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The speakers are international dementia care experts. They include:
* Professor Brian Lawlor, Professor of Old Age Psychiatry, St James's Hospital and Trinity College Dublin * David Sheard, Director of Dementia Care Matters * Penny Garner, Founder of the Specialised Early Care for Alzheimer’s (SPECAL) Approach * Ian James, Director of the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service * Caroline Connelly, Inspector of Social Services, Social Services Inspectorate, HIQA * Ross Campbell and Edward McLaughlin, Members of The Scottish Dementia Working Group There will be one parallel session in the afternoon. Delegates may choose from the following options:
* From theory to practice: The SPECAL Observational Tracking (SPOT) Toolkit
* Hunting for clues to behaviours: “The Columbo Approach” (the Newcastle Challenging Behaviour Service)
* An example of best practice: Le Chéile, St Vincent’s Hospital, Athy, Co Kildare
* Home Sweet Home: Creating a meaningful environment
Time: Registration 8:30am - 9am. The conference closes at 4:30pm. Attendance fee: €130 (standard), €100 (public/not-for-profit organisations), €75 (family carers). Special offer: book 4 places & get one extra place free! To book a place, contact Sonas aPc, St Mary’s, 201 Merrion Road. Tel: 01 260 8138. Email: info@sonasapc.ie Web: www.sonasapc.ie
In recent years Sonas aPc has collaborated with GOLD (Growing Older Living Deeper) in its Spring Conference. This year the conference takes place on Thursday 25th March, 2010 in Avila Conference Centre Donnybrook, Dublin, beginning with registration at 9.30am and finishing at 4pm sharp. The cost for the day, which includes a light lunch, is €30.00. Places are limited so early booking is recommended. The overall topic for the day is Spirituality and Physical Wellbeing. There will be two main presentations. In the morning Rev. Dr. Denis Robinson will present two sessions in which he will address the issue of Self Care. In the afternoon, Dr. Ursula Bates, a Clinical Psycologist who is attached to the Blackrock Hospice will give us “an experiential introduction to mindfulness based stress reduction”. The Exercises include Mindful eating, short body scan, mindful breathing and poetry. To book a place at the conference:Please complete the attached booking form and send it, together with the fee, to GOLD c/o CORI, Bloomfield Avenue, Donnybrook, Dublin 4. Cheques should be made payable to GOLD.
This conference aimed to increase the understanding of person-centred communication in dementia and provide delegates with practical knowledge in this area. It explored the experience of dementia, including behaviour that is challenging to staff or carers, and gave residential care providers guidance on how to demonstrate evidence of best practice within the context of the HIQA National Standards. Mary Harney, Minister for Health & Children, opened the conference and presented awards for Excellence in the Implementation of Sonas to St Luke’s Home,
The keynote speakers and links to presentations where available are listed below:
Parallel sessions in the afternoon were held on the topics indicated below.
For enquiries, please contact: Sonas aPc, St Mary’s, 201 Merrion Road, Dublin 4.
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The conference will explore the causes of behaviours that are associated with dementia and the opportunities for communication that they represent. It will demonstrate how to use these opportunities to deliver best practice, in the context of the HIQA residential care standards. It will be of immediate, practical relevance to all care providers, including family carers.
