The role of the Arts and Technology to support Wellbeing in Dementia
Dementia Research Charity Chatathon
01/12/23
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On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at www.chatathon.uk.
In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with:
Brendan Commane, PhD student, Royal College of Art, London. Brendan is researching the environment in care homes for people with dementia. He is using technology to support a more engaging and stimulating environment and also researching the power of soft toys or a textile item as a means of comfort, security and conversation. He hopes to bring the soft item and the technology together. His is just getting started, however it will involve family, carers and the residents all working together and inclusively - @BGC210.
Dr Kat Algar-Skaife, Postdoctoral Fellow in Dementia Care and Welfare Technology, Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). Over the past twelve years, I have led and contributed to research around understanding and improving support; developing and evaluating psychosocial, physical activity, and creative interventions. I collaborate with organisations such as Age Cymru and local authorities to ensure that my research has a real-life impact outside of an academic setting. I currently lead the SENSE-Emotion project which aims to provide a deeper understanding of the experiences and emotional responses of people living with dementia engaging with SENSE-GARDEN, an immersive digital sensory room - @kat_algar.
Professor Marion Lynch, Visiting Professor of Dementia Care, University of West London. Marion works on developing the frameworks informing how we think about designing dementia care and in particular how the arts can help - @drmarionlynch.
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The Importance of Dementia Friendly Communities and Better Health Services
January 11, 2023
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On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at www.chatathon.uk.
In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with:
Dr Fiona Marshall Research Fellow, University of Nottingham (SLIDES) Fiona's research looks at the design and delivery of dementia care services in remote and rural areas of the UK. Proportionally, there are far more older people living with dementia and spousal carers then in urban areas, yet less attention and funding is afforded to these areas. By adopting a more spatial policy approach to the design and delivery of dementia focused services, my work seeks to challenge the dominance of "one size fits all" approach which underpins the most of dementia-friendly services - @fionaj1215
Dr Paul Brownbill Insight Lead-Richmond Fellowship Paul finished his PhD study, looking at caring for people who have dementia in community hospitals. The study details everyday decision making of people who work in community hospitals, looking it from an ethnometholodogical perspective. He now works for a Mental Health charity as a manager of research & impact - @paully232000
Professor Siobhan Reilly University of Bradford Siobhan researches inequalities of health and social care for people living with dementia and people with severe mental illness. Over the years, the goal of her research programme has been to improve the quality of care and the evidence base for the delivery of health and social care services for these groups. In October 2020 she started a new role as Director of the Centre for Applied Dementia Studies at University of Bradford - @DrSiobhanReilly
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Epigenetics, Exploring Dark crevices of Genes and links to Alzheimer's
January 12, 2023
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On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at www.chatathon.uk.
In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with:
Professor Katie Lunnon, Professor of Dementia Genomics, University of Exeter. Katie works in the field of epigenetics and gene regulation. Her studies look in the brain to see if we can identify epigenetic differences in individuals with dementia as well as in the blood with the hope of identifying new biomarkers. Initially focusing on Alzheimer's disease but now expanding her studies to look at other dementias as well. Additionally Katie leads a number of functional studies, exploring proteins, iPSCs and gene editing in cell lines - @katielunnon
Dr Leonidas Chouliaras, Clinical Lecturer in Old Age Psychiatry, University of Cambridge. Leo is a clinician and epigeneticist, focused on Lewy Body Dementia. Working both on clinical cohorts, studying DNA methylation in blood samples as well as in autopsy brain tissues, isolating neurons with Lewy Bodies using laser-microdissection and comparing the epigenetic profiles with healthy looking neurons from the same donor or from controls - @chouliarasL
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