About the event

Join us for a day of talks, discussion, and insight into how dementia research is changing – with a growing focus on working in partnership with all the communities affected by dementia.

Open to researchers, health and care professionals, charity and community organisations, patient and public invovlement (PPI) contributers and anyone with an interest in dementia, the event will explore how inclusive and collaborative research is helping to tackle inequalities and improve support and care.

Expect inspiring sessions, practical takeaways, and opportunities to connect with others shaping the future of dementia research theme: "Rethinking Dementia: Collaboration, Co-design, and Change"

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Event Registration

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Programme

08:30 Registration and refreshments

09:30 Welcome

09:45 Keynote 1 - Dr Rasa Mikelytė (University of Kent) and Dawn Horne (speaker and author)

10:45 Break

11:00 Encouraging dementia research in underserved topics - 

• Capped Trial: Researching Pain in Dementia - Dr Jemima Collins
• Hearing and Dementia - Dr Emma Broome

12:00 Lunch

12:45 Roundtable Discussion Workshop

13:45 3 Quick Talks: How are we addressing inequalities in dementia research? 

• Capped Trial: Strategies to include diverse participants - Dr Alison Cowley
• Family care for dementia in diverse ethnic communities in East Midlands; exploring use of technology - Dr Neil Chadbourn
• Title TBC - Alice Russell

14:30 Break and refreshments

14:45 Keynote 2: The Defin-YD Project - Prof Jackie Parkes and Peter Middleton

15:30 Panel discussion – what is the future of dementia research?

16:00 Closing statements and awards

16:30 Event close

Partly sponsored by the CAPPeD Trial and the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health