Research Grant in Japan to start and evaluate Meeting Centres
We are very happy to announce that recently TOMOYUKI YABUKI. Associate professor and manager of the Center for Dementia Care Research and Practices at TOHOKU FUKUSHI UNIVERSITY, in SENDAI in Japan received a national research grant to start up and evaluate 10 model Meeting Centres in Japan. To this end a preliminary Japanese translation of the Meeting Centres […]
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PhD Studentship
A fully funded PhD studentship at the University of Worcester under supervision of professor Tracey Williamson and professor Dawn Brooker is open for applications. The aim of the study is exploring a novel regional approach to establishing community Meeting Centres for people and families affected by dementia. The area for investigation focusses on the factors […]
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- Oct, 08, 2020
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Positive results on Exergaming
We like to draw your attention towards a great study by Joeke van Santen and colleagues on Exergaming, that is published in JAMDA. The study shows positive results on cognitive and social behaviour of people with dementia and on distress and sense of competente of informal caregivers. Exergaming (exercise and gaming) is an innovative intervention […]
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- Jul, 16, 2020
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Keep Moving
Tsjech danser Petr Veleta shows us how to keep on moving in these days of lockdown. And another video to help us move in these times of isolation. Petr gave a workshop on our BestCare4Dem Congress in June 1918 in Amsterdam. You can watch that here.
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- Apr, 21, 2020
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Alzheimer Europe Recommendations on wellbeing during COVID-19
Alzheimer Europe Board adopts recommendations on how to promote the wellbeing of people with dementia and carers during the COVID-19 pandemic Luxembourg, 14 April 2020 – Today, the Alzheimer Europe Board adopted recommendations for Alzheimer associations, health and social care professionals on how to promote the wellbeing of people with dementia and carers during the COVID-19 […]
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- Apr, 15, 2020
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Preliminary programme BestCare4Dem now online!
The preliminary programme of the international BestCare4Dem conference in Theatre DeLaMar in Amsterdam (7-8 June 2018) is now online available. Please have a look at the programma at a glance and the full programme!
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- Feb, 12, 2018
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MCSP training course in Napels
A four day training course about the Meeting Centre Support Programme will be held in Napels, Italy on 12 January, 19 January, 2 February and 9 Febuary. The course is lectured by prof. Rabih Chattat of the University of Bologna. For more information see the registration form(in Italian).
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- Dec, 22, 2017
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Save the date! BestCare4DEM conference 7-8 June 2018
Flyer in English Poetry and art contest in English Call Poetry and art competition BestCare4Dem-ENG-v1.0 Flyer in Nederlands Poetry and art contest in Nederlands Oproep Poezie and Kunst wedstrijd BestCare4Dem-NL-v1.0
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- Nov, 17, 2017
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Meeting Centres Support Programme presented in Warsaw
On 9th November 2018 in Warsaw dr Dorota Szcześniak presented the idea of MCSP and MEETINGDEM project results, which ended with the movie about Wroclaw Meeting Centres’ participants. The audience consisted of nearly 200 people, who represented local organizations supporting people with dementia and informal carers. The guide about creating Meeting Centres gained a lot […]
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- Nov, 14, 2017
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Meetingdem Newsletter June 2017
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- Jun, 29, 2017
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