This secondment, which was hosted by Alexianer St Hedwig Hospital in Berlin and Technische Universität Dresden, was focused on the MinD international conference 2019. Under the motto “Designing with and for People with Dementia: Wellbeing, Empowerment and Happiness”, the conference represented a unique opportunity to share state-of-the-art work in this field as well as to shape future … [Read more…]
Now in its fourth and final year, the MinD project team is working on drawing together all the insights from this exciting research. During this secondment, which took place in the Netherlands during July, seven visiting colleagues spent two weeks hosted by their Dutch partners analysing and comparing findings from the design evaluations, improving parts … [Read more…]
The fourth and final scheduled secondment to Luxembourg took place during May. The Luxembourg secondments have often been about taking stock, writing and planning. This meeting has followed on in that vein. During an extended fortnight, 13 people participated, including five colleagues from Alzheimer Europe. Two of our group, Vjera Holthoff and Rosa Almeida, gave … [Read more…]
Julie and Binta have travelled from UK to partner INTRAS in Spain to peer review The Good Life Kitwith participants of the public and patient involvement group who eagerly share memories during This Is Me and nod delightedly at one another’s recollections. We demonstrate that with support, and within non-judgmental spaces, anyone can join in … [Read more…]
In December, colleagues from INTRAS and University Politechnico Catalunya (UPC), Spain, met in the UK at Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. The team continued preparing for the evaluation of the Good Life Kit (GLK) and for a further Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Group event where the first GLK prototype was introduced. The Good Life … [Read more…]
At the end of November The MinD team met in Spain, at INTRAS Foundation in Valladolid, to start discussing about evaluation framework for the prototypes of The Good Life Kit (GLK) and the Social Engagement Map (SEM). Colleagues from Italy, Germany and UK worked with INTRAS Foundation partners to present MinD project at the … [Read more…]
In September, The MinD team is working once more in Germany and in The Netherlands. Alexianer St Hedwig Hospital, Berlin, TU Dresden, U Twente, Zorggroep Sint Maarten and Panton Design are hosting researchers from the various partner countries and disciplines to work together. Researchers are continuing to work on the realization of the prototypes of … [Read more…]
In July 2018, colleagues from the MinD team have met for the third time in Luxembourg. University of Luxembourg and Alzheimer Europe hosted visiting researchers from Germany, the Netherlands, the UK and Spain, to finalize design ideas and prepare for their evaluation. During the two weeks, healthcare partners and designers worked on the design development … [Read more…]
In June 2018, colleagues from the MinD team have met in Germany. Alexianer St Hedwig Hospital, Berlin, and Technische Universität Dresden, jointly hosted visiting researchers from from the UK, Russia and Italy to work on the realization of the design ideas. During the two weeks, the designers and progarmmers worked on the design development of … [Read more…]
May 2018 has seen another MinD secondment in the UK. The University of Wolverhampton and Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, UK, jointly hosted visiting researchers from Germany, Luxembourg, The Netherlands, Spain and Russia to work on the two MinD design ideas. During the two weeks, the designers and psychologist worked in two teams on design … [Read more…]