We were delighted to welcome over 200 delegates at the Annual Dementia Conference 2015 'From Demonstration to Implementation - Making Personalised Supports a Reality' on Thursday 3rd December in Dublin. We hosted a range of excellent speakers on the day and are now pleased to announce that resources from the presentations are available to view and download.
This conference was the culmination of three years of innovative practice and research in Ireland. Based on this work, a comprehensive evidence and practice based 'community supports model for people with dementia' was presented and attendees invited to provide feedback on this model.
Personalised Supports Across the Dementia Journey
Delivering and Co-ordinating Personalised Supports
Making Personalised Supports a Reality
This is a two and a half minute animated film following John's journey with dementia and the responsive supports put in place to ensure he is supported to live at home for as long as possible.
Speaker: Catherine Daly, Occupational Therapist, and Community Support Co-ordinator, Living Well with Dementia in Blackrock-Stillorgan.
Topic: Making Personalised Supports a Reality
Presentation title: Community Information and Awareness Raising (Download Slides)
Speaker: Simone McGoldrick, Senior Occupational Therapist, Psychiatry of Old Age, and Assistive Technology Lead, 5 Steps to Living Well with Dementia, South Tipperary.
Topic: Making Personalised Supports a Reality
Presentation title: Training & Education (Download Slides)
Speaker: Michael Fitzgerald, Head of Operations and Service Improvement Services for Older People, HSE.
Topic: Making Personalised Supports a Reality
Presentation title: Reflections on the Service Model (Download Slides)
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peaker: Dr Fiona Keogh, Director of Research and Evidence, Genio.
Topic: Next Steps
Presentation title: Community Supports Model For People With Dementia (Download Slides)