A new dementia-inclusive approach to building communities

Recorded: 10 May 2022 (13:00 - 14:15 UK time)

What’s this webinar about?

Between now and 2050, there will be a rapid increase in the number of people aged over 65 – 18% of UK population was above 65 in 2016, expected to increase to 25% in 2050. This webinar will discuss the implications and in particular how we can adapt our communities to support the needs of individuals with dementia.

Who should attend the webinar?

• Authorities having jurisdiction within communities
• Organizations, congregations and community groups
• Individuals in education, research and development
• Planners, designers and providers of products, services, the built environment and community infrastructures

What will participants gain?

• A better understanding of the future dementia landscape and how organizations can rethink their products, services and management in response
• Information on adaptations to foster dementia-inclusive environments
• Information on the role standards and the consumer voice can play
• An introduction to BS ISO 25552 on dementia-inclusive communities
• Facts on dementia prevention
• A post-event copy of all presentations and a recording of the webinar

Agenda

13:00 - 13:05 Welcome and introduction - Nele Zgavc, International Lead Programme Manager (Healthcare and Security), British Standards Institution

13:05 - 13:15 How the landscape of dementia is changing and opportunities for change - Sube Banerjee, Executive Dean & Professor of Dementia, University of Plymouth

13:15 - 13:25 The importance of the consumer voice - Anne Hastie, Consumer & Public Interest Representative, British Standards Institution

13:25 - 13:40 What does a dementia inclusive community look like? What initiatives already exist and how can ISO 25552 support? - Ian Sherriff, Academic lead for dementia partnerships, Plymouth University

13:40 - 13:50 Improving the wellbeing of our future self – dementia prevention - Michelle Reshef, Founder, Dementia Prevention UK

13:50 - 14:00 Q&A with all speakers

14:00 - 14:15 Closing remarks and end of the webinar

To increase your knowledge and preparedness for the changes brought by an ageing population, you should book a place at this webinar. 

Sube Banerjee MBE, MBBS MSc MBA MD FRCPsych is Executive Dean and Professor of Dementia in the Faculty of Health at the University of Plymouth. He trained at St Thomas’s, The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, and the Institute of Psychiatry, King’s College London. He served as the UK Department of Health’s senior professional advisor on dementia leading the development of its National Dementia Strategy. His research focusses on quality of life and quality of care in dementia and the evaluation of new treatments and services. He works on health services, policy and strategies to improve health for older adults with complex needs and those with dementia; he practices as an old age psychiatrist.  He has been awarded national and international awards for policy and research in dementia.  

Anne is a Consumer & Public Interest Representative with the British Standards Institution, influencing standards. She has a particular interest in protecting vulnerable consumers. In 2018, BSI appointed her to represent the UK consumer ‘voice’ on the international working group for Dementia Friendly Communities as part of the Ageing Societies suite of International Standards. Anne was very involved in all aspects of the development of the standard especially in proof reading in collaboration with the delegate from Canada and is pleased that the new ISO has recently been published.

Anne’s career was with the Citizens Advice Bureau service in Scotland for over 30 years, providing advice and advocacy and promoting and representing the voice of consumers.  She has also been promoting the consumer voice in the field of regulation as a volunteer with the Law Society of Scotland since 2004 and is currently a member of their Complaints & Oversight, Appeals and Administrative Justice Committees.

Other roles include Chair of East Lothian Council Rural Economy Group; Vice Chair of Tyne Esk LEADER Local Action Group; Director/Chair of charities Disability Information Scotland and  Haddington Citizens Advice Bureau;  Director of East Lothian Advice Consortium and former East Lothian Poverty Commissioner.

Ian Sherriff B.E.M is a lecturer and researcher for the University of Plymouth Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Allied Health Professional as its Academic Partnership Lead for Dementia. His work on dementia is recognised regionally, nationally and Internationally Ian is an International Ambassador for the Alzheimer’s Society, chair of the Prime Ministers Rural Dementia Group, chair of the Prime Ministers Dementia Air Transport Group, and a member of the Prime Ministers Challenge Group for Dementia, chair’s a global group for dementia. Member of the BSI ageing societies committee and supported the development of ISO 25552 in the ISO/TC 314 working group (International standards organization). Ian was awarded the B.E.M for his work on dementia. Ian is a Trustee of BRAVO VICTOR a research team for Blind Veterans UK. Ian is a Trustee of Blind Veterans.

Michelle has a background in social work, specialising in working with people living with dementia. She has led numerous programmes relating to health and care services for older people and their relatives.

Michelle studied the cognitive, behavioural and social implications of dementia and developed a prevention approach programme to battle dementia. Michelle is inspired by her own experience of supporting a close relative who lived with dementia.

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BSI is committed to the UN Sustainable Development Goals, with this webinar contributing to Goal 3 on good health and well-being, and Goal 10 on reduced inequalities.