Alzheimer Europe’sFebruary 2021 newsletterbrings you the latest news on developments in the dementia field, across Europe and beyond.
Summaries of a few of our top stories appear below.
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AI-Mind is a 5-year project funded by Horizon 2020, with the goal of facilitating a paradigm shift in clinical practice. AI-Mind will create intelligent digital tools for screening of brain connectivity and dementia risk estimation in people affected by mild cognitive impairment. Alzheimer Europe is one of 15 project partners, from 8 European countries.
The Government of Portugal has prepared its national recovery and resilience plan, launched on 17 February. The plan includes an investment of EUR 85 million to conclude “The Mental Health Plan Reform”, the objectives of which include the implementation of the "Dementia Health Regional Plans".
Alzheimer Europe co-hosted an online European Parliament workshop with Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, on “Digital data for dementia research and innovation”. The workshop was chaired by Deirdre Clune MEP (Ireland), Vice-Chairperson of the European Alzheimer’s Alliance, and was attended by national and EU policymakers, as well as national Alzheimer’s associations and representatives of health ministries, among others.
Our new report “Data Sharing in Dementia Research” reviews recent changes in EU research policy and sets out recommendations to improve data sharing in dementia research. The report also identifies key barriers and enablers for data sharing, maps the Horizon 2020 dementia research portfolio, and reviews recent surveys about perceptions and concerns regarding data sharing.
This newsletter received funding under an operating grant from the European Union’s Health Programme (2014-2020).
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