Date:                     Wednesday 20 October 2010

Time:                    2pm – 4.30pm                   Registration 2pm

Venue:                 Assembly Room, County Hall, Marine Road, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin

 

To mark Social Inclusion Week 2010 The Alzheimer Society of Ireland is delighted to host a seminar exploring a number of current issues facing those working with people with dementia.  The seminar will include a presentation of the findings of research completed on the role of family carers in long term care as well as inputs on palliative care approaches in dementia care.  The guest speaker on the day is Dr Una MacConville - Centre for Death & Society, University of Bath who will speak about new approaches to end of life issues in dementia care. 

 

The seminar will be of interest to

·          Nursing Home Care Providers and Staff

·          Voluntary & Community organisations working with older people & their families

·          Health & social care professionals working in dementia care

Avril Dooley, Social Inclusion Officer

The Alzheimer Society of Ireland

Tel:         01-2073802           

Fax:        01-2103772 

E-mail:  adooley@alzheimer.ie

Web:    www.alzheimer.ie

 

For directions to the Assembly Room please see the link below