The course will be held in the lecture hall of Íslensk Erfðagreining, Sturlugata 8, 101 Reykjavík, Wednesday, 10 September 2025, 13.00 to 16.00. You can also purchase streaming access.

Chairman: Gudlaugur Eyjólfsson, CEO of Alzheimer’s Association.

Agenda

12:45 Registration

13.05 Diseases that cause dementia. Cognitive symptoms and neuropsychiatric evaluation of cognitive symptoms. Helga Eyjólfsdóttir, superintendent of memory and Nína Sigrún Kristjánsdóttir, neuropsychologist, memory.

14:15 Coffee break

14:35 Dementia and alcohol consumption Eyþór Jónsson, physician of the geriatric wards at Landspítali University Hospital.

15:15 Dementia, nursing, care and activity Gunnhildur María Kildelund, Head of the Department of Dementia at Landakot and Hjördís Halldóra Sigurðardóttir, Head of Nursing at Hlíðarbær.

15:45 Questions and debates

Registration shall be made by e-mail:, and it shall include: Name and ID number of the participant, whether the stream is applied for or attended (payable on site).

If you request access to a stream, please transfer to an account: 0513-26-95384, kt. 500300-2130 and send a receipt to the same email address. If the workplace pays for an employee, please also state the name and ID number of the institution in question and who is responsible for the payment.

A gift bag from sponsors for those who attend the event, while stocking runs out.

The deadline for registration is 8 September 2025.

Participation fee is ISK 6,000.

Payment by card on site