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Tag Archives: Public Involvement in Research
Psychological Interventions For Dementia: Putting the Person at the Centre of Care (BPS)
Summary The British Psychological Society’s Dementia Advisory Group has produced a report on the psychological aspects of dementia care; particularly covering the roles of psychologists in providing practical support. Recommendations are presented concerning: Prevention / risk-reduction. Assessment. Planning of care. … Continue reading
Posted in Antipsychotics, Commissioning, Delirium, Depression, Diagnosis, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Scotland, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged Alternatives to Antipsychotic Medication, Alternatives to Antipsychotics, Assessment and Diagnosis, Behavioural Alternatives to Antipsychotic Drugs, Behavioural and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), BPSD: Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia, British Psychological Society (BPS), British Psychological Society Dementia Advisory Group, British Psychological Society’s Dementia Advisory Group, Care Planning, Challenging Behaviour in Dementia, Dementia Advisory Group (British Psychological Society), Dementia as a Problematic Experience, Dementia Diagnosis, Dementia Research, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementia Risk Reduction and Prevention, Dementia Training and Research, Elderly Mental Health, Families and Carers, Families and Carers as Partners in Dementia Care, Healthy Lifestyles, Involvement of Families and Carers, Join Dementia Research, Lifestyle Risk Factors, Management of Challenging Behaviour, Participation in Research, Prevention, Psychological Approaches in Managing Psychological and Behavioural Distress, Psychological Dimensions of Dementia, Psychological Interventions For Dementia, Psychological Problems of Older People, Psychological Symptoms of Dementia (BPSD), Public Involvement in Research, Risk Reduction (Formerly Termed Prevention by WDC), Treatment and Support (Psychological Interventions)
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Increasing Number of Volunteers for Dementia Research (BBC News / NIHR)
Summary The National Institute for Health Research has reported a significant increase in the number of people volunteering to participate in medical research into dementia. Roughly 22,000 people are taking part in 100 different studies into the degenerative brain diseases; … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, BBC News, Community Care, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Pharmacological Treatments, Quick Insights, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, BBC Health News, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research National Service, Join Dementia Research: Clinical Trials Matchmaker Service, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Neurodegenerative Disease Research, Neurodegenerative Diseases, Neurodegenerative Disorders, Neurodegenerative Research, NIHR Dementia and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Patient Involvement in Research, Patient Participation Groups, Patient Participation Groups (PPGs), Practice Participation Groups, Pre-Dementia (MCI), Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Public Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Research Engagement and Involvement Activities, Science of Ageing
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Join Dementia Research: Clinical Trials Matchmaker Service (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge / BBC News / NIHR)
Summary The “Join Dementia Research” website assists people with dementia to learn about, and become involved in, dementia research. A new enhancement to this service allows people with dementia (or their families / carers for example, acting on their behalf) … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, BBC News, Charitable Bodies, Community Care, Department of Health, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), In the News, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Mental Health, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, NHS England, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Personalisation, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Alzheimer Scotland, Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, BBC Health News, Clinical Research Network (NIHR' CRN), Clinical Research Network (NIHR), Dementia Challenge, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Centre (DRC) at University College London, Dementia Research Centre: University College London, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), Department of Public Health and Policy: University of Liverpool, Hilary Evans: Charity Director of Alzheimer’s Research UK, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research National Service, Join Dementia Research: Clinical Trials Matchmaker Service, Join Dementia Research: Recruitment Onto Dementia Studies, MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): History, National Institute for Health Research (NIHR): Origins, NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN), NIHR Research Activity League Table, NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, NIHR’s Clinical Research Networks, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Patient Involvement in Research, Patient Participation Groups, Patient Participation Groups (PPGs), Practice Participation Groups, Pre-Dementia (MCI), Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Professor Martin Rossor: Former Director of the NIHR Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Network (DeNDRoN), Professor Martin Rossor: NIHR National Director for Dementia Research, Professor Martin Rossor: UCL Institute of Neurology, Public Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Research Activity League Table (NIHR CRN), Research Engagement and Involvement Activities, Science of Ageing, Small Business Research Initiative for Healthcare (SBRI) Healthcare Programme, UCL Partners, University College London, University College London (UCL), University of Liverpool
