Important visit to digiDEM Bavaria: digiDEM Bavaria project lead Prof. Dr. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas welcomed Dr. Christine Schwendner from the Bavarian State Ministry of Health and Care (StMGP) for an exchange between science and health policy. She heads up Department 42 „Dementia Strategy, Care Consulting, Everyday Support Services.“ Dr. Christine Schwendner…
Many schools are named after him. With the invention of the cheeky mythical creature Sams, he created a true children's book classic exactly 50 years ago: The author Paul Maar is a distinguished children's book author, illustrator, screenwriter, and playwright. He has received awards including the German Children's and Young Adult Literature Prize, the Bavarian Theatre Award, the…
In the summer of 2022, the Bavarian Digital Dementia Registry (digiDEM Bayern), which is affiliated with Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU), held its first free dementia screening day. Now the scientists are celebrating a special anniversary. The 55th dementia screening day in Bavaria took place in Würzburg. The offer, in the form of a short scientific test, was taken by...
There is often talk of „challenging behavior“ in people with dementia and so-called behavioral and psychological symptoms. We explain what these terms mean. BPSD is an abbreviation for „Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms.“ The English-language technical term has long been established in the professional world. In German, this refers to the...
International Dementia Research: At the 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference in Helsinki, digiDEM Bavaria scientists presented their latest research findings to a large audience. See, listen, exchange: More than 1,100 people from 48 countries attended the 33rd Alzheimer Europe Conference, which took place in Helsinki, Finland, from October 16-19. Among the participants…
digiDEM Bavaria in Berlin: Under the congress motto „Health Services Research – Engine of Evidence-Based Health Policy,“ the digiDEM Bavaria team participated in the 22nd German Congress for Health Services Research (DKVF). The scientific meeting took place from October 4th to 6th, 2023. Health services researchers focus on the „last mile“ in the healthcare system. For example, they research whether new…
The online questionnaire „digiDEM Bayern DEMAND®“ is the focus of the report by Cathrin Kuhl, editor at Frankenfernsehen in Nuremberg. With camerawoman Katharina Mitrov, she visited digiDEM Bayern to speak with Nikolas Dietzel, the co-developer of the online questionnaire. A special support service helps people with dementia and their caregivers and relatives, who...
Positive Outcome in Memmingen: digiDEM Bayern, along with its research partner Familiengesundheit 21 – Association for the Promotion of Family Health, is delighted with the positive response at the 1st Dementia Screening Day in Memmingen. Thirty citizens from Memmingen took advantage of the opportunity to have their memory performance checked free of charge. „The first Dementia Screening Day...
Bavarian Television visited digiDEM Bayern. Author Frank Strerath arrived with his team to report on dementia research at digiDEM Bayern. In his television report, Frank Strerath shows, for example, what research data digiDEM Bayern collects and to what extent the scientists are involved with people with dementia and their caregivers and…
Today is World Alzheimer's Day. For us at digiDEM Bayern, it is therefore natural that we also provide information and raise awareness about dementia on World Alzheimer's Day. Dealing with it is a task for society as a whole. It is also important to us to actively counteract the stigmatization of people with dementia. We do this by...
