Case Studies

In this section, you will find the case studies from the seven flagship sites that participated in the DAC-SP Early Detection Program and information about the early detection grant recipients.

The flagship sites were located at seven healthcare systems across six countries. For each flagship site, you will learn about their unique context, as well as key insights from their own implementation of an early detection program. Click on a flagship site to learn more.

Grant Recipients

In May 2022, DAC-SP awarded grants to 19 healthcare systems in 12 countries for projects that aimed to increase rates of early detection of cognitive impairment in non-specialist care. The grantees are as follows:

  • Alzheimer’s Care Armenia (Armenia)
  • Dementia Brunei (Brunei)
  • Toronto Memory Program and RetiSpec (Canada)
  • University of Havana (Cuba)
  • Ludwig-Maximillans University (Germany)
  • Kobe City Pharmaceutical Association (Japan)
  • Africa Mental Health Research and Training Foundation (Kenya)
  • Advocate Aurora Health (U.S. - Illinois)
  • Institute for Healthcare Improvement (IHI) (U.S. - Massachusetts)
  • Avant Institute (U.S. - Multiple States)
  • American Academy of Physician Associations and Cleveland Clinic (U.S. - Ohio)
  • University of Washington (U.S. - Washington)

Learn more about the grant recipients.