More Australians will be a step closer towards earlier and more effective diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease (AD) under a proposed plan by the Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT).
Utilising its established networks of GPs across three states, ADNeT intends on combining digital cognitive tests and blood tests (pTau217 AD) for a large-scale study of people at risk of Alzheimer's Disease.
Dementia is one of Australia's greatest public health and economic challenges with more than 400,000 Australians living with dementia and it is estimated to cost Australia about $18.7 billion in 2025.
It is the leading cause of death in Australia and about three quarters of people with dementia have Alzheimer's disease.
Those showing signs of, or being at risk of, Alzheimer's Disease in the pilot will be directed to Brain Health Clinics or conventional specialist memory clinics
