Annual National Dementia Congress 2014

NEW FOR 2014

Interactive Roundtable Sessions on High-Achieving Innovation Projects Hands-on Sessions with the Latest Assistive Technologies

Outstanding Speaker Faculty Includes:

• The Hon. Shayne Neumann, MP, Shadow Minister for Ageing

• Nicole Batsch, Study Author and Co-Author of World Alzheimer Report 2012, Alzheimer’s Disease International

• Prof Richard Fleming, Director, NSW/ACT Dementia Training Study Centre

• Henry Brodaty, Director, Dementia Collaborative Research Centre-Assessment and Better Care and Co-Director, Centre for Healthy Brain Ageing, UNSW

• Bryce Vissel, Head of Research into Neural Plasticity and Regeneration, Garvan Institute

• Denise Craig, Senior Psychologist, Aged Care Assessment Team (ACAT), Queensland Government

• Paulene Mackell, Senior Project Officer Ageing and Complex Care, Department of Health, Victoria

• Tony Jones, Senior Clinical Consultant, DBMAS, Alzheimer’s Australia ACT

• Ann Kelly, Montessorian Dementia Consultant, Montessori for Dementia Australia

• Kaye Ervin, Research Fellow & Lecturer, University of Melbourne, Cobram District Health

• Rohan Wee, Aged Care Physician, Northern Health

• Sheryl Haywood, Gerontology Nurse Practitioner Candidate, Ashburton & Rural Health Services, Canterbury District Health Board

• Dr Suzanne Wass, Staff Specialist Geriatrician, Calvary Mater Newcastle

• Wendy Moyle, Director, Griffith Health Institute, Griffith University & Dementia Collaborative Research Centre

• Peter Schofield, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer, Neuroscience Research Australia

Conference Themes Include:

• Living Longer, Living Better Care Reform Package

• Pioneering Research Advances in Dementia Diagnosis and Treatment

• How Strong are the Links Between Lifestyle and Dementia? Bridging the Physical and Mental Health Divide

• Evaluating the Role of the GP: