Welcome to the Dementia Newsletter for July 2018!
We aim to keep this newsletter up-to-date and relevant to what is going on in the world of Dementia. If you have any suggestions on how we can improve the newsletter, would like to contribute to it, or know a colleague who would like to receive it, please email Heather Lovvorn by the 15th of each month.
We look forward to hearing your feedback!
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2018 Dementia Community of Practice Meetings
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In conjunction with Karen Harrison Dening (Dementia UK) and Liz Bryan (St Christopher’s Hospice), we are delighted to tell you that progress is being made on the forthcoming Dementia Community of Practice ECHO.
We held our first ECHO awareness webinar on Wednesday, 4th July and now invite you to:
Register for the Dementia ECHO Network.
‘Drop in’ to Hazel Webb to check your zoom and IT connections. The drop in sessions will take place:
Weds 1 August: 15.00 - 16.00
Tues 7 August: 12.00 - 13.00
To join, use Meeting ID: 128 987 199
In preparation for our next webinar on the 4th September 1230 – 1345, (and even if you are planning to join) please complete our curriculum planning survey. This will enable us to report and decide upon your wishes and preferences for topics, timing, frequency and length of sessions.
To join the webinar on the 4th September:
Topic: Dementia ECHO Network
Join from PC, Mac, Linux, iOS or Android: https://zoom.us/j/128987199
Or Telephone:
United Kingdom: +44 (0) 20 3695 0088 or +44 (0) 20 3051 2874
Meeting ID: 128 987 199
Wednesday 5th December we will be holding our annual face to face event at St Christopher’s Hospice in London. We will be planning the timetable with you – focussing on key speakers, discussion and you sharing your own work with us.
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Look how far we've come: The birth and growth of the Dementia and End of Life Care Community of Practice
Karen Harrison Dening, Dementia UK Lead, looks back over the development of the Dementia Community of Practice.
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Dementia Community of Practice: A New ECHO
Dementia Lead at Hospice UK, Dr Sarah Russell, explains how Project ECHO is helping to train more people to support those affected by dementia.
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Thinking of taking part in dementia research?
Don’t forget to join Dementia Research as place to register your interest in participating in dementia research.
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'Achieving improvements in Young Onset Dementia Support : Positive, personal and practical initiatives and solutions'
20 September 2018
The Studio, Birmingham
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13th UK Dementia Congress- Registration now Open!
6-8 November 2018
Registration is open for the 13th UK Dementia Congress Brighton, East Sussex on the 6th, 7th and 8th November 2018. Please mention on booking if you are a Hospice UK member, as you maybe entitled to a reduced rate!
The full programme can be accessed here.
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- A tool doesn't add anything The importance of added value: Use of observational pain tools with patients with advanced dementia approaching the end of life-a qualitative study of physician and nurse experiences and perspectives
- Advance care planning in dementia recommendations for healthcare professionals.
- Barriers and facilitators for GPs in dementia advance care planning: A systematic integrative review.
- Prevalence and intensity of dyspnea, pain, and agitation among people dying with late stage dementia compared with people dying with advanced cancer: a single-center preliminary study in Brazil.
- The facilitators and challenges of dying at home with dementia: A narrative synthesis
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If you would like to include anything in the monthly Dementia newsletter, please email Heather Lovvorn and copy Dr Sarah Russell by the end of the second week of the month.
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