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The 7th UK Dementia Congress 2012

The 7th UK Dementia Congress offers an exciting mix of plenary sessions, parallel sessions, symposia and posters as well as early and lunchtime special interest sessions.

The Journal of Dementia Care is pleased to announce the seventh UK Dementia Congress, to be held in Brighton, UK on 30 October-1 November 2012. The UK Dementia Congress is the largest annual multi-disciplinary dementia-focused event and exhibition in the UK. We invite abstracts of proposed papers and posters, on any aspect of support, care and treatment for people with dementia, their families and care staff, in any service setting.


  • Keynote speakers at this year’s UKDC include Dr G Allen Power, Eden Mentor at St John’s Home in Rochester, New York, Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Rochester and author of Dementia beyond Drugs: Changing the Culture of Care.
  • Professor Bob Woods, University of Bangor, Wales will give the Tom Kitwood Memorial Address.
  • The proposal for debate this year is: “This house believes we should switch resources from workforce training to investing in leadership.”



CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS

Click here to download the 'Call for Presentations' entry form

Or for more information contact Steven Knowles
(steven@hawkerpublications.com, tel 020 7720 2108 ext 214).

The theme: Celebrating good practice in changing times

Health and social care continue to experience major change, and a sense of uncertainty about the future is a given for many professionals in the dementia care field. And yet, examples of good practice can be found all over the UK, some based on tried and tested ideas, others breaking new ground. As ever, the Congress event is the best opportunity for professionals to make connections with others, to be inspired by others, and to build bridges towards best practice in their own localities. This year we are particularly interested in papers that address both the challenges and the opportunities offered by the new organisational landscape in health and social care. We will give preference to papers that show that their project or services provides a high quality and cost-effective response to the support needs of people with dementia and their carers, both family and friends and paid care workers, in both community and residential settings.

Involving people with dementia and carers

As in previous years, a strong thread running through the congress will be the experience of people with dementia, and involvement of them and their families in services at every level. Proposals should show that this important aspect has been addressed in their project or service.

Knowledge-based practice

All presentations should demonstrate how practice is linked to knowledge gained from research, experience, guidelines or expert consensus.


Closing date 23 April 2012. Submissions will be assessed by members of a multi-disciplinary panel convened by the Journal of Dementia Care. Applicants will be informed by the end of June 2012 whether or not their presentation or poster can be included in the programme.


If you have any queries please email Steven Knowles (steven@hawkerpublications.com) or telephone Sue Benson (020 7720 2108 ext 206).

For information on exhibition and sponsorship opportunities for these events please contact
Caroline Bowern; caroline@ hawkerpublications.com or tel 020 7720 2108
ext 203


The third National Dementia Awards will also be held at the  Brighton Hilton Metropole during
the UK Dementia Congress 2012, on the evening of 31 October. We are delighted that the main sponsor will be Shaw Healthcare.




Details from the 2nd National Dementia Care Awards 2011


  •    Click here to see videos from the 2011 Dementia Congress
  •   Click here to download the 2011 Dementia Care Award Programme
  • To download presentations from some of the speakers at the 2011 Dementia Congress follow links at the bottom of this page.


The Congress included, for the 2nd year running, the National Dementia Care Awards, which were held at the Crown Plaza Hotel and hosted by CBBC television presenters, Dick and Dom.



Hosting the event:

Presenters Richard McCourt and Dominic Wood (better known as Dick and Dom) entertained the crowd.


Around 400 people attended the glittering Gala Evening to watch 12 Awards being given to some of the best people working in the sector, including Best Dementia Care Team, Best Dementia Care Home Manager and Best Dementia Care Home to name but a few.



The Dementia Care Awards Winners 2011



Best Interior Dementia Design:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Maria Parsons, Artz UK and winners; Bill Roarty and Sara Goodwin




Best Exterior Dementia Design:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Winner Shelley Moulds, presenter Professor Bob Woods, Bangor University, winner; Rosemary Moor and colleagues





Outstanding Dementia Care Product or Innovation:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Jane Worsley, CIC and winners Martin Lunn, Anne Fretwell and Sarah Green





Best Dementia Team:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Winner Richard White and presenter Sheena Wyllie, Barchester Healthcare





Best Activities Co-ordinator for People with Dementia:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Sally Knocker, NAPA and winner Billy McKee





Best Dementia ‘Dignity in Care’ Champion:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Graham Browne, the HOPE Group and winner Carole Wardle





Best Dementia Care Home Manager:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Winner Valerie Gains and presenter Professor Mary Marshall, Stirling University





Best Dementia Care Home Manager in a Community Setting:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Andrew Ketteringham, Alzheimer’s Society and winner Elaine Carruthers





