Presentations and talks given at conferences

Use and abuse: sedatives for people with dementia in care homes
There has been much controversy about the use of tranquillising medication for people with dementia in care homes. Professor Ballard spoke about his research on the subject, and about best practice for the treatment of people with dementia living in care homes.

Achieving the ‘gold standard’ for dementia care services should be more than an aspiration – people with dementia and their carers in Scotland deserve nothing less. The Scottish Government’s priorities for dementia are warmly welcomed but how will these translate to services on the ground? The 2008 Dementia Awareness Week conference addressed these issues.

Speakers provided an overview of the Government’s priorities for dementia and the improvements in services Scotland should expect to see over the next 3-5 years. They reviewed Alzheimer Scotland’s Dementia Manifesto priorities and what more needs to be done before we reach the 'gold standard' of dementia care.

Dementia Awareness Week Conference 2007
At the conference expert speakers presented innovative practice from Scotland and internationally, and challenged the new Scottish Parliament to put dementia issues high on its agenda. Throughout, people with dementia and carers put forward their perspectives and priorities.

Rarer Dementias Study Day 2007
More than 100 people attended the study day to hear presentations on diagnosis, clinical aspects, the latest research, including genetics and scanning, and legal information. Delegates also heard a carer's perspective about living with and supporting someone with a rarer form of dementia.

Dementia in Younger Adults: Science, Services & Experiences 2007

Dementia Active: changing how we see dementia
Presentations from the 2006 Dementia Awareness Week ground-breaking conference on reducing the risk of dementia through healthier lifestyles and a positive and health-promoting approach to living with dementia.

Research Ethics for Alzheimer’s Associations
Presentation by Jim Jackson and Chris McGregor
ADI Berlin, Friday 13 October 2006 (ppt, 28 slides, 624kb)