National Dementia Congress

With the Federal Government set to announce the details of their evaluation of the Dementia Initiative – Making Dementia a National Health Priority in the May 2010 Budget, IIR Conferences’ National Dementia Congress is perfectly timed to discuss these policy and funding decisions and how they will impact real-world care going forward.

Featuring key contributions from:

• Glenn Rees, Alzheimer’s Australia Representative, Aged Care Branch - Department of Health Victoria
• Graham Kraak, Queensland Health
• David Caudrey, Office for the Ageing – Department of Families & Communities South Australia
• Wendy Quinn, Aged Care & Rehabilitation, Department of Health & Human Services Tasmania
• John Price, Alzheimer’s Victoria
• Jane Verity, Dementia Care Australia
• David Ames, National Ageing Research Institute
• Professor Stephen Gibson, Australian Pain Society & National Ageing Research Institute
• Nicola Lautenschlager, University of Melbourne & St. Vincent’s Aged Mental Health Service
• Dr Rachel Kingsbury, Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service (DBMAS) Vic
• Keith Hill, LaTrobe University
• Professor Bev O’Connell RN, Deakin University
• Virginia Moore, Brightwater Group
• Margaret Winbolt RN, Australian Centre for Evidence-Based Aged Care (ACEBAC)
• Dr Eneida Mioshi, FRONTIER Frontotemporal Dementia Research Group & Prince of Wales Medical Research Institute (POWMRI)

Dates

Mon 22 Feb 2010 - Tue 23 Feb 2010 (All day)

Location

Hilton on the Park, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

 

Contact

Phone +61 2 9080 4090
Link -

Additional Information

Created 16th February 2010