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Tag Archives: Bangor University
Government Announces £22 Million For Dementia Research (Alzheimer’s Society / Department of Health / NIHR)
[A version of this item features in Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWNHST), Volume 3 Issue 5, January 2013]. Summary Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced that Government spending on dementia research will be boosted by two-thirds, with a £22 … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Delirium, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Researchers (mostly), Hypertension, In the News, Management of Condition, National, NIHR, Pain, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Telecare, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Abbreviations and Acronyms (New), Acute Care, Acute Hospital Care, Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI), Assistive Technology, Assistive Technology (AT), Assistive Technology and Telecare to Maintain Independent Living At Home for People with Dementia: ATTILA Trial, AT: Assistive Technology, ATTILA Trial: Assistive Technology and Telecare to Maintain Independent Living At Home, Bangor University, Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Blood Pressure Drug Losartan, BPSD, BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cognitive Screening, Comorbidity and Dementia (CoDem), Comprehensive Toolkit for GPs (Diagnosis), Conversation Analysis in Differential Diagnosis of Memory Problems, Conversational Analysis, DCM EPIC Trial, Decision Making, Dementia Care in Acute General Hospitals, Dementia Care in Acute Settings, Dementia Care Mapping, Dementia Care Mapping (DCM), Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Research Projects (NIHR December 2012), Dementia with Lewy Bodies, Dementia With Lewy Bodies (DLB), Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), DeNDRoN: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network, Diabetes, Diagnosis and Management of Dementias of Lewy Body Type in the NHS (DIAMAND-Lewy), Diagnosis and Screening: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, DIAMAND-Lewy: Diagnosis and Management of Dementias of Lewy Body Type in the NHS, Differential Diagnosis of Memory Problems, DLB, DLB: Dementia with Lewy Bodies, DTC-RP-PG-0311-12001, DTC-RP-PG-0311-12003, DTC-RP-PG-0311-12004, DTC-RP-PG-0611-20005, Early Diagnosis, Early Diagnosis of Alzheimer's Disease, Early Screening, Efficacy and Mechanism Evaluation (EME) Programme, Eli Lilly’s UK Dementia Research Centre, EME 11/47/01, EME 11/47/03, Eye Testing, Falls, Fragility Hip Fractures, Goal-Oriented Cognitive Rehabilitation in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease Trial (GREAT), Government Research Funding, GPS Trackers, GPS/GSM Devices, GREAT: Goal-Oriented Cognitive Rehabilitation in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease Trial, Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt, Health Services and Delivery Research (HS&DR) Programme, Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Programme, Home Support, Home Support in Dementia Care, Homeless Older People, Homelessness and Dementia, Homelessness and Ill-Health, HS&DR 11/1017/04, HS&DR 11/1017/07, HS&DR 11/1017/18, HS&DR 11/2000/05, HS&DR 11/2000/11, HS&DR 11/2000/13, HTA 10/50/02, HTA 11/15/04, HTA 11/15/13, Hydroxymethylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Inhibition with Simvastatin, ICP, Independence, Independent Living, Independent Living At Home, Integrated Care Pathway, Integrated Care Pathway (ICP), Life Story Work in Dementia Care, Losartan, MADE Trial: Minocycline in Alzheimer's Disease Efficacy Trial, Mechanically Ventilated Patients at High Risk of Delirium, Minocycline, Minocycline in Alzheimer's Disease Efficacy Trial: MADE Trial, Motion Sensors, National Institute for Health Research, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Pain Management, PB-PG-0211-24044, PB-PG-0211-24078, PB-PG-0211-24079, PB-PG-0211-24123, PB-PG-0211-24140, PB-PG-1111-26063, PERFECTED Project: Peri-operative Enhanced Recovery Hip Fracture Care of Patients With Dementia, Peri-operative Enhanced Recovery Hip Fracture Care of Patients With Dementia: PERFECTED Project, Person Interactions and Environment (PIE) Tool, Personal Alarms, Prevention of Falls in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Living in Residential Care (PROF-COG), Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, PROF-COG: Prevention of Falls in Cognitively Impaired Older Adults Living in Residential Care, Professor Martin Rossor (DeNDRoN), Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR), RADAR: Reducing Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Through Angiotensin TaRgeting, Reducing Pathology in Alzheimer’s Disease Through Angiotensin TaRgeting: RADAR Trial, Rehabilitation, Research for Patient Benefit (RfPB) Programme, Screening Tools for Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment (a-MCI), SEED Programme: Supporting Excellence in End of Life Care in Dementia Via an Integrated Care Pathway, Sensory Loss, Shared Decision-Making, Simvastatin, Supporting Excellence in End of Life Care in Dementia Via an Integrated Care Pathway (SEED Programme), Telecare and Dementia, University of Bristol, University of East Anglia, Untreated Pain, Vision Care, Visual Impairment, Wandering Prevention Devices
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Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Dementia: Systematic Review of Effectiveness (University College London)
[A brief reference to this item appears in: Dementia and Elderly Care: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 3, October 2012]. Summary Cognitive stimulation therapy (CST) is a psychological intervention offering a range of activities for people with … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing Research Reviews, Bangor University, Cognition, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Professor Martin Orrell, University College London, University College London (UCL)
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Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) In Practice: a Research Protocol
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST) is a psychosocial evidence-based group intervention for people with dementia recommended by NICE guidelines. This study … Continue reading
Posted in For Doctors (mostly), For Researchers (mostly)
Tagged Bangor University, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Goodmayes Hospital (Ilford), Implementation of CST in Practice, Lon Penrallt: Bangor, Maintenance Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Mental Health Sciences Department (University College London), Monitoring and Outreach Trial (MONOU): CST, North East London Foundation Trust, Observational Study of CST Implementation, Professor Martin Orrell, Protocols, Randomised Controlled Trials (Protocols), RCTs (Protocols), Research Protocol, Training and Outreach Trial (TROU): CST, University College London, University College London (UCL)
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Dementia Tsar Shines Light on Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for People with Dementia (Department of Health, Dementia)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary Professor Alistair Burns (National Clinical Dementia Director, Department of Health) recently drew attention to a Cochrane review into the benefits … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI), Community Care, Department of Health, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Evidence, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged ADI, Antipsychotics, Bangor University, Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, CHAT: Cognitive Help and Therapy, Cognitive Help and Therapy (CHAT), Cognitive Stimulation Therapy (CST), Early Interventions, Eyes on Evidence (NHS Evidence), Matrix Evidence, NHS Evidence, NHS Evidence’s Eyes on Evidence, NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement, Professor Alistair Burns, Professor Martin Orrell, University College London (UCL), World Alzheimer Report 2011
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Individual Cognitive Stimulation Therapy for Improvement of Cognitive Function in Dementia? (Cochrane Database / BMJ)
[A version of this item appears in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 2 Issue 8, March 2012; and later in: Dementia: the Latest Evidence Newsletter (RWHT), Volume 3 Issue 1, August 2012]. Summary This BMJ article (and a … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), International, Management of Condition, Systematic Reviews, Universal Interest
Tagged Bangor University, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cognitive Skills, Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, Cognitive Training, Dementia Services Development Centre, Department of Clinical Educational and Health Psychology, Goodmayes Hospital (Ilford), Group Based Cognitive Stimulation Therapy, North East London Foundation Trust, Reality Orientation, Reminiscence, UCL Mental Health Sciences Unit, University College London
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