digiDEM Bayern can proudly look back on the first regional dementia population screening in Germany. The screening day took place successfully in July 2022 in Thüngersheim, Lower Franconia, near Würzburg.
Nearly 50 citizens took advantage of the short distances and the opportunity to have their memory performance checked free of charge and with the help of a scientific short test.
digiDEM Bayern and the Kommunale Allianz Main-Wein-Garten e.V. extended the invitation. A total of eight municipalities from the districts of Würzburg and Main-Spessart participated in the initiative for early dementia detection.
Exemplary model project
The digiDEM Bavaria screening program serves as an exemplary model project for other Bavarian cities and municipalities. “The cooperation between Bavarian municipalities and digiDEM Bavaria, as well as our research partners, is another central and important step towards timely dementia diagnosis,” says digiDEM Bavaria project leader Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas. This is because early certainty is of great importance for people with cognitive impairments and their relatives.
Please note: Conducting population screening is intended for trained digiDEM Bavaria research partners who wish to promote early detection of dementia in cooperation with Bavarian municipalities or local initiatives. Our digiDEM research partners can find the necessary documents in our internal area for research partners.
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Countering the stigmatization of dementia: This was pointed out by Mayor Michael Röhm from Thüngersheim near Würzburg at Germany's first regional dementia population screening in Thüngersheim. In July 2022, digiDEM Bavaria invited people to the 1st Dementia Screening Day in close cooperation with the Municipal Association Main-Wein-Garten e.V.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas: Certainty through Early Dementia Detection
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas, project leader of digiDEM Bavaria, knows that too few dementia cases are still being diagnosed. According to a German study, 60 percent of people with dementia live without a confirmed diagnosis. At the same time, dementia diagnoses are usually made very late, and often only when symptoms are advanced.
Kathrin Wüst: Dementia – It's impossible without digitalization
Kathrin Wüst from the Center for Dementia and Care in Lower Franconia greatly appreciates the digital offerings of digiDEM Bayern. „digiDEM Bayern is very comprehensive,“ said Kathrin Wüst on the occasion of Germany's first dementia population screening in Thüngersheim near Würzburg in July 2022.
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas: Early detection of dementia with scientific short tests
digiDEM Bavaria Project Lead Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas explains the role of scientific tests in the early detection of dementia on the occasion of Germany's first regional dementia population screening in Thüngersheim near Würzburg.
Impressions from Germany's first digiDEM Bayern population screening in Thüngersheim near Würzburg
The digiDEM Bavaria team, including project lead Prof. Dr. med. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas (3rd from right), is looking forward to the first dementia screening day in Thüngersheim.
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They were delighted about the first dementia screening day in Thüngersheim near Würzburg: (from left) Michael Röhm (Mayor of Thüngersheim), Christoph Vogel (Deputy District Administrator of the Main-Spessart district), Karen Heußner (Deputy District Administrator of the Würzburg district), and Prof. Dr. Peter Kolominsky-Rabas (Project Manager digiDEM Bavaria).
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The Thüngersheim sports hall offered a protected space where citizens could have their memory performance checked free of charge.
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digiDEM Bayern employee Jana Rühl explains the scientific short test. digiDEM Bayern and the Municipal Alliance Main-Wein-Garten e.V. had invited people to the first dementia population screening.
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