited white matter disorders |
Lecture theatre |
| 10:15 |
Disease modifying treatments |
Lecture theatre |
| 10:40 |
Break |
|
Session 2
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
| 11:00 |
Post-diagnostic information |
Lecture theatre |
| 11:30 |
End of life care in dementia |
Lecture theatre |
| 12:00 |
Managing multimorbidity in dementia |
Lecture theatre |
| 12:30 |
Panel discussion: the money spent on Lecanemab would be better spent on palliative care |
Lecture theatre |
| 13:00 |
Lunch |
|
Session 3
Session 3 in-person
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
Room |
|
| |
|
Group 1 |
Group 2 |
|
| 14:00 |
Video session |
Møller 1 |
Møller 2 |
|
| 14:50 |
Case discussions |
Møller suite |
Møller suite |
|
| 15:40 |
Break |
|
|
|
| 16:00 |
Assessing BSPD in dementia |
Lecture theatre |
Lecture theatre |
|
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
Room |
| |
|
Group 3 |
Group 4 |
| 14:00 |
Case discussions |
Møller suite |
Møller suite |
| 14:50 |
Psychiatric assessment |
Lecture theatre |
Lecture theatre |
| 15:40 |
Break |
|
|
| 16:00 |
Video session |
Møller 1 |
Møller 2 |
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
Room |
| |
|
Group 5 |
Group 6 |
| 14:00 |
Psychiatric assessment |
Lecture theatre |
Lecture theatre |
| 14:50 |
Video session |
Møller 1 |
Møller 2 |
| 15:40 |
Break |
|
|
| 16:00 |
Case discussions |
Møller suite |
Møller suite |
| |
|
|
|
Session 3 online
You will be placed in one of three zoom breakout rooms.
| Time |
Topic |
| |
Room 1 |
| 14:00 |
Video session |
| 14:50 |
Case discussions |
| 15:40 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Psychiatric assessment |
| Time |
Topic |
| |
Room 2 |
| 14:00 |
Psychiatric assessment |
| 14:50 |
Video session |
| 15:40 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Case discussions |
| Time |
Topic |
| |
Room 3 |
| 14:00 |
Case discussions |
| 14:50 |
Psychiatric assessment |
| 15:40 |
Break |
| 16:00 |
Video session |
Session 4
| Time |
Topic |
Room |
| 17:15 |
The future of dementia therapies |
Lecture theatre |
| 18:00 |
Close of the day |
|
