Splaine Consulting

IFA/Turyak October 4, 2013

Istanbul, Turkey

Dementia Friendly Dementia Friendly Communities Communities

DisclosuresDisclosuresMichael Splaine/Splaine Consulting Michael Splaine/Splaine Consulting

Consulting Agreements as of 8/1/2013

Alzheimer’s Disease International

Eli Lilly

Bayer A.G. (non-U.S.)

Alzheimer’s Association (US) Healthy Brain Initiative

Pro Literacy

NCALL

Owner, Cognitive Solutions LLC

Conflict of Interest Conflict of Interest

• None of the views represented here are those of my clients nor have they had any control or input into this presentation.

Recognition, termsRecognition, terms

• Special thanks to ADI for the use of their global data slides.

• The term Alzheimer’s disease is intended to be inclusive of related irreversible dementias and Alzheimer’s detected when cognitive symptoms are present.

Member countries 2012-13Member countries 2012-13

Dementia worldwideDementia worldwide

National and local dementia National and local dementia plansplans

• Recognition of stigma, discrimination

• Lack of consistent unbiased information

• Promotion of early detection and diagnosis

• Understanding “niche” populations

• Dementia Friendly Communities

InitiativesInitiatives

• Belgium: Community designation

• Japan: Train dementia friends (and UK)

• Scotland: A guarantee of post diagnostic support

• Ireland: Transportation signage

• Netherlands: Café’s (and Japan)

Challenges Challenges

• Commerce

• Integration with WHO age friendly communities http://www.who.int/ageing/age_friendly_cities_network/en/

Contact informationContact information

• mikesplaine@verizon.net

• www.splaineconsulting.com

• www.cognitivesol.com