Atlantic Fellows

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with MIRCEA BALASA, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH. Mircea is a cognitive neurologist at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona. His work involves visiting patients with suspected neurodegenerative dementia. He is developing a community directed implementation project that not only improves dementia diagnostics, but also accelerates awareness and decrease the stigma of ageing and dementia in Spain.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health

Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with KRYSTAL CULLER, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH. Krystal works for a non-profit organisation called Memory Matters at Hilton Head in South Carolina. Shel is encouraging innovative brain health and memory care programmes for ageing adults with and without brain health concerns.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health

Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with ELISA RESENDE, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH. Elisa works as a neurologist at a memory clinic in a hospital in Brazil. She is studying the effects of late life literacy acquisition as a dementia prevention tool through improving memory and increasing connections between brain areas. The idea is that it is never too late to engage in intellectual stimulation activities to promote brain health in vulnerable populations.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health

Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with BARBARA COSTA BEBER, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH. Barbara works as a speech and language therapist at the Federal University of Health Sciences of Porto Alegre, Brazil, where she is a professor. She is involved in raising awareness of dementia in 40,000 speech and language therapists in Brazil by examining their current knowledge and awareness of dementia and communication disorders in dementia.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health

Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with NICOLE JENKINS, Atlantic Fellow for SOCIAL EQUITY. Nicole is a Gamilaroi woman from Moree in north-west New South Wales. She is helping to establish a skill set that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people bring to the workforce that has not been acquired through formal education or training.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Social Equity | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-social-equity

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with ROGERIO PANIZZUTTI, Atlantic Fellow for EQUITY IN BRAIN HEALTH. Rogerio is an Associate Professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He is working to understand how computerised tools can be integrated into scalable, multidisciplinary interventions for the long-term care of brain health.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Equity in Brain Health | www.atlanticfellows.org/for-equity-brain-health

Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) | www.gbhi.org/

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with SIBONGILE MTUNGWA, Atlantic Fellow for HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Sibongile is a social activist and works for a Women's Leadership and Training Programme focusing on girls and young women.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa | https://www.atlanticfellows.org/for-health-equity-in-south-africa

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with BERNARD MUTSAGO, Atlantic Fellow for HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Bernard has a Master's in Public Health and works as a Health Policy Researcher for the South African Medical Association, a professional association for public and private sector medical practitioners in South Africa.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa | https://www.atlanticfellows.org/for-health-equity-in-south-africa

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with SHEHNAZ MUNSHI, Atlantic Fellow for HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Shehnaz is a researcher for the Sonke CHANGE Trial project, based at the Wits School of Public Health.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa | https://www.atlanticfellows.org/for-health-equity-in-south-africa

Join Atlantic Fellow FIONNUALA SWEENEY in conversation with BULELA VAVA, Atlantic Fellow for HEALTH EQUITY IN SOUTH AFRICA. Bulela is a public sector dentist working in the heart of rural South Africa for the Eastern Cape Department of Health.

The ATLANTIC INSTITUTE is based in Oxford, England and works to promote connection and collaboration among Fellows from the seven Atlantic equity-focused programmes around the world in their quest for fairer, healthier, more inclusive societies.

FURTHER INFORMATION

Atlantic Fellows | www.atlanticfellows.org/about

Atlantic Fellows for Health Equity in South Africa | https://www.atlanticfellows.org/for-health-equity-in-south-africa