***POSTPONED*** FREE Dementia United Young Onset and Rare Dementia Workshops (with lunch incl.)

***POSTPONED***

Dear colleagues, a clinically informed decision has been made to postpone our morning and afternoon sessions ‘Dementia United Young Onset and Rare Dementia Workshops’ both of which were due to take place next Thursday 19 March 2020.

We apologies for any inconvenience caused and will be back in touch as soon as we are clearer on a rescheduled date.

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

NHS England & NHS Improvement are working with the Department of Health and Social Care and Public Health England to support the response to COVID-19.  Event organisers, are meeting on a regular basis to take stock of current advice and how this may relate to delegates.  NHS advice for clinicians on the coronavirus is available here. 

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Background

This event is in support of the Young Onset and Rare Dementia Project that is part of the Dementia United (DU) programme.  DU is the Greater Manchester Dementia Strategy that supports joined up working across the region.

A younger person is much more likely to have a rare form of dementia that can cause problems not only with memory but movement, vision, language and personality.  Their dementia is also more likely to be hereditary.  This can make diagnosis more challenging and when a diagnosis is made the person often has different needs and requires some different support to someone who is older.

Aims

1. Morning Diagnostics Workshop

• Training on assessment and diagnosis of young onset and rare dementia
• Introduce Pennine Care Frontotemporal Dementia Film
• To recruit voluntary Cerebral Function Unit Link Workers

2. Afternoon Post Diagnostic Support Workshop

• To recruit dementia advisers or equivalent to implement the Young Dementia UK tool to facilitate age appropriate conversations.

Target Audience

1. Morning Diagnostics Workshop

• Those involved in making dementia diagnoses or those in general older adults’ mental health e.g. Psychiatrists, GPs, Memory Clinic/Mental Health Nurses, Psychologists.

2. Afternoon Post Diagnostic Support Workshop

• Health, social care and voluntary sector staff providing support, advice and information to people with a (rare) dementia diagnosis under the age of 65.

Hashtag

#GMYORD

Questions about this event?

Name: Michelle Davies

Email: michelle.davies9@nhs.net

Telephone: 07710 152805