Mindful of Dementia:
Dementia Care Update
The SA & NT Dementia Training Study Centre, Alzheimer’s Australia
South Australia and Country Health SA bring you the Mindful of
Dementia day at the Port Lincoln Hotel, Port Lincoln.
This annual event symbolises a day of learning for Health Professionals
and will showcase local and nationally renowned guest speakers on
various topics themed on the diversity within dementia care. There will
also be a variety of information displays.
Date:
Wednesday, 29th July 2015
Time:
9:00am—3.30pm
Venue:
Lincoln Ballroom, Port Lincoln Hotel
1 Lincoln Highway
PORT LINCOLN
Catering:
Morning tea and lunch provided
Register:
Click here to register
Registrations are essential as places are limited.
Confirmation of your registration will be sent via email.
Scholarships:
Five scholarships, up to the value of $500, are available for participants from remote or regional areas for
travel and accommodation costs. Applicants must
reside 200kms or more from Port Lincoln.
For more information, please contact Gina on 08 8372
2154.
DTSCs are funded by the Australian Government Department of Social
Services. Visit www.dss.gov.au for more information.
About the Speakers
Dr Mark Yates—Hey Doc! My Memory’s Shot!
Associate Professor Mark Yates has a Fellowship of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians. He completed
his undergraduate training at Monash University, attending the Alfred Hospital in his clinical years. He completed
his advanced training in the United Kingdom, combining this with Respiration Medicine. On returning from the UK
he worked as a consultant physician at North West Hospital before commencing as a Geriatrician at Ballarat in
1996. He was Clinical Director of Sub Acute Medicine from 2001 to 2009 and Clinical Director of Internal Medicine
from 2007 to 2012.
Associate Professor Yates is currently a Consultant Geriatrician at QE, Clinical Consultant of the Cognitive,
Assessment and Dementia Management Service, Project Head of the Cognitive Impairment Identifier Program,
Director of Clinical Studies Deakin University and Clinical Tutor at the University of Melbourne. He is a former
member of the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee and a current member of the Ministers National
Dementia Advisory Group. With a long-standing interest in the care of older people, his main areas of clinical
interest are dementia and memory disorders, continence management, constipation, airways disease and health
care delivery in an ageing society.
Dr Faizal Ibrahim—Behavioural & Psychological Symptoms of Dementia & Medications
Dr Faizal Ibrahim (FRCP Edin FRACP CCT UK MRCP MBBCh BAO LRCPS) currently works as a Consultant in
Geriatric Medicine, with an interest in Dementia and Delirium, at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital and provides
clinical support for GEM services in Port Lincoln. He also works as the Clinical Director of Dementia Behaviour
Management Advisory Services, Alzheimer’s Australia SA. Dr Ibrahim previously worked as a Consultant in
Geriatric Medicine and Acute Medicine at the University Hospitals Birmingham, was the lead Physician for
Dementia Care and piloted the Delirious about Dementia and Dignity in Care
Programs. He was a proud
champion of the Dignity in Care Campaign with Ms Maggie Beer as the Patron, and led the Volunteers Led
Patients Activities Project and the Talking Album Project. Dr Faizal is an active committee member of The Queen
Elizabeth Hospital Dementia and Delirium Group and helped to organize SA’s Mindful of Dementia Open Day at
the Hospital in collaboration with Alzheimer’s Australia SA. He is also Chair of Alzheimer’s Consumer Alliance SA.
Ms Anita Westera—Younger Onset Dementia
Ms Anita Westera joined the Australian Health Services Research Institute in 2005 and has extensive experience
working in the health, aged and community care sectors in direct service delivery, policy development, research
and governance roles. A former longstanding member of the Board of Uniting Care Ageing NSW/ACT, she is
currently the co-convenor of the Illawarra Chapter of the Australian Association of Gerontology which aims to foster
cross-disciplinary approaches to improved care, research and support for people with dementia and those
receiving aged care.
Ms Diana Georg—Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service
Ms Diana Georg is a Clinical Behaviour Consultant with the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Service
(DBMAS), South Australia. Previously, Ms Georg worked in leadership positions supporting older people in both
residential and community roles, with a particular interest in people with dementia. In her role with DMBAS SA, Ms
Georg and her colleagues provide support to the acute care sector through short-term case management and
telephone advice. DBMSA SA has been exploring a more efficient and effective group mentoring model of service
delivery that builds the internal capacity of acute care staff in meeting the needs of a hospitalised person with
dementia. Ms Georg facilitated the first DBMAS SA Dementia Champions Mentoring Programs at Modbury and
Royal Adelaide Hospitals. She will share her experiences and insights gained from these trials.
Ms Holly Markwell—The Portrait, The Mirror and The Landscape
Ms Holly Markwell is a Dementia Educator with the SA & NT Dementia Training Study Centre at Alzheimer's
Australia South Australia. Ms Markwell has a background in counselling, disability, community aged care and
management. She has coordinated a clinic in the disability sector working within a multi-disciplinary health team to
maximise positive outcomes for consumers, coordinated a peer support network and facilitated numerous
education sessions. For Alzheimer's Australia, Ms Markwell has delivered the Dementia Care Essentials training to
hundreds of aged care workers. Her most rewarding feedback is that her training sessions have helped to change
perspectives and inspire participants to value their work.
Confirmation of other speakers soon.
DTSCs are funded by the Australian Government Department of Social
Services. Visit www.dss.gov.au for more information.