AIHI Webinar Series -Inequalities in dementia care_What are the barriers and how can we overcome them

Inequalities in dementia care: What are the barriers and how can we overcome them?

17 November 2022

11.00am-12.00noon

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With more than 10 million new cases of dementia diagnosed worldwide each year, inequality in dementia care is a pressing global health issue.

In this talk, we will investigate research into the many inequalities in dementia care, from a UK and international perspective. This includes a comparison study between England and the Netherlands, as well as recent pandemic-related research with Australia, India, Italy, and Poland, all against the backdrop of a recently completed overarching international systematic review into the topic.

The webinar will also discuss how health systems can better embed public involvement and co-production into dementia care in order to improve equity.

Speakers:

Clarissa Giebel is Senior Research Fellow at the University of Liverpool, UK, and National Institute for Health and Care Research Applied Research Collaboration, North West Coast (NIHR ARC NWC), leading research into inequalities in dementia care and ageing. She is working with international collaborators to address barriers to accessing and using dementia care, including funded projects from the UK’s Economic and Social Research Council, Wellcome Trust and NIHR.

Mark Gabbay is Professor of General Practice at the University of Liverpool where he is also head of research within the department of primary care and mental health. He is Director of the NIHR ARC NWC, and Associate

Director of the NIHR Research Design Service, North West. His research interests are applied health and social care research, particularly in Primary Care, Community and Integrated Care settings, with a focus on health inequalities, mental health, chronic conditions, work and health among a range of topics. Alongside his research career including over £150m of grants and nearly 200 publications, he works part time as a GP and teaches medical students.

Rebecca Mitchell is Associate Professor with the Australian Institute of Health Innovation at Macquarie University and leads the Health and Societal Outcomes research stream.  She is a psychologist and injury epidemiologist, and her research focuses on the conduct of large-scale epidemiological and mixed-methods research to guide improvements in health service delivery and health policy.

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