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Meetings & Events
Leon Jarners forskningsstipend award ceremony | Oslo, Norway
Christian Gold is the winner of the Leon Jarner Research Scholarship 2024 by Leon Jarner Foundation's memorial fund (Stiftelsen Leon Jarners minnefond) for research into Alzheimer's dementia. The awarded project “Personalised music training for people with dementia: Learning from biomarkers and process variables in randomised trials” will use the existing data collected for the recently completed MIDDEL trial and will contribute to the beginning data collection for the newly established M4M trial.
Interview with Christian Gold: https://alzheimerforskning.no/2024/10/01/christian-gold-vinner-av-stipendet-2024/
The Neurosciences and Music VIII "Wiring, re-wiring, and well-being" | Helsinki, Finland & online
Paper presentation "Lasting effects of recreational group singing on depressive symptoms in elderly care home residents: The multinational MIDDEL trial" by Christian Gold, as part of Symposium 2 "Efficacy and neural mechanisms of singing in ageing and neurological rehabilitation" chaired by Aleksi Sihvonen
https://neuromusic.fondazione-mariani.org/
56th Australian Association of Gerontology Conference "Reimagining Ageing: Diving into an ocean of possibilities" | Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia
Opening Keynote presentation by Felicity Baker
https://www.aagconference.asn.au/
33rd Alzheimer Europe conference "New opportunities in dementia care, policy and research" | Helsinki, Finland
Paper presentation "Implementing an intervention trial in residential care: lessons for research from the MIDDEL study of music interventions" by Justine Schneider, Joanne Ablewhite, Jack Cheshire, Jodie Bloska, Martin Orrell, Helen Odell Miller, Christian Gold, and Vigdis Sveinsdottir
https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/Conferences/2023-Helsinki
Nordisk Sangsymposium 2023 | Oslo, Norway
Paper presentation "MIDDEL - Musikkintervensjoner for Demens og Depresjon i Eldreomsorgen - Klinisk fortelling" by Stine Andrea Sognnes, Vigdis Sveinsdottir & Jo Dugstad Wake
https://www.sangsymposium.com/
17th World Congress of Music Therapy | Vancouver, Canada
Spotlight Session presentations on "The Future of Research in Music Therapy: Topics & Methodologies" by Felicity Baker and Monika Geretsegger
Paper presentation "The impact of music on stress biomarkers: Protocol of a substudy" by Naomi Rasing and Sarah Janus
Paper presentation "Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly Care (MIDDEL): RCT findings" by Jeanette Tamplin, Phoebe Stretton-Smith, Felicity Baker, Young-Eun C. Lee, Tanara Sousa, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Monika Geretsegger, Jo Dugstad Wake, Jörg Assmus, and Christian Gold
MIDDEL OPEN SEMINAR: Implementation of music therapy and other music interventions in dementia care
Organiser: NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway
Location: Auditorium “Knut Knaus” at the Faculty of Fine Art, Music and Design, Møllendalsveien 61, University of Bergen
Download programme here:
Meeting for MIDDEL partners | Bergen, Norway
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Updates from each country, sub-projects, project completion, publications...and in-person get-together!
Location: GAMUT - The Grieg Academy Music Therapy Research Centre, NORCE Norwegian Research Centre, Bergen, Norway
33rd Annual Meeting of the American Neuropsychiatric Association | Boston, MA, USA
Paper presentation "Active music-making for improving depressive symptoms and cognition in dementia and mental illness" as part of the ANPA Presidential Symposium "Music and the Brain", by Christian Gold
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55th Australian Association of Gerontology Conference "The Future of Ageing Well" | Adelaide, Australia
Paper presentation: "Clinical effectiveness of music interventions for dementia and depression in elderly care (MIDDEL): Australian cohort of an international cluster RCT" by Felicity Baker
Celebrating European Music Therapy Day: Livestream Panel Discussion on MIDDEL
Livestream Panel Discussion on experiences and preliminary results from the MIDDEL project in Turkish and English with Burçin Uçaner Çifdalöz, Yeşim Saltık, Monika Geretsegger, Jo Dugstad Wake, and Özgür Salur
on the occasion of celebrating the European Music Therapy Day
Organiser: Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Türkiye
Watch the recording at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTtYYa9JhwM!
