BSD's pilot interventions target both healthcare specialists and patients, depending on the separate pilot.

The planned educational pilots are aimed at healthcare professionals. The pilot design will involve distributing educational materials and the developing educational dementia programs. The format will range from presentations to leaflets or other content, targeted at GPs, nurses, neurologists, psychiatrists and other relevant healthcare professionals.

Screening pilots will focus on patients from several specific groups: young onset, vulnerable communities, and predementia. Part of the recruited patients in these target groups will be screening through the usage of digital tools.

To implement a clinical practice model for early detection of dementia in the focus areas outlined in the pilot description and facilitate timely referral/treatment.

1. Identify at risk individuals. For educational pilots, increase the competence of healthcare professionals regarding NCD.

For the screening pilots, the expected outcome is to adopt an early detection strategy in the focus patient groups, and add to the evidence on barriers and facilitators of early detection of dementia in young onset, vulnerable groups, and pre-dementia patients.

For the educational pilots, the main expected outcome is to enhance the awareness and preparedness of GPs and healthcare professionals on the timely and accurate diagnosis of young onset dementia, dementia in vulnerable communities, as well as pre-dementia detection.

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The pilot actions are in line with Bulgarian healthcare policies and strategies regarding neurocognitive disorders and will contribute to a broader, long-term effort in this regard. For the educational pilots, all materials can be made available for subsequent actions on a local level, or should they need in a cross-country context, they can be translated.

Screening-related pilot actions will contribute to a better understanding of early warning signs for NCD among patients and their relatives, thus prompting them to seek timely cognitive assessment. Educational-related pilot actions will provide an evidence-based approach to increase healthcare specialists' knowledge and awareness regarding dementia/NCDs.