Events

2021 Dementia Prevention Conference – 28 October, 2021

Online workshop: ‘Making person centred care a reality’ – Fri 19 November, 2021

Symposium 1: Disinhibited Behaviours – Fri 18 June, 2021

Disinhibited behaviours are actions which seem tactless, rude or even offensive. They occur when a person's words and/or actions don’t follow the generally understood social rules about what or where to say or do something.

Symposium 2: Sleep Disturbances – Fri 16 July, 2021

Sleep disturbances are often experienced by people living with dementia and can negatively impact their quality of life. This symposium aims to bring together experts from diverse backgrounds (people with lived experience, clinicians and researchers) to present their perspectives, including the latest research and clinical guidelines.

Symposium 3: Anxiety & Depression with ADDResearch – Fri 17 September, 2021

The Anxiety and Depression in Dementia Research (ADDResearch) Network international symposium aims to bring together experts from diverse backgrounds (people with lived experience, clinicians and researchers) to present their perspectives, including the latest research from across the globe, focused on helping people living with dementia who experience depression and/ or anxiety.

Webinar: Involving CALD Communities in Dementia Research

With one in three older people being from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) background, Australia is both an increasingly ageing and multicultural nation. However, there is an under-representation of CALD communities in dementia research. Consequently, many research findings translated into clinical practice and social policy are culturally inappropriate, disregard biological differences across Australia’s multicultural groups, and perpetuate social inequalities.

Changed behaviours and psychological symptoms associated with dementia: Two Online Symposia

The Dementia Centre for Research Collaboration (DCRC) has organised two online symposia to take place in November 2020. You can register and submit an abstract for FREE here. Please see details below and attached poster. You can register to attend both or just one of the two.

Citizen Science and Step Up for Dementia Research

Citizen Science and Step Up for Dementia Research: A Game Changer in Dementia Research with Professor Yun-Hee Jeon

Online Webinar: View of Dementia from a Public Health and Population Perspective

Contemporary Populations and Dementia: What have we learnt and where are we headed?

Online Webinar: Making better decisions…

Making better decisions – How to apply economic thinking to evaluate health and social care for people living with dementia.