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Examples of the demonstration projects and
the results to date demonstrate what has
been learned and how we can increase the
opportunity for people with dementia to be
active and benefit from improved health. HFW
­ Active Body, Active Brain promotes pleasure
and enjoyment in walking while promoting
brain and body health for both people with
dementia and their family carers.
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cReaTIVITY
dEmENtia advisORy aNd suPPORt
sERviCE: PERsON CENtREd suPPORt
iN aCtiON
Leigh Mccosker, Julie Morrow
The Dementia Advisory and Support Service
was established in 2009 and is a state-wide,
community based service in Queensland,
committed to the provision of Person Centred
Support for people living with dementia.
A growing team of Dementia Advisors across
the state work with people with dementia
and their families to identify unmet needs and
explore behavioural changes as well as offer
carer support and dementia education within a
flexible care co-ordination model.
Putting person centred care into practice and
in particular, understanding and supporting
changed behaviour requires a comprehensive
understanding about dementia, the recognition
that every person has their own individuality,
life story and personal strengths, the ability to
advocate for individualised care and supporting
meaningful relationships and activities to
achieve outcomes that enhance quality of life.
This presentation aims to highlight those
elements within the service that support and
enable these person-centred practices. These
include professional leadership, ongoing
opportunities for professional development,
flexible care co-ordination time frames, a
range of service delivery models, specifically
designed behaviour analysis documentation
tools, working closely with other service
providers and dementia education for families
and health and care professionals.
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tHE tasmaNiaN HEaltHy bRaiN
PROJECt: dOEs latE-liFE EduCatiON
PREvENt agE-RElatEd dECliNE aNd
dEmENtia?
Dr Nichole saunders
2
, Dr Mathew
Summers
1,2
, Professor James Vickers
2
,
Professor Jeffery Summers
1
, Professor
Andrew Robinson
2
, Associate Professor
Michael Valenzuela
3
, Professor Karen Ritchie
4,5
1
School of Psychology, University of Tasmania,
Australia
2
Wicking Dementia Research & Education
Centre (WDREC), University of Tasmania
3
University of New South Wales, Australia
4
INSERM I1061, University of Montpellier,
France
5
Imperial College, London, U.K.
The Tasmanian Healthy Brain Project (THBP) is
a world-first prospective study examining the
effect of late-life University level education on
the rate of age-related cognitive decline, mild
cognitive impairment (MCI) and dementia in
older adults. It is hypothesised that purposeful,
complex mental stimulation derived from
university education in older adults will exert a
protective effect against age-related cognitive
decline and reduce the incidence of mild
cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's Disease.
The THBP commenced in 2011 and intends to
recruit up to 1000 adults aged 50-79 years at
time of entry in to the study. Of the participant
sample, 90% will undertake a minimum of 12
months part-time University level study as an
intervention. The remaining 10% will act as a