1. NHMRC PARTNERSHIP
CENTRE DEALING WITH
COGNITIVE AND RELATED
FUNCTIONAL DECLINE IN
OLDER PEOPLE (CDPC)
P r o f . S u e K u r r l e , D i r e c t o r
J e n n i f e r T h o m p s o n , O p e r a t i o n s M a n a g e r
S a l l y G r o s v e n o r , C o m m u n i c a t i o n s O f f i c e r
R e b e c c a Ta m , F i n a n c e O f f i c e r
A l i N i k i t a s , P r o j e c t A d m i n i s t r a t o r
D r . S h a n n o n M c D e r m o t t , R e s e a r c h F e l l o w
( E v a l u a t i o n )
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T w i t t e r : @ n h m r c _ c d p c
3. 4
AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE
At 65 yrs: 1 in 12 people have dementia
At 80 yrs: 1 in 4 people have dementia
At 90 yrs: 1 in 2 people have dementia
2015: 342,000 people with dementia
2050: 900,000 people with dementia
Approx 1800 new diagnoses per week
Approx 25,000 under age 65 with
dementia
4. 5NATIONAL HEALTH PRIORITY
We fund research
aimed at improving
care for people with
cognitive and
related functional
decline.
