WhatÕs new in dementia this week
July 6th 2018
Ireland:
Dementia in the media
1.
ÔLest they forget: Quaid on a mission to help people
understand dementiaÕ
2. ÔHospital acted
unlawfully by preventing 93-year-old woman with dementia leaving, Court of
Appeal rulesÕ
3. ÔCork not resourced to deal with dementiaÕ
4. ÔQuarter of a million euro needed for basic dementia
care in GalwayÕ
http://connachttribune.ie/quarter-of-a-million-euro-needed-for-basic-dementia-care-in-galway/
5.
ÔTrinity researchers
launch IrelandÕs first dementia-friendly hospital guidelinesÕ
Ireland:
Upcoming Events
1. Irish Gerontological Society Annual Conference
Transforming Ageing Across Borders will take place from 27th September
(evening) to 29th September 2018 in the Slieve Russell Hotel, Ballyconnell, Co. Cavan.
For more details and registration
please see https://www.irishgerontology.com/events/igs-66th-annual-scientific-meeting-sept-2018-0
Ireland:
New publications
1.
Dementia Needs Analysis
Framework to Support Local Service Development
The National Dementia Office has recently published the ÔDementia Needs
Analysis Framework to Support Local Service DevelopmentÕ. ItÕs a six-step framework with the engagement of people living
with dementia as a crucial central component.
Download the report here http://www.understandtogether.ie/news-and-events/news/Dementia-Needs-Analysis-Final.pdf
UK:
General news
1. ÔHow design is helping people with
dementia find their way aroundÕ
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2018/jul/02/how-design-helping-people-with-dementia
2.
ÔBrain study paves way for therapy
for common cause of dementiaÕ
https://eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2018-07/uoe-bsp070318.php
3.
ÔSleep apnoea may contribute to
dementia by starving brain of oxygen at night, suggests studyÕ
Worldwide:
General news
1. ÔSign to spot dementia early:
Sleep disorder with shallow or paused breathingÕ