PROGRAMME
08:30
Registration and Coffee in the Networking Surgery
09:25
Chair's Opening Address
Andrew Chidgey (confirmed)
Director of External Affairs, Alzheimer's Society
Andrew Chidgey (confirmed)
Director of External Affairs, Alzheimer's Society
09:30
Dr Julia Botsford (confirmed)
Research Lead – Admiral Nurse Academy, Dementia UK
“Improving care, improving quality of life”
There are currently 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK, costing society over £23bn per annum, twice the cost of cancer. With a prediction of over a million people by 2021, there is no denying the extent of the problem and the need for committed focus in tackling the issues. Sadly, people are still not living well with dementia. How can this be changed so that the quality of life of both people diagnosed with dementia and carers can be improved?
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Research Lead – Admiral Nurse Academy, Dementia UK
“Improving care, improving quality of life”
There are currently 800,000 people living with dementia in the UK, costing society over £23bn per annum, twice the cost of cancer. With a prediction of over a million people by 2021, there is no denying the extent of the problem and the need for committed focus in tackling the issues. Sadly, people are still not living well with dementia. How can this be changed so that the quality of life of both people diagnosed with dementia and carers can be improved?
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09:45
Martin Green (confirmed)
Chief Executive, English Community Care Association
“Responding to the dementia challenge”
The independent care sector is one of the most important elements of care and support for people who have dementia. The sector has responded to the Prime Minister's challenge by developing a Dementia Care and Support Compact, setting out the commitment to supporting the delivery of the National Dementia Strategy.
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Chief Executive, English Community Care Association
“Responding to the dementia challenge”
The independent care sector is one of the most important elements of care and support for people who have dementia. The sector has responded to the Prime Minister's challenge by developing a Dementia Care and Support Compact, setting out the commitment to supporting the delivery of the National Dementia Strategy.
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10:00
Dr Eric Karran (confirmed)
Director of Research, Alzheimer's Research UK
“What's new on the research front”
With an urgent need to better diagnose, treat and prevent dementia, what breakthroughs have been made in understanding the causes? With funding doubling to over £66m per year by 2015, what impact can future research have on treatment, best practice and quality of care?
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Director of Research, Alzheimer's Research UK
“What's new on the research front”
With an urgent need to better diagnose, treat and prevent dementia, what breakthroughs have been made in understanding the causes? With funding doubling to over £66m per year by 2015, what impact can future research have on treatment, best practice and quality of care?
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10:15
Main Sponsor
Dr Dieter Grossegger and Dr Heinrich Garn (confirmed)
CEO, B.E.S.T. medical systems and Business Unit Manager, Austrian Institute of Technology
“EEG in the diagnostics of Alzheimer´s Disease”
Presenting a brief overview of how EEG compares to other methods in clinical dementia diagnosis.
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Dr Dieter Grossegger and Dr Heinrich Garn (confirmed)
CEO, B.E.S.T. medical systems and Business Unit Manager, Austrian Institute of Technology
“EEG in the diagnostics of Alzheimer´s Disease”
Presenting a brief overview of how EEG compares to other methods in clinical dementia diagnosis.
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10:30
Keynote Address
Professor Alistair Burns (confirmed)
National Clinical Director for Dementia, Department of Health
“Making dementia a national priority”
With an estimated rise in people living with dementia to a million by 2021, and 1.7 million by 2051 – plus a rise in costs to £27bn by 2018 – it is little wonder that the government views the current situation as a national crisis requiring committed focus. An increase in funding for research is welcome news, but how else does the government plan to improve the outcomes and quality of life for both people living with dementia and carers?
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Professor Alistair Burns (confirmed)
National Clinical Director for Dementia, Department of Health
“Making dementia a national priority”
With an estimated rise in people living with dementia to a million by 2021, and 1.7 million by 2051 – plus a rise in costs to £27bn by 2018 – it is little wonder that the government views the current situation as a national crisis requiring committed focus. An increase in funding for research is welcome news, but how else does the government plan to improve the outcomes and quality of life for both people living with dementia and carers?
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10:45-10:55
Question and Answer Session
11:00
Masterclass Session 1
A series of Masterclasses will run throughout the day. You have the opportunity to pick a stream from the following three topics: Unlocking diagnosis, Technologically enhanced care and Ensuring quality of life.
A series of Masterclasses will run throughout the day. You have the opportunity to pick a stream from the following three topics: Unlocking diagnosis, Technologically enhanced care and Ensuring quality of life.
11:45
Coffee in the Networking Surgery
12:30
Masterclass Session 2
13:15
Lunch in the Networking Surgery
14:15
Chair's Afternoon Address
14:20
Case Study
Dr Ann Johnson (confirmed)
Resident, Sunrise Community of Hale Barns
“Living with dementia”
A moving account and insight as to what it means to live with dementia and how it is not just the patient that it affects.
Dr Ann Johnson (confirmed)
Resident, Sunrise Community of Hale Barns
“Living with dementia”
A moving account and insight as to what it means to live with dementia and how it is not just the patient that it affects.
14:35
Case Study
Professor David Jolley (confirmed)
Consultant Psychiatrist and Hon Reader, PSSRU Manchester University
“The Gnosall project”
The Gnosall dementia service is a primary care-based older people's mental health service that is designed to improve access, reduce diagnosis time and develop value-added interventions to improve the care of patients with dementia. This service at the Gnosall Health Centre has helped to reduce the diagnosis period for dementia from the national average of three years to just four weeks. Further information is available at www.gnosallsurgery.co.uk/clinics-and-services.aspx
Professor David Jolley (confirmed)
Consultant Psychiatrist and Hon Reader, PSSRU Manchester University
“The Gnosall project”
The Gnosall dementia service is a primary care-based older people's mental health service that is designed to improve access, reduce diagnosis time and develop value-added interventions to improve the care of patients with dementia. This service at the Gnosall Health Centre has helped to reduce the diagnosis period for dementia from the national average of three years to just four weeks. Further information is available at www.gnosallsurgery.co.uk/clinics-and-services.aspx
14:50
Question and Answer Session
15:00
Coffee in the Networking Surgery
15:30
Panel Discussion
“Achieving acceptance and support from the whole of society”
How do we overcome the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding dementia throughout society as a whole? Partnership working and community responsibility may be part of the answer. However, a major shift in opinion is required amongst both professionals and the wider population if people living with dementia and their carers are to receive the respect and dignity they deserve.
“Achieving acceptance and support from the whole of society”
How do we overcome the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding dementia throughout society as a whole? Partnership working and community responsibility may be part of the answer. However, a major shift in opinion is required amongst both professionals and the wider population if people living with dementia and their carers are to receive the respect and dignity they deserve.
Chair
Andrew Chidgey (confirmed)
Director of External Affairs, Alzheimer's Society
Andrew Chidgey (confirmed)
Director of External Affairs, Alzheimer's Society
Martin Green (confirmed)
Chief Executive, English Community Care Association
Chief Executive, English Community Care Association
Dr Amanda Thornton (confirmed)
Clinical Director for Adult Community Services, Lancashire Care NHS Trust
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Clinical Director for Adult Community Services, Lancashire Care NHS Trust
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16:10
Chair's Closing Remarks
16:15
Conference Close
