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Sexualities and Dementia – National “Train the Trainer” workshops
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Free ‘Train the Trainer’, Sexualities and Dementia workshops will be conducted by the Dementia Training Study Centres (DTSC) across Australia in 2014.
Workshops will be available in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Hobart, Adelaide, Perth, Geraldton & Cairns. Places will be limited
Culture, Communication and Relationships at Work – Online training package
In 2012 Brightwater Care Group in partnership with Juniper – a Uniting Church Community, engaged Fortis Consulting to design and develop a program for fostering cultural competence and engagement across its culturally diverse workforce.
Funded by a Social Innovation Grant,…
Living Well Longer: Research in Ageing in the Illawarra
The Australian Association of Gerontology in partnership with the IRT Research Foundation and UOW Global Challenges Program, are proudly hosting this Research Symposium on November 8, 2013. more
Designing dementia friendly hospitals
Australian Ageing Agenda, 7 July 2013 – The University of Wollongong based NSW/ACT Dementia Training Study Centre (DTSC) will launch its national education and consultancy service on designing dementia-friendly hospitals and inpatient units across Australia with a two-day workshop. more
Can Wollongong become a dementia friendly city?
UOW Research & Innovation News, May – July 2013 Issue, pages 14-15
The number of Australian people living with dementia is estimated to triple by 2050: that is an increase from 320,000 Australians to 900,000. President of Alzheimer’s Australia (AA),…
Dementia friendly hospitals
Australian Ageing Agenda, 13 June 2013
The NSW/ACT Dementia Training Study Centre (DTSC) at the University of Wollongong…, which launched a national dementia design consultancy service for residential aged care facilities last year, is running the project.
The service
$200k boost for dementia-friendly design
Illawarra Mercury, 30 May 2013
Wollongong-based researchers have been given a $200,000 boost to provide the first national education and consultancy service on designing dementia-friendly hospitals across Australia.
To read the full article visit the Illawarra Mercury….
$200,000 FOR DEMENTIA-FRIENDLY HOSPITAL PROJECT
UOW News & Media, 28 May 2013
The NSW/ACT Dementia Training Study Centre (DTSC) at the University of Wollongong has received a $200,000 boost to its budget to provide the first national education and consultancy service on designing dementia-friendly hospitals…
Sexualities and Dementia: An Education Resource
9 May 2013
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The Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre recently launched a comprehensive resource for health professionals addressing the topic of dementia and sexuality.
Sexualities and Dementia – Education Resource for Health Professionals
Sexualities and Dementia Resource
Now Available to Download
Sexualities and Dementia:
An education resource for health professionals
This resource is now available to download as a PDF document through the online order form.…
To obtain a hard copy of this resource, please contact Sandra