Alcove News

November 30^th 2010. The Committee on the Environment, Public Health and Food Safety of the European Parliament endorsed a Motion for a European Parliament Resolution on a European initiative on Alzheimer's disease and other dementias (2010/2084 (INI)). More info.
May 12, 2011. Introducing ALCOVE project in the working group meeting of national dementia plan, Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, Helsinki.
12-13 September 2011. Université d'été Alzheimer, Ethique et Société, organized by associated partner Espace National de réflexion éthique sur la maladie d'Alzheimer, 12-13 September 2011 in Aix en Provence, France.
On September 21, 2011, World Alzheimer's Day, ALCOVE was invited to make a presentation at a panel debate in Brussels entitled Facing the future: developing an EU strategy on Alzheimer's, organized by The Parliament, the magazine for the European Parliament. This presentation was covered on page 42 of the magazine: http://www.theparliament.com/digimag/issue335
On September 29, 2011, ALCOVE was presented by Prof. Michal Novak at the planned JPND Board Meeting in Dublin.
September 29, 2011. ALCOVE - 2nd Executive Board Meeting in Paris
October 6-8th, 2011. 21st Alzheimer Europe Conference in Warsaw. Alcove Project's presentation
October 7, 2011. Presentation of ALCOVE at the Alzheimer Europe Conference in Warsaw.
Dr. Armelle Leperre-Desplanque's presentation of ALCOVE at the European Parliament lunch debate on June 28, 2011 is covered in the October 2011, Issue 9 edition of Dementia in Europe, The Alzheimer Europe Magazine
EB Conference Call, Wednesday, October 19 at 12 noon
November 18, 2011. 5th National Congress on Alzheimer Disease Units organized by Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Rome. The congress represents an annual appointment of all operators that work in Italian memory clinics (neurologists, geriatrics, psychiatrics, psychologists, physiotherapists, occupational therapy). Other Associated Partners of WP4 will participate to the congress (Ministero de lla Salute, Italy; INSERM, France).
EB Conference Call, Wednesday, November 23 at 11 am
EB Conference Call, Wednesday, December 21 at 11 am
April 17-20, 2012. "ALCOVE European Joint Action wil be participating in the next " International Forum on Quality and Safety in Healthcare, Paris 17─20 April 2012" with a Communication titled: "Antipsychotics' risk reduction in dementia: combining expertises to address this health and ethical issue". More info
July 4-6, 2012. VI E-Health and Telemedicin meeting. Innovation in ICT for Alzheimer, with the collaboration and sponsorship of the Spanish health Institute Carlos III.
The Information Technology and Communications (ICT) have great potential to contribute to the intensification of the fight against Alzheimer's and neurodegenerative diseases in general, through innovation in devices, systems and services to facilitate improved quality, equity, access, efficiency and management of health and social well-being of affected individuals and their families.
Santander - Palacio de la Magdalena (Santo Mauro). Universidad Internacional Menéndez Pelayo, Spain.
July 14-19, 2012. Alcove project will be presented in the Alzheimer Association International Conference.
Vancouver by Institute of Neuroimmunology of SAS. Bratislava.