Celebrating DTSC National Fellowship Program winners

Celebrating DTSC National Fellowship Program winners

 The Dementia Training Study Centres’ National Fellowship Program aims to:

  • Increase awareness and knowledge on the topic of caring for people with dementia
  • Support health professionals translate evidence into practice in the care of people with dementia
  • Improve practice in the care of people with dementia
  • Build capacity amongst health professionals in translating evidence into practice.

Fellowships are awarded for a period of 12 months and include education on leadership, evidence-based practice and access to expert support from the Dementia Training Study Centres.

The DTSC recently celebrated the conclusion of the ten Fellowships awarded in 2014. They resulted in the successful completion of projects in a range of topic areas including sexuality and dementia, palliative care strategies, and falls reduction. Fellows also developed education resources on the topics such as co-morbidities and dementia, and person-centred care.

Group photo of 2014 Fellows

Congratulations to the 2014 Fellowship holders: Terrie Simpson, Angela McKenzie, Meryl Windsor, Marcella Sharry, Anu Joseph, Roseanne Hogarth (Not photographed: Roslyn Eagles, Veenes Dhemado, Sonali Pinto and Therese Johnson-Mowbey).

We also congratulate the 13 Health Professionals from around Australia who have been awarded Fellowships for 2015.

Fellows will each conduct a knowledge translation project in their workplace aimed at improving the care of people living with dementia.
2015 Fellowship holders come from a range of health disciplines and care settings and will be implementing a broad range of projects such as: Improving understanding of younger onset dementia in General Practice, implementing a re-enablement model of post-dementia diagnosis care, developing a palliative care program for respite care and exploring the benefits of music and singing for people with dementia.

Group photo of 2015 Fellows

2015 Fellows
Julie Walter, Kerry Whitlock, Toni Wallwork, Debbie Payne, Denise Craig, Svitlana Saburova, Susan Westwood, Fran Mansfield, Dawn Soulta, Anita Goh, Lauren Clarke, Wendy Grantham (Not photographed: Katrina Austen).