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Thursday 3 November 2016

Welcome Ngaire Dixon, Chair, Alzheimers NZ

10.00AM-11.00AM Plenary session 1 – Room 1

Keynote: The power of people with dementia Mick Carmody

11.00AM-12.00PM Plenary session 2 –  Room 1

Is the brain fixable in Alzheimer’s disease? Maurice Curtis

Dementia’s identity crisis Steve Iliffe

1.00PM-2.00PM Concurrent session Block A

A1-Room 1

How do you know you have dementia? Eileen and Dubhglas Taylor

Travel and dementia Edie Mayhew and John Quinn

A2-Room 2

The Pool Activity Level (PAL) instrument for occupational profiling in dementia care Anae Dixon

A4-Room 4

District-based medical and social collaborative model for dementia care David Dai

Primary care dementia assessment and treatment service in South Auckland Mark Fisher

2.00PM-3.30PM Concurrent session block B

B1-Room 1

Little effort, big rewards: Wellington Region Network Anne Schumacher and Emma Fromings

Living well with the Moving into Care project: Leading change through successful collaborative partnerships Sally Lambourne

Integrating dementia care – the Singapore experience Li-ling Ng

Community partnership: A partnership between WellElder and Alzheimers Wellington Tina Reid and Sally Perris

B2-Room 2

Open Minds Open Doors: Developing the Kaiāwhina workforce to support people with dementia in their homes James Lord

Caregivers knowledge of dementia, the prevalence and risk factors of dementia: evidence from a large scale survey in Yogyakarta, Indonesia Yuda Turana

Connection through music; the work of Music Moves Me Trust Vicki Jones

B3-Room 3

World Osteoporosis Day Report Paul Mitchell

Friendship between residents with dementia in nursing homes Lee-Fay Low

Providing long term care for those without legal capacity: Disputes about what is required legally in New Zealand Mark Fisher

Cognition: dementia in people ageing with schizophrenia Chris Perkins

Living well with dementia: A matter of choice and control Grace O’Sullivan

B4-Room 4

Hormone therapy and Alzheimer’s disease: past, present, and future Andrea Kwakowsky

The use of robotic therapeutic seal “Paro” to manage behavioural issues in dementia day care centres Jocelyn Neo

Texture-modified products supporting dementia patients to maintain optimal nutritional status – a case based study Sam Bridgewater

Cognitive Stimulation Therapy on an Acute Psychogeriatric Ward  Michael Parker

4.00PM-5.30PM Plenary session 3 – Dementia, a global and New Zealand perspective

Dementia: The Global Perspective Glenn Rees, Alzheimer’s Disease International

Friday 4 November 2016

9.00AM-10.30AM Plenary session 4 – Room 1

Why I demanded a human rights approach to dementia Kate Swaffer

Friendly fire: Dominant paradigms that erode human rights Al Power

11.00AM-12.00PM Concurrent session block C

C1-Room 1

Challenges and solutions for conducting dementia related research: Thematic analysis of first hand experiences and recommendations Rosemary Gibson

Putting dementia research into practice Maree McCabe

Dementia research in New Zealand: Mind the gaps! Chris Perkins

C2-Room 2

Being normal in the dementia unit Chris Perkins

Admission to secure dementia units – on whose authority? Iris Reuvecamp

C4 - Room 4

Dementia-friendly communities – global context Glenn Rees

Meet the ‘friendlies’ in your neighbourhood: an age and dementia-friendly collaboration Phillipa Townsend

Achieving a dementia-friendly New Zealand Catherine Hall and Diane McIrvine

12.00PM-1.00PM Concurrent session block D

D2 - Room 2

“Te Kete Marie” – The Peaceful Basket part 2. Carer experiences of a collaborative initiative for supporting people with dementia in the Mary Potter Hospice setting Tanya Loveard

An innovative approach to end of life care in Japan: Preparing advance care directives through a group work Kazuyo Sooudi

Should capacity assessment be performed routinely prior to discussing advance care planning Gary Cheung

D3 - Room 3

Dementia Alliance International Workshop: Diagnosed with Dementia – What Next? Convenors: Kate Swaffer and Mick Carmody

D4 - Room 4

Working with Māori Cheryl Collier

Whakawhanagatanga – the spirit of dementia care Esthe Davis, Sacha Mountfort, Noku Sibanda, Iryn Mendoza, Michelle Mills

2.00PM-3.30PM Concurrent session block E

E1 - Room 1

Should we welcome a future of robots, avatars and digital technology in the care of people with dementia? Graham Stokes

Tracer insights on the referral pathway and quality of care Wendy Rhodes

Dementia prevalence and assessment: LILACS NZ Ngaire Kerse and Kristina Zawaly

E4 - Room 4

Improving care through a nurse-led clinic Lesley Maskery

Living well with dementia: A model of care Barbara Fox

The English experience of promoting dementia recognition and management in primary care Steve Iliffe

Caring for people living with dementia: the medical model is not enough Matthew Croucher

Strengths based social work for people living with dementia Claire Booth

4.00PM-5.00PM Plenary session 5-Room 1

A better world for people affected by dementia: How do we measure up and what should be our next steps be? Matthew Croucher

5.00PM-5.30PM Plenary session 6 – Room 1

“Nowadays it’s all person-centred, yet is it really?” From Wrongs to Rights Graham Stokes

Saturday 5 November 2016

9.00AM-10.00AM Plenary session 7 – Room 1

The NYUCI – A psychosocial intervention for family caregivers of people with dementia Mary Mittelman

What would quality dementia care look like in order to support quality of life Lee-Fay Low

10.30AM-12.00PM Concurrent session block F

F1-Room 1

Living with younger onset dementia – one year on Edie Mayhew

Still gay Pauline Crameri and Sally Lambourne

Exercise helps me remember my N.A.M.E.S John Quinn

Interaction-focused therapy to facilitate conversation in dementia Annabel Grant

F2-Room 2

The value of reading for people with dementia Gillian Claridge and Sally Rimkeit

To drive or not to drive – that is the question Rhonda Preston-Jones and Gregory Winkelmann

Staying well and active programme Caroline Grogan

Computer gaming therapy Jenny Drury-Ruddlesden

F4-Room 4

Support for people with dementia through a disability rights lens Sharon Brandford

Supporting the right to live fully: A wellbeing approach Al Power

Human rights in dementia care: a case study Grace O’Sullivan

Ethics and living well with dementia Wayne Miles

Dementia and the practice of citizenship Jean Gilmour