Be Aware, Dementia Awareness Week 2013

Events will be hosted in metropolitan and regional areas and many events are free of charge, including a free public lecture ‘Maximising Cognitive Health’ by Dr Kristine Yaffe.  The lecture will discuss the link between chronic disease and dementia as well as lifestyle strategies that can reduce dementia. Events include events aimed at the general public as well as health care professionals.

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Just some of the key events around the county will include….

‘Every day is Alzheimer’s’: Japanese film screening

This film depicts the everyday life of a of a woman whose mother has been a diagnosed Alzheimer’s patient for over two and a half years. Through the world with Alzheimer’s disease, this full-length film poses the question of what a family should be and what the dignity of humans is.

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When: Thursday, 3 October from 11:00am – 2:00pm
Where: ACMI, Federation Square, Melbourne
Online bookings: https://film.eventarc.com/17559
Email: dementiaawareness.vic@alzheimers.org.au
Tel: (03) 9816 5780

Dementia, Sexuality and GLBTI Inclusive Practice

Alzheimer’s Australia Vic would like to invite you to participate in the Dementia, Sexuality and Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex (GLBTI) Inclusive Practice half-day Forum.

Overall, the Forum will discuss:

• Intimacy and sexual expression within a residential care setting
• Introduction of the Sexual Assessment Tool (SexAT) for residential aged care facilities by Dr Michael Bauer
• The needs of GLBTI carers and clients living with dementia
• The barriers affecting access to GLBTI inclusive practice and care

This event is suitable for Case Managers, Middle Management, Senior Managers and Allied Health professionals. Also suitable for students (nursing, aged and community care).

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When: Tuesday, 24 September from 10am – 1pm (registration from 9:40am to 10am)
Where: Alzheimer’s Australia Vic, 155 Oak Street, Parkville
Online bookings: https://register.eventarc.com/17340
Enquiries: Claire Emmanuel, Diversity Officer, Alzheimer’s Australia Vic
Email: dementiaawareness.vic@alzheimers.org.au
Tel: (03) 9816 5794 or 0417 128 235

The Interface Between Dementia and Depression

Inner South Area Dementia Action Group (ISDAG) is pleased to host a community lecture by Professor Stephen MacFarlane, Director, Aged Psychiatry Service, Caulfield Hospital. Professor MacFarlane will speak on the topic of the interface between dementia and depression.

When: Wednesday, 18 September from 12pm – 1:30pm
Where: Ashley Ricketson Centre, Caulfield Hospital, Gate 2, 260 Kooyong Road, Caulfield
RSVP: Jacob Topy on (03) 9076 1622 or Deb Byrnes on (03) 9076 1611 by Friday, 13 September

Using Montessori Methods: Helping Families Reconnect AND 8 Things You Need to Know About Dementia (Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat and Horsham)

Two topics will be presented concurrently in each location. Juanita Bekinschtein will present Using Montessori Methods: Helping Families Reconnect. Mary Slater will present 8 Things You Need to Know About Dementia.

Download an event flyer for either the Bacchus Marsh, Ballarat or Horsham event.