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Chair: Ruth Eley – National Programme Lead (Delivery) – Older People & Dementia, Department of Health
AM Sessions
9.40 Loneliness, depression & the risk of suicide in older people
Derek Beeston – Principal Lecturer, Faculty of Health, Staffordshire University
10.30 A wider vision: Enriching the lives of people
with dementia in the heart of the community
From a culture of disempowerment to empowerment of people with dementia & their carers, getting the right support for carers (objectives 1-7 of NDS).
PEACH in practice – a value driven model, the emphasis on a value driven specialist training & development- objective 13 of the NDS. Community-based solutions to hospitals & residential forms of care, keeping people with dementia out of hospital. Prevention & early intervention – what does it really mean? (closely linked to integration & inclusion in the hearts of the community –citizenship rights of people with dementia).
Rani Svanberg CQSW MA – Chief Executive, Dementia Care Partnership (DCP)
11.10 Exhibition & Morning Coffee
11.50 Understanding & overcoming common challenges
of polypharmacy & the older person
Prof DK Theo Raynor – Professor of Pharmacy Practice, Academic Unit of Medicines Management, University of Leeds
12.30 Managing sleep & insomnia in primary care
Considering the origins, natural history & clinical management of insomnia symptoms across the
life course, with a special focus on older patients
Prof Kevin Morgan – Professor of Gerontology & Director, Clinical Sleep Research Unit, Loughborough University
1.10 Exhibition & Lunch
PM Sessions
2.00 Safeguarding vulnerable adults: The role of primary care in identifying, preventing abuse of vulnerable older adults
Daniel Blake – Policy Development Manager, Action on Elder Abuse
2.40 A guide to social services & benefits available
for older people
Manchester: Dwayne Johnson – Strategic Director, Health & Community, Halton Borough Council.
3.20 Exhibition & Afternoon Tea
3.45 Supporting the health & wellbeing of carers:
An action guide for primary care
How frontline healthcare professionals can identify & support elderly carers. The range of carers’ services that healthcare professionals can draw on. Commissioning for carers & the NHS Operating Framework 2009.
Alex Fox – Director of Policy & Communications, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers
4.15 How telehealth is transforming the lives of older people with chronic conditions: Live case study from Lothian Telehealth Pilot.
How does telehealth work; what are the implications of digital healthcare? Remote monitoring vs. self management – designing solutions with both the patient & clinician in mind. Patient & clinician feedback of telehealth during the trial. Preliminary clinical outcomes & findings.
Alex Tarling - Social Scientist; Affiliate of NHS Lothian and the University of Edinburgh eHealth Research Group (funded by Intel for the Lothian Telehealth Study)
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