Dementia Awareness Week Conference 2011 - Presentations

Creating Better Dementia Care

June 2011

Alzheimer Scotland's 'Creating Better Dementia Care' conference proved to be a great success. Attended by over 300 delegates this timely event marked the first anniversary of Scotland's National Dementia Strategy.

Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy, delivered her first major address since the election in May.

The Minister also launched the first year report on the National Dementia Strategy, the Standards of care for dementia in Scotland, and Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with dementia, their families and carers.

Presentations

Presentations from 'Creating Better Dementia Care'.

• Alzheimer Scotland Conference – Keynote address
  Nicola Sturgeon, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Health, Wellbeing and Cities Strategy
• Standards of care for dementia in Scotland (powerpoint)
  Professor Mary Marshall and Alison Thomson, Mental Welfare Commission
  
  
• Promoting Excellence: A framework for all health and social services staff working with people with Dementia, their families and Carers (powerpoint)
  Patricia Howie, Education Project Manager, NHS Education for Scotland
  
  
• Improving quality of life in care homes – a fresh approach to reminiscence (powerpoint)
  Martin Rothero, Development Consultant, Alzheimer Scotland
  
  
  
  
  
• Tackling the inappropriate use of psycho-active medication in Scotland. (powerpoint)
  Dr Stella Clark, Medical Director, Primary Care, NHS Fife; Clinical lead for Mental Health Services, NHS 24
  
  
• Integrated health and social care model – PRISMA, Quebec (powerpoint)
  Lindsay Kinnaird, Policy and Research Officer, Alzheimer Scotland
  
  
• How the Dementia Demonstrator Sites in Scotland are working to achieve better dementia care (powerpoint)
  Ruth Glassborow, National Programme Manager, Mental Health Collaborative, Scottish Government
  
  
• Supporting people with Dementia in the General Hospital (powerpoint)
  Colin MacDonald, Alzheimer Scotland Dementia Nurse Consultant
  
  

See also

Presentations and talks given at conferences