The journey of dementia
Dementia Dementia is now referred to as a neurocognitive disorder (NCD) (American Psychiatric Association, 2013), that is, the result of chronic or progressive damage to the brain. Mace and Rabins…
GERIATRICS
Evidence-based practice
Evidence-based practice (EBP) Health care professionals who perform evidence-based practice use research evidence along with clinical expertise and patient preferences. They also use a measure of strength of recommendation based…
Developing a business case, negotiating, securing funding
It was noted above that the business case process is usually iterative and therefore the associated documentation is ‘live’: there must be a stipulated structure which facilitates formal change control…
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…
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…
