Recorded at the Dementia Research Charity #Chatathon 2022 - Adam Smith interviews Nathan Stephens, PhD Student & Unpaid Care Worker at University of Worcester, Dr Clarissa Giebel, Senior Research Fellow at University of Liverpool and Dr Kat Algar-Skaife, Postdoctoral Research Fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology.
Nathan Stephens - I work on understanding social and economic value of scaling up community based dementia support - in a failed market place. Passionate about health equity and under and unpaid care as a justice/rights issue. I am also an unpaid care worker and working with institutions locally such as CCGs, LAs, Public Health on the Worcestershire Meeting Centres Programme.
Dr Clarissa Giebel - My research focuses on enabling people living with dementia to live well and independently at home for as long as possible, whilst addressing inequalities in accessing the right care. For this, I am working with a number of national and international collaborators, in the Netherlands, Colombia, Chile, Australia, Uganda, Poland, and UAE and have published over 90 papers in the field.
Dr Kat Algar-Skaife - Over the past twelve years, I have led and contributed to research around understanding and improving support; developing and evaluating psychosocial, physical activity, and creative interventions. I collaborate with organisations such as Age Cymru and local authorities to ensure that my research has a real-life impact outside of an academic setting. I currently lead the SENSE-Emotion project which aims to provide a deeper understanding of the experiences and emotional responses of people living with dementia engaging with SENSE-GARDEN, an immersive digital sensory room.
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The 2022 Dementia Research Charity Chatathon LIVE was held on Friday 2nd December - A non-stop 12.5 hours livestream hosted by Adam Smith interviewing 68 Dementia Researchers and Special Guests working across all areas of discovery to beat Alzheimer's disease and all forms of dementia. Raising money for research and providing insights into the latest research taking place across the UK and Worldwide.
This year we are raising money for four amazing charities who all fund research - Alzheimer's Research UK, Alzheimer's Society, Race Against Dementia and The Lewy Body Society.
For more information and to donate visit http://www.chatathon.uk