Best Dementia Care Home:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Dr Nori Graham, Alzheimer’s Disease International and winners Anne Fretwell and Martin Lunn





The Dr Kartar Badsha Award for Outstanding Dementia Care Support Worker:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Colleagues of Nicola Munns receiving the award on her behalf with Sue Benson, Journal of Dementia Care and Dr Kartar Badsha





Lifetime Achievement in Dementia Care:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Kris Symons-Knight, Boots and winner Clive Evers





Dementia Care Personality:

With Dick and Dom are (left to right):

Presenter Dr Graham Stokes, BUPA and winner Jackie Pool





About the Award Winners



Smiling Faces:

A proud moment as the award winners are recognised for their commitment to dementia care




Best Interior Dementia Design:

Sara Goodwin & Bill Roarty

Care UK, Heather View

Heather View, Care UK’s flagship home with a dementia specialism, has been crafted around Care UK’s latest research and is designed to keep residents active and engaged with their community.

 

Best Exterior Dementia Design:

Rosemary Moor &Shelley Moulds

The Abbeyfield Society

By listening to the people who live with us, we have provided a positive, meaningful, therapeutic and supportive exterior environment where residents are enabled to encounter the natural world and increase their social interactions and well-being.

 

Outstanding Dementia Care Product or Innovation:

Anne Fretwell, Martin Lunn & Sarah Green

Merevale House

Sarah, Anne and Martin are the co-authors of active co-existence.  Together they have developed, applied and promoted a measurable form of person centred care, piloted by NHS West Midlands.

 

Best Dementia Team

Richard White & Mandy Boswell

Stanfield Nursing Home

Over the years we have acquired more knowledge and understanding of how to meet the needs of our residents, who have both physical and emotional needs linked to their experience of dementia.  The homes team have responded by participating in new way of being with the homes family.

 

Best Activities Co-ordinator for People with Dementia:

Billy Mckee

Caring Homes Group

Billy is a professional and established entertainer, with 21 years experience. He started his role here at Oak Manor in Febuary 2010 and has already made a huge difference to the resident’s day-to-day activities and has made a huge impact here at Oak Manor.

 

Best Dementia ‘Dignity in Care’ Champion:

Carole Wardle

Care UK

Carole Wardle has more than 30 years’ experience in care and has changed the face of dignity training in her area. She currently runs Care UK’s Station House home, Crewe.

 

Best Dementia Care Home Manager

Valerie Gains

Barchester Healthcare

Val Gains has guided and supported staff, residents and visitors to join her in creating a Care Home where people feel valued, where feelings are acknowledged and where relationships flourish.

 

Best Dementia Care Home Manager in a Community Setting:

Elaine Carruthers

Care UK

Elaine Carruthers was one of the innovators behind the mould-breaking Orchard Centre and five years later she still manages the centre that provides 24/7 drop-in support for people with dementia.

 

Best Dementia Care Home:

Anne Fretwell & Martin Lunn

Merevale House

Merevale House has been at the forefront of dementia care for the last 16 years.  Transferring theory of person centred care into a reality to create a real model of community living.

 

The Dr Karta Badsha Awards for Outstanding Dementia Care Support Worker:

Nicola Munns

The Abbeyfield Society

Nicola has worked at Browns Field House for 10 years and brings great empathy and support to those with dementia whom she cares for. Nicola uses timelines and reminiscence sessions on a person centred basis with the residents to encourage a greater quality of life whilst entering ones reality of time in the here and now - thus reducing anti-psychotics.

 

Lifetime Achievement in Dementia Care:

Clive Evers

Alzheimer's Society

Clive Evers joined the Alzheimer's Society in 1988. He has created and delivered high quality information on dementia and raised awareness about lesser known dementias such as CJD,  Early Onset and Vascular dementia.

 

Dementia Care Personality:

Jackie Pool

Jackie Pool Associates Ltd

Jackie Pool is the founder of Jackie Pool Associates, and a leading specialist in dementia care services. Jackie is the author of the Alzheimer’s Society guide to dementia care environments.




  • The 7th UK Dementia Congress 2012

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ALSO IN ASSOCIATION WITH Alzheimer's Scotland
Alzheimer's Society Learning & Education team
Bradford Dementia Group
Dementia Care Matters
Dementia UK
Age UK
National Association of Providers of Activities (NAPA)
UK Network of Dementia Services Development Centres
Royal College of Psychiatrists
 
 

Previous Congresses


Click the names below to download speakers' presentations from the 2011 Dementia Congress: 


Feedback from previous UK Dementia Congresses





















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