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 evidence, policy and challenges for public health.  Minister Mary Butler TD and Professor Siobhan O’Neill will deliver the Opening Address followed by a presentation from Professor Roger O’Sullivan and a Panel Discussion.  If you would like to Register for the Webinar you can do so at the link below.

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 BorrowBox. St James’s employees please click here where you will find instructions on how to sign up for BorrowBox.  HSE employees can find the information at http://hselibrary.ie/borrowbox-audio-and-ebooks/

Members of the public can access BorrowBox through their local library with their library barcode and library pin number at https://www.librariesireland.ie/elibrary

Please click here to download a copy

Download a copy of the document here

Trinity College Dublin are now accepting applications for the online Postgraduate Certificate in Dementia

If you would like further information please click here

This short guide has been written to provide practical information and advice to all staff working in clinical settings caring for people who have a cognitive impairment, dementia or delirium.

How will it be helpful to staff and persons living with dementia? 

Clinical settings can often be challenging and stressful environments for this patient group.  Detailed in the handbook are simple tips and strategies to assist staff to overcome some of these challenges and alleviate distress whilst improving patient experience and comfort.

A copy of this new resource can be downloaded on this website and also through the Understand Together campaign website and National Dementia Office http://www.understandtogether.ie 

Download a copy here

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 living with dementia
To develop communities  where a  person living with dementia is socially and culturally valued as they travel their dementia journey, served by a comprehensive set of easily accessible, visible, personalised and interlinked supports
That the will and preferences, beliefs and values of each person living with dementia are listened to, heard and respected at all times
To see the person, NOT their dementia and the programme has a strengths based approach.

Throughout the month of October 2018 a number of events have been organised to support achieving this vision.

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The research team have developed an online resource to support people caring for someone with dementia and are seeking feedback from a broad range of family carers to promote this resource.

If you would like to attend one of the workshops please contact Kevin Deegan at kevin@carealliance.ie

Please click here for project details   Overview of Project    Workshop Details

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 in Universal Design at the National Disability Authority, Health Services Executive Estates, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland, Irish Dementia Working Group, O’Connell Mahon Architects, the National Dementia Office, the Dementia Services Information and Development Centre, St. James’s Hospital, Mercy University Hospital Cork, and Connolly Hospital Dublin.

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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 social psychology of the care environment impacts on the quality of life of the person with dementia.

The workshop will take place in the DSIDC, 6th Floor, Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing, St James’s Hospital.

Registration Fee €65.00pp