INTERDEM & Covid-19 initiatives
INTERDEM members used their expertise to respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. Read more to find links to these important initiatives: blogs, news...
Posted 12/08/2020
AAIC 2020 Virtual Congress: Three firsts for a DISTINCT Early Stage Researcher
Last week I had the pleasure of attending the AAIC 2020 virtual congress. It was an exciting first for me, in three ways. Presenting my work as a...
Posted 11/08/2020
Article of the month – July 2020
The website committee selected as publication of the month July: Verbeek, H., Gerritsen, D. L., Backhaus, R., de Boer, B. S., Koopmans, R. T....
Posted 10/08/2020
Article of the month – June 2020
For the month June, the website committee selected the following publication of the month: Prins M, Veerbeek M, Willemse BM, Pot AM. Use and...
Posted 24/07/2020
Article of the month – May 2020
The website committee selected the following paper for the Interdem paper of the month by two German Interdem colleagues : “Halek M, Reuther S...
Posted 16/07/2020
COVID blog #7 – Keeping families connected during COVID-19
Families are central to our dementia assessment ward – they are a valuable source of information to help with our assessment and visits are...
Posted 03/07/2020
Take a person-centred approach to care with an MSc in Dementia
The University of Hull’s part-time, 100% MSc in Dementia takes a person-centred and human rights approach to dementia care. The two-year course...
Posted 29/06/2020
Supporting people with early stage dementia
This video was co-produced by researchers and patients who took part in the PrAISED research programme at the University of Nottingham. The...
Posted 22/06/2020
Advert Msc Advanced Dementia studies
We are now recruiting for the MSc Advanced Dementia Studies starting in September 2020 Study online via distance learning anywhere in the world...
Posted 19/06/2020
Webinar IPA/INTERDEM: Covid-19: Social distancing and its impact on social and mental health of the elderly population
The International Psychogeriatric Association (IPA) and INTERDEM presented on 23 May 2020 a webinar on “Covid-19: Social distancing and its...
Posted 05/06/2020
Remote Masterclass on “Social Cognition and Technology in dementia”: Workshop summary report
As part of an international project called DISTINCT, we are 2 (out of 15) Early Stage Researchers (ESRs) that are aiming to improve technology and...
Posted 05/06/2020
COVID blog #6: Reflecting on initial experiences of COVID-19 in people living with dementia in an inpatient setting.
Working on an acute mental health inpatient unit for people living with dementia, we recognised that it was inevitable that COVID-19 was going to...
Posted 03/06/2020