In this discussion, Dr Dennis Chan and Sarah Wilson talked through the Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative.
Our Early Detection of Neurodegenerative diseases (EDoN) initiative is harnessing the power of wearable technology and AI. It sets out to develop a wearable device, like a smartwatch, that can identify the earliest signs of the diseases that cause dementia, years before symptoms appear.
Dr Dennis Chan discussed the importance of early detection. Today, the diseases that cause dementia are diagnosed when symptoms like memory loss appear. To have the best chance of halting them, we need to intervene decades earlier, when these diseases first take hold. Sarah Wilson shared some of her initial findings from the first EDoN study, including some of the perspective of patients and clinicians who could use a digital tool in the future.
00:00 – Welcome and introduction
06:14 – Dr Dennis Chan
20:31 – Sarah Wilson
31:09 – Q&A
Our Dementia Research Infoline can answer questions about dementia research and signpost you to other sources of information and support. You can contact them on 0300 111 5 111 or by email infoline@alzheimersresearchuk.org
If you would like to find out about taking part in dementia research studies, check out Join Dementia Research www.joindementiaresearch.nihr.ac.uk
This event was recorded on Wednesday 8 June 2022. All information presented was accurate at the time of recording.
