…affecting the involvement of people with dementia in research. Ethically sound involvement in research is about how people with dementia are treated but also about who sets the research agenda,…
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…sign with confidence (a patient with dementia turning to look at their spouse after being asked a question, apparently equating to approximately moderate dementia). The videos also illustrated how to…
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…entirely ignorant of the links between oral disease and dementia). The use of the generic descriptor ‘dementia’ rather than specific dementia subtypes probably reflects the historic (and current) lack of…
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…engaging light-hearted style while treating his characters with dementia with sensitivity and respect. Gaustine’s time shelter is a fictional form of reminiscence therapy, introduced to dementia care in the late…
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– 24 April 2024 (onsite/virtual) Course lead: Prof Peter Garrard Fee: From £55 More details: https://www.sgul.ac.uk/study/professional-education/short-courses/young-onset-dementia Book your place here: https://shop.sgul.ac.uk/short-courses/professional-education/neuro/recent-advances-in-young-onset-dementia Why join the course? The course will provide an…
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…was discussed throughout the course. There were lectures covering depression in dementia, behavioural symptoms and driving with dementia, as well as detailed management discussions in the individual condition lectures. On…
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This recent production from NICE – full title “Dementia, disability and frailty in later life – mid-life approaches to delay or prevent onset. NICE guidelines [ng16] http://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng16 – was published…
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…on Controversies. Firstly on whether patients with Dementia with Lewy Bodies and PD dementia should be included in the same clinical trials where John Paul Taylor, Newcastle argued against and…
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Conference details: 14-15 July, 2017; London, UK. Preview supplied by the organiser The Alzheimer’s Association International Conference® (AAIC®) is the largest international meeting dedicated to advancing dementia science. Each year, AAIC…
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