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New paper: Pilot of a multicomponent program for people with dementia and their care partners: Health services staff expectations, experiences and observations doi.org/10.1177/147130… UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation Diane Gibson Kasia Stephen Isbel angie fearon Dr Jane Kellett University of Canberra

The UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation are raising money for for the annual Dementia Australia Memory Walk & Jog. We would appreciate any donations which go towards counselling, support groups, education, and research. If you are local, we hope to see you on the day! memorywalk.com.au/st/3910/t

New paper: “I forgot she used to make chocolate cake”: Digital storytelling supporting person-focussed dementia care: A qualitative thematic analysis doi.org/10.1177/147130… Great work by UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation Kasia Diane Gibson Stephen Isbel Aliaa Remtilla @ team University of Canberra

$18.4 million to support nursing students with clinical placements in aged care $18.4 million to support nursing students with clinical placements in aged care health.gov.au/ministers/the-… Congratulations Kasia Diane Gibson & Team University of Canberra

New paper: A Protocol for Enhancing Allied Health Care for Older People in Residential Care: The EAHOP Intervention doi.org/10.3390/health… Stephen Isbel Diane Gibson Nathan M D'Cunha angie fearon Sam Kosari Dr Claire Pearce Dr Jane Kellett Dr Ananthan Ambikairajah Kasia University of Canberra

Next Practice Deakin are proud to have partnered with University of Canberra in this project for Enhancing Allied Health Care for Older People in Residential Care (EAHOP):

Just accepted: Exploring dementia service gaps and barriers in the Australian Capital Territory: A qualitative study publish.csiro.au/PY/justaccepte… Full text coming soon UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation Nasser Bagheri Kasia Diane Gibson Stephen Isbel Perminder Sachdev

Full text now available: doi.org/10.1071/PY24174

I spoke to ABC about my brain ageing & dementia risk research at University of Canberra UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation 📻 Interview (start ~2hr 13mins): abc.net.au/listen/program… 📢 Live lecture – Thurs, 13th March, 12:30 PM AEDT 🔗 Zoom: anu.zoom.us/j/89383015288?… Meeting ID: 893 8301 5288 | Password: 458781

New paper: Sleep in Residential Aged Care: A Secondary Qualitative Analysis of Data from the Australian Royal Commission into Aged Care Quality and Safety journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/01…

Great to see UCRISE ActiveBrain Research & UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation PhD Student Nic Lawlis featured in today's Dementia Australia research e-newsletter for his work on young onset dementia and physical activity dementia.org.au/news/preservin… @joenorthey Ben Rattray

New paper: Exploring the Role of a Dietitian in an Early Intervention Program for People With Dementia and Their Care Partners: A Composite Case Series journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07… UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation

Australian Dept of Health, Disability and Ageing Dementia Training Australia Prof Elaine Hunter AHPDementia Scotland's Journeying through Dementia NDCAN SDWG Continuing on models of AHP care, here's Nathan M D'Cunha presenting about the Canberra Health Services SPICE programme! This is a multicomponent programme involving home visits and group sessions, involving people living with dementia and carers together. #UnitedforDementiaCare

UC allied health program trials a transformative model of care for older Australians canberra.edu.au/about-uc/media… Important work by Stephen Isbel & team

It was a great pleasure to present at the recent Dementia Training Australia Symposium about the SPICE program among others doing important and inspiring work. Two of the latest papers on SPICE here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/14… & journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07… More coming soon! UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation

Here's Nathan M D'Cunha sharing about the multifaceted benefits brought about by taking part in the SPICE outpatient rehabilitation and how it has evolved and branched over time, including involving students and allied health assistants #ADRF2025

Susan name-checks Claire MC O'Connor and Nathan M D'Cunha's work in her Derek Prinsley Memorial Address here at #ANZSGM2025 - high quality research about dementia rehabilitation and reablement reaching hundreds of geriatric care professionals across Australia!

And here's Nathan M D'Cunha on the big stage at #ANZSGM2025 talking all things dementia rehabilitation and SPICE! Great results from this multicomponent programme for both people living with dementia and care partners.

New paper: Multidisciplinary Allied Health Reablement Model of Care for Older People in Residential Aged Care and Community Settings: Mixed-Methods Evaluation journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/07… Stephen Isbel Nathan M D'Cunha