Upcoming events
Conferences and events of interest to dementia care professionals
2012 BGS Spring Scientific Meeting
Date: 16-18 May 2012
Location: Llandudno, Wales
The 2012 Spring Scientific meeting of the British Geriatrics Society is open to all professionals with interest in the field of geriatric medicine and care of older people. The conference will be opening on Wednesday afternoon with a specific focus on Neurodegeneration.
Speakers will include the Welsh minister of health Lesley Griffiths, who will participate in the dignity in care session, and there will be a guest lecture on 'Health Economics of Ageing and Disability - Can We Afford to Age?' from Professor Rhiannon Tudor Edwards, Professor of Health and Economics, and the Founding Director of Health Economics Research, at Bangor University.
For more information please visit the BGS website
Dementia and Hearing Loss: A seminar to examine the relationship and management issues
Date: Wednesday 30 May 2012, 09:30 - 17:00Location: Royal Surrey County Hospital, Guildford
This event will include presentations & discussions on topics including: communication, auditory diagnostics, rehabilitation and cognition in patients with dementia.
Speakers include:
Jason Warren (Wellcome Trust Senior Clinical Fellow, The Dementia Research Centre, London)
Deepak Prasher (Professor of Audiology, Royal Surrey County Hospital)
Karen Bryan (Professor of Clinical Practice & Head of Division of Health and Social Care, University of Surrey)
The aims of this seminar are to bring together clinicians and researchers from across the disciplines who work in the fields of audiology, communication and dementia care and research to hear about current research and discuss the implications of hearing & communication impairment in this group of patients.
Cost: £95 (includes lunch)
To book or for enquiries please contact Elizabeth Cattermole
Email: rsc-tr.audiologyseminars@nhs.net
Tel: 01483 571122 x 4653
Delirium/Dementia in the acute hospital
Date: Tuesday 26 June
Location: Royal College of Physicians, London
This one-day conference will provide a comprehensive, evidence-based update on how professionals working in acute hospitals can address the rapidly growing set of challenges within delirium and dementia. This event is aimed at Neurologists, Stroke Physicians and all health professionals working in acute hospitals who wish to make a difference to outcomes through good care.
Heart UK 26th Annual Conference: Metabolic Syndrome, Obesity and Pre-Diabetes
Date: Wednesday 27 - Friday 29 June 2012
Location: Newcastle Civic Centre, Barras Bridge, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 8PP, UK
The conference for medical, scientific, student and patient attendees with an interest in cardiovascular disease, lipids, atherosclerosis, cholesterol conditions and nutrition.
Abstract submissions (for oral or poster presentation) : Monday 12 March
Early bird bookings (book early for discounted rates) : Friday 27 April
For more information contact:
http://www.heartuk.org.uk/index.php?/events/heart_uk_26th_annual_conference_2012
Telephone: 01543 503 322 or email wheldonevents@btconnect.com
Housing Care and Support Conference and Exhibition 2012
Date: 2 - 3 July 2012
Location: University of Warwick, Coventry
Spanning issues affecting housing associations, social care, health and housing, the National Housing Federation's Housing Care and Support Conference and Exhibition, taking place from 2-3 July at University of Warwick, Coventry, is the key annual event for the housing care and support sector. Housing associations deliver a vast range of housing, support and care services to older and vulnerable people across the country but recent Government changes have created a time of huge upheaval in the sector. Attendees at the conference will represent independent, community-based not-for-profit social businesses who are all responding to significant cuts in public spending. This conference will offer an opportunity to engage with an influential audience of housing care and support leaders, opening up new ways to improve services and work in partnership with different sectors and agencies.
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