The Future of Alzheimer's Disease

The latest approaches to the treatment and management of Alzheimer's will be on the agenda at the Royal Society of Medicine on 6th October. Highlights at Key Advances: Alzheimer's Disease include:

Which treatments hold out the best hope?
Professor Gordon Wilcock will comment on the effectiveness of current treatments - and will look at some of the future strategies and clinical trials in the pipeline.
2.30 pm "Drug treatment of cognitive impairment", Professor G Wilcock, Frenchay Hospital, Bristol.
Abstracts available from the RSM Press Office.

Alzheimer's, doctors and the law.
Professor Michael Gunn will look at some of the difficult legal issues that doctors come across in dealing with Alzheimer's patients. A doctor may be required to decide whether a patient still has the capacity to manage his/her own money and property. How can we test 'capacity to consent'?
3.40 pm "Medico-legal issues: the power of attorney & consent". , Professor M Gunn, Nottingham Trent University.
Abstracts available from the RSM Press Office.

Should people with dementia stop driving?
Dr Desmond O'Neill will discuss when it is safe for people with dementia to drive. He points out that the main risk factors for a car crash are "youth, testosterone, speed and alcohol" - is our image of older drivers too negative?
4.00 pm "When do I give up driving?"., Dr D O'Neill, The Adelaide & Meath Hospital, Dublin.

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