6th September 2024
With the participation of Dementia Care Directorate/Department of Gerontology and Dementia Studies/Department of Nursing.
Programme
8:30 – 9:00
Registration in Portomaso Suite Foyer
9:00 - 9.05
Welcome Address
Charles Scerri
Chairperson – Malta Dementia Society
9:05 - 9.10
Speech
Chris Roberts
Former Chairperson and current member of the European Working Group of People with Dementia
9:10 - 9.15
Opening Speech
Malcolm Paul Agius Galea
Parliamentary Secretary for Active Ageing, Ministry for Health and Active Ageing
9:15 – 9:30
Talk 1:
Dementia in Malta: Past, Present and Future
Charles Scerri
(University of Malta/Malta Dementia Society)
9:30 – 9:45
Talk 2:
Making Dementia a European Public Health and Research Priority
Jean Georges
(Alzheimer Europe)
9:45 – 10:10
Demonstration 1:
DancingtoDementia
Amy Lewis, Douglas Comley, Nicole Zammit
(Malta Dementia Society)
10:10 – 10:25
Talk 3:
Person-centred Care for People with Dementia Admitted to Hospitals
Anthony Scerri
(University of Malta/Malta Dementia Society)
10:25 – 10:40
Talk 4:
Mapping Access to the Outdoors in the Experience of the Dementia Care Environment
Alexia Mercieca
(University of Malta)
10:40 – 11:10
Demonstration 2:
Physiotherapy and Dementia
Gail Bonnici, Marcos Caruana
(Malta Dementia Society)
11:10 – 11:40
Coffee Break
11:40 – 12:40
Morning Workshops
WS1
Lifelong Learning for People with Dementia in a School Context
(Diana Schack Thoft, Kim Michael Alberg Sørensen, Helle Kousgaard Hansen – Denmark)
WS2
Stimulating Communication in Persons living with Dementia
(Nicola Montesin, Ruth Calafato, Paul Schembri, Roberta Said, Emanuela Scerri – Malta Dementia Society)
WS3
Lifelong Learning UK – Brain Gym
(Jane Beaumont – UK)
12:40 – 13:40
Lunch Break
13:40 – 14:40
Afternoon Workshops
WS4
Voksenskolen (adult school) for people with dementia in Grimstad municipality, Norway –
(Geir Vegar Berg, Brooke Hollister, Monica Reiersølmoen, Tor-Erik Austenaa, Ingunn Meyer Norschau – Norway)
WS5
Empowering Through Psychotherapy: Support and Advocacy in Dementia Care
(Janette Schembri, Pietru Farrugia – Malta Dementia Society)
WS6
A Stimulating Programme with Music in Mind!
(Katherine Jenkins – UK)
14:40 – 14:55
Talk 5: From Awareness to Action: Transforming Dementia Care
Alex Gobey
(Dementia Care Directorate)
14:55 – 15:10
Talk 6: Dementia in Long-Term Care: Challenges and Avenues for Change
Christian Borg Xuereb
(University of Malta/MAGG)
15:10 – 15:25
Talk 7: Dementia Pathways on Your Doorstep – Influencing Policy and Practice
Jacqueline Parks
(University of Northampton, UK)
15:25 – 15:55
Panel discussion involving individuals living with dementia, caregivers and professionals
(Dementia Directorate)
16:00
Closing Remarks
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President Emeritus – Republic of Malta