Kamar E. Ameen-Ali

Jan 14, 2025 | pod.fo | Kamar E. Ameen-Ali

My blogs for Dementia Researcher have chronicled my journey from being a postdoctoral researcher to obtaining my first permanent academic position as a lecturer in biomedical science. This journey continues as I now face being made redundant from my job. I’ve technically been made redundant before.

Oct 3, 2024 | pod.fo | Kamar E. Ameen-Ali

Cognitive impairment is a characteristic feature of dementia, but these changes in thinking and memory ability can sometimes be caused by other conditions. In this blog, I’ll be discussing one particular under-recognised condition, functional cognitive disorder (FCD) which is different to dementia but can sometimes be described as mimicking it due to similar clinical symptoms. Currently, a clinical dementia diagnosis relies on a brain scan, a cognitive assessment, and patient history.

Jul 24, 2024 | dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk | Sarah Griffiths |Wellcome Trust |Kamar E. Ameen-Ali

The importance of Patient and Public Involvement and Engagement (PPIE) throughout a research project is well established and becoming more and more of a foundation for both successful grant funding and favourable NHS Research Ethics Committee (REC) opinion. Good quality PPIE involves centring the experiences of people with dementia, for instance by co-designing the study and identifying and addressing ethical challenges with them.