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
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
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
COVID blog #5: Mental health care professionals under pressure during corona
Everyone is now aware of the seriousness of COVID-19 and we usually adhere to the measures taken, such as working from home. However, this is not...
Posted 29/05/2020
Article of the month – April 2020
The Interdem Website Committee has chosen the following as Publication of the Month April. This article focuses on a relevant and timely topic...
Posted 21/05/2020
IPA Announces New COVID-19 & Geriatric Mental Health Webinar
On the 23rd of May IPA will offer a complementary new webinar program: COVID-19, social distancing and its impact on social and mental health of...
Posted 12/05/2020
COVID blog #4: A-typical Presentation of COVID-19 in People Living with Dementia
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to dominate both the media and healthcare settings, we are starting to learn more about the challenges of...
Posted 04/05/2020