ADI attends AAIC 2021
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by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
Our US member, the Alzheimer’s Association, held their annual international research conference for the first time as a hybrid event on 26-30 July 2021. The event brought together 12,000 basic scientists, clinical researchers, early career investigators, clinicians and members of the care research community, with 1,200 attending in-person.   Members of the ADI team were present at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC), with ADI Acting CEO, Chris Lynch presenting a poster entitled: ‘From Plan to Impact: Progress towards the WHO Global action plan on dementia’. Du ..read more
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Middle East regional member meeting
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by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
The Middle East regional members meeting, held on 26 July, had 14 participants from 10 countries in attendance. The session opened with an overview of the meeting’s agenda, as well acknowledgement and recognition of the members’ continued hard work throughout the last year and a half. The three hour session was divided into two parts and focused primarily on policy, with acting CEO Chris Lynch leading discussions and workshops around the development of national dementia plans. As outlined in the most recent From Plan to Impact report, progress is falling short on WHO Global action plan on deme ..read more
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‘Chocoholics’: The grief support group born out of COVID-19
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by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
As consequence of COVID-19, ADI members around the world have spent the last year and a half readapting and rethinking, as well as innovating new ways, to support people living with dementia, as well as their carers, family members and communities. COVID-19 is disproportionately impacting people with dementia and their families, with some heart breaking mortality figures emerging. In Canada, 85% of all COVID deaths have been in long-term care, where two thirds of people have dementia. In Australia, 41% of COVID-19 deaths have been people living with dementia, while 26% in the UK and 20% in reg ..read more
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Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part four
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by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
This is the fourth blog in a four part series from Senju Joseph, who is based in India and works at the Dementia Respite care centre in the city of Thrissur. In this series, Senju documents his first-hand experience of working in a dementia care facility during the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. We continued to hold the hand of our resident (AR) throughout the hospital stay so that she wouldn’t remove the IV cannula. Laying on the hard floor, there wasn’t a moment she ever settled. While in the hospital, I was in constant contact with the centre over other patients’ conditions ..read more
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Australia’s $229m commitment to dementia
Alzheimer's Disease International Blog
by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
Chris Lynch, Acting CEO of ADI writes: By way of introduction to this blog from Maree McCabe, CEO, Dementia Australia, I wanted to highlight how welcome and important this news is, about government commitment to dementia in the country. Having recently published From Plan to Impact IV, looking at progress and barriers towards the WHO Global action plan on dementia, it is reassuring to see this tangible government commitment in Australia to key areas of dementia support and we understand that a new national dementia plan should follow. Maree McCabe and her team at Dementia Australia have a comp ..read more
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Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part three
Alzheimer's Disease International Blog
by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
This is the third blog in a four part series from Senju Joseph, who is based in India and works at the Dementia Respite care centre in the city of Thrissur. In this series, Senju documents his first-hand experience of working in a dementia care facility during the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. I cannot complain as the Health Department has been handling more casualties than ever before and the healthcare staff are having a tough time attending to the number of emergencies with less staff. But it is difficult. Following our second round of tests, the results came back, and we al ..read more
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Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part two
Alzheimer's Disease International Blog
by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
This is the second blog in a four part series from Senju Joseph, who is based in India and works at the Dementia Respite care centre in the city of Thrissur. In this series, Senju documents his first-hand experience of working in a dementia care facility during the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. I made the decision to shift the 6 COVID-19 positive residents to one side of the Dementia Respite care centre, where I would care for them there. In that area, they would be isolated and I would look after them, as I didn’t want my staff to be worried about looking after positive patien ..read more
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African regional member meeting
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by Taylor Paatalo
2y ago
ADI hosted its first African regional members meeting of 2021 on 17 June. Due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the meeting was held virtually. The one-day meeting saw 26 participants from 14 countries, with both new and familiar faces in attendance. ADI CEO Paola Barbarino started off the meeting by thanking everyone for their time, highlighting the importance of their hard work and the continued need to “remind organisations to give dementia the space it deserves”. Early in the meeting, members made it distinctively clear that awareness raising remained a key priority across the continent. I ..read more
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Life in a dementia care centre during India’s second COVID-19 wave: Part one
Alzheimer's Disease International Blog
by Taylor Paatalo
3y ago
This is the first blog in a four part series from Senju Joseph, who is based in India and works at the Dementia Respite care centre in the city of Thrissur. In this series, Senju documents his first-hand experience of working in a dementia care facility during the ongoing spread of the COVID-19 Delta variant. Senju has spent the last 12 years working in dementia care-based settings after receiving his diploma in nursing. Having previously worked as a deputy manager and team leader in care homes based in England, Senju relocated to Thrissur, India in 2009 after his uncle was diagnosed dementia ..read more
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World Alzheimer Report 2020 wins European Healthcare Design award
Alzheimer's Disease International Blog
by Taylor Paatalo
3y ago
On 17 June, the World Alzheimer Report 2020, ‘Design, dignity, dementia: Dementia-related design and the built environment‘, was awarded the European Healthcare Design (EHD) 2021 Award for Outstanding Contribution to Global Knowledge. Each year, the European Healthcare Design (EHD) Awards aim to recognise and celebrate outstanding excellence in the realm of healthcare design in Europe and around the world across nine different categories. The competition is part of the European Healthcare Design Congress, an annual event organized by Salus Global Knowledge Exchange. Last mo ..read more
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