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About the Speaker

Professor Anne-Margriet Pot, World Health Organization  

Anne Margriet Pot joined the WHO in 2014 and works with both the Department of Ageing and Life Course and the Department of Mental Health and Substance Abuse. Her areas or speciality are dementia, ageing and long-term care. She contributed to the development of the World report on ageing and health and is involved in the development and evaluation of iSupport, a global e-health portal for caregivers of people with dementia.

Anne Margriet Pot has published over 200 scientific and professional publications in her areas of speciality, and is the main editor of the Dutch manual on Geropsychology. In recent years, her research focused on the development of evidence-based interventions for older people and their caregivers and the evaluation of the quality of care. She was founder and principal investigator of two national studies, a trend study on Living Arrangements for people with Dementia (LAD-study), and one on outpatient psychiatric care for older adults (MEMO).

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