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World Federation of Neurology
Research Group on Aphasia, Dementia & Cognitive Disorders
(WFN RG ADCD)
BIENNIAL MEETING
Hong Kong, 27-30 November 2014
Chair: Thomas Bak / Co-chair: Facundo Manes
Local Chair: Vincent Mok
(Last updated 20 November 2014)
Website: http://www.mect.cuhk.edu.hk/wfnrgadcd2014 Venue: Postgraduate Education Centre, Prince of Wales Hospital, Chinese University of Hong Kong Scientific programme: [email protected] Local arrangements: [email protected]
Image of Guilin (Pre-conference trip)
THURSDAY, 27 NOVEMBER 2014 12.00 – 13.30 – Registration 13.30 – 13.45 Opening of the meeting, Welcome Address 13.45 – 15.30 - Language & cognitive control in bilinguals: evidence from neuroimaging & neurological disorders. Swathi Kieran, Jubin Abutalebi, Ladan Ghazi Saidi, Marco Calabria 15.30-16.00 – Tea break 16.00 – 16.30 - Balancing the two hemispheres in simple calculation: evidence from awake brain. Carlo Semenza 16.30 – 17.00 - Neurophysiology of Language Learning: Implications for Treatment of Language and Cognitive Disorders. A Welcome Lecture by Patrick Wong (Hong Kong) 17.30 – Departure for the WELCOME DINNER at Lake Egret Nature Park Centre
FRIDAY, 28 NOVEMBER 2014 Neurobiological foundations of cognitive disorders 9 .00 – 10.45am - A Multimodal Perspective of Tau Pathology in Neurodegenerative Disease Corey McMillan, Murray Grossman, David Irwin, Peter Nestor 10.45 - 11.15am – Coffee Break
Cognitive disorders in clinical context 11.15 – 12.45 - Vascular cognitive impairment Vincent Mok, Olivier Godefroy, Adrian Wong 12.45 – 13.45 - LUNCH 13.45 – 15.30 - ALS as a multi-system disorder Murray Grossman, Sharon Abrahams, David Irwin, Corey McMillan 15.30 – 16.00 – Tea Break 16.00 – 17.45 - Computational Approaches to Language Analysis Peter Garrard, Cristiano Chesi, David Glenn Clark, Vassiliki Rentoumi 17.45 – 19.00 – POSTER SESSION I (Clinical topics & FYRE Poster Competition)
Prince of Wales Hospital, the venue of the meeting
SATURDAY, 29 NOVEMBER 2014 Assessment: from high tech to bedside screening 9.30 – 10.30 - Mind-Matter Interactions and the Brain: A Neurobiological Model of Anomalous Cognition Morris Freedman, Peter Whitehouse
10.30 – 11.00 – Coffee Break 11.00 – 12.45 - Cognitive screening in stroke, tumours and dementias: advantages and limitations. Lisa Cipolotti, Gail Robinson, Thomas Bak 12.45 – 13.45 - LUNCH 13.45 – 14.30 - Discussion: how to assess cognitive dysfunction? Non-pharmacological treatment of cognitive disorders 14.30 – 15.00 - Non-pharmacological treatment for Cognitive Impairment A Welcome Lecture by Linda Lam (Hong Kong) 15.00 – 15.30 – Tea Break 15.30 – 17.00 - Non-pharmacological treatment of dementia Morris Freedman, Peter Whitehouse, Dmytro Rewilak 17.30 – Departure for the HARBOUR CRUISE DINNER 19.00 – 22.00 - Cruise dinner with a show “A Symphony of Lights” at 20.00
SUNDAY, 30 OCTOBER 2014 9.00 – 10.30 – FYRE (Forum of Young Researchers) Symposium; Announcement of the Winner of the FYRE Poster Award
10.30 – 11.00 – Coffee Break
Bilingualism and cross-cultural aspects of cognitive neurology 11.00 – 12.45 - Cognition and dementia across cultures and continents Amitabha Ghosh, Lisa Au, Ryuji Fukuhara, Miguel Perez 12.45 – 13.45 – LUNCH 13.45 – 16.00 - Bilingualism across lifespan: aging, stroke, dementia and aphasia Jubin Abutalebi, Suvarna Alladi, Thomas Bak, Jwala Narayanan, Reza Nilipour 16.00 – 16.30 – Tea break 16.30 - 17.30 – POSTER SESSION II (Language & dementia assessment) 17.30 – 18.00 - Discussion: Aphasia, dementia and cognitive disorders in a globalized world 18.00 - 18.30 – WFN RG ADCD Business Meeting, Close of the meeting.