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Dementia Care & Research Morning Briefing NSW 2022
23 November 2022 | Rydges World Square, Sydney
Confirmed Speakers
Rachael Wass
Chief Executive Officer
Meaningful Ageing Australia
Nell Hawe
Dementia Advocate
Advocates Program, Dementia Australia
David Sykes
Director, Centre for Dementia Learning
Dementia Australia
James Vickers
Director
Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
Thomas Kramer
Director of Residential Care
Montefiore
Steve Macfarlane
Head of Clinical Services, The Dementia Centre
HammondCare
Marie Alford
Head of Dementia Professional Services, The Dementia Centre
HammondCare
Kuda Sozinyu
Executive General Manager
The Pioneers Lodge
Muireann Irish
Professor of Cognitive Neuroscience
University of Sydney
Tamar Krebs
Founder & Executive Director
Group Homes Australia
Lee-Fay Low
Professor in Ageing & Health
University of Sydney
About
By 2025 the total cost of dementia is predicted to increase to more than $18.7 billion. It is estimated that without a medical breakthrough by 2058, the number of people living with dementia is expected to increase to just over 1 million people. The changing dementia landscape is proving to become a challenge in itself with the rise of the pandemic and as such has placed increased pressures on our current health and aged care systems.
One year after the recommendations of the Royal Commission, there has never been a greater need for the current health and aged care system to drive change across the sector. With this in mind, the Dementia Care & Research Morning Briefing NSW 2022 will bring together senior thought leaders from the health care and aged care sector to discuss the emerging trends and challenges impacting this space.
Key Topics
Who will attend
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Addressing the recommendations outlined in the Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety report
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How the COVID-19 pandemic is transforming the dementia workforce capability across the health care, home care and aged care sector
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Exploring strategies to implement effective dementia support pathways to ensure quality care is provided
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Re-building trust within the health care, home care and aged care sector to ensure a strengthened integrated dementia care system is in place
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Exploring the latest developments in dementia research
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Understanding the prevalence of dementia amongst Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples
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Aged care executives and decision-makers
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Clinicians & Academics
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Allied Health Professionals
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Frontline Care Staff
Sponsors
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Designed in Australia by Anne Marie Jonas the initial idea was to help dress her Mum who had Alzheimer’s. Since the original idea in 2018 Flex-A-Tee has evolved, as people discover the Flex-A-Tee design, it has become apparent, that it can be of use in so many settings. The wearability is endless.
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Staff love how easy Brenna is to use and that it saves so much time. Through extensive co-design we created a system that maps workflows and is quick and intuitive for RNs.
Family members love how easy information is to understand and that all family members receive the same information at the same time. This helps to build and maintain trust between everyone.
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