Tackling the Challenges of Dementia 2022
Online Conference 13 April 2022, 9:00am - 4:00pm
Day 1
9:00am
Online Registration
9:35am
Chair’s Welcome Address
Olivia Townsend, Content Executive, Institute of Government and Public Policy
9:40am
Keynote Address: Considering the Success of 'Challenge on Dementia 2020'
- Addressing Challenge on Dementia 2020; looking at what has been achieved and what is still to be done
- Hear the Government’s aim to support all those with Dementia and ensure they can live as independently as they can, for as long as possible
- Addressing the Dementia Profile and the importance of interpreting the data correctly
Gillian Keegan MP, Minister of State for Care and Mental Health, Department of Health and Social Care
9:50am
Keynote Address: Striving for Quality Social Care for Those Living with Dementia
- Addressing the need for better social care for those living with dementia
- Looking at the need for better funding and access to social care for those with dementia
- Considering the Alzheimer’s Society’s Stabilise, Energise, Realise Report into the social care system
- Looking to previous campaigns including Fix Dementia Care and Cure the Care System
Mark MacDonald, Associate Director of Advocacy and System Change, Alzheimer’s Society
10:10am
Address Sponsored By Roche
Mr Richard Slogett, Founder and Programme Director, Future Health Research
10:30am
Bring Dementia Out: Raising Awareness and Support for LGBT+ Individuals Affected By Dementia
Patrick Ettenes, Lived Experience Advisor & Co-Founder of Bring Dementia Out
10:50am
Questions and Answers Session
11:00am
Break and Networking
11:30am
Keynote Address: The Future Of Dementia Care
Paul Edwards, Director of Clinical Services, Dementia UK
11:50am
Case Study: Improving The Wellbeing Of Those With Dementia Through Meeting Centres
- Explore the concept of Meeting Centres and the support they bring for people with mild to moderate dementia and their families
- Prior to lockdown, there were 13 Centres across the UK and there are now over 40 with an expectation of there being 50 or more by the end of 2022
- Meeting Centres are based on sound research evidence of what helps people to cope well in adjusting to living with the symptoms and changes that dementia brings
Dr Shirley Evans, Senior Research Fellow - Association for Dementia Studies, University of Worcester
12:10pm
Question And Answer Session
12:20pm
Seminar Session Sponsored By Roche
Speakers include:
- Richard Slogett, Founder and Programme Director, Future Health Research
- Samantha Benham Hermetz, Director of Policy and Public Affairs at Alzheimer's Research UK
- Claire Jarvis, Squad Lead, Roche Products Ltd, UK
12:50pm
Lunch And Networking
1:40pm
Keynote Address: Digital Interventions: Promises And Challenges
Professor Martin Knapp, Director, NIHR School for Social Care Research
2:00pm
Lived Experience: Caring For Those With Dementia
Professor Tracey Williamson, Carer Insights and Evidence Adviser, Dementia Carers Count and Heather Dowler, Family Carer, Dementia Carers Count
2:20pm
Case Study: How Everyday Objects And Patterns Can Improve Quality Of Life For People With Dementia
Dr Kellyn Lee, Chartered Psychologist and Research Fellow - Ageing and Dementia and Co-Director of the Doctoral Training Centre for Dementia Care, University of Southampton
2:40pm
Case Study: Music for Dementia
- Hear from Music for Dementia and all their aim to ensure everyone living with dementia has access to music as part of their care
- Addressing the benefits of music for those living with Dementia including good mental health, and supporting the retention of speech and language skills
- Looking at case studies of positive change of those living with Dementia who have joined the programme
Grace Meadows, Campaign Director, Music for Dementia
3:00pm
Questions And Answers Session
3:10pm
Chair’s Summary And Close
3:15pm
End Of Day