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The Action Plan for 2017 includes the financing and care residence that has received it in Spain. Also, it
management of projects related to the fight against has been granted the emblem of the European
Alzheimer's, among which the "Vallecas Project", Green-light Project for environmental care, certified
aimed at searching for biomarkers for early diagno- by the European Commission.
sis, initiatives related to social awareness regarding
this disorder, contributions for research scholarships, Regarding training, 21 symposia have been carried
and the organization of the Global Summit Alzhei- out about the care of the disease, including cogni-
mer's Research and Care Lisbon 2017. The rest of the tive stimulation, caregiver program, good practices
Action Plan corresponds mostly to aiding the most in residential centers, non-pharmacological inter-
disadvantaged groups going hand by hand with the ventions, etc.
Spanish Federation of Food Banks, Manos Unidas or
Bobath Foundation, among others. In addition, an In the Research Unit, whose management is assig-
advertising campaign in favor of Alzheimer's rese- ned to the Neurological Disease Research Center
arch, "The Mission", will be conducted and dissemi- (CIEN) Foundation, under the Ministry of Research,
nated through the country's major media outlets, Development and Innovation, we must highlight the
cinemas and other companies. two calls for research projects that resulted in the
award of 15 projects promoted and funded by the
10th Anniversary Queen Sofia Foundation Queen Sofia Foundation. In addition, 11 additional
Alzheimer Center projects and 8 further research projects managed
by entrustment have been developed in this Unit. A
The Queen Sofia Foundation Alzheimer Center, good example of the extent and entity of this rese-
which has celebrated 10 years since its inauguration arch work is the fact that about 50,000 studies of re-
on March 8, 2007, is a healthcare complex of refe- search-oriented magnetic resonance have been
rence in Alzheimer's and from which thousands of performed in the neuroimaging department.
people have benefited. It addresses the disease si-
multaneously from three complementary angles: re- The "Vallecas Project" for the early diagnosis of Alz-
search, training and health care for patients. The heimer's disease stands out, a flagship project of the
Center consists of a residence for 156 people, a day Unit that has been running for the last 6 years, which
center for 40 people, a training center for health per- has been funded by the Queen Sofia Foundation.
sonnel, relatives and volunteers and a research unit. The "Vallecas Project" follows up a cohort of more
650 patients have passed through the healthcare than 1,200 volunteers, cognitively healthy people (at
area of the Center, between the residence and the the time of recruitment) between 70 and 85 years
day center, since its inception. The average age of who undergo a battery of neurological and biologi-
the residents is 86 years, the youngest being 63 and cal tests to advance in the identification of early
the oldest 99 years-old. markers and risk profiles in Alzheimer's disease.
The Alzheimer Center has earned the prestigious In- In addition, 8 international symposia on Alzheimer's
ternational Joint Commission accreditation for qua- research, a genetics symposium on dementia, a
lity and safety in management and with the user. In World Summit on the occasion of the International
Spain there are only 25 centers with this international Alzheimer Year 2011 and 4 International Congresses
accreditation counting hospitals, primary care cen- on Research and Innovation in Neurodegenerative
ters and outpatient settings, being the only health- Diseases have been organized. As well as the Inter-
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