New paper alert! In this, we are looking at participatory research with people with dementia and seeing how much this promise is fulfilled! journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/16…

Do you know the 7 new 'best practices' for relaying a diagnosis of dementia? Did you know previous standards did not take input from the person with disease or from the caregiver/care-partner? This is a super important issue and Melissa Armstrong Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases and colleagues

Doing some interviews in the media, I discovered that many believe that Neuralink's is the first neural interface implanted in humans in history. Folks: it's the first for Neuralink. Not the first ever. Neural implants in humans have been going on for almost 30 years!

I’m so Shocked, so Angry and deeply saddened by this campaign film. May I make one thing clear Alzheimer's Society I am living with Alzheimer’s and I am very much Alive! youtu.be/wctis3KaOfw?si…

Important presentation by Sladana Pavkovic, PhD student at the #WickingCentre on needed attributes of post-diagnostic care, reflecting the voices of people with dementia and carers. ADI #ADI2024

Euthanasia in dementia: discussions and decisions primarily a ‘family affair’, not a legal or medical one, despite the exclusion of family from the formal euthanasia process. Great talk by Trijntje Scheeres-Feitsma ADI #ADI2024

Life with dementia can be enjoyed. Bill Yeates talks ocean swins, goal setting, and reablement approaches for quality of life while living with dementia. ADI #ADI2024

Innovative and creative approaches for stronger dementia care presented by an impressive and inspiring female panel. Addressing inequality and the value of persistence common themes. ADI #ADI2024

Big Australian presence at #ADI2024 inc. Natalie Ives educating the audience about primary progressive aphasia and what it is like living with it, and Yun-Hee Jeon on the I-HARP rehabilitation program and the incremental yet meaningful improvement experienced in mild dementia

Three marvellous days are coming to a close ADI #ADI2024. Thanks to everyone for your interest in the Wicking Centre. Come visit us in Tasmania! WickingDementiaCentre JO&JR Wicking Trust

The current evidence for psychological therapy for individuals living in residential aged care - Cochrane review summary. cochraneaustralia.org/articles/new-c…

PhD opportunity to work with us on the neuroscience of Delirium 🧠⚡️ hosted at UniSA. Hannah is an amazing supervisor and runs a fantastic lab (I can vouch for this personally). Please share with anyone who might be interested!

Having been hoping for an #ACT for #MND trial of this calibre for a long time. Well done to the COMMEND team. thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Our latest publication focused on Telehealth Psychotherapy for people living with cognitive impairment or #dementia #UQCCR UQ Medicine Australian Dementia EMCR Network Australian Dementia Network - ADNeT Dementia Australia UQ News UQ Health Leander Mitchell Nancy Pachana @jacki_liddle Trevor Russell Peter Worthy Sally Bennett

I was one of the lucky few international students who managed to get funding through Science and Technology Facilities Council & UK Research and Innovation. They will cover my tuition fees and (albeit low) salary. But in this whole package of considerable money, they have a blind spot. It doesn't include visa costs.Why?

Vision loss and high LDL cholesterol added to new report from The Lancet Gill Livingston, 45% of dementia risk is potentially modifiable! #AAIC24

Fancy a move to Tassie? PhD position now available at University of Tasmania WickingDementiaCentre. Research project investigating the role of nature in addressing social isolation and loneliness in dementia🌱 utas.edu.au/research/degre…

Dementia-friendly ambulances, virtual emergency departments, and dementia training and coaching from dementia support specialists. Panel on improving outcomes for people living with dementia when first responders attend. #IDC2024

“Just keep swimming” and “there is hope”. Bill Yeates and Gwenda Darling’s advice to the newly diagnosed. The pair call for realistic and broad representations of dementia in the media, not just sensationalised or negative narratives #IDC2024

Feeling #lonely? Connecting with #nature might help🌳 New Paper!🎉 Astell-Burt, Navakatikyan, & Xiaoqi Feng. (2024). Contact with nature may be a remedy for loneliness: A nationally representative longitudinal cohort study. Environmental Research, 120016. sciencedirect.com/science/articl…