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 - 9.10
Opening Speech
Malcolm Paul Agius Galea
Parliamentary Secretary for Active Ageing, Ministry for Health and Active Ageing
9:10 – 9:25
Dementia in Malta: Past, Present and Future
Charles Scerri
9:25 – 9:40
Learning Activities for Persons living with Dementia: Possibilities and Challenges
Marvin Formosa
9:40 – 10:10
DancingtoDementia (Demonstration)
Amy Lewis, Douglas Comley, Nicole Zammit
10:10 – 10:25
Making Dementia a European Public Health and Research Priority
Jean Georges
10:25 – 10:40
Person-centred Care for People with Dementia Admitted to Hospitals
Anthony Scerri
10:40 – 11:10
Physiotherapy and Dementia (Demonstration)
Gail Bonnici, Marcos Caruana
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
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 –
Diana Schack Thoft, Kim Michael Alberg Sørensen, Helle Kousgaard Hansen – Norway
WS5
Empowering Through Psychotherapy: Support and Advocacy in Dementia Care
Janette Schembri, Pietru Farrugia, Umberto Buttigieg – Malta
WS6
A Stimulating Programme with Music in Mind!
Katherine Jenkins – UK
14:40 – 14:55
National Dementia Strategies: Look Forward, Start Today
Marco Blom
14:55 – 15:10
From Awareness to Action: Transforming Dementia Care
Alex Gobey
15:10 – 15:25
Dementia in Long-Term Care: Challenges and Avenues for Change
Christian Borg Xuereb
15:25 – 15:40
Dementia Pathways on Your Doorstep – Influencing Policy and Practice
Jacqueline Parks
15:40 – 16:10
Panel Discussion organised by the Dementia Care Directorate
16:10 - 16:30
Closing Remarks
Marie-Louise Coleiro Preca
President Emeritus