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Dementia Awareness Week: Thinking Ahead (UKMi)

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This edition of Thinking Ahead, from UK Medicines Information (UKMi), has been written for Dementia Awareness Week May 19th – 25th 2013. Full Text Link (MS Word format). Reference Hall, J. (2013). Thinking Ahead: Worrying changes nothing. Talking changes everything. … Continue reading →

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Dementia Prevalence Calculator and Supporting Toolset (NHS England)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary In an effort to improve the care and support for people with dementia, and for their families / carers, there is a national ambition for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to improve diagnosis rates by March 2015. This tool set … Continue reading →

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EU ALCOVE Project: Latest Reports (ALCOVE Official Website / University of Worcester’s Association for Dementia Studies)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

[A version of this collection features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 7, May 2013]. Summary The European Joint Action on Dementia, ALCOVE, (¨ALzheimer’s COoperative Valuation in Europe¨ is into an “information dissemination” … Continue reading →

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Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy (Dementia Action Alliance / Wolverhampton City Council / Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust)

Posted on May 19, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This page on the Dementia Action Alliance (DAA)‘s website clarifies Wolverhampton’s Joint Dementia Strategy. “The Joint Dementia Strategy developed by Wolverhampton City Council and Wolverhampton City Primary Care Trust sets out how the city will meet the objectives identified … Continue reading →

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PEARL Specialised Dementia Service Confirms Reduced Requirement for Antipsychotic Medication (Four Seasons Health Care)

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This report covers the progress of Four Seasons Health Care in halving use of antipsychotic medication for adults with dementia through their specialist PEARL (Positively Enriching And enhancing Residents’ Lives) care programme. Many positive outcomes are reported. Full Text … Continue reading →

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Resources to Reduce Inappropriate Use of Antipsychotics in Dementia (UKMi / East & South East England Specialist Pharmacy Services)

Posted on May 3, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This document assembles a collection of resources to support primary and secondary care pharmacists in reducing the inappropriate use of antipsychotics for patients showing Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD). The resources are based on the “Medicines Use … Continue reading →

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ALCOVE Project: Synthesis Report 2013 (ALCOVE Official Website)

Posted on April 17, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Posted in Antipsychotics, Department of Health, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), International, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest | Tagged Advance Care Planning (ACP), Advance Declarations of Will (ADW), Advance Directive, ALCOVE Official Website, ALCOVE Project, ALCOVE Recommendations, ALCOVE Toolbox for Antipsychotics Limitation in Dementia, ALCOVE: ALzheimer's COoperative Valuation in Europe, ALzheimer Cooperative Valuation in Europe Group, ALzheimer's COoperative Valuation in Europe: ALCOVE, Alzheimer’s Early Screening, Archives of Public Health, Assessment and Diagnosis, Assistance Publique-Hopitaux de Paris, Association for Dementia Studies, Athens Association of AD and Related Disorders (AAADRD), Autonomy and Choice, Barriers to the Diagnosis and Management of Patients with Dementia in Primary Care, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Burden on Caregivers, Caregiver Support, Caregiving (Carers), Carer Support, Carers, Cognitive Screening, Cross-European ALCOVE Dementia Project, Dementia Data Sources in Europe, Dementia Diagnosis, Diagnosis, Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Dignity, Dignity in Dementia, Dr Bernie Coope: Lead Consultant for Older Adult Services with Worcestershire Mental Health Trust, Dr Karim Saad, Dr Karim Saad: Department of Health Clinical Adviser on the ALCOVE Project, Dr. Angela Giusti, Dr. Armelle Leperre Desplanques: ALCOVE Coordinator, Dr. Bénédicte Gombault, Dr. Catherine Helmer, Early Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, Elderly Human Rights, Epidemiology, Epidemiology and Statistics, Espace Ethique (EEAPHP), EuroCoDe: European Collaboration on Dementia, European Collaboration on Dementia: EuroCoDe, European Commission, European Commission's Public Health Programme, European Healthcare Policies on Dementia, European Union (EU), Family Caregivers, Fondation Roi Baudouin (KBF), Fundación Vasca de Innovación e Investigación Sanitarias (BIOEF), GPs, HAS (French National Authority for Health), Haute Autorité de Santé (HAS), Institut National de la Santé et la Recherché Médicale (INSERM), Institute of Neuroimmunology: Slovak Academy of Sciences (NIU SAV), Instituto Superiori di Sanità (ISS), Jerry Bird: Department of Health Project Manager on the Dementia Strategy, Joint Action Between EU Member States: ALCOVE, Karolinska Institute (KI), Karolinska Institutet (Stockholm), Karolinska Institutet Alzheimer Disease Research Centre, Lithuanian University of Health Sciences (LUHS), Memory Clinics, Ministero della Salute (MINSAL UNIBS), Ministero della Salute (MINSAL), Peter Ashley: Alzheimer’s Society Ambassador, Prevalence of Dementia, Prof. Michal Novak, Prof. Pierre Krolak-Salmon, Prof. Tomas López-Peña Ordoñez, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Dawn Brooker, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Public Health, Public Health Research: ALCOVE, Riga Centre of Psychiatry and Addiction Disorders (RPNC), Screening, Social Epidemiology, Support for Carers, Supporting Caregivers, Terveyden ja Hyvinvoinnin Laitos (THL), University of Worcester, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Worcester University | Leave a comment

Sharing Knowledge to Advance European Healthcare Policies on Dementia (ALCOVE Project / Archives of Public Health)

Posted on April 15, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary This article introduces the European Union’s joint action to share knowledge about dementia and health policy in Europe to promote the health, quality of life, autonomy and dignity of people living with dementia and their carers / families. 19 countries … Continue reading →

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Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication (British Psychological Society)

Posted on March 31, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The Faculty of the Psychology of Older People (FPOP) has released the “Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication” report in support of the Dementia Action Alliance’s campaign against the over-prescription of antipsychotic medication for people with dementia. This report shows how evidence-based … Continue reading →

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Prescription of Psychotropic Drugs in Care Homes (NHS Choices / Journal of the American Geriatrics Society)

Posted on March 4, 2013 by Dementia and Elderly Care News (an online adjunct to Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence)

Summary The NHS Choices “Behind the Headlines” service has drawn attention to a further study raising concern over the prescribing of psychotropic medicines for elderly people living in care homes. The study in question examined how psychotropic drugs – i.e. … Continue reading →

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