Dementia prevention : the time to act is now

Terence W. H. Chong; Helen Macpherson; Mia A. Schaumberg; Belinda M. Brown; Sharon L. Naismith; Genevieve Z. Steiner; Dementia Prevention Special Interest Group NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research; Kaarin Anstey; Janice Besch; Henry Brodaty; Amy Brodtmann; Michele Callisaya; Eleanor Curran; Maree Farrow; Paul Gardiner; Johnson George; Frini Karayanidis; Hannah Keage; Michelle Kelly; Nicola Lautenschlager; Yen Ying Lim; Ralph Martins; Ruth Peters; Andrew Pipingas; Rachel Quigley; Sarah Russell; Joanne Ryan; Ashleigh Smith; Edward Strivens; Robert Williamson; Rachel Wong; Lidan Zheng

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Dementia prevention : the time to act is now

Terence W. H. Chong, Helen Macpherson, Mia A. Schaumberg, Belinda M. Brown, Sharon L. Naismith, Genevieve Z. Steiner, Dementia Prevention Special Interest Group NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research, Kaarin Anstey, Janice Besch, Henry Brodaty, Amy Brodtmann, Michele Callisaya, Eleanor Curran, Maree Farrow, Paul Gardiner, Johnson George, Frini Karayanidis, Hannah Keage, Michelle Kelly, Nicola LautenschlagerYen Ying Lim, Ralph Martins, Ruth Peters, Andrew Pipingas, Rachel Quigley, Sarah Russell, Joanne Ryan, Ashleigh Smith, Edward Strivens, Robert Williamson, Rachel Wong, Lidan Zheng

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In 2012, the Australian Government declared dementia as the ninth National Health Priority Area. Eight years later, dementia is the greatest cause of disability in Australians aged over 65 years, the second leading cause of mortality, and the highest in women.1 Today, more than 459 000 Australians live with dementia, and this number is expected to exceed one million by 2056.2 The societal, economic and health care burden of dementia is unprecedented, with significant impacts on individuals, caregivers and families. In addition to therapeutic advances, improved and timely diagnosis and coordinated person-centred care, dementia prevention and risk-factor management are our best chance to make a difference.3 How do we tackle dementia prevention cost-effectively in the post-pandemic era?

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	302-304.e1
Number of pages	4
Journal	Medical Journal of Australia
Volume	214
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50972
Publication status	Published - 2021

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Chong, T. W. H., Macpherson, H., Schaumberg, M. A., Brown, B. M., Naismith, S. L., Steiner, G. Z., NHMRC National Institute for Dementia Research, D. P. S. I. G., Anstey, K., Besch, J., Brodaty, H., Brodtmann, A., Callisaya, M., Curran, E., Farrow, M., Gardiner, P., George, J., Karayanidis, F., Keage, H., Kelly, M., ... Zheng, L. (2021). Dementia prevention : the time to act is now. Medical Journal of Australia, 214(7), 302-304.e1. https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50972

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