Professor Lawlor will be giving a talk on behalf of Living Well with Dementia called ‘A Framework of hope for Dementia in Ireland‘ on Wednesday 17th October 2018. This talk will focus on the concept and importance of hope and how we can create a framework of hope for dementia in Ireland. The talk will be followed by a Q&A session.
Where – Sion Hill School Theatre, Cross Avenue Blackrock
When – Wednesday 17th October 2018
Time – 7:00pm – 9:00pm
THERE IS NO CHARGE FOR THIS EVENT
Professor Brian Lawlor
Chair, Irish Dementia Awareness Campaign Co-Director, Global Brain Health Institute Chair, Dementia and Neurodegeneration Network Ireland
Professor Lawlor is Conolly Norman Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin and Consultant Psychiatrist and Director of the Memory Clinic at St James‘s Hospital Dublin. He is Clinical Director of the Neil Project (Neuro- Enhancement for Independent lives) and Co-Director of Global Brain Health Institute (www.gbhi.org).
Professor Lawlor has been working in the field of dementia for over 30 years and has spoken and published extensively in the area of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia. His research interests are in the early detection of Alzheimer’s disease, the management of behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia and in the development of new treatments and interventions in Alzheimer’s disease and dementia.