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Dementia care and support
18 Mar 2025
GOLTC webinar recording: Rehabilitation Services for Young-onset Dementias: Examples from high and low-middle income countries
Rehabilitation Services for Young-onset Dementias: Examples from high and low-middle income countries GOLTC Strengthening Responses to Dementia Interest Group webinar Date: 28 November 2024 Time: 1pm-2pm GMT Rehabilitation services for young-onset dementia are scarce yet essential. This webinar explores evidence-based therapies, service models, case studies from high and low-middle income countries and the role […]
07 Jun 2024
GOLTC Webinar recording: Understanding and reducing dementia stigma
The World Alzheimer report 2019 showed how stigma is a huge compounder of the difficulties caused by dementia. In this webinar on the 11th April 2024, we learnt about research on how to measure and understand dementia stigma, about two interventions in Brazil and Kenya to reduce stigma, and the new 2024 worldwide survey on […]
23 May 2024
Dementia Action Week: Unpacking the interplay of inequality and dementia
For this Dementia Action week – which took place between 13 to 19 May 2024 – the Care Policy and Evaluation Centre (CPEC) based at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) developed a series of outputs related to ‘Dementia and Inequality’. Existing inequalities exacerbate the impacts of dementia and ability to […]
26 Mar 2024
GOLTC webinar: Understanding and reducing dementia stigma. 11 April 2024
We are delighted to announce the next webinar from the Global Observatory of Long-Term Care (GOLTC), which will be convened by the Strengthening Responses to Dementia interest group. Understanding and reducing dementia stigma GOLTC Strengthening Responses to Dementia Interest Group webinar: Date: 11th April 2024 Time: 13.00-14.30 BST (you can check your local time here.) […]
20 Feb 2024
Global survey to understand Attitudes Towards Dementia, help spread the word!
Alzheimer’s Disease International, in collaboration with the London School of Economics and Political Science, has launched their 2024 Attitudes Towards Dementia global survey, aiming to gain a global perspective on attitudes to dementia. The study builds on a previous survey conducted in 2019 and the results will be published in the World Alzheimer Report 2024. […]
08 Feb 2024
ILPN2024 Calls for Abstracts: Shaping the Future of Long-Term Care
The 7th International Conference on Evidence-based Policy in Long-Term Care (ILPN2024) is set to convene in Bilbao, Bizkaia, Spain, from 12 to 14 September 2024. Co-hosted by the International Long-Term Care Policy Network (ILPN) and the Government of Biscay, ILPN2024 provides an engaging platform for researchers, policymakers, and industry professionals to connect, collaborate, and advance […]
10 Nov 2023
Resource Launch: Research in Dementia Map (RESIDE)
The newly launched Research in Dementia Map (RESIDE) provides a comprehensive overview of 810 dementia research projects in the UK. The map was developed by Shari Jadoolal, Maria Karagiannidou, Martin Knapp, Julia Pauschardt, Louise Robinson and Ben Schlaepfer. Given how complex and difficult-to-understand the dementia research landscape can be, RESIDE aims to make it easier […]