DemiQual

14 years ago my husband lost his life to #MND & #FTD (Frontal Temperal Dementia ) There’s lots more awareness of MND but not of a dual diagnosis of MND/FTD and cognitive change, but clinical & research community now more aware of dual diagnosis. @MNDPatients @APPGonMND

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Are you a UK #SLT working with people with #dementia? Have you used #telehalth? We need your perspectives & wisdom on interventions and telehalth use with people with dementia. Participant information on 90-min focus groups & sign up here 👇🙏 qualtrics.ucl.ac.uk/jfe/form/SV_a5… Please RT!

Thrilled our paper "Navigating who I was and who I am online: How people with #dementia use social media platforms to support identity" is published online! Social media helps to sustain, reconstruct and express identity💻 @LissBEE_CPSP @daisyroepsych doi.org/10.1177/147130…

Super proud of Charly Harris - 1st PhD article! What are the communication guidelines for people with dementia & their carers on the internet & are they evidence based? A systematic review. Also👏 #slt2b Rebeccah Webber @Webb_of_speech @Gill_Livingston journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14…

Are you a Health and Social Care Professional, or work with a Third Sector or Local Authority organization? Build Your Research Capacity with an #EquaDem Research Internship dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/job/equadem-re…

The next #DemiQual meeting will take place 6th November 2-4pm on Zoom. The topic is 'Creative Dissemination'. Speakers include Andrea Capstick on participatory theatre in #dementia & Paul Camic presenting on co-created poetry w/ppl living with #PPA DM for links & membership 😃

Thank you to everyone that joined us at our first Dementia Care Mapping conference. It was a pleasure to see you all, and provide an opportunity to share information about all the great work that is happening across the country. Looking forward to planning DCM Conference 2025...

Unfortunately the DemiQual meeting 12th September has been postponed until November - details will be announced soon!

Excellent study being led by @sgriffiths_6 - looking for social prescribers, GPs, practice nurses, care co-ordinators, dementia advisors, health and wellbeing coaches...

The value of involving people living with #dementia patients in research ethics review is immense. Learn more from @sgriffiths_6. dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/blog-ethical-r…

📢We are VERY excited for our upcoming event on the 25/07/24, 12:30 BST: Roundtable discussion on Grant writing for ECRs, Experiences, Advice, Solutions. Come bring your experience to the table and share your doubts/struggles with others! Register here: shorturl.at/nTsOz

⭐️ Another @PriDemProject paper in @BMJ_Open ⭐️ Intervention to improve dementia support was feasible and acceptable, as were our evaluation methods. Inclusion of people with dementia in research - accessibility and relationship building are key. 👇bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/7/e…

Bookmark this page now! 📖 What a useful resource for #ClinAcSLTs from @RCSLTResearch - funding opportunities and deadlines all in one place! 🙌

The Future of Primary Care-Based Dementia Care: A Knowledge Exchange Day Facilitated by the D-PACT Project Team - happening today at the University of Plymouth's main campus! Keep a look out for updates as the event progresses. #DPACTKE

Hannah Wheat described the core components of the Dementia Support Worker (DSW) role. Centering on the need to build relationships with the people being supported and how important it was to understand their needs, both present and future. #DPACTKE

🎉 New @PriDemProject paper published! 🎉 Well done team, especially @ejmspencer. Access to personalised dementia care planning improved when GP practices were supported by Clinical Dementia Lead. Read here: bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/7/e… @UCL_PCPH @UCL_IEHC

Hi @DemiQual people. All you Conversation Analysts out there - do you mind sharing what cameras you are using? @ejmspencer and @sgriffiths_6 are starting data collection soon and need the right kit! Thank you 😀

It is not only vital that people receive a diagnosis, it is vital that they receive an accurate diagnosis 🩵🧠

Exciting news!!! Apply here ✍️ We have a new PhD studentship starting in September at UCL - focusing Better Conversations with primary progressive aphasia @BCPPAphasia. With me, @BCAphasia & Dr Chris Hardy supervising. Applications due: 28th May ucl.ac.uk/pals/divisiona…