Lee-Fay Low

Just launched: @FaceDementiaAU our timely diagnosis of dementia campaign: 🧠Know the signs of #dementia 💬Talk to family about any concerns 👩‍⚕️Ask your GP for an assessment 💊🧑‍⚕️Get treatments and supports facedementia.au/en/ for Checklist of Symptoms

@AlzDisInt Asia Pacific conference in Xi'an, China. Learning about the 15.9 million Chinese currently living with dementia, visiting the impressive health facilities here and discussing a standard non-stigmatising name for dementia in Chinese.

@babankulu @DrAnitaGoh @NAgeingRI Congrats, absolutely well deserved. Looking forward to collaboration with A/Prof Goh!

@DrAnitaGoh @NAgeingRI It didn’t happen by accident or good luck but by the your own personal drive and abilities. Congratulations. No doubt it will enable you to make an even bigger impact in the lives of people living dementia. Well done!

It’s official-on-the-door real! 😱🥹 I could have never dreamed this as a possibility as a young girl. Grateful for the privilege to science & to make a difference in the lives of older adults, esp in the lives of those impacted by dementia & mental health issues. @NAgeingRI

The World Alzheimer’s Report on attitudes to #dementia is out! Here is a screenshot of our webinar which will soon be available on You Tube. You can download the report from @AlzDisInt website #WorldAlzMonth @leefay_low @manuelrico @saraevanslacko @LiveUrTruth

Crones in Cabaret: Not Dead Yet. A wonderful show promoting ageing proudly and embracing ageing in ourselves and others #antiageism @sydneyfringe @sallydday

Destigmatising dementia in Chinese-Australian communities ➡️bit.ly/Destigmatising… #FaceDementia PhD student Zihan shares about his work in contributing culturally appropriate terms to dementia resources. @leefay_low @SydDementiaNet @USydSLC

Now available on-demand bit.ly/NeuromusicSydn… This event was so good, we can't wait to see the next @Sydney_Ideas /BMC event coming up soon ✨ @leefay_low Photo credit: Nicola Bailey @sydneycon

Five experts including GPs, a nurse, physicians and professors from around Australia outline advancements in detecting and diagnosing mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and #dementia in #MedicineToday. #peerreview Read more: zurl.co/MVNh @marita_long @leefay_low

Wow!! A 10 year follow-up!!! #CBTworks

Latest update on Donanemab: the United States FDA advisory panel has recently announced that available data on the drug indicates that it is effective at treating Alzheimer’s patients at the early stages. #DementiaTreatments #AlzheimersTreatments

Want to learn how to facilitate Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in Australia? Registration is now open for a one day workshop in Sydney on the 7th of September eventbrite.com.au/e/cognitive-st… Be quick - Canberra training sold out in 8 days! @ADNeT_Australia @gerontologyau @DementiaAus

Prof Stephen Salloway shares practical information about the roll-out of Lecanamab in the USA and the clinical judgements and workforce required. Australia needs to start preparing @HBAProgram_USYD @SydDementiaNet @Prof_Naismith

Let’s face it. Medicare as a fee for service is a discount. Often below the cost of the service. This is Government (both sides) inaction. Not indexed properly. Frozen Ignored. Greedy Dr meme thrown as defence. It’s the patients insurance & tax that pay for it.

Team dementia rehabilitation!! Such a great night.

Bravo 👏👏👏 @StephanieAlis18 slays the debate at #ADRF2024 with her eloquent humorous Elizabethan English arguments against presymptomatic diagnosis.

Wendy Longley describes the 250 people who have completed the iREADi rehabilitation post-diagnostic program for people living with dementia publicly available at War Memorial Hospital, NSW. "All geriatric rehabilitation hospitals should and can deliver this" #ADRF2024

@babankulu @stephiedaly We are training GPs ask about domains regularly, and have a checklist with specific things to ask about, strategies and where to refer for rehabilitation and services facedementia.au/en/general-pra…

@leefay_low @stephiedaly That’s only true if the GP actually asks about these areas and if you raise them yourself they then struggles to divert you as soon as they can.

The 5 domains affected by #dementia - cognition, function, mental health, behaviour and physical function. Clinicians need to ask about and treat and support around these domains as well caring for family carers @stephiedaly #ADRF2024

Congrats to Prof Henry Brodaty for his @ADNeT_Australia Lifetime Achievement Award. I feel grateful that Henry has been my mentor for years. #PayItForward #ADRF2024

Prof Sarah Hilmer says its hard to have informed shared decision making around medication because there is very little evidence in the pharmacokinetics, pharmacodynamics, effectiveness & safely of most drugs in people living with #dementia #ADRF2024

@kaarin_anstey says the MMSE is not sensitive to the driving skills impaired in dementia, medical assessment + onroad +off road assessment is best. But these can be hard to book and expensive??? #ADRF2024

Domains by stage of dementia