Pelegrini LNDC, Hall A, Hooper E, Oliveira D, Guerra F, Casemiro FG, Bonfadini J, Yong K, Pereira N, Costa R, Barbosa MT, Mioshi E. Challenges in public perception: highlights from the United Kingdom-Brazil Dementia Workshop.
Dement Neuropsychol 2020;
14:209-215. [PMID:
32973974 PMCID:
PMC7500815 DOI:
10.1590/1980-57642020dn14-030002]
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Abstract
In July 2019, Belo Horizonte hosted an international workshop for 27 junior
researchers, whose participants were from Brazil and the United Kingdom. This
three-day meeting organized by the Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais and the
University of East Anglia addressed challenges in cognitive impairment and
dementia, with particular interest in public perceptions, diagnosis and care
management. The purpose of this report is to highlight the outcomes of the
above-mentioned workshop regarding the topic of public perceptions (part I).
Discussions focused on differences and similarities between countries, as well
as on identifying main issues that required collaborative and creative
solutions. After these group discussions, four core themes emerged: I) cognitive
impairment; II) dementia - beyond Alzheimer’s disease; III) prevention; and IV)
stigma. National and international initiatives to deal with public
misperceptions about cognitive impairment and dementia were discussed.
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