Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry Annual Conference 2024: Prevention to palliative care in older people’s mental health

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Day One National updates – Professor Alistair Burns Risk factors for depression in older adults Treatment of mood disorders in older adults Depression Voices of hope: Living with Depression in 2024 Predictome Study (study to pioneer early detection of Alzheimer’s) – Professor Dag Aarsland Alzheimer’s Research UK Blood Biomarker challenge – Dr Vanessa Raymont and Professor Jonathan Schott Neurological examinations Identifying frailty Patient involvement in research: key principles and challenges Autism in older adults Risk factors for dementia – Professor Gill Livingston Day Two National Update – Dr Amanda Thompsell New therapies – talking about Disease Modifying Treatments – Dr Bob Barber Update on DLP Update on neuroimaging in dementia – Professor John O’Brien Panel discussion: Disease modifying drugs what is our role? Prof Rob Howard, Dr Bob Barber, Dr James Horton Memory Services National Accreditation Programme update – Dr Sujoy Mukherjee Community transformation and NHS initiatives – Dr Amanda Thompsell How the devolved nations are approaching new treatments in dementia Four nations – In conversation Alcohol in older people Latest curriculum changes