Congrats to KM Saif-Ur-Rahman and Dou Zhang on the acceptance of their presentations. We are going to Prague 😊

This Monday at 6:30pm I will be giving a short talk as part of the Pint of Science IE festival, in the Salthouse, Galway. Join us for an evening of science, chats, pints....and cake🧑🏻‍🔬🎂🍺 Book your free ticket here: pintofscience.ie/event/our-soci…

What are the different and similar types of inequalities in dementia across Europe? Check out our first InterdemEurope Taskforce on Inequalities paper led by Dr Clarissa Giebel 🇪🇺 onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/gp…

Still time to register for the webinar 'Human Rights in the Context of Care for People Living with Dementia' 5th June, 9AM GMT UCDSocialPolWorkJust Kate Swaffer she/her ❤️🖤💛 Helena Quaid Linda Steele Dr Maeve O'Rourke Irish Dementia Working Group Register: ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

View our Lexicon for Social Care! This online resource features sourced definitions for key words, phrases and frequently used terms in legislation and standards for social care services. hiqa.ie/areas-we-work/…

Delighted to announce we will have the wonderful Helen Rochford B contribute to our #HumanRights webinar next week Clodagh Whelan UCDSocialPolWorkJust Apologies to those who have had problems with the registration link in the flyer. Please find the link🔽 ucd-ie.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Massive thanks to our amazing webinar speakers+attendees UCDSocialPolWorkJust Dr Maeve O'Rourke Kate Swaffer she/her ❤️🖤💛 Helen Rochford B Clodagh Whelan Linda Steele Kristina Chelberg + Kathleen Farrell Irish Dementia Working Group The webinar can be viewed via link🔽 ucd-ie.zoom.us/rec/share/b4f8… Passcode: 4k#@iqmQ

🎥 New videos available from June's MSU web clinic! Thanks to Jane Noyes & Andrew Booth for presenting on the topic of applying and reporting GRADE CERQual: how to avoid common mistakes. Videos freely available💻👉 training.cochrane.org/resource/apply… Cochrane Methods

Lucky escape of a salmon in Galway Bay

Current projections estimate 153 million people will be living with dementia by 2050. Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by tackling 14 risk factors starting in childhood, suggests new report from a standing Lancet Commission: buff.ly/46nvoPR

A new report says that almost half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by targeting 14 modifiable risk factors across the life course. Our Research Officer Dr Diane O'Doherty writes about what the latest The Lancet Commission tells us in the article,

"At Home Activities" from Dementia understand together and HSE. This booklet is packed full of fun activities and helpful tips for you, those you care for, family and friends. Baking to gardening to wordsearches... there is something for everyone! 🤩 buff.ly/2Y2RxSx

Good morning from The ASI's Dementia Research Advisory Team. We are a group of people affected by dementia who use our lived experience of the condition to work with researchers to improve dementia research in Ireland. Follow our new X / Twitter to engage with our work. #PPI

Nuala & Gerry are working with Dou Zhang on her unique research into Animal Assisted Interventions for people living with dementia. Best of luck to Dou presenting her reflections on "Stakeholder engagement for knowledge translation" at the Global Evidence Summit today. #GES2024

School of Nursing and Midwifery UofG PhD candidate Dou Zhang gave an amazing presentation today GESummit #GES2024. Thank you Nuala and Gerry for the ongoing invaluable support