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International Conference - Celebrating Innovation and Excellence

01/09/2008 - 00:22
03/09/2008 - 00:22

Conference Programme
The conference has 20 symposia and over 70 speakers for you to chose from, allowing you to customise the programme to suit your needs and interests. The conference will bring together expertise and opinion from many parts of the world including the USA, Hong Kong, Australia, New Zealand, France, Malta, the Republic of Ireland and the UK.

Download flyer

Registration Web link: http://dementiashop.co.uk/product_info.php?products_id=32

Symposium Topics include

  • acute care
  • design and responding to impairment
  • approaches to rehabilitation
  • diagnostic pathways
  • arts and creativity
  • education for excellence
  • citizenship
  • excellence in therapeutic interventions
  • critical issues
  • legal and ethical issues
  • delivering excellence
  • pain and palliative care
  • partnership working
  • views of people with dementia
  • technological excellence

Extra Events
In addition to the main conference, delegates will have the opportunity to take part in a number of other events. The DSDC team will be on hand to offer guidance and assistance, and there will be opportunities to visit over 20 exhibitors and attend other events:

Scottish Dementia Working Group lunch time Seminar
DSDC design audit certificate service launch
DSDC Scottish Voluntary Sector Service Launch
Down's Syndrome Association DVD launch 'Fighting for Andrew'

Conference Dinner - 2nd September 20:00 hrs

The conference dinner will provide an opportunity for delegates to meet in the comfortable surroundings of the new Abbeycraig Restaurant at the Stirling Management Centre. It will begin with a drinks reception at 19.00 in the conservatory. We are delighted that Jean Paul Bell co-founder/creative director of the Australian Humour Foundation will be our after dinner speaker. Bookings for this part of the conference are already high.

The conference dinner costs £40 and can be booked on-line, by post or by fax.

Booking

Conference Rate:

- 2 Day Delegate Rate £250 or Book online and pay £225

- 1 Day Delegate Rate £150 or Book online and pay £135

Book online at: www.dementiashop.co.uk

Contact: 1786467740

Accommodation

Accommodation is at the Stirling Management Centre - Places are limited.

Single Room Rate £80

Double / Twin Room Rate £110

(Rates are per room per night and include breakfast)

For details of how to book, including special online discounts, visit http://www.dementia.stir.ac.uk, alternatively, download the conference flyer here.

A limited number of places are available at reduced rates for people working in the voluntary sector in Scotland and for people with dementia and their carers. For further information contact Jemma Galbraith.

Sponsors and Exhibitors
We are delighted that the conference is being supported by Bupa and NHS Education Scotland. For information on all our sponsors and organisations that will be exhibiting at the conference visit our website http://www.dementia.stir.ac.uk

We hope you will be able to attend and look forward to welcoming you.

Contact Us
Should you wish to make any enquiries, please contact:

Jemma Galbraith - jemma.galbraith@stir.ac.uk or phone 44 (0) 1786 467 740


 

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