DAY 2: WEDNESDAY 29 JANUARY

4th International Alzheimer's Disease Conference 2020

 

 

 

 

 

         
REGISTRATION       08:00 - 08:30
         

DAY 2

 

SCIENTIFIC SESSIONS

 

8:30 - 15:30

    Opening Ceremony: Welcome and Introductory Comments   8:30 - 8:45
 

2.1 Caregiver Burden in Different Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Muteb Abdullah Al-Otaibi

Consultant geriatric and psychosomatic psychiatry Assistant Professor KSAU-HS
Member of Scientific Committee at the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association

 
 
         
 

2.2 Helping Alzheimer’s Caregivers

Dr. Mohammed Salah Omar Abduljabbar

Consultant Neurology in Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Center.

 
 
         
 

2.3 Preventing Alzheimer’s Disease: What Do We Know?

Dr. Loay Basudan

Director, Family Medicine Residency Training Program Department of Family Medicine & Polyclinics.
Member of Scientific Committee at the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association

 
 
         
    Break   10:00 - 10:30
         
 

2.4 Legal Challenges Associated with Alzheimer’s and Dementia

Mr. Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Aqeel

Lawyer, owner of Mohammed Abdulaziz Al-Aqeel Law firm
The Legal Office of the Association and a member of the Social Support Committee

 
 
         
 

2.5 Palliative Care: Making the Right Decision

Dr. Louay H. Al-Khamis

Consultant - Geriatrics, Palliative Care, Family Medicine & Medical Education.
Member of Scientific Committee at the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association

 
 
         
 

2.6 Improving Quality of Life for Family Caregivers of Persons with Alzheimer’s Disease in Saudi Arabia

Dr. Eradah Hamad

Gerontology and Dementia Care Researcher, Assistant Prof, of Psychology at King Abdulaziz University.

 
 
         
 

2.7 Neuropsychology Assessment of Alzheimer’s Disease

Dr. Hadeel Abdulmohsen Al-Khamees

Head of Clinical Psychology Unit, Prince Sultan Military Medical City,
Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist.

 
 
         
    Lunch Break   12:00 - 13:00
         
 

2.8 Nutrition and Prevention of Cognitive Impairment

Dr. Haya Al-Joudi

Clinical Neuropsychologist at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center Riyadh
Member of Scientific Committee at the Saudi Alzheimer’s Disease Association

 
 
         
 

2.9 Alzheimer’s Legal Issues

Dr. Abdullah Al-Khanezaan

Chairman, Family Medicine and Polyclinics King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center, Riyadh

 
 
         
 

2.10 Application of Molecular Characterization of Alzheimer’s Disease in Clinical Diagnosis of Saudi Patients

Dr. Fadia Khodor El-Bitar

Scientist, Alzheimer’s Project, King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center

 
 
         
 

Panel Discussion: Early Onset Dementia

Prof. Pálmi V. Jónsson

Chief of Geriatrics, Landspitali University Hospital, Reykjavík, Iceland
Professor of Geriatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland.

 
 
         
         

DAY 2

 

WORKSHOPS PROGRAM: Presented in Arabic Language

 

15:30 - 16:30

         
 

2.1 Methods of Dealing with Alzheimer’s Patient,
the first training program that provided from New York University (Carer Experience)

Ms. Shadia Ba Ali

Psychology specialist, Ministry of Labor and Social Development
Certified Trainer and Caregiver, Saudi Alzheimer’s Association.