The Care-Metric exchange programme provides a bridge between two versions of best practice in healthcare: that of New Zealand and that of The Netherlands.
Care-Metric runs annual study tours to The Netherlands for senior healthcare professionals. You can find out about the most recent tour here.
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What's good for the manawa (heart) is good for the wairoro (brain). As our Patron Sir Richard Faull explains, our brains are small in size but mighty in power. 🧠💓
Take the Brain Health Challenge here! https://challenge.alzheimers.org.nz/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZXGprH1yGCE
📚 Exciting news for Dunedin book lovers! Alzheimers Otago and Dunedin Libraries are starting Dementia Friendly Reading Groups. Starting Wednesday 30th March at 10.30am at the City Library. To register, contact Jackie McMillan on 021 594 428 or email jackie.mcmillan@dcc.govt.nz.
📣 Register today for this webinar - @leefay_low, Sara Charlesworth and @ldelaperrelle will explore the rights and wellbeing of residents living in aged residential care facilities during the Covid-19 outbreak. Register here: https://bit.ly/3gzIZKH
Diary – Shopping Day http://dementiaalzheimers.home.blog/2021/12/27/diary-shopping-day/
International reserach shows that using 3-4 servings of dairy products per day assist in reducing falls and fractures in agend care residents.
Can this be a game changer for New Zealand?
https://www.bmj.com/content/375/bmj.n2364
Reviewing bunch of research abstracts. Some great work & learning. The more I review, the more I want to advocate for a pause or limit of surveys as a method/data collection tool. I wonder how much more we could learn with better research methods?
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