POLYFON conference: Musikk, mening og medisinering | Bergen, Norway
Paper presentation "Medication use in the international MIDDEL trial of music interventions for nursing home residents" by Christian Gold and Camilla Figini
https://www.uib.no/polyfon/156103/program-polyfon-konferansen-2022#
Olaviken-konferansen: Mestring og verdighet [Coping and dignity] | Bergen, Norway
Poster presentation "MIDDEL - MusikkIntervensjoner for Demens og Depresjon i Eldreomsorgen" by Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Jo Dugstad Wake, Monika Geretsegger, Christian Gold, Kathrine Dahle, & Stine Sognnes
https://olaviken.no/om-oss/nyheter/olaviken-konferansen-2022
32nd Alzheimer Europe conference | Bucharest, Romania
Poster presentation "The impact of music on stress biomarkers protocol: A substudy of the cluster-randomized controlled trial Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in ELderly Care" by Naomi Rasing, Sarah Janus, Gunter Kreutz, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Christian Gold, Urs Nater, & Sytse Zuidema
Music therapy and other music interventions in dementia care: Public seminar | Ankara, Türkiye
Organiser: Department of Musicology, Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Türkiye
Location: Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, TOKİ Blokları - MAVİ SALON
See the video recording here!
Download poster: Programme Public Seminar
Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Ankara, Türkiye
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Recruitment progress, updates from each country, sub-projects, publications...and in-person get-together!
Location: Ankara Hacı Bayram Veli University, Türkiye
Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Recruitment progress, updates from each country, discussion on current challenges, planning of future meetings
JPND/JPco-fuND2 Midterm Symposium | Brussels, Belgium
Symposium for representatives of 38 research projects supported by JPND and JPco-fuND-2 to facilitate knowledge sharing and to disseminate up-to-date research achievements from the projects to relevant stakeholders.
MIDDEL will be represented by Sarah Janus (NL) and Jodie Bloska (UK).
Organiser: EU Joint Programme – Neurodegenerative Disease Research (JPND)
Location: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium, Brussels, Belgium
Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Recruitment progress, updates from each country, discussion on current challenges, planning of future meetings
Australian Music Therapy Conference "Amplify, integrate and evolve: The voices of music therapy" | Virtual conference
Paper presentation "Evolving role of music interventions in residential aged care with people living with dementia and depression: Results from the Australian cohort of the Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly care (MIDDEL) international cluster-randomised controlled trial" by Young-Eun Lee, Felicity A. Baker, Phoebe Stretton-Smith, Tanara Sousa, and Jeanette Tamplin
Healing Arts Symposium | The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA, and online
Contribution "Music Interventions for Depression and Dementia in Elderly Care" by Felicity Baker
Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Recruitment progress etc.
