3rd International Conference on Alzheimer’s Disease & Dementia

Dementia is a general term that describes a group of symptoms-such as loss of memory, judgment, language, complex motor skills, and other intellectual function-caused by the permanent damage or death of the brain's nerve cells, or neurons.

Dementia, including Alzheimer’s disease, is one of the biggest global public health challenges facing our generation.

Various disorders and factors contribute to the development of dementia. Neurodegenerative disorders such as AD, frontotemporal disorders, and Lewy body dementia result in a progressive and irreversible loss of neurons, amyloid proteins and brain functions. Currently, there are no cures for these progressive neurodegenerative disorders.

According to the Canada government, an estimated 747,000 Canadians were living with Alzheimer's disease or other forms of dementia in 2011.In Canada 72% of Alzheimer's sufferers are women and 62% of dementia cases are also women. Much of the increase will be in developing countries like Western Europe and North America. Already 62% of people with dementia live in developing countries. Nearly 800,000 Canadians are currently living with Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. By 2031, that number will likely double. In two decades, it is estimated that 1.4 million Canadians will have dementia, costing the economy almost $300 billion per year.

National dementia research initiative gets $31.5M funding from the federal government and several partners, as well as an additional, separate $24 million from partners in Ontario and Quebec. In two decades, it is estimated that 1.4 million Canadians will have dementia, costing the economy almost $300 billion per year.

Dementia-2015 Conference will provide an opportunity for all stakeholders working on Alzheimer’s disease and Dementia to talk about their work. Dementia- 2015 will congregate renowned speakers, principal investigators, experts, neurologist’s and Dementia researchers from both academia and health care industry will join together to discuss their views and research. The conference will be comprised of sessions by world class experts in the field of neurology. In Euro Psychiatry Summit-2015, international symposiums, B2B meetings, international workshops will also be organized to discuss the specific topics in the field of Dementia and Neurology.