AD/PD 2021 | A nation-wide program for dementia prevention in Luxembourg

Rejko Krüger • 9 Mar 2021

AD/PD 2021

Dementia

Rejko Krüger, MD, University of Luxembourg, Belvaux, Luxembourg, outlines the successful implementation of a nation-wide program for dementia prevention in Luxembourg, Programme Demence Prevention (PDP). A growing body of evidence supports potentially modifiable risk factors for dementia. Therefore, based on an extensive cognitive evaluation and dementia risk factor assessment, participants are offered individualized lifestyle interventions to prevent dementia, including cognitive training, social integration, and dietary recommendations. The participants are followed-up annually to track changes over time. This interview took place during the AD/PD™ 2021 conference.

Disclosures

RK has received research grants from Fonds National de Recherche de Luxembourg (FNR) as Coordinator of the National Centre for Excellence in Research on Parkinson’s disease (NCER-PD), Coordinator of the Study on COvid-19 National survey for assessing VIral spread by Non-affected CarriErs (CON-VINCE) and from the German Research Council (DFG; KR2119/8-1), the Michael J Fox Foundation, the European Union’s Horizon2020 research and innovation program (WIDESPREAD; CENTRE-PD; grant agreement no. 692320). RK received as well as speaker’s honoraria and/or travel grants from Abbvie, Zambon and Medtronic and he participated as PI or site-PI for industry sponsored clinical trials without receiving honoraria.