In March, the MinD project had two parallel secondment visits, one at Fundacion INTRAS in Spain, and one at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), Brisbane, Australia. The two secondments are the last in the series of secondments dedicated particularly to the data collection with people with dementia. Researchers of the two secondment worked hand in … [Read more…]
10 months into the project, the MinD consortium convened their first annual Symposium at Europe House, London, open to the public. The symposium had the purpose of bringing together researchers, healthcare professionals and designers engaged in improving the life of those living with dementia and to facilitate discussion about current approaches and developments. After a … [Read more…]
MIND@JISCMAIL.AC.UK is a PUBLIC discussion list for the wider discussion of designing in and for dementia care which has been set up as part of the project, but which will go beyond it because anyone can see this list and subscribe to it. The list is relevant to anyone interested in this topic of discussion to join, e.g. dementia … [Read more…]
According to a recent study undertaken in Spain by the Spanish Alliance of Neurodegenerative Diseases (Neuroalianza) and the Madrid Compluense University (UCM), Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) require a total expenditure of 32,372 million euros per year in Spain. Main conclusions of the study involving 1,150,000 families: the direct costs per … [Read more…]