Workforce planning and development
While the NDCA is heavily engaged in dementia workforce development in the widest possible sense, it is crucial that the specialist staff it uses in education and training are constantly…
The Americas
Argentina Pablo M. Bagnatia, Janus L. Kremerb, Fernando E. Taraganoc and Ricardo F. Allegrid aMemory and Aging Center, Instituto de Investigaciones Neurológicas Raúl Carrea (FLENI), Buenos Aires, Argentina bInstituto de…
Australasia
Australia Eleanor Flynna, Dina Lo Giudiceb and David Amesc aUniversity of Melbourne, Australia bRoyal Melbourne Hospital, Australia cNational Ageing Research Institute, National Ageing Research Institute, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Australia Australia…
The role of assistive technology in the care of people with dementia
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Chapter 17 The role of assistive technology in the care of people with dementia June Andrewsa and Louise Robinsonb aSchool of Applied Social Science, University of Stirling, UK…
Western Europe
Germany Siegfried Weyerer Zentralinstitut für Seelische Gesundheit, Deutschland Long-term care insurance and medical care of dementia patients At present more than 1 million people in Germany have moderate to severe…
Eastern Europe
The Czech Republic Katerina Sheardovaa, Iva Holmerovab and Jakub Hortc,d aInternational Clinical Research Center, Department of Neurology, St. Anne’s University Hospital Brno, Czech Republic bCentre of Gerontology and CELLO-ILC-CZ, Faculty…
Developing policy that works for dementia: National and global lessons in what makes a difference
Box 9.1 Action plan to make and deliver an NDS Step 1: What are the numbers? – how many people with dementia are there? Step 2: What are the costs?…
Health economics, healthcare funding and service evaluation: International and Australian perspectives
Benefit: AUD$7106/PWDBCR: 7.25 (3.63–10.88) to 1AUD$20,825/DALY averted (AUD$13,883–AUD$41,650), i.e. very cost-effective by WHO benchmark of less than GDP per capita/DALY. Dementia Training Service CentresAUD$1320 per studentThis cost was not directly…
Services for people with mild dementia
html xmlns=”http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml”> Chapter 5 Services for people with mild dementia Roy W. Jones The RICE Centre, Royal United Hospital, UK Introduction Receiving a diagnosis of dementia is a highly significant…
How to get results in public policy for Alzheimer’s and dementia services
With regard to the JPND and the ALCOVE Joint Action, the involvement of European countries also differs significantly. Most countries participate in both, while others prioritise one type of collaboration…
