"Everyone who was from the stolen generations are now 50 years +. This can bring up a lot of past traumas related to institutions." - Louise Lavrencic #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA

"It all starts with measurement and those tools must be robust" - Dr Byron Creese delves into understanding neurosphychiatric scales ahead of a day of data workshops #ANSS Dr Moyra Mortby Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA

Associate Professor, Biostatistics Ana Capuano discusses handling skewed data in neuropsychiatric symptoms #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

Working with R with help from Mike Malek-Ahmadi #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

Dr Byron Creese kicks off Day 3 of the Australasian Neuropsychiatric Syndromes Symposium #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

Our first ISTART Awardee Jiali He from The Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) speaks on the integration of Tai Chi and repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for sleep disturbances in older adults #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

Our own Dr Dr Nikki-Anne Wilson speaks on humour style and affective lability in cognitively impaired older adults #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

"Intervention improvements in apathy were maintained at 3 month follow-up" Stephanie Wong shares her randomised controlled study of behavioural activation therapy for depression and apathy in Parkinson's disease #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

"Behavioural rigidity is associated with a loss of seratonin in behavioural variant FTD" ~ Professor Muireann Irish presents on multidimensional reward processing disturbances in younger-onset dementia #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby Prof Muireann Irish FASSA FRSN

ISTAART Travel Awardee Dr Abraham Varghese presents longitudinal insights from his resercah exploring cognitive stages and neuropsychiatric symptoms جامعة التقنية والعلوم التطبيقية #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

"We've seen a huge improvement in his ADL care"; Dr Monica Cations and Lorraine Ng present their case study on intensive exposure therapy for a person with severe dementia, traumatic stress and neuropsychiatric symptoms Flinders University #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

"We do know that 60-70% of people with dementia will get lost at least once and 20% will not be found alive" ~ Assoc Prof Margaret MacAndrews talks about the importance of better understanding dementia-related wandering #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby QUT

"Increased longevity often does not equate to years of good quality of life" - ISTAART Awardee Vepakomma Vineela discuses the micronutrient status of Indian elderly with mild cognitive impairment ICMR - National Institute of Nutrition #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

A/Prof Simone Reppermund from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing presents work on late-life depression and olfactory dysfunction as risk factors for dementia #ANSS Simone Reppermund UNSW Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

"Impaired olfaction is an early clinical indication of dementia, occurring a decade or more before cognitive symptoms" ~ A/Prof Simone Reppermund #ANSS Simone Reppermund UNSW Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

Fleur Harrison discusses her work on apathy, depression and long-term risk of mortality in older adults #ANSS Fleur Harrison 🌈 UNSW Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby

Dr Katya Numbers from the Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing UNSW Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing (CHeBA) talks about the relationships among neuropsychiatric symptoms, subjective cognitive complaints, and cognitive outcomes #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby UNSW

"There's an increased risk of dementia for people living with Parinsons and depression", Dr Dana Pourzinal presents her research on delphi consensus recommendations for cognitive disorders in Parkinson's disease #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby ISTAART UNSW #UQ

Dr Annette Moxey from the Dementia Australia Research Foundation talks about Funding Opportunities and some tips and tricks for writing a strong funding application #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby UNSW Dementia Australia

ISTAART Awardee Yingqi Liao from the National University of Singapore presents her work on impulse dyscontrol as the leading domain when evaluating MBI domains in Chinese dementia-free older adults #ANSS Neuropsychiatric Syndromes PIA Design and Data Analytics PIA Dr Moyra Mortby UNSW NUS