Webinar Registration Now Open Thursday 25th February 11am – 12.15pm Hosted by the Institute of Public Health Loneliness is emerging as a key public health challenge for the population during the COVID-19 pandemic. Evidence shows that loneliness is a significant issue for population health. You will hear from leading experts and community organisations on emerging … Read more
BorrowBox is an app designed and powered by Bolinda Digital. It allows you to borrow and download digital content from a library collection. Thanks to the National Health Library and Knowledge Service St James’s Hospital employees can now join HSE employees in free access to a wide range of books on health and wellbeing via … Read more
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The DSIDC and the NDO have developed a guidance document for health and social care professionals to support people recently diagnosed with a dementia. The document was launched at the Wood Quay Venue on Friday 18th January 2019. Professor Richard Cheston was the keynote speaker at the event along with Kathy Ryan, Vice Chair of … Read more
Trinity College Dublin are now accepting applications for the online Postgraduate Certificate in Dementia If you would like further information please click here
The St James’s Hospital DemPath project and the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre are proud to announce the launch of ‘Supporting the Person with Dementia in Hospital’ a Handbook for Staff. This short guide has been written to provide practical information and advice to all staff working in clinical settings caring for people who … Read more
The Living Well with Dementia Programme are working towards achieving their vision of: Raising Awareness / Understanding / Reducing stigma of Dementia To provide the person living with dementia and their care partners a choice to live in their community as a valued, equal citizen To develop a community that respects, supports and empowers people … Read more
“Towards Resilience in Family Caregiving for People with Dementia” is a research project which brought together numerous family carers of people with dementia and asked them to share their stories and experiences as caregivers and how it has affected their lives. In collaboration with Family Carers Ireland and The Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, Care Alliance … Read more
The document provides detailed guidance in relation to dementia specific design issues and the Universal Design of acute hospitals in Ireland. The Principal Investigator for this research was Prof. Desmond O’Neill (TCD and Tallaght Hospital) and the research and guidelines were completed by TrinityHaus, TCD and Tallaght Hospital, in collaboration with the Centre for Excellence … Read more
This one day workshop provides students with a structured approach to meeting the needs of the person with behaviours which staff may find challenging. On completion of this workshop participants will be able to: • Discuss the concept of behaviours that challenge. • Develop a structured approach to manage such behaviours. • Relate how the … Read more