Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative

The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative has partnered with Scientific American to produce a special issue focused on Alzheimer's disease, featuring contributions from Bill Gates, former NIH director Elias Zerhouni, and other incredible global health and aging leaders. You can view and download a digital copy of the magazine here: https://lnkd.in/eWaXYufW As DAC Health Systems Preparedness Program Director Tim MacLeod, PhD, shared, this issue marks a significant moment as we usher in a "New Age of Alzheimer's." It represents a leap forward in awareness and underscores the critical research and action already underway in the field. Thank you to our supporters BrightFocus Foundation Gates Ventures GHR Foundation Morningside Technology Advisory LLC, who made this special issue possible. We will continue highlighting the excellent stories that make up this issue in the coming weeks and months. Follow us here for more. Phyllis Ferrell, Katherine Selzler, PhD, Alissa Kurzman, MPH, Susan Oliver, Karen Weyrauch, Drew Holzapfel, Jeremy Abbate

Thank you to everyone who attended our joint reception tonight with Global Alzheimer's Platform Foundation, CEOi - Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease, and UsAgainstAlzheimer's at #AAIC24. We are so grateful for the contributions of our partners and their work towards ending Alzheimer’s everywhere.

We are excited to lead a featured research session this Thursday at #AAIC24! Our session, "Global Effort to Improve Healthcare System Readiness for Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment: A Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative Initiative," will take place Thursday, August 1st, from 10 - 11:30 am EDT. If you are at #AAIC24, join us to learn more about DAC's healthcare system readiness work around the world.

The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative kicked off #AAIC24 this morning with the DAC Healthcare System Preparedness Friends & Family Annual Breakfast. We were thrilled to be joined by so many of our collaborators from around the world to discuss our recent and upcoming healthcare system preparedness work. Here are some highlights of the event: 🧠 DAC #AccurateDiagnosis Program Lead Amy Deckert, PhD, and Karen Weyrauch provided an overview of our recently launched Accurate Diagnosis Program, happening in sites across Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, the U.K., and the U.S. 🧠 Our U.S. Fellowship Lead, Michael Hornbecker, gave an update on DAC's Fellowship Program to improve #earlydetection rates in primary care settings. The program will include seed funding, implementation coaching of the DAC Early Detection Blueprint, and participation in monthly Community of Practice meetings for up to 10 U.S. healthcare systems. 🧠 Phyllis Ferrell announced DAC's new U.S. Brain Health Navigator Program. DAC Healthcare System Preparedness will co-create and implement this program with six sites in the U.S. to help provide timely care for patients with cognitive decline. Visit our website using the link below to learn more about DAC Healthcare System Preparedness's exciting work, and keep up with us here as we continue to share updates from #AAIC24! https://lnkd.in/dW8mGAvj

The Davos Alzheimer's Collaborative is excited to share information on three upcoming events organized by DAC and CEOi - Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease. Scan the QR codes or click the links below for more information. Upcoming conference organized by DAC, Nature Conferences, and the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 11-12, The Future of Brain Health & Dementia in Africa: Advancing Global Partnerships: https://lnkd.in/eVNKnMiy CEOi's annual global workshop, Lausanne XI: https://lnkd.in/eSXpmEJK DAC’s side event to the 2024 G7 Health Ministerial Meeting, Advancing Global Collaboration for Dementia, Brain Health and Healthy Aging: Continuing the G7 Commitment: https://lnkd.in/eYk-rzQr

DAC will present its work advancing global equity and health system innovation at the 2024 Alzheimer's Association International Conference #AAIC24 in Philadelphia. Our team is available for interviews and will present numerous posters and research sessions representing DAC's work in over 100 sites around the world. Learn more and check out our planned posters, presentations, and featured research sessions here: https://lnkd.in/eYhMUkxM

Today, on #WorldBrainDay, we emphasize the critical need to transform brain health worldwide. World Brain Day 2024  highlights brain health and prevention, two core values that drive our mission to advance Alzheimer’s innovation and solutions globally. Stay tuned to hear how innovation and international impact will be on display at our upcoming conference with Nature Conferences and the Aga Khan University in Nairobi, Kenya, on September 11-12: “The Future of Brain Health & Dementia in Africa: Advancing Global Partnerships.” (Click here to read more about the conference: https://lnkd.in/dE5Xbtnj) This inaugural #dementia and #brain health conference will focus on scientific breakthroughs in understanding the impact of dementia, identifying risk factors, and developing early detection methods, both within Africa and globally.

Important update on the DAC U.S. Healthcare System Fellowship Program for Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment: Due to the technical issues being experienced by Microsoft Windows users globally, DAC has extended the deadline for the RFI application by one week. If your application is complete and you are able to submit without technical difficulty, we encourage you to do so now. However, the application portal will remain open until 11:59 PM on July 28, 2024. If you have additional questions, please email us at inquiry@davosalzheimerscollaborative.org DAC will select up to 10 U.S. healthcare systems for this fellowship program based on their demonstrated readiness and capacity for implementing the blueprint. The fellowship program will provide selected participants with grant funding and technical support. Participants will also join a Community of Practice to extend their national leadership in the field while helping transform their local clinical practices. For more information about the U.S. Healthcare System Fellowship Program for Early Detection of Cognitive Impairment or to access the RFI Application, click here: https://lnkd.in/eQf_K_AX

We are thrilled to announce that Deputy Secretary-General of the OECD - OCDE, Mr. Yoshiki Takeuchi, will be joining DAC's event, "Advancing Global Collaboration for Dementia and Healthy Aging: Continuing the G7 Commitment." On the sidelines of the #G7 Health Ministerial Meeting, Mr. Yoshiki Takeuch, along with other esteemed brain health experts, will discuss the continued need for global commitment to healthy aging and #brainhealth. Don't forget to request your registration!  Request your registration: https://lnkd.in/eYk-rzQr CEOi - Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer's Disease, European Brain Council, AIMA Associazione Italiana Malattia di Alzheimer Parma

On June 18th, the DAC Healthcare System Preparedness #LearningLaboratory convened 450+ stakeholders from 45 countries and 270+ organizations to explore the current landscape for clinical adoption of blood biomarkers, introduce DAC-SP's newly launched #AccurateDiagnosis (AccDx) program, and discuss ongoing collaborations with organizations around the world to speed and scale early detection and accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias. Following this meeting, DAC calls on governments, healthcare systems, global organizations, the private sector, and other stakeholders to implement the key actions below. ICYMI: Click here to watch the recording of our June meeting of the DAC Healthcare System Preparedness Learning Laboratory- https://lnkd.in/eE5WfutJ