and treating Alzheimer''s
The activities of a workshop entitled "Alzheimer''s and Similar Disorders", organized by the Saudi Alzheimer''s Disease Charitable Association and the Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib Medical Center, amid a large turnout of specialist doctors
The workshop witnessed qualitative lectures by international and local speakers headed by American Professor Robert Darwoff, Head of the Department of Neurology and Alzheimer''s Disease at Case Western Hospital and University, Chairman of the Society''s International Advisory Committee, and Dr. Muhammad Al-Abd Al-Jabbar, Consultant of Neurology, Vice Dean of the College of Medical Knowledge, as well as Dr. Walid Al-Issa, Consultant Geriatric Medicine, King Fahd Medical City, Assistant Professor, King Saud University, Dr. Naguib Al-Qadi is a consultant in cognitive neuroscience and deputy head of the Department of Neurosciences at King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Center, in addition to Dr. Fahad Al-Wahhabi, head of the mental health department and consultant psychiatry for the elderly at King Fahd Medical City.
The activities began with a lecture by Dr. Muhammad al-Abd al-Jabbar on dementia, its causes and means of diagnosis, followed by another lecture on cognitive functions and their impact on human behavior and factors that affect memory, delivered by Dr. Najeeb Al-Qadi, while Dr. Fahd Al-Wahhabi followed up the workshop activities with a third lecture on dementia and memory. As a result, the workshop "Alzheimer''s and Similar Disorders" continued its work with a second lecture by Dr. Fahd Al-Wahhabi on the psychological and behavioral problems that may affect dementia patients. Dr. Walid Al-Issa also presented the diagnostic methods for this disease, and Dr. Najeeb Al-Qadi concluded the workshop activities with a discussion on the available therapeutic methods for treating people with dementia Alzheimer''s and its effectiveness. And Dr. Fahad Al-Wahhabi was pleased with the success of the workshop in conveying the societal message for which the Saudi Alzheimer''s Disease Charitable Society and the Dr. Sulaiman Al Habib Medical Center, pointing out that the increasing incidence of dementia disorder resulting from this disease requires doctors and health practitioners to develop scientific knowledge and practical skills that enable them to recognize these disorders in their early stages and provide possible medical care to those affected and their families, and added: The concept of care The comprehensive one that goes beyond the issue of prescribing the drug only has been raised and discussed through the presence of specialists in all fields related to the disease such as psychology, occupational therapy, social service, nursing and others. While Prof. Dr. Abdullah Al-Harbash, chief physician of the d group, said. Sulaiman Al-Habib: This workshop, praise be to God, has witnessed great success in achieving its objectives in terms of rehabilitation and training of medical cadres capable of proper and accurate handling of cases of dementia, and during this workshop we focused on evaluation and diagnosis methods, and behavioral and psychological support for patients so that society can To provide the necessary health care for them and their families. For her part, Noura Saleh, one of the participants in the workshop, expressed her thanks to the Saudi Alzheimer''s Charitable Society and Dr. Sulaiman Al-Habib for organizing this workshop, asking the specialized authorities to repeat such meetings and discussions, as this raises the professional and scientific level and the exchange of experiences among the participating doctors, and stressed at the same time the importance of spreading the necessary awareness in the community about the seriousness of dementia and understanding the psychological and behavioral dimensions of those with it .
