Southern NSW Dementia Symposium 2017

Southern NSW Dementia Symposium

The Southern NSW Dementia Symposium was held in Bateman's Bay on 12 May 2017.

The presentations from the Symposium were:

From Strength to Strength: Volunteers supporting dementia and delirium care in rural hospitals. Cath Bateman and Frances Wilmore

Antidepressants and dementia. David Hughes

The 'Geriatricians in Practice' Project: An alternative model of care for dementia assessment and management. Dr Tabitha Hartwell and Karen Shepherd

User centred evaluation of the 'Managing medicines for people with dementia' website. Dr Pippa Burns, A/Prof Judy Mullan, Dr Lindsay Harrison, Robyn Gillespie, A/Prof Khin Than Win, Dr Amanda Baker, A/Prof Victoria Traynor

Palliative Care and dementia: rethinking how we do it. Rod MacLeod

Facts, Fiction, Snake oil and Wishful thinking: An update on dementia research and practice. Prof Sue Kurrle