Event
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Understanding Alzheimer's and Dementia
Invited Speaker: Dr. Hitoshi Sohma on Alzheimer's and Dementia
May 28, 2016 on Saturday at 13:30 - 16:30
Topic / Theme:
Alzheimer's and Dementia
Speaker:
Dr. Hitoshi Sohma
Professor and Director
Facilitator:
Venue:
Sapporo Medical University (S1W17) East Bldg. 1F
Venue:
Venue:
Language:
Bilingual (English & Japanese)
Price:
Free
Event Description
Alzheimer’s disease (AD), everybody knows this disease name, which is the most prevalent of dementia types. The main symptoms involve developing cognitive decline due to neuronal (brain) cell death, which is an irreversible event. Worldwide, the number of dementia patients increases with aging, and currently more than 30% of elderly over 85 years old are reported to be diagnosed with dementia. In 2014, the average life expectancy for Japanese men reached 80.5 years of age, while for women it is 86.8. These values are the highest reported in the world and accordingly the number of dementia patients is growing faster in Japan. Trials of treatment for dementia have not been successful so far. Under the current situation, preventive action for avoiding dementia and early diagnosis are particularly emphasized. Through this meeting, the participants’ deeper understanding of dementia, especially Alzheimer’s disease, and awareness of preventive action are to be addressed. This meeting consists of three parts: 1) watching a DVD video clip on dementia by a distinguished US psychiatrist Dr. Gary Small; 2) bilingual PowerPoint presentation on dementia research, including the speaker’s diagnostic testing AD research of plasma biomarkers; 3) bilingual question and answer, and discussion of important issues.
Summary
Alzheimer's Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life
Dr. Sohma began the presentation by sharing an edited version of a speech delivered by Dr. Gary Small which is accessible on YouTube. I recommend that you watch the full version of his speech because you can select the "Close Captioned" option and read the English for those who might feel the spoken English is too fast. However, do keep in mind that the captions are not perfect as they are machine generated. In his talk, Dr. Sohma basically shared abut half of this speech at the meeting. There is a PowerPoint file which corresponds to the slides that Dr. Sohma chose from the video clip by Dr. Small. These were prepared bilingually to help the Japanese audience to be able to follow the rapid spoken English.
Dr. Sohma began the presentation by sharing an edited version of a speech delivered by Dr. Gary Small which is accessible on YouTube. I recommend that you watch the full version of his speech because you can select the "Close Captioned" option and read the English for those who might feel the spoken English is too fast. However, do keep in mind that the captions are not perfect as they are machine generated. In his talk, Dr. Sohma basically shared abut half of this speech at the meeting. There is a PowerPoint file which corresponds to the slides that Dr. Sohma chose from the video clip by Dr. Small. These were prepared bilingually to help the Japanese audience to be able to follow the rapid spoken English.
Alzheimer's Prevention Program: Keep Your Brain Healthy for the Rest of Your Life
Dr. Sohma began the presentation by sharing an edited version of a speech delivered by Dr. Gary Small which is accessible on YouTube. I recommend that you watch the full version of his speech because you can select the "Close Captioned" option and read the English for those who might feel the spoken English is too fast. However, do keep in mind that the captions are not perfect as they are machine generated. In his talk, Dr. Sohma basically shared abut half of this speech at the meeting. There is a PowerPoint file which corresponds to the slides that Dr. Sohma chose from the video clip by Dr. Small. These were prepared bilingually to help the Japanese audience to be able to follow the rapid spoken English.
Dr. Sohma began the presentation by sharing an edited version of a speech delivered by Dr. Gary Small which is accessible on YouTube. I recommend that you watch the full version of his speech because you can select the "Close Captioned" option and read the English for those who might feel the spoken English is too fast. However, do keep in mind that the captions are not perfect as they are machine generated. In his talk, Dr. Sohma basically shared abut half of this speech at the meeting. There is a PowerPoint file which corresponds to the slides that Dr. Sohma chose from the video clip by Dr. Small. These were prepared bilingually to help the Japanese audience to be able to follow the rapid spoken English.
Update
Member Reports
Dr. Small's speech can be viewed by clicking on the link below. You can expand it to full screen view.
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Documents for Viewing and Downloading
Bilingual slides taken from Dr. Gary Small's speech on his Alzheimer's Prevention Program
Some of the slides in the document have been translated into Japanese in order to help people follow the content of the provided video.
Dr. Sohma's bilingual presentation slides used during his talk on Understanding Alzheimer's &Dementia research
Some of the slides have English notes appended at the bottom which we hope to have translated in the future. We also plan to add a variety of links to interesting websites that provide additional information on Alzheimer's disease and Dementia research studies.
Various Alzheimers Information Links
I document with a collection of links for information on Alzheimers and Dementia
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