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National Dementia Congress
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Venue Name: Hilton on the Park,
Country: Australia
City: Melbourne
Number of Attendees: Unknown
Webinar or Virtual Event: No
Start Date of Conference:: 02-22-2010
End Date of Conference: 02-23-2010
Description of Conference: 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.
The number of Australians suffering from dementia is predicted to climb from the current rate of 245,000 to 1.13 million by 2050. Australia is the only country in the world to address the enormous costs associated with this rise, as well as the importance of improved outcomes for dementia sufferers, by making the disease a National Health Priority.
Learn the latest information on these vital assessments at the Congress from top government decision makers. The conference will also give you the opportunity to delve into the most up-to-date findings on crucial quality of care issues with leading aged care, dementia care and mental health clinicians.
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)
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National Dementia Congress
