Living Well with Dementia Conference
A new conference will give people living with dementia and their carers insights into better health and wellbeing, so they can live a good quality life.
Alzheimer’s Australia New South Wales’ inaugural Living Well with Dementia Conference will be held on 22 – 23 August at Rydges World Square in Sydney.
According to Alzheimer’s Australia NSW chief executive officer, The Hon. John Watkins AM, the conference will bring together speakers from across the country, delivering programs and practical messages for improving outcomes for people living with dementia.
“Living with dementia can be an isolating, confusing and difficult experience but with the right support, it is possible to live well with the disease,” Mr Watkins says. “Our conference will help attendees to achieve that goal.
“The Living Well with Dementia conference will feature experts from the medical, residential aged care, research, fitness and nutrition fields, providing attendees with advice and strategies for how to manage now and into the future, and direction to further support and other services.”
Speakers include: Professor Sue Kurrle – Curran Professor in Health Care of Older People, University of Sydney and NHMRC Cognitive Decline Partnership Centre, Hornsby Ku-ring-gai Health Service; Dr Frank Brennan – Palliative Medicine Physician, St George and Cavalry Hospitals, Kogarah, and Professor Sharon Naismith – Leonard P Ullman Chair in Psychology, University of Sydney.
Living Well with Dementia Conference workshops will also outline strategies to help people live with dementia, and their carers cope more successfully with the condition. Topics include: Engage, Enable, Empower: Making the most of life with dementia; Living with change and loss; Leadership and dementia; Respite service flexibility, and Dementia-friendly community: How can your business and community work towards being dementia-friendly?
For more information or to register email Alzheimer’s Australia NSW , phone (02) 8875 4612 or visit the website.
