Alzheimer’s & Dementia Publications

Read the preview in Alzheimer's & Dementia of the World Dementia Council Summit, taking place Oct. 20, 2026 at the Francis Crick Institute in London. Titled "The New Patient: Before Symptoms, After Diagnosis," the Summit examines how earlier detection of Alzheimer's disease is reshaping care pathways, workforce planning and the use of data and digital tools.

Read the summary in Alzheimer's & Dementia of the World Dementia Council advocacy breakfast, hosted with the Alzheimer's Association alongside AAIC in London. Opened by WDC executive director Lenny Shallcross, the discussion drew on the HPV vaccine and the response to HIV to ask why scientific progress has not translated into access, and what advocacy must now do differently.

Read the summary in Alzheimer's & Dementia of the World Dementia Council virtual roundtable on access to newly approved Alzheimer's treatments across Europe. Chaired by Hilary Evans, chief executive of Alzheimer's Research UK, the discussion drew on experience from France, the UK and Sweden to examine why regulatory approval has not translated into patient access.

Read the summary in Alzheimer's & Dementia of a session at the Tau Global Conference on May 15, 2026, in which WDC executive director Lenny Shallcross took part. Moderated by Dr. Kristin Wildsmith and Dr. Amy Rommel, the discussion considered what tau therapeutics can learn from amyloid, and why system readiness will determine whether future therapies reach patients at scale.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council virtual dialogue on Alzheimer’s disease biomarker implementation, held in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Society. Chaired by Dr. Fiona Carragher, the discussion brought together experts from research and practice to explore what health systems need to move from biomarker innovation to real-world clinical integration.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council’s perspectives from the 2026 International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases in Copenhagen. WDC members and trustees contributed across sessions spanning prevention, biomarkers and diagnostics and treatment development, reflecting the breadth of progress underway across the dementia field.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council’s reflections on two interconnected challenges shaping dementia policy: the global demographic shift driving urgency around brain health and risk reduction, and the growing gap between regulatory approval of Alzheimer’s treatments and equitable access to them.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council virtual dialogue on brain health advocacy, held in partnership with the Alzheimer's Association. Chaired by Robert Egge, the discussion examined the risks and opportunities of brain health as a policy framework, and how it can advance progress without diluting the focus on Alzheimer's disease and related dementias.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council’s preview of its 2026 programme. The update outlines a year of summits, virtual dialogues, and roundtables spanning brain health, advocacy, artificial intelligence, and the translation of scientific advances into clinical practice, with major convening events planned in Istanbul, London and Guangzhou.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council session held alongside the first annual Cognitive Neurology Association Summit in Kolkata, India. Co-chaired by Dr. Suvarna Alladi and Dr. Maria Carrillo, the discussion brought together experts from research, advocacy, industry, and clinical care to explore what health systems need to move from scientific progress to implementation.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council dialogue on innovation in dementia, held in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation. The session brought together international experts to explore breakthroughs in biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias and their potential to advance research, diagnosis and treatment.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council discussion on early lessons from the implementation of diagnostics and treatments, and the implications for countries like India. Chaired by Dr Heather M. Snyder of the Alzheimer's Association and Professor Suvarna Alladi of the National Institute of Mental Health and Neurosciences, Bangalore.

Read the summary in Alzheimer’s & Dementia of the World Dementia Council breakfast on Alzheimer’s and dementia advocacy, held at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference. Chaired by Dr Joanne Pike, the discussion explored how scientific progress in brain health can be translated into effective global advocacy.

Read the summary in Alzheimer's & Dementia of the dialogue on innovation in brain health in India, as well as the transcript of the opening presentation and roundtable discussion. The meeting was chaired by Suvarna Alladi and Miia Kivipelto with opening presentations from Matthew Baumgart, Yogeshwar Kalkonde, Pratima Murthy and Jeff Williamson. 

On May 13, 2025, in partnership with the Alzheimer’s Association, the World Dementia Council (WDC) held its inaugural Satellite Summit in Lima, Peru. The culminating event in the WDC's Latin America and Caribbean series, it convened stakeholders to discuss the regional policy landscape and how advocacy can advance dementia prevention, quality care and research.

Each month updates and insights from the World Dementia Council will be featured in Alzheimer’s and Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer'’s Association. Read more in the open access journal about two WDC dialogues on dementia in the Caribbean one focussed on health system preparedness and the second on advocacy and awareness. 

Each month updates and insights from the World Dementia Council will be featured in Alzheimer's & Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Read more in the open access journal about a WDC dialogue on early lessons from treatments.

Each month updates and insights from the World Dementia Council will be featured in Alzheimer's and Dementia: the Journal of the Alzheimer's Association. Read more in the open access journal about a WDC dialogue on Research and clinical trials in Latin America and the Caribbean