About the webinar
Join Down Syndrome Australia for a 90-minute webinar on Dementia and Down syndrome, presented by Dr Madeleine Healy.
You’ll learn about
- How to keep your brain healthy
- Checking and monitoring brain health with your doctor
- What is dementia and the signs and symptoms to look for
- What assessments your doctor may do if there are concerns about memory or thinking
- Treatments, support and services available
Who is this webinar for?
- People with Down syndrome
- Parents of people with Down syndrome
- Caregivers and support workers of people with Down syndrome
This webinar is part of the Ageing Well with Down Syndrome initiative, proudly supported by nib foundation.
Date
Date: Thursday 26 November 2026
Time: 12.30pm – 2pm AEDT
Location
This is an online event hosted on Zoom.
Register
To register, please visit our online registration page.
Speakers
Madeleine Healy
Monash Health
Madeleine Healy is a geriatrician at Monash Health. Madeleine is the clinical lead of the Monash Health Cognitive Dementia and Memory Service and has a sub-specialty interest in cognition and memory in Down syndrome.
In 2024 Madeleine completed a Churchill fellowship in the UK, US and Europe in improving dementia diagnosis in Down syndrome. She also works in clinical trials in Alzheimer’s disease and is a specialist with Dementia Support Australia.
Madeleine is an adjunct senior lecturer appointment at Monash and is undertaking a PhD in Down syndrome and dementia.
Rohan Fullwood
Project Officer, Down Syndrome Australia
Rohan is the Project Officer for the DSA and nib foundation Ageing well with Down syndrome project.
He is a good-looking, hard-working, retired man, who likes to spend time with his family and being a good uncle.
He is a DSA Health Ambassador, achieving his goals of helping people with Down syndrome especially as they start to get older and educating health professionals to make sure that people with Down syndrome are listened to and understand what is happening in their own health.
He enjoys keeping fit and healthy, playing 10 pin bowling and traveling the world.
Emily Porter
DSA Health Ambassador, Down Syndrome Australia
Emily is a DSA Health Ambassador. She is a lovable, caring and funny lady who has a fabulous sense of humour. The most important thing to Emily is family and the love of her life Michael, her husband.
Emily enjoys keeping fit and healthy and likes going to the gym, swimming and walking. Emily also likes taking care of her own household bills and budget, which she has done since moving out of home at the age of 24.
Since becoming a Health Ambassador Emily has been achieving her goals of helping other people with Down syndrome and educating healthcare professionals to always show respect for people with disability. In 2021 Emily spoke at Parliament House in Canberra to help launch the Health Ambassador Program for DSA.
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