Events

Dealing with global inequity in dementia prevention research: lessons for low- and middle-income countries
Dealing with global inequity in dementia prevention research: lessons for low- and middle-income countries
CHeBA Visiting Lecture Series presents Professor Jaime Miranda, Head of School of the Sydney School of Public Health at the University of Sydney’s Faculty of Medicine & Health  Dealing with global inequity in dementia prevention research: lessons for low- and middle-income countries… Read More
Keys to Better Ageing: Free Seniors Event
Keys to Better Ageing: Free Seniors Event
The South Eastern Sydney Local Health District’s Older Persons’ Mental Health Service based at Prince of Wales Hospital, in partnership with Randwick City Council, is set to hold its annual forum for the senior community on Wednesday, 25 October, with this year’s theme ‘Better Brains,… Read More
Run for CHeBA | Sydney Marathon
Run for CHeBA | Sydney Marathon
September is World Alzheimer’s Month so there is no better time to sign up a team or compete individually in the Sydney Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km Bridge Run or 3.5km Family Fun Run on the stunning course along the Sydney Harbour foreshore.  We are delighted to announce the involvement… Read More
Growing Old Well | Exclusive VIVID Event with Professor Perminder Sachdev AM
Growing Old Well | Exclusive VIVID Event with Professor Perminder Sachdev AM
What is positive ageing, and is there really a perfect way to ‘grow old well’? CHeBA Co-Director Professor Perminder Sachdev is one of Australia’s pre-eminent authorities on biological ageing and exceptional longevity. This exclusive Vivid Sydney event – part of Vivid Ideas Human Nature… Read More
The Long-term Impacts of the Pandemic on the Mental Health of Carers of People with Living Dementia
The Long-term Impacts of the Pandemic on the Mental Health of Carers of People with Living Dementia
CHeBA Visiting Lecture Series presents Dr Clarissa Giebel of the University of Liverpool, for her talk: The Long-term Impacts of the Pandemic on the Mental Health of Carers of People with Living Dementia Dr Giebel will share some of the findings from her UK-based research into how the… Read More
Older Persons Mental Health Services - Secrets of Ageing with Resilience
Older Persons Mental Health Services - Secrets of Ageing with Resilience
CHeBA Co-Director Professor Henry Brodaty will again Chair the inspiring forum from Older Persons Mental Health Services in partnership with CHeBA, which after two years online returns as an in-person event. This year's theme is 'Secrets of Ageing with Resilience' and will feature a… Read More
Launch of the WHO Dementia Research Blueprint
Launch of the WHO Dementia Research Blueprint
With major input from researchers at CHeBA, led by Scientia Professor Perminder Sachdev, WHO has developed a Dementia Research Blueprint, to be launched in Geneva on October 4. The objective of this blueprint is to make dementia support the realization of a world in which research on… Read More
Run for CHeBA | Blackmores Sydney Running Festival
Run for CHeBA | Blackmores Sydney Running Festival
September is World Alzheimer’s Month so there is no better time to sign up a team or compete individually in the Blackmores Sydney Running Festival Marathon, Half Marathon, 10km Bridge Run or 3.5km Family Fun Run on the stunning course along the Sydney Harbour foreshore.  This fundraising… Read More
CHeBA Visiting Lecture Series presents Professor Anthony David of University College London, for his talk: Functional Stroke: A New Challenge for Stroke Services and Neuropsychiatry The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A session with Professor David The advent of specialised… Read More
Property Industry Wipeout Dementia 2022
Property Industry Wipeout Dementia 2022
On Friday, 25 March 2022 the highly anticipated Property Industry Wipeout Dementia event will hit Bondi Beach. Two years off due to COVID-19 has done nothing to slow the momentum, as we prepare for the biggest Wipeout Dementia event to date. The addition of three new teams sets the stage… Read More
Navigating the System: Finding Supports After a Dementia Diagnosis
Navigating the System: Finding Supports After a Dementia Diagnosis
People recently diagnosed with dementia and carers find themselves navigating a maze of services, practitioners, and little information about what support is available. In the absence of a clear dementia care pathway, this panel discussion will describe the challenges and practical… Read More
Post-Stroke Dementia
Post-Stroke Dementia
CHeBA Visiting Lecture Series presents Professor Rajesh Kalaria of Newcastle University, for his talk: Post-Stroke Dementia The presentation will be followed by a live Q&A session with Professor Kalaria. Dementia develops in 30% of elderly people who survive after stroke. Various… Read More
Rethinking Support after Dementia Diagnosis: Unmet Needs and Evidence for Rehabilitation
Rethinking Support after Dementia Diagnosis: Unmet Needs and Evidence for Rehabilitation
Australians with dementia and carers often receive minimal health treatments and psychosocial supports following diagnosis. This webinar will describe their unmet needs for information, psychosocial support, and treatments to optimise function and wellbeing. There is strong evidence that… Read More
Keeping Connected, Social Health and Ageing | Older Persons Mental Health Service
Keeping Connected, Social Health and Ageing | Older Persons Mental Health Service
The COVID pandemic has impacted the ways in which we remain socially connected. THIS IS A FREE ONLINE EVENT The forum will examine the importance of being connected and provide strategies for mental health resilience when social connections are disrupted by COVID restrictions and will… Read More
Rethinking Dementia Diagnostic Conversation
Rethinking Dementia Diagnostic Conversation
After receiving a diagnosis of dementia, patients and their carers describe feeling lost and overwhelmed. They report receiving insufficient information and advice about what to do next and planning for the future. Dementia diagnostic guidelines abound, but less attention has been given… Read More