Let's Talk Dementia 2024
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Let's Talk Dementia 2024

Join leading dementia charities, BRACE, BDAA and Alive Activities for a free public information event in central Bristol on Sat 18th May.

By BRACE

Date and time

Sat, 18 May 2024 10:30 - 16:30 GMT+1

Location

Watershed

1 Canon's Road Bristol BS1 5TX United Kingdom

Refund Policy

Contact the organiser to request a refund.
Eventbrite's fee is nonrefundable.

Agenda

10:30 AM - 11:00 AM

Activity Room - Guided reminiscence session for people living with dementia. 

Alive Activities

11:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Activity Room - Arts and crafts session for people living with dementia

Alive Activities

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Activity Room - Guided reminiscence session for people living with dementia. 

Alive Activities

1:00 PM - 1:45 PM

Activity Room - Arts and crafts session for people living with dementia

Alive Activites

11:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Cinema 3 - short talk & Q&As- Fastball – A new hope for dementia diagnosis

Oliver Hermann, University of Bath


Oliver is a BRACE funded 2nd year PhD Researcher, working within the Fastball Lab at the University of Bath. The talk will discuss a new, exciting, dementia test called Fastball which was developed ...

12:00 PM

Cinema 3 - short talk & Q&As- Playing the piano together to defeat dementia

Dr Karin Petrini


Karin is a Senior Lecturer/Associate Professor in Experimental and Cognitive Psychology at the University of Bath and an Honorary Senior Researcher at University College London. Music has been shown...

1:00 PM - 1:30 PM

Cinema 3 - short talk Dentistry and dementia: oral and brain health

Dr Matthew Wright


Matthew is a researcher at the University of Bristol, where he undertakes clinical dental research in gum disease. He is one of the dentists on the ‘MySmile’ study, which is investigating whether tre...

2:00 PM - 2:30 PM

Cinema 3 - short talk & Q&As - Voices of Dementia


Short interviews with people living with dementia and those caring for them, to give insight into the reality of dementia – from the joyful to the challenging.

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Cinema 3 - short talk & Q&As

Alive Activities


The talk will cover the importance of person centred and tailored activity for people who are living with dementia. Isobel is the CEO for Alive and has been working with the organisation for over 1...

4:00 PM - 4:30 PM

Cinema 3 - short talk & Q&As - Young Onset Dementia

Bristol Dementia Action Alliance


A conversation starter by Tony Hall, Chair of Bristol Dementia Action Alliance (BDAA) Tony’s wife Barbara had young onset frontotemporal dementia, which they lived with for twenty-two years. Their ...

10:30 AM - 4:30 PM

Exhibitor Room and Host Charity Room - Watersides 2 and 3

About this event

  • 6 hours

We invite you to join us at Let’s Talk Dementia, a free public information event on Saturday 18th May, 10.30am - 16.30pm, at the Watershed in Bristol. Arrive at a time that suits you, and stay for as long as you like. The event is brought to you by three leading Bristol charities specialising in dementia, research, and improving the lives and care, of older people.

Booking a ticket is optional, you can simply turn up without one. We'd love to have you there.

The full event agenda is now available: Let's Talk Dementia Event Agenda

A one stop event to learn more about dementia.

Whether you are living with dementia, caring for a loved one, or keen to learn more about a condition that affects one in two people, this event will have something for you.

There will be dementia specialists giving short talks and workshops, exhibitors and interactive sessions for people living with dementia.

Meet the experts, have your pressing questions answered in a friendly setting and spend time with families like yours.

You will leave Let’s Talk Dementia armed with knowledge and new ideas about how best to support your loved ones, and yourself.

The Watershed is a fully accessible venue, which includes hearing loops for talks, lifts and accessible toilets.

This event is taking place in Dementia Action Week, which is happening May 13th - 19th, a chance for people from all walks of life to learn more about dementia, research and the support available.

BRACE Dementia Research funds world-class clinical and laboratory research into dementia to find better treatments, achieve earlier diagnosis and hopefully, one day, a cure. Together, we will defeat dementia.

Bristol Dementia Action Alliance educates the communities of Bristol about dementia and supports those living with dementia and their loved ones through activity groups. BDAA provides free dementia awareness sessions for businesses, organisations and groups and recognizes those who are striving to make Bristol a dementia aware city through its annual BDAA Awards.

Alive Activities is the UK’s leading charity enriching the lives of older people in care and training their carers.

Alive:

• Engage older people creatively through meaningful activity sessions

• Train staff to deliver outstanding care at every opportunity

• Connect older people to their local communities

• Speak up for the rights of older people in care.

Frequently asked questions

Do I need to stay for the full day?

You can arrive at anytime between 10.30 -4.30pm and stay for as long as you would like.

When are the talks and activity sessions taking place?

The full event programme with all the information can be found here: www.alzheimers-brace.org/lets-talk-dementia-2024-agenda

Do I need to book on to a talk?

No, you can just turn up a few minutes before the hour to secure you place in Cinema 3. Talks are on the hour from 11am until 4pm.

Do I need to book on to an activity session?

No, you do not. The activity sessions are on a first come, first served session, please check the event programme for the times and activities are taking place.

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