DCRC Prevention, Early Intervention and Risk Reduction

This Dementia Collaborative Research Centre, led by the Australian National University (ANU), will coordinate, undertake, facilitate and promote reviews and research within the area of Prevention, Early Intervention and Risk Reduction in Dementia. The initial centre members include the Australian National University alongside Alzheimer's Australia Victoria (AAV), Edith Cowan University (ECU), University of Canberra (UC), University of Melbourne (UMEL) and the University of Queensland (UQ).

During 2007-2009, members of this DCRC will undertake 25 projects within four program areas:

• Understanding Risks for Dementia
• Development of Diagnostic Tools and Algorithms for Early Dementia
• Development of Risk Reduction Interventions
• Modelling Impacts of Risk Reduction on Cognitive Decline and Dementia