Now is the time to make sure that the post-diagnostic care pathway is optimised to the person needs and that the healthcare systems in each country are properly harnessed and informed to provide the most appropriate treatments to the right patient at the right time. [...] 24 ANTICIPATED PATHWAY TRANSFORMATIONS WITH INNOVATIVE TREATMENTS A Holistic and Personalised Approach As a multitude of different complementary AD treatments and interventions will become available, future management and care of AD will need to focus on effectively integrating these different approaches with the aim to increase the quality of life of the person living with AD and its environment. [...] Gap 3 ‒ Lack of Alzheimer’s disease-specific focus • Lack of awareness and knowledge of AD (how it is different from other forms of dementia, as well as the misconception that it is a part of natural ageing) and the existing treatment options among the general public and within the community of healthcare professionals. [...] • Foster and support educational and awareness campaigns in society and among HCPs at national and EU level about early detection of AD, access to diagnostic centres, and the benefits of the post-diagnostic care across the EU through existing funding and educational mechanisms. [...] From 2021 onwards, she has been a member of the management group in the scientific panel for dementia and cognitive disorders of the European Academy of Neurology, and from 2022 she has been the co-chair in the same panel.
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