Programme at a glance

Thursday, 28 May 2009

17.00-18.00   Registration
18.00-19.00   Opening Ceremony and Keynote lecture

19.00-20.30   Welcome reception

Friday, 29 May 2009

07.45-08.45   Registration
09.00-10.30   S1 Symposium: Improving the quality of life of  people with dementia and their carers, in the presence of Her Royal Highness Princess Mathilde of Belgium.

10.30-11.00   Coffee break

11.00-12.30   Parallel sessions:

* P1 Education and training
* P2 Outreach Programmes
* P3 Dementia policies
* P4 Informal workshop for people with dementia
*  P5 Parallel session in Dutch: Samen dementie draagbaar maken

12.00-13.00   Lunch

13.00-14.00   Company sponsored Symposium and oral poster presentations 

14.00-15.30   Parallel sessions:

* P6 Carers of people with dementia
* P7 Scale and care measures
* P8 Involving people with dementia
* P9 Dementia diagnosis and treatment
* P10 Parallel session in French : Renforcer l'aide à l'aidant 

15.30-16.00   Coffee break

16.00-17.30   S2 Symposium: Legal and ethical issues in dementia

19.30-22.00   Gala Dinner at Conrad Hotel


Saturday, 30 May 2009

08.00-09.00   Registration
09.00-10.30   S3 Symposium: The European Collaboration on Dementia

10.30-11.00   Coffee break

11.00-12.30   Parallel sessions:
* P11 Assistance and support (Institutional care)
* P12 National Experiences
* P13 Ethical and legal issues
* P14 Parallel session in German : Demenz besser kennen und besser leben
* P15 Parallel session in Dutch : 'Spelen' met dementie  

12.30-14.00   Lunch

14.00-15.30   Parallel sessions:

* P16 Assistance and support (Home and respite care)
* P17 New Technologies
* P18 End-of-life, palliative care and advance directives
* P19 Young people with dementia
* P20 Parallel session in French: Le domicile au coeur de nouveaux réseaux

15.30-16.00   Coffee break

16.00-17.15  S4 Symposium: Prioritising dementia in Europe

17.15-17.30   Closing ceremony

For the full programme in English, please click here 
(you will receive a printed version of this document on the spot).  

Pour le programme en français cliquer ici