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Detect Alzheimer’s disease early
Delays in diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can mean lost opportunities for earlier medical and social intervention. However, new diagnostic technologies have the potential to detect Alzheimer’s disease, even before symptoms become obvious. Will it change our definition of a timely diagnosis?
Every 6 minutes
an Australian is diagnosed with dementia – up to 70% of them with Alzheimer’s disease1,2
Up to 2 out of 3 Australians
with dementia live and die without ever receiving a diagnosis3
‘There’s quite a lot we can do to support people – an early diagnosis is not the end, it’s the beginning.’
Prof Henry Brodaty
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WHAT DOES AN EARLY DIAGNOSIS MEAN FOR PATIENTS?
Delays in diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease can mean lost opportunities for medical and social intervention. Prof Henry Brodaty discusses the importance of a timely diagnosis, what barriers remain and what the future holds for people living with dementia.
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THE MULTIDISCIPLINARY MEMORY CLINIC
A/Prof Rebekah Ahmed shares her insights into how an integrated multidisciplinary approach can enhance and streamline Alzheimer’s disease diagnosis and management in memory clinics.
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ACHIEVING A QUICKER ROUTE TO DIAGNOSIS
The mean time from symptom onset to receiving a diagnosis is approximately 3 years.4 What are the current challenges and trends when it comes to early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease in Australia?
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HOW DO WE BETTER DETECT AND REFER PATIENTS EARLIER?
Dr Kathleen Welsh-Bohmer discusses future innovations and the potential use of digital detection tools and telemedicine to improve early diagnosis at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC) 2020.
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‘I think people want an answer and they want it early, when they can still be involved in their care.’
Prof Chris Rowe
References: 1. Dementia Australia. Dementia statistics. Available at: www.dementia.org.au/statistics (Accessed January 2021). 2. Dementia Australia. Dementia statistics. www.dementia.org.au/about-dementia/types-of-dementia/alzheimers-disease (Accessed January 2021). 3. Dementia Australia. Towards 2020 – A Dementia Response for Australia. Available at: www.dementia.org.au/sites/default/files/NATIONAL/documents/Alzheimers-Australia-Pre-Budget-Submission-2016-17.pdf (Accessed January 2021). 4. Speechly CM et al. Med J Aust 2008;189(9):487–9.