Memory clinics are of central importance for the early diagnosis of dementia. These highly specialized facilities enable diagnosis according to current medical standards. An interdisciplinary research team at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now investigated the accessibility of memory clinics in Bavaria and thus the travel time from home to the nearest memory clinic. ...
Memory clinics are of central importance for the early diagnosis of dementia. These highly specialized facilities enable diagnosis according to current medical standards. An interdisciplinary research team at Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg (FAU) has now investigated the accessibility of memory clinics in Bavaria and thus the travel time from home to the nearest memory clinic. ...
Concurrently with our first screening day in Kaufbeuren on March 14, 2024, citizens in Mindelheim also accepted the invitation to have their memory performance checked free of charge. 17 people took advantage of the offer. We were actively supported by the team of our cooperation partner Wolfgang Vater, social gerontologist and facility manager of the Blaue Blume action and meeting center...
59 Bürgerinnen und Bürger kamen am 14. März 2024 zu unserem 1. Demenz-Screeningtag in Kaufbeuren und haben ihre Gedächtnisleistung testen lassen. Das große Interesse an den kostenlosen Gedächtnistests zeigt, wie wichtig es den Menschen ist, frühzeitig Gewissheit zu erlangen: Auch in Kaufbeuren waren alle Screeningtermine frühzeitig ausgebucht. Unser herzlicher Dank …
The digiDEM Bavaria team traveled to Swabia on March 13, 2024 – for the first dementia screening day in Pfronten in the Allgäu region. In Pfronten too, all our testing appointments were completely booked. 52 citizens had themselves tested at three locations – at the Haus des Gastes, at the parish hall St. Nikolaus, and at the…
Together with our cooperation partners, the Cham District Office and the Gesundheitsregionplus Cham District, we cordially invited you to the 1st Dementia Screening Day in Cham in the Upper Palatinate. We thank the Cham District Office, Eva Liedtke, Head of the Gesundheitsregionplus Cham District office, and our digiDEM Bavaria research partners Gisela Simeth and Melina Obendorfer for their great support. Long before...
At the 1st dementia screening day in Viechtach on March 7, 2024, 84 people had their memory performance checked free of charge. We thank everyone who came to the screening day for their great response. We also extend our sincere thanks to our cooperation partner, the BRK Senior Residential and Care Center Viechtach, which provided the premises. The BRK team…
Grief is painful, but it is an important processing experience when a loved one dies or, for example, is „taken from life while still alive“ by dementia, as the philosopher Volker Gerhardt puts it. Nevertheless, there is a danger that the coping process can become unhealthy and lead to „persistent..."
Demenz oder nur vergesslich? Wer Gewissheit haben möchte, nutzt die kurzen Wege und lässt kostenfrei seine Gedächtnisleistung überprüfen – wie etwa beim 1. Demenz-Screeningtag von digDEM Bayern in Schwandorf in der Oberpfalz am 05. März 2024. 66 Bürgerinnen und Bürger in Schwandorf haben sich im „Begegnungsraum“ des Caritasverbandes für den …
Nach knapp fünf Jahren auf Twitter (jetzt X) verabschieden wir uns von diesem Kanal. Wir bedauern diesen Schritt sehr. Nach der Übernahme von Twitter durch Elon Musk und der zunehmenden Verrohung dieses Netzwerks durch Hass, Hetze und rechter Propaganda sehen wir keine Alternative als uns von diesem Kanal endgültig zu …
