An Occupational Therapy Student’s Learning from a Practice Placement with Alzheimer Scotland
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by talkingdementia
16h ago
The Technology Wall at the Alzheimer Scotland Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre, Kirkcaldy, Fife. Hello! My name is Eva O’Callaghan and I’m an MSc in Occupational Therapy student at Edinburgh Napier University. I completed an eight-week placement between NHS Fife and Alzheimer Scotland at the end of last year, where I spent two days of each week at the Alzheimer Scotland Brain Health and Dementia Resource Centre in Kirkcaldy. I am keen to share my learning with you from my time with Alzheimer Scotland as it relates to the Person Environment Occupation Model of Occupational Therapy (Law ..read more
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Brain Awareness Week. A Global Campaign
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by talkingdementia
2w ago
https://www.brainhealth.scot/ Brain Awareness Week is a global campaign to foster public enthusiasm and support for brain science. This year’s theme is: “Never too early, never too late” and with this theme we are highlighting  how people of all ages can take care of their brains. For all of us, the week is an opportunity to spread key messages of prevention and practical ways people can look after their brain health. If we eat, exercise and sleep well we can help keep our brains healthy and fuelled with oxygen and nutrients. No matter our age, we need to stimulate our brains by being wit ..read more
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Eating Drinking and Swallowing self-management resource
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by talkingdementia
1M ago
Eating and drinking are really important to us all not just for nutrition and hydration but also for the patterns of our day, comfort and socialising. People living with dementia may find that they experience changes and difficulties around eating and drinking that impact all of these things. These can include changes to appetite, attention, and their ability to swallow. People may experience subtle changes that do not initially have a big impact but that over time significantly change their relationship with food. People may develop difficulties with the mechanics of eating and drinking and w ..read more
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STARS MY AMAZING BRAIN. SCHOOLS PROGRAMME
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by talkingdementia
1M ago
https://www.brainhealth.scot/amazingbrain The My Amazing Brain Programme is a forward-thinking schools programme that teaches kids how to look after their brain health. The messaging is based on the fact there are as many connections between brain cells as stars in the galaxy. Through animations and activities, children imagine their brain as being full of stars, and learn that healthy habits like social activity, nutritious food, sleep, relaxation and head safety will keep their stars shining. The programme has been co-designed with parents, teachers and people with lived experience of dement ..read more
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New Dementia SIGN Guideline.  Transforming Evidence into Practice
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by talkingdementia
1M ago
Clinical guidelines are a great way of making sure that the treatments we provide and receive are based on the best available evidence. In November 2023 SIGN 168 Assessment, diagnosis, care and support for people with dementia and their carers was published. It is a significant development, given it has been 20 years since we had a dementia guideline. We both had the privilege to be part of the multi-disciplinary, multi-agency development group which had representation from all sectors, as well as from people with lived experience of dementia. The guideline is available in several formats, so ..read more
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Navigating the Skies: Practical advice to support people living with dementia and companions to travel successfully by air.  
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by talkingdementia
2M ago
Image © University of Plymouth, 2021 Introduction: Air travel is a remarkable and often challenging experience, especially for those with living with dementia and their travel companions. In this blog post, we delve into recent research that sheds light on the unique challenges and opportunities faced by individuals with dementia when navigating the skies. We will also share practical advice that can be put in place to have a more enjoyable flight. Research to Understand the Challenges: Improving access to air travel for people living with dementia and their companions has been a priority area ..read more
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Youth athlete concussion management research in Scotland
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by talkingdementia
2M ago
Introduction My name is Tom McKeever and I am a second year PhD student at Edinburgh Napier University and also a practicing physiotherapist. I also lecture on the MSc Physiotherapy programme, supporting the training of aspiring physiotherapists. My PhD research field is in the medical and pathway management of the concussed youth athlete in Scotland. I am currently running all my major PhD studies, working with youth athletes, and aiming to scope the ‘state of play’ for concussion management of our youth sportspersons. The aim of my research is to explore the challenges of grass roots c ..read more
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Making Sense Together
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by talkingdementia
2M ago
A booklet version of the Connecting People Connecting Support online resource In 2023 I was given the opportunity to interview five key people involved in the Making Sense Together booklet, either in the capacity of developing the resources, delivering them, or both. These interviews were full of insights, including sharing feedback from people living with dementia and their family members. Making Sense Together is a daily journal containing tips, techniques and activities to explore ways of living well with dementia. People with dementia have used these on their own and with family members a ..read more
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A brief overview of our blogs in 2023
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by talkingdementia
3M ago
https://letstalkaboutdementia.wordpress.com/ We launched our weekly blog in June 2014 and through our weekly blogs posts we’ve found new ways of connecting colleagues, carers and people living with dementia with each other. We’ve created a whole new kind of community that lets people share their work and passion in dementia.  In this week’s blog we are sharing a snapshot of our  blogs from 2023 from a range of our blog writers. What is a Memory Assessment and Treatment Service? Role of the Occupational Therapist by Lynsey Robertson, Occupational Therapist working as part of a m ..read more
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A weekly blog at “Let’s talk about dementia”
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by talkingdementia
3M ago
Never in the history of mankind did not talking about something scary make it disappear. Our weekly blog was launched in June 2014, hosted and supported by Alzheimer Scotland and led by Elaine Hunter, national allied health professional consultant at Alzheimer Scotland. Since April 2014, we have posted 555 blogs. In 2023 we shared 50 blogs, reaching a truly international audience, people reading the blogs in the UK, USA, Australia, India, Canada, Finland, Netherlands and many more. We have a host of blog writers including our allied health professionals, AHP students, people with lived experie ..read more
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