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Dr Joseph Kane

Psychiatry of Old Age and General Adult Psychiatry

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Dr Kane is a consultant geriatric psychiatrist specialising in the diagnosis and treatment of dementia and cognitive impairment. Through his clinical work with Belfast Health & Social Care Trust he leads memory and psychiatry of old age clinics, as well as a specialist Lewy body dementia clinic.

Dr Kane combines his clinical work with award-winning dementia research at Queen’s University. He has published extensively on the subject of dementia and is Vice Chair for the Alzheimer's Association International Society to Advance Alzheimer's Research and Treatment (ISTAART) Lewy Body Dementias Professional Interest Area. He is a secretary and founding member of Lewy Body Ireland and sits on the faculty of the Lewy Body Academy. Through his academic work Dr Kane can stay informed on the latest research in dementia diagnosis and treatment.

Patient feedback praises Dr Kane’s thorough and compassionate approach to diagnosis, and his ability to clearly communicate complex concepts to both patients and care partners.

Current NHS Post

Clinical Lecturer in Psychiatry of Old Age, Queen’s University Belfast

Honorary Consultant in Psychiatry of Old Age, Belfast Health & Social Care Trust

Qualifications

2019 - PhD (Newcastle University)

2015 - Postgraduate Certificate in Clinical Education (QUB)

2010 - Postgraduate Diploma in Mental Health (QUB)

2006 - MB BAO BCh Medicine (QUB)

Professional bodies (Positions held in last 3 years)

Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych)

Publications

Pan X, Donaghy PC, Roberts G, Chouliaras L, O’Brien JT, Thomas AJ, et al including Kane JPM. Plasma metabolites distinguish dementia with Lewy bodies from Alzheimer’s disease: a cross-sectional metabolomic analysis. Front Aging Neurosc. 2023. Under review.

Boland E, Fitzpatrick R, Ryan D, Kane JPM, Betzhold S, Leroi I et al. Lewy Body Dementia: the high cost of care and limited evidence on cost-effective strategies - a systematic review of evidence. BJPsych Open. 2023. In press.

Donaghy PC, Carrarini C, Ferreira D, Habich A, Aarsland D, Babiloni C, et al including Kane JPM. Research diagnostic criteria for mild cognitive impairment with Lewy bodies: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Alzheimers Dementia. 2023;19(7):3186-3202. doi: 10.1002/alz.13105.

Toledo JB, Abdelnour C, Weil RS, Ferreira D, Rodriguez‐Porcel F, Pilotto A, et al including Kane JPM. Dementia with Lewy bodies: Impact of co‐pathologies and implications for clinical trial design. Alzheimers Dementia. 2023;19(1):318-332. doi: 10.1002/alz.12814.

Grycuk E, Chen Y, Almirall‐Sanchez A, Higgins D, Galvin M, Kane JPM et al. Care burden, loneliness, and social isolation in caregivers of people with physical and brain health conditions in English‐speaking regions: Before and during the COVID‐19 pandemic. Int J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022;37(6):10.1002/gps.5734. doi: 10.1002/gps.5734.

Roberts G, Kane JPM, Lloyd J, Firbank M, Donaghy PC, Petrides GS, Taylor JP, O’Brien J, Thomas AJ. Can early phase cardiac [123I] mIBG images be used to diagnose Lewy body disease? Nucl Med Commun. 2022;43(7):770-777. doi: 10.1097/MNM.0000000000001581.

McMichael AJ, Kane JPM, Rolison JJ, O’Neill FA, Boeri M, Kee F. Implementation of personalised medicine policies in mental healthcare: results from a stated preference study in the UK. BJPsych Open. 2022;8(2):e40. doi: 10.1192/bjo.2022.9.

Rodriguez-Porcel F, Wyman-Chick KA, Abdelnour Ruiz C, Toledo JT, Ferreria D, Urwyler et al including Kane JPM. Clinical outcome measures in dementia with Lewy bodies trials: critique and recommendations. Transl Neurodegener. 2022;11(1):24. doi:10.1186/s40035-022-00299-w.

Donaghy PC, Cockell SJ, Martin-Ruiz C, Coxhead J, Kane JPM, Erskine D, et al. Blood mRNA Expression in Alzheimer's Disease and Dementia With Lewy Bodies. Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2022;S1064-7481(22)00264-0. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2022.02.003.

Chouliaras L, Thomas AJ, Malpetti M, Donaghy PC, Kane JPM, Mak E, et al. Differential levels of plasma biomarkers of neurodegeneration in Lewy body dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, frontotemporal dementia and progressive supranuclear palsy. J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry. 2022;93(6):651-658. doi: 10.1136/jnnp-2021-327788.

Treatments and areas of interest

  • Dementia Diagnosis
  • Lewy Body Dementia
  • Parkinson's Disease Dementia
  • Memory and Cognitive Disorders

Consultation Fee

Initial Face-To-Face Consultation Fee £450

Review Appointment - £225

Administration Fee

A £35.00 admin fee is charged in addition to the Consultation Fee

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