Moving research into practice: Advanced dementia and end of life’ workshop
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Moving research into practice: Advanced dementia and end of life’ workshop
Lakshini Mendis
Alzheimer’s Society is running a workshop on the topic of ‘Moving research into practice: Advanced dementia and end of life care. This will take place on Wednesday 23 January in London (venue tbc). The Society would like to allocate up to two places to contacts working in the care home sector. If you are interested and available to participate in this event, please contact Malayka Rahman-Amin, Research Translation Manager at malayka.rahman@alzheimers.org.
The ‘Moving research into practice: Advanced dementia and end of life’ workshop taking place on Wednesday 23 January 2019 from 10am to 3pm in London.
The objective of the workshop is to bring together people affected by dementia, researchers, funders, health and social care providers, commissioners and policy makers to discuss solutions to improving the experiences of those living with advanced dementia or at end of life, including family carers. This event will specifically focus on moving research into practice. As a result of this event, Society would like to develop a series of recommendations on transforming care for people living with advanced dementia or at end of life.
Programme for the day:
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Time |
Session title |
Speaker(s) |
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10am to 10.30am |
Registration & networking |
All |
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10.30 to 10.40 |
Chair welcome |
Professor Jan Oyebode, University of Bradford and Bec Hanley |
|
10.40 to 11am |
Living well, survivorship and dying well |
Dick Abbott, Research Network Volunteer; Simon Jones, Director of Policy and Public Affairs, Marie Curie |
|
11am to 11.30am |
Moving research into practice – hot topics |
Dr Kirsten Moore, University College London; Dr Isabelle Latham, University of Worcester; Professor Louise Robinson, Newcastle University
|
|
11.30am to 11.45am |
Break
|
All |
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11.45am to 12.15pm |
Soapbox |
All – Opportunity for delegates to speak about issues around advanced dementia and end of life care of importance to you (max 90 seconds each person). |
|
12.15pm to 12.30pm |
An introduction to Open space |
All |
|
12.30pm to 1.30pm |
Lunch and Networking |
All |
|
1.30. 1.45 pm |
Welcome back, reminder how Open space will work |
All |
|
1.45 to 2.45pm |
Running the Open Space session |
All |
|
2.45pm to 3pm |
Close and next steps |
Professor Jan Oyebode and Bec Hanley |
If you are interested and available to participate in this event, please contact Malayka Rahman-Amin, Research Translation Manager at malayka.rahman@alzheimers.org.