SA/NT News

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Unlocking the Silent Prision

9 May 2013
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
A picture is worth 1,000 words; and according to international guest speaker Professor Michelle Bourgeois, combining pictures and words can help to form memory retrieval strategies.
Professor Bourgeois from Ohio…

2013 International Guest Speaker Workshops – Registrations Now Open

Registrations are now open for three of the SA & NT DTSC’s International Guest Speaker workshops.
Christian Bakker, Program Manager at the Florence Centre for Specialized Care in Young-Onset Dementia and Healthcare psychologist, Department of Primary Care and Community Care,…

Upcoming Events at the SA & NT DTSC

2012 is not over yet!
Over the next few months the SA & NT DTSC will be holding several professional development opportunites. For more information, please click on the title of the event.
18th October 2012 – Diagnosing Dementia: Train …

International Guest Speaker: Michelle Bourgeois

Workshop in Adelaide 9 April 2013 and Darwin 11 April 2013.
Michelle Bourgeois, Professor in Department of Speech and Hearing Science at Ohio State University presents Unlocking the Silent Prison: Using visual cues to communicate with persons with dementia
Adelaide…

Challenge – Value – Inspire: Making the Connections Dementia Conference

SA & NT Dementia Training Study Centre, Alzheimer’s Australia SA,and SA DBMAS Present
2012 Alzheimer's Australia SA Conference
Challenge – Value – Inspire: Making the Connections
18 September 2012
9am-5pm (Cocktail event 5pm-7pm)
Intercontinental, Adelaide
Click here to go to the conference website for more …

Adelaide Knowledge Transfer Workshops

This event has now closed
Do you want to update your knowledge in key areas of dementia care?
The successful Knowledge Transfer Workshops are coming to The Sebel Playford in Adelaide on the 20th April 2012.
Hosted by the SA…