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Meetings & Events

November 7, 2024

POLYFON conference: Kvifor musikk - i kvardag og klinikk | Bergen, Norway

Paper presentation "Person-centered approach in group-based music interventions" by Naomi Rasing

https://www.uib.no/polyfon/166627/polyfon-konferansen-2024

 

September 8-10, 2024

34th Alzheimer Europe Conference | Geneva, Switzerland

Poster presentations "The impact of music interventions on immediate stress in dementia" and "Person-centered approach within group music interventions for people with dementia and depression" by Naomi Rasing

https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/conferences/past-conferences/2024-Geneva 

September 25, 2024

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/ 

June 13-16, 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/ 

November 14-17, 2023

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/

October 16-18, 2023

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 

September 20-22, 2023

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/  

July 26-29, 2023

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

https://www.wcmt2023.org/ 

 

April 26, 2023

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:

April 24-26, 2023

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

March 15-18, 2023

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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November 25, 2022

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

https://aagconference.asn.au/

November 15, 2022

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!

 

 

November 8, 2022

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#

October 26-27, 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

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Stine Sognnes & Kathrine Dahle

October 17-19, 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

https://www.alzheimer-europe.org/Conferences/2022-Bucharest

September 16, 2022

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

September 14-16, 2022

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

June 22, 2022

Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference

PROJECT MEETING
Content
: Recruitment progress, updates from each country, discussion on current challenges, planning of future meetings

April 28, 2022

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

March 16, 2022

Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference

PROJECT MEETING
Content
: Recruitment progress, updates from each country, discussion on current challenges, planning of future meetings

November 16-17, 2021

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

http://austmtaconference.com.au/

November 14, 2021

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

https://www.culturunners.com/events/healing-arts-symposium

November 11, 2021

Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference

PROJECT MEETING
Content
: Recruitment progress etc.

October 27, 2021

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)

September 8, 2021

Meeting for European MIDDEL partners | Video conference

PROJECT MEETING
Content
: Recruitment overview; updates from each country; process evaluation; publication plan

July 26-30, 2021

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

June 19, 2021

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

June 9, 2021

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

June 3-4, 2021

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

https://www.eapm2021.com/

Download poster: Gold 2021 EAPM MIDDEL

March 22-23 & 26, 2021

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

RRI conference 2021

February 22, 2021

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

February 5, 2021

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

World Dementia Council 2021 - Baker

January 29, 2021

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)

MIDDEL meeting Jan 2021

November 16-18, 2020

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

Krems Dementia Conference 2020 - Geretsegger et al.

October 20, 2020

INTERDEM meeting annex to Alzheimer Europe’s conference | Virtual meeting

Presentations on MIDDEL by Christian Gold, Vigdis Sveinsdottir, and Justine Schneider

http://interdem.org/

Interdem 2020 - Gold

October 9, 2020

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

September 28, 2020

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

June 25, 2020

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

April 28, 2020

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.

March 30, 2020

Meeting of European and Australian MIDDEL teams | Video conference

PROJECT MEETING
Content:
Report from Melbourne MIDDEL team; general updates and discussions

March 10, 2020

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.

DSMC meeting March 2020

February 24-26, 2020

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

MIDDEL kick-off meeting

June 22-23, 2018

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

April 26, 2018

Music interventions for dementia & depression in elderly care: Symposium and NH&MRC Project Launch | Melbourne, Australia

https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/music-interventions-for-dementia-depression-in-elderly-care-symposium-and-nhmrc-project-launch-tickets-40769962054

Organiser: Faculty of the Victorian College of the Arts and Melbourne Conservatorium of Music
Location: Melbourne Brain Centre, University of Melbourne, Australia

November 21-22, 2017

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