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Promoting Awareness of Current Trials and Encouraging Public Engagement in Dementia Research (NIHR / Join Dementia Research)
Summary The “Join Dementia Research” website has been designed to assist people to learn more about dementia research which is ongoing, whether in their local areas or across the UK. This service offers the public opportunities to get involved in … Continue reading
Posted in Alzheimer's Society, Alzheimer’s Research UK, Charitable Bodies, Diagnosis, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Northern Ireland, Parkinson's Disease, Patient Care Pathway, Patient Information, Pharmacological Treatments, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest, Wales
Tagged 24 Days of Dementia Research: Advent Calendar 2014, Advent Calendar: 24 Days of Dementia Research (2014), AFFECT Study, Ageing, Ageing and Dementia, Amlodipine, Amyloid and Tau Imaging, Amyloid Beta, Amyloid Imaging, Amyloid Proteins, Amyloid-β (Aβ), “GE180” Study, Bangor University, Behavioural Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Behavioural Variant Frontotemporal Dementia (bvFTD), Beta-Amyloid, Beta-Amyloid Plaques, Biomarkers, Brain Beta Amyloid Load, Cognitive Rehabilitation, Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapies (CRTs), Cognitive Rehabilitation Therapy, DAPA - Dementia and Physical Activity Trial, DAPA Study, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Centre (DRC) at University College London, Dementia Research Centre: University College London, Dementia Risk Prevention, Dementias and neurodegeneration (DeNDRoN) Specialty, Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network (DeNDRoN), DeNDRoN: Dementias and Neurodegenerative Diseases Research Network, Diagnostic Testing, Down Syndrome, Dr Tamara Al-Janabi: University College London, Early-Onset Dementia, Environmental and Lifestyle Factors, Environmental Hazards, Environmental Issues, Epidemiology, Exercise, Exercise And Lifestyle For Older People, Exercise for Dementia, Exercise Medicine, Exercise Therapy, GE180, GE180 Tracer / Marker, Genetic Triggers, Genetics, Goal-Oriented Cognitive Rehabilitation in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease Trial (GREAT), GREAT Study: Goal-Oriented Cognitive Rehabilitation in EArly sTage Dementia, GREAT: Goal-Oriented Cognitive Rehabilitation in Early-Stage Alzheimer's Disease Trial, IDEAL Project, IDEAL Project: Research in Ageing and Cognitive Health at Bangor University, IDEAL Study, Imperial College London, Improving the Experience of Dementia and Enhancing Active Life (IDEAL), Inflammation, Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry: King's College London, Join Dementia Research, Join Dementia Research National Service, Join Dementia Research: Recruitment Onto Dementia Studies, Kings College London, Leuco-Methylthioninium (LMTM), Living Well with Dementia, Living Well With Memory Difficulties’ (GREAT Study), London Down Syndrome Consortium (LonDownS), MCI: Mild Cognitive Impairment, Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI), National Institute for Health Research (NIHR), Neuroinflammation, Neuroinflammation and Amyloid Study, NIHR: National Institute for Health Research, Non-Invasive Biomarkers, Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Patient Involvement in Research, Patient Participation Groups, Patient Participation Groups (PPGs), Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise, Practice Participation Groups, Pre-Dementia (MCI), PREVENT Study, Prevention, Prevention of Vascular Dementia, Professor Simon Lovestone: King’s College London’s Department of Old Age Psychiatry, Prophylaxis, PROTECT Study, Public Health, Public Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Regular Exercise, Research Engagement and Involvement Activities, Science of Ageing, Subcortical Ischemic Vascular Dementia (SIVD), Subcortical Vascular Dementia, Talking Therapies, University College London, University College London (UCL), University of Warwick, University of Warwick Medical School, Vascular Dementia: Prevention, Warwick Medical School: University of Warwick, Young Onset Alzheimer’s Disease (YOAD) Study, Young Onset Dementia (YOD), Young-Onset Dementia
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National Dementia Policy: Formation of Dementia Advisory Group (Department of Health / Dementia Challenge)
Summary The Department of Health intends to publish a renewed “vision” for strategic direction, with plans up to 2020, on the future of dementia policy in England. It should be ready by early 2015. This will continue and extend existing … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Age UK, Alzheimer's Society, Carers UK, Charitable Bodies, Commissioning, Community Care, Dementia Action Alliance, Department of Health, Diagnosis, End of Life Care, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Alzheimer's Research UK, Assistive Technology, Association for Dementia Studies: University of Worcester, Association of Directors of Adult Social Services (ADASS), Awareness and Understanding, Bridget Warr: UK Home Care Association, Bruce Bovill (Carer), Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Care England, Care Models, Carer Support, Carer Support Services, Clara Swinson: Chair of Dementia Advisory Group, Clara Swinson: Director for Social Care Policy at the Department of Health, Cost Neutral Plans on Policy Development, Cross-Boundary Care Pathways, Cross-National Research, Cross-Organisation