Staff from MRH Portlaoise and local mental health services attending the Facilitator Education Programme for the implementation of National Clinical Guideline no. 21 (Appropriate prescribing of psychotropic medication for non-cognitive symptoms in people with dementia)

Read this article as Dr Séan O'Dowd (Clinical Lead, National Dementia Services) speaks about Brain Health and its risk factors. irishexaminer.com/lifestyle/heal…

Read as Sean O'Dowd, Clinical Lead, National Dementia services speaks on brain health & modifiable risk factors - also other factors that come into play in middle age such as depression, traumatic brain injury and hearing loss tinyurl.com/4k3rdxjc

Dr Seán O'Dowd will highlight real life, practical examples of #dementiainclusivecommunitieswith Nuala Carey on Today this afternoon from 3.30pm. Volunteers from Oldbridge House parkrun 🌳 and Drogheda Irish Men's Sheds Association helped explain the importance of staying active and involved

We wish you, your families and friends a peaceful Christmas with this lovely painting by Marguerite Keating a member of Irish Dementia Working Group (The ASI) #understandogether

Join Dr Sean O Dowd, Clinical lead, National Dementia Services and expert panelists as they discuss a range of topics on Dementia. Information on how to register is in the link.

Increased Prevalence of Dementia Among US Adults With Autism Spectrum Disorder with and without associated Intellectual disability. More research required to tease out this relationship. ⁦National Intellectual Disability Memory Service⁩ ⁦Dementia Research Network Ireland⁩ jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

A reminder to register the upcoming Lets talk Dementia webinar which takes place on Wednesday 22nd of January @ 11am-12:15pm. Link to register: tinyurl.com/3v7e8bt7 HealthyIreland #understandtogether

Fantastic introductory talk from Dr. Sean O Dowd, Clinical Lead at the "Lets Talk Dementia" Webinar cohosted with HealthyIreland HSE Health & Wellbeing followed by a wide ranging discussion between the panel on dementia #LetsTalkDementia

Hugely positive feedback to our webinar “Let’s Talk Dementia”. This was a fantastic collaboration with HealthyIreland. Great panel discussion with such a powerful message from Ken whose father was diagnosed with dementia. Hope you enjoy it National Dementia Services

Brilliant day in MRHP last week to raise awareness of National Clinical Guideline 21, Appropriate Prescribing of Psychotropic Medication for Non Cognitive Symptoms in Dementia. Over 100 people attended the stand. Well done to Smitha and the whole team ⁦HSE Dublin and Midlands⁩

The Let’s Talk Dementia Webinar, co-hosted by HSE Healthy Ireland and the HSE National Dementia Services, took place last week with over 1,750 people registered. There has been very positive feedback from people living with dementia, and those caring for people with dementia,

Join the Harbour Café on the first Wednesday of every month @ 1:30-3:30pm in The Carmelites Friary, Kinsale. Here people living with memory related issues, their friends and family can connect over tea and cake in a safe space. See poster for more. #understandtogether

Listen to our partners Age Friendly Ireland with Chief Officer Catherine McGuigan, passionately discussing the importance of collaborating with local authorities & creating age friendly communities #UnderstandTogether hsepodcasts.podbean.com

Great collaboration at the Mohill dementia awareness evening recently with a large attendance from the local community along with partners from the HSE’s National Dementia Services, The Alzheimer Society of Ireland ALONE Age Friendly Ireland #dementiainclusivecommunities

#BrainAwarenessWeek2025will is from 10-16th March and this year’s theme is #Focusonthebrain. Our brains are amazing, they have the ability to adapt so it's never too late to look after your brain health. Simple lifestyle changes can make a difference: tinyurl.com/y6ef4t3x

Fantastic opening to the 17th #EngagingDementia conference by Kieran O’Donnell TD for Limerick City Constituency. Heartened to hear such commitment to improving the lives of people with dementia across Ireland. National Dementia Office are looking forward to working with you on many shared objectives.

Fantastic update by Dr Sean O’Dowd (Clinical Lead, National Dementia Services) on the current Disease Modifying Treatment landscape and indeed what the future may hold. National Dementia Services #engagingdementiaconference

Such a fantastic offering #dementiafriendly

Gerry Paley -  a member of the Irish Dementia Working Group (The ASI) -  presented “The Good, the Bad, and the Beautiful” at the #35AEC Alzheimer Europe, supported by the ASI's Saoirse Kelly. Diagnosed with dementia in 2017 at the age of 63, Gerry shares his journey: life before diagnosis, the