Arts 4 Dementia - Best Practice Conference, Royal Albert Hall, 14 November 2011

BEST-PRACTICE CONFERENCE 

14 November 2011, 9.30 am - 3.30 pm 

New arts outreach for people living with dementia in the community and their carers

The Arts 4 Dementia Best Practice Conference will outline the constructive value and discuss the most effective means to bring artistic stimulation to people living with dementia in the community, to enable them to live better and longer in their own homes.

Keynote Speakers  

Baroness Greengross OBE, Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia and Chair of the New Dynamics of Ageing.

Harry Cayton OBE, Chair of the Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence, author of the Arts Council's Prospectus for Arts and Health (2006). Alzheimer Europe Award (2004).

Fundamentals of Delivering Arts 4 Dementia

Leading figures in arts and health, and care services will discuss delivery of artistic stimulation for dementia and the care pathway, and present guidelines for outreach at arts venues for people in the early stages of dementia and their carers.

Who should attend

Education managers of arts organisations, people with dementia, care managers, GPs, carers, Admiral nurses, community mental health teams, psychiatrists, social services and  local councils.

PROGRAMME

09.30 - 09.50  Registration.
 

09.50  Roderick Caxton-Spencer, Chair of the Trustees of Arts 4 Dementia

10.00  Conference Address  Professor Lord McColl CBE, Emeritus Professor,King's College London.

Session One:  Artistic Stimulation for People Living with Dementia in the Community, and Carers

10.15  Keynote Speech: Harry Cayton OBE, Chief Executive, Council for Healthcare Regulatory Excellence,  'Arts and Graft'.

10.35  Professor Paul Camic, Research Director, Canterbury Christ ChurchUniversity, 'The Evidence for Arts and Dementia Care: Recent ResearchFindings'.

10.55  Questions chaired by Dr Marian Naidoo, Co- Chair, NICA - National Institute for Creative Ageing. 

11.10 Coffee and Networking

Session Two - Action to Fill the Gap in Dementia Care in the Community

11.40  Keynote Speech: Baroness Greengross OBE, Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group on Dementia.

12.00  Gillian Wolfe CBE, Director of Learning and Public Affairs with Michelle   Douek, Community Programmes Manager, Dulwich Picture Gallery.

12.20  Discussion Panel chaired by Maria Parsons, Director Artz UK:

Professor Nick Fox, Professor of Neurology, University College London, Alzheimer’s Society Research Advisory Committee

Tracey Roose, Chair, Age UK Services for Older People Consortium

Karen Harrison-Dening, Admiral Nurse Practice Development Lead, Dementia UK

Beryl Cross, Head of Operations, The Princess Royal Trust for Carers.

12.45 Refreshments and Networking

Session Three - Delivering arts outreach for people living with dementia in the community and carers

1.30  Veronica Franklin Gould, chief executive, Arts 4 Dementia.

1.45  Dr Marian Naidoo and Igor Tojcic, Co-Chairs, NICA.  

2.05  Charlotte Cunningham, Tim Yealland, Russell Hepplewhite and students present Turtle Song, a collaboration between Turtle Key Arts, English Touring Opera and the Royal College of Music.

2.25  Kathryn Gilfoy, Resonate, Westminster Arts.

2.40  Bisakha Sarker, Director of Chaturangan Indian Dance.

2.55  Susanna Howard, Living Words: Empowerment Through Story,

3.10  Questions chaired by Fergus Early OBE, Artistic Director of Green Candle Dance.

3.30        Close

NOTE: The programme is subject to change.

FILMING: The event is being filmed. We reserve the right to take video and/or still photographs of participants.

REFUNDS: Arts 4 Dementia is not able to offer refunds to delegates unable to attend. A delegate unable to attend may appoint a replacement delegate by advising the name, organisation represented and email address of the replacement by email to info@arts4dementia.org.uk before the start of the conference.