Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Wednesday, 7 February 2024

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health

Health Needs of Persons with Dementia and the Services Available: Discussion

9:30 am

Dr. Laura O'Philbin:

Yes, there are 12 modifiable risk factors for dementia that are backed up by evidence-based consensus where research shows they have the possibility to potentially delay or prevent up to 40% of dementia across the world. It sounds like those risk factors might be extremely complex but they are actually not. Usually addressing those risk factors would prevent stroke or cancer. If we have time, I would love to take the committee through those risk factors because it is very important that we are all aware and understand them.

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