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Our director, Professor Martin Orrell, shares his thoughts on - 'How innovators should create for people with dementia' - a new blog for Longitude Prize on Dementia buff.ly/3Xs7ZqW


🔔New paper exploring the ethics of pet robots in #dementia care bit.ly/3H0avhs. This work was conceived during my secondment at EoLC Research Group while working with a brilliant team Lieve Van den Block. Grateful for The Alzheimer Society of Ireland's bursary to support this publication! DISTINCT Dementia

Are you living with #dementia? And are you curious about #research? Then this is for you! An informal event to meet others and to learn from Chris Roberts. and Jayne Goodrick. They are experts by experience, in dementia and in #research😄 📍Nottingham (in-person only!) More info⬇️

📢NEW! Launching today on #worldhearingday👂 our James Lind Alliance #PrioritySettingPartnership in coexisting #dementia & #hearing conditions Bringing together patients, carers & clinicians to identify & prioritise research uncertainties about coexisting dementia & hearing conditions





Delighted to have presented at #IPA in Lisbon Portugal with DISTINCT Dementia Symposium, Esther Loseto-Gerritzen, Golnaz Atefi David Neal and Lizzy Boots and Prof Martin Orrell. IPA thank you for the great conference! @AMPot1 congratulations!



Can generic photos be useful when integrated in psychosocial care interventions for people with dementia? Check out ESR josephinerosetan 's latest systematic review below:

New results from josephinerosetan! Studies of generic photo-based #psychosocial interventions for people with #dementia of varying methodological quality but promising across various outcomes. Read the full article in BMC geriatrics: bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… DISTINCT Dementia


📢 Paper alert: How do people with #dementia use social media & share their diagnosis on it? Excited to have my PhD research published in #IJHCI. Please check it out ➡️ bitly.ws/XuuP UCLUS Wei Qi Koh Katrina Scior Dr Georgina C


Hearing from Esther Loseto-Gerritzen about the value of online peer support for people with young-onset #dementia at #33AEC. Great example of involving people with dementia in research!


Joining the #33AEC on the third and final day. Very excited to see all the presentations, speakers, and posters! I am also presenting today with my lovely DISTINCT Dementia colleagues on #Technology and #dementia, at 10.30. See you there!


Prof. Martin Orrell #33AEC #Technology is a force for good! (As I know from working with AlzheimerGuiden ) But HOW do we use WHAT and WHEN to maximize the effect for #patient #caregiver #staff #healthcare & #society? Important research and guidelines INDUCT DISTINCT Dementia


Thanks to everyone who attended and supported the parallel session on #technology and #dementia with Distinct and INDUCT ✨ #33AEC Beliz Budak josephinerosetan Gianna Kohl Golnaz Atefi @simonefelding Pascale Heins @SaraLBartels DavidNeal


I hope to meet more of you on this final day of #33AEC! You can find me at the posters area during the coffee breaks, where I can tell you about whether carers got to know nursing home residents with #dementia better through a digital Photo-activity. DISTINCT Dementia
