WHO Dementia Course, Doha 2025
Day 1 - basics
Arrival and introduction
Session 1
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:45 | Understanding memory and dementia | Tim |
| 09:15 | History taking | Clare |
| 09:45 | Cognitive testing in the memory clinic | Charlie |
| 10:15 | Break |
Session 2
| Time | **Topic ** | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:45 | Alzheimer’s disease | Clare |
| 11:10 | Mild Cognitive impairment | Tim |
| 11:30 | Lunch |
Session 3
| Time | **Topic ** | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 13:00 | Subjective memory complaints, functional cognitive disorders and depression | Tim |
| 13:30 | Vascular dementia | Charlie |
| 14:00 | Dementia with Lewy bodies and Parkinson’s disease dementia | Renate |
| 14:30 | Break |
Session 4
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 15:45 | Neuroimaging in dementia | Clare |
| 15:00 | Case discussions | Tim,Charlie,Clare,Renate |
| 16:00 | The anatomy of a memory clinic | Tim, Clare |
| 17:00 | Close of the day |
Day 2 - advanced diagnosis
Session 1
| Time | **Topic ** | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | The neuropathology of dementia | Renate |
| 08:30 | Behavioural variant frontotemporal dementia | Charlie |
| 09:00 | Primary progressive aphasia | Charlie |
| 09:30 | Break |
Session 2
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 | Genetics and dementia | Tim |
| 10:30 | Acute and unusual presentations of dementia | Clare |
| 11:00 | Atypical parkinsonian disorders | Tim |
| 11:30 | Managing behavioural/psychiatric symptoms | Renate |
| 12:00 | Lunch |
Session 3
Breakout rooms
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | ||
| 13:00 | Video session | Charlie |
| 13:55 | Neuropsychology | Clare |
| 14:50 | Break | |
| 15:20 | Examination skills | Tim |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Group 2 | ||
| 13:00 | Examination skills | Tim |
| 13:55 | Video session | Charlie |
| 14:50 | Break | |
| 15:20 | Neuropsychology | Clare |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Group 3 | ||
| 13:00 | Neuropsychology | Clare |
| 13:55 | Examination skills | Tim |
| 14:50 | Break | |
| 15:20 | Video session | Charlie |
Session 4
| Time | **Topic ** | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 16:00 | Panel debate: the future of dementia services. Should dementia be a standalone speciality? | Tim (chair), Charlie, Clare, Renate, Mani |
| 17:00 | Close of the day |
Day 3
Session 1
| Time | **Topic ** | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 08:00 | Developing a memory service | Dr Hanadi |
| 09:00 | Biomarkers in dementia | Tim |
| 09:30 | Disease modifying treatments | Charlie |
| 10:00 | Break |
Session 2
| Time | **Topic ** | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 10:30 | Post-diagnostic support | Clare |
| 11:00 | Managing multimorbidity in dementia | Renate |
| 11:30 | End of life care | Renate |
| 12:00 | Lunch | |
Session 3
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 1 | ||
| 13:00 | Video session | Tim |
| 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:30 | Case discussions | Tim |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 2 | ||
| 13:00 | Video session | Clare |
| 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:30 | Case discussions | Clare |
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| Room 3 | ||
| 13:00 | Video session | Renate |
| 14:00 | Break | |
| 14:30 | Case discussions | Renate |
Session 4
| Time | Topic | Speaker |
|---|---|---|
| 15:30 | Open discussion - applying learning to your own setting | |
| 16:30 | Close of the day |