5th Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC) meeting | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Introductions and welcome to the new DSMC member, Øyvind Kirkevold (replacing Bettina Husebø); review and discussion of interim report (recruitment progress in various countries and overall, baseline data, follow-up data across arms); Australian main results paper (submitted); MIDDEL project period (ending April 2023)
Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Recruitment overview; updates from each country; process evaluation; publication plan
Alzheimer’s Association International Conference | Denver, USA, and online
Oral presentation "Music Interventions for Dementia and Depression in Elderly care (MIDDEL): The Australian part of an international cluster randomised controlled trial" by Felicity Baker, Young-Eun C. Lee, Tanara Sousa, Phoebe Stretton-Smith, Imogen Clark, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Monika Geretsegger, & Christian Gold (Thursday, July 29, 2021, 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM CT)
https://alz.confex.com/alz/2021/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/52746
Conference "The Neurosciences and Music - VII: Connecting with music across the lifespan" | Aarhus, Denmark, and online
Paper presentation "Putting music to trial: Design and progress of ongoing clinical trials on music-based interventions in neurological rehabilitation. The MIDDEL trial" by Christian Gold
4th Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC) meeting | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Discussion on status and consequences of delays in recruitment across the European countries; presentation and discussion of baseline data from first 4 CHUs in Norway; presentation and discussion of findings from Australia
European Association of Psychosomatic Medicine: EAPM virtual conference 2021 - "Psychosomatics during the pandemic"
Poster presentation "Music interventions for dementia and depression in elderly care (MIDDEL): A multinational trial of effectiveness and predictive biomarkers" by Christian Gold
Download poster: Gold 2021 EAPM MIDDEL
Aging & Brain Health - Optimizing Cognitive & Behavioural Function in Disorders of the Aging Brain | Rotman Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Virtual Conference
Paper presentation "Music Interventions for Dementia: Research Evidence and Ongoing Clinical Trials" by Christian Gold, Ulrike Frischen, and Naomi Rasing
https://event.fourwaves.com/rotmanconf/pages
Training seminar for Norwegian interventionists | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Led by Naomi Rasing and other members of the Dutch team.
Part I: General training for interventionists in MIDDEL
Part II: Training for GMT intervention providers
World Dementia Council: The dementia landscape project - Care workshop | Virtual meeting
Workshop contribution "Music therapy in brief" by Felicity Baker
https://www.worlddementiacouncil.org/DLP/workshops/care
Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Update on recruitment progress/plans; WP2 and WP3 - interventions (implementation, relevant COVID-10 measures, training of interventionists); updates on WP4 (biomarkers) and WP5 (PPI)
Second Krems Dementia Conference "Dealing with Dementia: Prevention, timely detection and awareness" - Coordinated efforts between East and West | Virtual meeting
Paper presentation "The voices of people with dementia and their carers: A strategy for public participation and involvement in a multinational psychosocial intervention trial" by Monika Geretsegger, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, Christian Gold, and Justine Schneider
https://www.donau-uni.ac.at/dementia-conference
INTERDEM meeting annex to Alzheimer Europe’s conference | Virtual meeting
Presentations on MIDDEL by Christian Gold, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, and Justine Schneider
3rd Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC) meeting | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Review of first interim report, mainly consisting of data from the Australian part of MIDDEL; discussion about the current COVID-19 situation and its impact on the project, and ethical approvals in Europe
Meeting for European and Australian MIDDEL partners | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Translations, REDCap manual, and CRFs/assessment packs; update from each European country on starting recruitment; update from WP leaders; update from Australia and joint discussion about challenges
Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Practical/collaboration topics, updates from each country regarding progress and current situation, including local challenges and possibilities in light of the COVID-19 situation; discussion in plenum
2nd Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC) meeting | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Discussions about how Covid-19 affects the study, and routines for recording adverse events.
Meeting of European and Australian MIDDEL teams | Video conference
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Report from Melbourne MIDDEL team; general updates and discussions
1st Data Safety and Monitoring Committee (DSMC) meeting | Bergen, Norway
PROJECT MEETING
Protocol review, discussion of the role of the DSMC, and variables for the interim reports.
MIDDEL kick-off meeting | Vienna, Austria
Content: Public seminar; discussion of work packages in MIDDEL, roles and responsibilities, data management tools, future meetings
Location: Faculty of Psychology, University of Vienna, Austria
Meeting of Australian and Norwegian MIDDEL partners | Frankfurt, Germany
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Practical aspects related to the Australian part of the project
Location: Frankfurt, Germany
Music interventions for dementia & depression in elderly care: Symposium and NH&MRC Project Launch | Melbourne, Australia
Organiser: Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Location: Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia
Meeting of Dutch and Norwegian MIDDEL partners & video conference | Bergen, Norway
PROJECT MEETING
Content: Preparations for a Delphi process towards a consensus on core principles of group music therapy for older adults with dementia and depression.
Meeting led by Sytse Zuidema and Sarah Janus, with participants from Australia, Denmark, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, and Norway.
Location: GAMUT, Uni Research Health, Bergen, Norway