Day 1
Plenary Speakers
Between Alice and the Eagle: Dementia Journeys across the Globe, Dana Walrath, Writer, Artist, Anthropologist
Engaging with life in dementia, Prof Elizabeth McKinlay, Director, Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia
Norway – a collective approach to supporting people with dementia and their care partners, Prof Knut Engedal, Professor Emeritus of Geriatric Psychiatry, University of Oslo, Norway
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Our Story, Kevin Quaid, person living with dementia, member of the Irish Dementia Working Group, and his wife Helena
Needs, services and support in young onset dementia: Evidence and developments, Prof Marjolein De Vugt, Professor Psychosocial innovations in dementia, Maastricht University, Netherlands
Building on strengths and abilities: Update on the National Dementia Post-diagnostic Supports Programme, Dr Emer Begley, Senior Project Manager, National Dementia Office, HSE
Home-based Memory Rehabilitation Programme: An evidence-based Cognitive Rehabilitation approach for people with early stage dementia, Mary McGrath, Advanced Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, Memory Clinic, Belfast City Hospital
Global Brain Health Institute Symposium
Part 1: Advocacy and Services for people living with dementia
Part 2: Care and Support for people living with dementia
2 Parallel Sessions
Active Engagement: tools & technolgy
Psychosocial approaches & Cognitiive Rehabilitation
Mini Symposium
Innovations in the community
Day 2
Thread 1
Narrative and dementia: We all have a story, Prof Elizabeth MacKinlay, Director, Centre for Ageing and Pastoral Studies, Charles Sturt University, Australia & Dr Patricia McParland, Independent Consultant, Board Director, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Adjunct faculty member of the Faculty of Science and Health, Dublin City University
“A way of being”: Moving beyond a professional approach to person centred care, Dr Patricia McParland
An introduction to Spiritual reminiscence with people who have dementia, Prof Elizabeth MacKinlay
Thread 2
Towards a model of Social Health
- Telling my story, Agnes Houston, Knowledge Exchange Associate, HammondCare,
- What is social health and why medicalise life? Irish Dementia Working Group, Helen Rochford Brennan, Chair, European Working Group for People with Dementia
- The perspectives of people with dementia on day and respite services: A qualitative study Emma O’Shea, PhD Student, Dublin City University
Changing care cultures
- Programme to Enhance Dementia Care, Caroline Baker, Director of Dementia Care, Barchester Healthcare
- Generations Together, Advantages of creating intergenerational relationships, Sonia Tallon & Julieann Kelly, Activities Co-ordinators, Gormanston Wood
- Compassionate End of Life in Residential Care Centres Evaluation, Kate Steele, National Development Manager – Residential Care Settings, Irish Hospice Foundation
- ‘Compassion in Care’: A Novel 3-Part Education Series About Person-Centred Communication Skills, Roseanne Staveley, Senior Speech and Language Therapist, Beaumont Hospital
- A Framework for Sustainable activities used by Dementia Champions in a Community Hospital, Maura Gillen, Practice development Coordinator, Older Persons Service Donegal
FLOURISH professional development in arts and dementia: A workshop for everyone involved in providing and commissioning arts initiatives for people with dementia, Maria Pasiecznik Parsons, Chief Executive, Creative Dementia Arts Network & Clare Carswell, Artist & Art Curator
Ireland’s largest annual dementia event
- Featuring expert speakers from Ireland and abroad
- Showcasing best practice nationwide
- Opportunity to network with 300+ peers
- Large exhibition hall
Plenary & Parallel Sessions Day 1
Interactive workshops and masterclasses Day 2
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