Alzheimer Europe’s June 2023 newsletter brings you the latest news on developments in the dementia field, across Europe and beyond.

Summaries of a few of our top stories appear below.

Our monthly newsletter reaches thousands of people with an interest in the field, from across Europe and beyond. We are always happy to receive feedback, or suggestions regarding news items to share.

Alzheimer Europe welcomed attendees to its lunch debate on 6 June 2022 in Brussels, Belgium. Milan Brglez MEP (Slovenia), a member of the European Alzheimer’s Alliance, hosted the session which explored the relationship between modifiable risk factors and dementia, with stakeholders representing national member organisations, national ministries, industry partners, policy makers and the European Working Group of People with Dementia in attendance.

PROMINENT, a collaborative pan-European initiative funded through the Innovative Health Initiative, launched on 14 June 2023. It aims to create a digital platform for precision medicine to improve the diagnosis and treatment of neurodegenerative disease and co-morbidities. We are delighted to be a partner and to be leading the communication, stakeholder engagement and public involvement activities.

We are pleased to announce the launch of our new European Public Involvement Pool and to invite individuals who are affected by or interested in dementia and brain health to join. This platform allows members of the public (excluding health and social care professionals and service providers) to share their views on research-related topics and projects. People will participate in online or in-person consultations, focus groups, written discussions and brief surveys.

Alzheimer Europe is pleased to announce that it is a strategic partner of the recently-launched Brain Health Mission which aims to support people around the world to take care of their brain health, to improve the system for those who live under unfair circumstances, and to push for equal education opportunities for doctors.The secretariat of the Brain Health Mission is provided by the European Academy of Neurology.