The dementia course 2023
The Cambridge Dementia Course will run in November and December 2023. The course will be in two parts:
- Friday 10th November: an online day covering the basics of history-taking, cognitive testing, and common conditions
- Thursday 7th and Friday 8th December: a two day hybrid online and in-person course at Homerton college
We encourage people to attend both parts of the course, and everyone who registers will have the opportunity to sign up to both parts of the course. A few people may wish to only attend one part of the course.
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 course is now oversubscribed for 2023. The registration page will open again in January 2024.
All the invitations to the 2023 course have now been sent. If you think you have been missed off or there has been a problem, send us an email using the email icon at the bottom of this page.
Two day December course programme
The agenda for the two day hybrid course on the 7th and 8th of December 2023. For session 3 on each day the online and in-person groups diverge , as indicated.
Day 1, Thursday 7th December 2023
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 09:00 | Registration and coffee |
Session 1
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:20 | Welcome, housekeeping | Andrew Graham | North Wing Auditorium |
| 09:30 | The neuropathology of dementia | Annelies Quaegabeur | North Wing Auditorium |
| 10:10 | Biomarkers for neurodegeneration | Andrew Graham | North Wing Auditorium |
| 10:40 | Break |
Session 2
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | Huntington’s disease | Roger Barker | North Wing Auditorium |
| 11:40 | Genetics and testing in dementia | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium |
| 12:20 | Mitochondrial disorders | Jelle van den Ameele | North Wing Auditorium |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
Session 3
Session 3 in-person
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||
| 14:00 | Video session | Clare Galton | Skillicorn | Renate Claassen | Bamford |
| 14:55 | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychologists | Alison Shrubsole | Neuropsychologists | Paston Brown |
| 15:50 | Break | ||||
| 16:20 | Examination skills | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium |
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 3 | Group 4 | ||||
| 14:00 | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychologists | Alison Shrubsole | Neuropsychologists | Paston Brown |
| 14:55 | Examination skills | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium |
| 15:50 | Break | ||||
| 16:20 | Video session | Clare Galton | Skillicorn | Renate Claassen | Bamford |
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 5 | Group 6 | ||||
| 14:00 | Examination skills | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium |
| 14:55 | Video session | Clare Galton | Skillicorn | Renate Claassen | Bamford |
| 15:50 | Break | ||||
| 16:20 | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychologists | Alison Shrubsole | Neuropsychologists | Paston Brown |
Session 3 online
You will be placed into one three zoom breakout rooms
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 1 | ||
| 14:00 | Video session | Andrew Graham |
| 14:55 | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychologists |
| 15:50 | Break | |
| 16:20 | Examination skills | Timothy Rittman |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 2 | ||
| 14:00 | Examination skills | Timothy Rittman |
| 14:55 | Video session | Andrew Graham |
| 15:50 | Break | |
| 16:20 | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychologists |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 3 | ||
| 14:00 | Neuropsychology | Neuropsychologists |
| 14:55 | Examination skills | Timothy Rittman |
| 15:50 | Break | |
| 16:20 | Video session | Andrew Graham |
Session 4
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:15 | The anatomy of a memory clinic | Clare Galton | North Wing Auditorium |
| 18:00 | Close of the day |
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 19:30 | Formal dinner (pre-booked only) |
Day 2, Friday 8th December 2023
| Time | |
|---|---|
| 08:30 | Registration and coffee |
Session 1
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 09:00 | Frontotemporal dementia | James Rowe | North Wing Auditorium |
| 09:30 | The primary progressive aphasias | Charles Marshall | North Wing Auditorium |
| 10:05 | Prion disease | Simon Mead | North Wing Auditorium |
| 10:40 | Break |
Session 2
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 11:00 | End of life care in dementia | Annabel Price | North Wing Auditorium |
| 11:40 | Disease modifying treatments | Rob Howard | North Wing Auditorium |
| 12:20 | Panel discussion: new treatments for dementia | Panel | North Wing Auditorium |
| 13:00 | Lunch |
Session 3
Session 3 in-person
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||
| 14:00 | Video session | Timothy Rittman | Skillicorn | James Rowe | Bamford |
| 14:50 | Case discussions | Rob Howard | Alison Shrubsole | Charles Marshall | Paston Brown |
| 15:40 | Break | ||||
| 16:05 | Psychiatric assessment | Ben Underwood | North Wing Auditorium | Ben Underwood | North Wing Auditorium |
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 3 | Group 4 | ||||
| 14:00 | Case discussions | Rob Howard | Alison Shrubsole | Charles Marshall | Paston Brown |
| 14:50 | Psychiatric assessment | Ben Underwood | North Wing Auditorium | Ben Underwood | North Wing Auditorium |
| 15:40 | Break | ||||
| 16:05 | Video session | Timothy Rittman | Skillicorn | James Rowe | Bamford |
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 5 | Group 6 | ||||
| 14:00 | Psychiatric assessment | Ben Underwood | North Wing Auditorium | Ben Underwood | North Wing Auditorium |
| 14:50 | Video session | Timothy Rittman | Skillicorn | James Rowe | Bamford |
| 15:40 | Break | ||||
| 16:05 | Case discussions | Rob Howard | Alison Shrubsole | Charles Marshall | Paston Brown |
Session 3 online
You will be placed in one of three zoom breakout rooms.
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 1 | ||
| 14:00 | Video session | Andrew Graham |
| 14:50 | Case discussions | Clare Galton |
| 15:40 | Break | |
| 16:05 | Psychiatric assessment | Ben Underwood |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 2 | ||
| 14:00 | Psychiatric assessment | Ben Underwood |
| 14:50 | Video session | Andrew Graham |
| 15:40 | Break | |
| 16:05 | Case discussions | Clare Galton |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 3 | ||
| 14:00 | Case discussions | Clare Galton |
| 14:50 | Psychiatric assessment | Ben Underwood |
| 15:40 | Break | |
| 16:05 | Video session | Andrew Graham |
Session 4
| Time | Topic | Speaker | Room |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17:00 | The future memory clinic | Timothy Rittman | North Wing Auditorium |
| 17:45 | Close of the day |