About this event

  • Date and time Wed 21 May 2025 from 8:00am to 5:30pm
  • Location Royal Society of Medicine
  • Organised by Geriatrics and Gerontology

Join us for a vital one-day event exploring key aspects of dementia, designed for health and social care professionals, as well as family carers. Building on the success of our 2024 webinar, this conference offers valuable insights from leading practitioners, researchers, and individuals living with dementia.

Through expert-led lectures, attendees will gain a comprehensive understanding of dementia care, management, and the latest developments in the field. Don’t miss this opportunity to enhance your knowledge and network with professionals dedicated to improving dementia care.

By attending this event, you will learn about:

  • The complexities of dementia and the debate regarding challenging behaviours and unmet needs, and how this affects families, care systems and our communities
  • The latest research in best practice regarding dementia care in hospitals and palliative care 
  • The perspectives of people living with dementia and the difficulties they experience, particularly regarding diagnosis, support and care
  • How delirium and dementia is recognised, diagnosed and treated

 

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Tickets

Early Bird pricing available until 08 April 2025.

Member

RSM Fellow RSM Associate RSM Retired Fellow RSM Trainee RSM Student
£77.00 £46.00 £46.00 £46.00 £24.00

Non - Member

Consultant / GP / SAS Doctors AHP / Nurse / Midwife Trainee Student
£141.00 £84.00 £84.00 £44.00

Agenda

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Registration tea and coffee
Welcome and introduction

Dr Laura Cole, President, Geriatric and Gerontology Section

The dementias

Speaker to be confirmed 

Behavioural changes

Speaker to be confirmed 

Tea and coffee break
People with learning disabilities

Speaker to be confirmed 

Restrictive practice

Speaker to be confirmed 

Lunch break
Experiences of living with dementia

Speaker to be confirmed 

Palliative care

Speaker to be confirmed 

Tea and coffee break
Delirium and dementia

Speaker to be confirmed 

Panel discussion
Close of meeting

Location

Royal Society of Medicine, 1 Wimpole St, Marylebone, London, W1G 0AE, United Kingdom

Disclaimer: 

Registrations will close on 20 May 2025 at 8:00am (BST). Late registrations will not be accepted.

The agenda is subject to change at any time.

All views expressed at this event are of the speakers themselves and not of the Royal Society of Medicine, nor the speaker's organisations.

We are only able to share presentations that we have received permission to share. This is at the presenter and the RSM’s discretion.

This event will be recorded and stored by the Royal Society of Medicine and may be distributed in future on various internet channels.

Domus - reception

While you’re attending this event

Why not stay in the comfort of our hotel, Domus Medica, book dinner in the restaurant, or even hire one of our private dining rooms to socialise with your peers?

RSM members enjoy access to our enviable club facilities. For more information, please contact our team at domus@rsm.ac.uk or restaurant@rsm.ac.uk.

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