Learning, Cross-Sector Partnerships, Cross-System Modelling, David Pearson: Association of Directors of Adult Social Services, Dementia Action Alliance (DAA), Dementia Advisory Group, Dementia Care: Unpaid Care Contribution, Dementia Challenge, Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Dementia Health and Care Champion Group, Dementia Policy, Dementia Research, Dementia Research Champions Group, Dementia Research Priorities, Dementia UK, Department of Health Dementia Challenge, Department of Health's National Dementia Strategy (Continuing Development), Department of Health: Dementia Policy Team, Digital Technology, Domestic Dementia Policy (England), Emerging Technology, Enabling Technology, English National Dementia Strategy, Future Commissioning Models, Future of Dementia Advisory Group (aka the Dementia Advisory Group), Graeme Whippy: Lloyds Banking Group, Graeme Whippy: PM Challenge Dementia Friendly Communities Champion Group, Graham Stokes: Chair of Dementia Action Alliance, Health and Care Champion Group, Health Technology, Helen Kay: Local Government Association, Helena Herklots: Carers UK, Hilda Hayo: Chief Executive of Dementia UK, Information Technology, Innovative Models, International Activity, International Collaborations, International Comparisons, Involvement and Participation, Jeremy Hughes (Alzheimer’s Society Chief Executive), Jill Rasmussen: Royal College of General Practitioners Dementia Champions, Joy Watson (Person Living With Dementia), Local Government Association: LGA, London School of Economics, Lorraine Jackson: Deputy Chair of Dementia Advisory Group, Lorraine Jackson: Deputy Director for Dementia Domestic Policy, Martin Green: Care England, Martin Knapp: London School of Economics, Mobile Technology, National Council for Palliative Care, National Dementia Plans, National Dementia Policy, National Dementia Strategy, NDSE: National Dementia Strategy (for England), NDSE: National Dementia Strategy (Renewed Plans for England), New Models of Care, New Technology, Outcomes for People with Dementia: Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Patient and Public Involvement, Patient Engagement, Patient Involvement, Paul Lincoln: UK Health Forum, Post-Diagnostic Support, Prevention, Prime Minister's Challenge on Dementia, Prime Minister’s Dementia Challenge, Professor Dawn Brooker, Professor Martin Knapp: Director of the Personal Social Services Research Unit at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), Professor Martin Rossor: Former Director of the NIHR Dementia and Neurodegenerative Disease Research Network (DeNDRoN), Professor Martin Rossor: NIHR National Director for Dementia Research, Professor Martin Rossor: UCL Institute of Neurology, Public Engagement, Public Involvement in Research, Quality Outcomes for People with Dementia: Building on the National Dementia Strategy, Research Champion Group, Risk Reduction, Sarah Pickup (ADASS), Sarah Pickup: Hertfordshire County Council, Sarah Pickup: PM Challenge Health and Care Champion Group, Service Models, Simon Chapman: National Council for Palliative Care, Tim Parry: Alzheimer’s Research UK, Tom Wright: Age UK, Tony Watson (Carer), UK Dementia Policy Framework, UK Dementia Policy Framework Development, UK Health Forum, UK Home Care Association, University of Worcester, Unpaid Caregivers (Carers), Unpaid Carers, User Involvement
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Research Engagement Award (NIHR Clinical Research Network NAPP)
Summary CCGs are invited to nominate Patient Participation Groups (PPGs) in their areas to obtain a £400 “Research Engagement Award” sponsored by the NIHR Clinical Research Network and the National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP). The closing date for applications is … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, National, NHS, NIHR, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Practical Advice, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged CCGs, CCGs: Clinical Commissioning Groups, Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs), National Association for Patient Participation, National Association for Patient Participation (NAPP), NIHR Clinical Research Network, Participation in Research, Participation in Research Studies, Patient Involvement in Research, Patient Participation Groups, Patient Participation Groups (PPGs), Practice Participation Groups, Primary Care, Promoting Research in Primary Care, Public Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Research Engagement and Involvement Activities, Research Engagement Award (NIHR Clinical Research Network NAPP), Research in Primary Care Settings, Research-Aware PPGs
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Hooked-on-Music Game: Public Participation in Research (BBC News)
Summary Researchers associated with the University of Amsterdam have created an online music memory game to investigate the reasons why certain tunes are retained in long-term memory. Individuals are asked to identify popular song clips and compare these by their … Continue reading
Posted in BBC News, For Researchers (mostly), In the News, International, Quick Insights, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Arts and Music in Dementia, BBC Entertainment and Arts News, BBC Health News, Crowdsourcing, Hooked-on-Music Game, HookedonMusic (Game / Memory Research), Long-Term Memory, Memory, Memory Activities, Memory Aids, Memory Loss, Museum of Science and Industry (Manchester), Music, Music Memory Game (Hooked On Music), Music Therapy, Musical Interventions, Musical Memory (Popular Songs), Old-Age Memory Loss, Popular Music: Hooks and Catchiness, Popular Songs, Public Involvement in Research, Public Participation in Research, Science of Songs, University of Amsterdam, Wisdom of Crowds
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