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6th International CST Conference
21 November 2025 | 09:00 - 17:00 - University of Canberra, Australia
This exciting event is an opportunity for global CST researchers and clinicians to meet and discuss the latest findings, practices and experiences of CST around the world.
Keynote speakers include:
- Professor Aimee Spector - Professor of Clinical Psychology of Ageing, Director of the International Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) centre at University College London (UCL) and the UCL Dementia Training Academy
- Professor Martin Knapp - Professor of Health and Social Care Policy at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
- Dr. Gloria Wong - Associate Professor at the School of Psychology and Clinical Language Sciences, University of Reading, and Honorary Associate Professor at the Department of Social Work and Social Administration, HKU
- Dr. Kathy Peri - Senior Lecturer in the School of Nursing at the University of Auckland, co-leader of the implementation, training, and research of Cognitive Stimulation Therapy in New Zealand.
To find out more about the programme, register to attend and submit an abstract, please visit the conference website:
https://www.cstaustralia.com/internationalcstconference2025.
5th International CST Conference
28th June 2024 - Hong Kong
The 5th International CST Conference and networking event took place on the 28th of June. Jointly organised by the Department of Social Work and Social Administration of The University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the International Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) Centre of University College London (UCL), the 5th CST International Conference will take place at HKU on 28 June 2024 (Friday). The Conference will bring together esteemed researchers and clinicians from across the globe to share the latest scientific and clinical developments in CST, the only protocol- and evidence-based non-pharmacological intervention recommended by clinical guidelines for enhancing cognition and quality of life in people living with dementia.The event was preceeded by Pre-Conference CST Training on the 27th of June.
4th International CST Conference
8th June 2022 - UCL, UK
The International CST Conference and networking event took place on Wednesday 8th June. It included a morning of oral presentations on CST delivered by a global range of professionals and academics. This was followed by a networking lunch and an afternoon of small-group interactive workshops. The event was attended by over 80 online and face-to-face participants.
3rd International CST Conference
10-11th June 2019 - Missouri, USA
Saint Louis University Gateway Geriatric Education Center hosted the 3rd International CST Conference in St. Louis, Missouri, USA. One-hundred and forty people representing 11 countries attended the 2-day event which included eight main presentations and nine two-hour workshops. CST founders Professors Aimee Spector, Martin Orrell and Bob Woods attended and gave presentations on the use of CST around the world and how to enhance CST using technology. The second day of the conference included CST training for professionals and students interested in facilitation by Prof Spector and a track for experienced CST facilitators by Prof Berg-Weger.“
The 3rd International CST Conference programme and speaker details can be found here.
2nd International CST Conference with Training and Workshops & Network Meeting
1-2nd December 2017 - Hong Kong
The 2nd International CST Conferene was hosted by The University of Hong Kong in December 2017.
