The Science - Researching what causes Alzheimer's

How is research making a visit to the hospital better for people living with dementia

On the 7th September 2020, ⁠⁠⁠Adam Smith⁠⁠⁠ [https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-profile-adam-smith/] hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at ⁠⁠⁠http://www.chatathon.uk⁠⁠⁠ [http://www.chatathon.uk/]. In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with: Dr Courtney Genge, Program Adviser for the federal ageing research program, National Research Council Canada I have spent the last few years researching Dementia in the emergency department using a human factors framework to understand the safety implications of receiving care in this setting. My work is grounded in participatory research approaches and utilises co-production and collaborative research partnerships with people living with dementia - @courtneyjshaw1 [https://twitter.com/courtneyjshaw1] ⁠ [https://twitter.com/clairesurr?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] Dr Emily Jones, Senior Matron for Medicine at Portsmouth Hospital University NHS Trust. In my clinical academic doctorate I explored how the work system of an acute hospital impacted nursing staff's capacity to care for people with dementia. The findings indicated that nurses are driven by the priorities of the organisation, which unfortunately is not high quality dementia care but patient flow and patient safety initiatives. Nurses struggle with feelings of guilt and fear with regards to their work, guilt for not providing good care but fear of not completing the task "visible" to the organisation. The research raises questions about nursing autonomy and decision making, particularly with regards to the organisation of their work and also how we make dementia care tangible. @emilyjonesmed [https://twitter.com/emilyjonesmed]

Making care homes great places, providing great care and great homes - Part 2

On the 7th September 2020, ⁠⁠Adam Smith⁠⁠ [https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-profile-adam-smith/] hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at ⁠⁠http://www.chatathon.uk⁠⁠ [http://www.chatathon.uk/]. In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with: Claire Surr, Professor of Dementia Studies, Director of the Centre for Dementia Research, Leeds Beckett University. Claire works in dementia care and services research. She recently completed the DCM EPIC Study, What Works Study (components of effective dementia training) and CanDem Study (experiences of cancer treatment and care by people with dementia) - @clairesurr [https://twitter.com/clairesurr?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Eauthor] Dr Laura Booi, Research Associate, Newcastle University. Laura's research brings together international dementia advocacy, and patient-public-involvement, engaging both the next generation of dementia focused leaders as well as marginalized, often unheard voices affected by dementia. As a trained social gerontologist, she has spent the last dozen years working towards understanding and making long-term residential care for dementia better for those working and living in this sector - @DementiaHealth [https://twitter.com/DementiaHealth] Dr Victoria Shepherd, Research Associate, Cardiff University. Victoria is involved in the design and conduct of clinical trials, with a particular interest in the methodological aspects of care home research. Her research primarily focuses on addressing the ethical and practical challenges of involving adults who lack capacity to consent in research, and developing interventions to support decision-making by consultees/legal representatives - @VickyLShepherd [https://twitter.com/VickyLShepherd]

Risky Alzheimer's Genes and Unlocking Cells

On the 7th September 2020, ⁠Adam Smith⁠ [https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-profile-adam-smith/] hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at ⁠http://www.chatathon.uk⁠ [http://www.chatathon.uk/]. In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with: Dr Hazel Hall-Roberts, Postdoctoral Researcher, University of Oxford (Now UK Dementia Research Institute, Cardiff University). I work on risk genes for Alzheimer's disease that are expressed highly in microglia, and I study them in a dish using human induced pluripotent stem cell models of microglia - @HazelLRoberts [https://twitter.com/HazelLRoberts] Dr Mark Dallas, Associate Professor Neuroscience, University of Reading. My work looks at non neuronal cells and their potential to combat Alzheimer's. Cellular work looking a ion channels on glial cells and changes in their function long before clinical presentation. In addition, we are looking at the ability of carbon monoxide to suppress amyloid toxicity and be a neuroprotectant - @drmarkdallas [https://twitter.com/drmarkdallas]

The Science - Researching what causes Alzheimer's

On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith [https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-profile-adam-smith/] hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at http://www.chatathon.uk [http://www.chatathon.uk/]. In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with: Dr Sam Moxon, Research Associate, The University of Manchester (now Birmingham) - I am a biomaterials scientist seeking to apply biomedical engineering principals to the study of dementia. I work in Prof Nigel Hooper's research group generating 3D culture platforms for probing the underlying mechanisms of Alzheimer's Disease and Vascular Dementia - @DrSamMoxon [https://twitter.com/DrSamMoxon] Louise Serpell, Professor of Biochemistry, University of Sussex - I lead a team of researchers, investigating the causes of dementia, protein misfolding mechanisms, structure and toxicity. With a particular interest in Neuronal damage and the APOE genes - @Serpell1 [https://twitter.com/Serpell1]

NHS Dementia Care & A Blood Test for Dementia

On the 7th September 2020, Adam Smith [https://www.dementiaresearcher.nihr.ac.uk/podcast-profile-adam-smith/] hosted the Dementia Research Chatathon LIVE - to share information on the wide variety of research taking place across the world, and the raise money for Alzheimer's Research UK. Please continue to donate and help Adam meet his £5,000 target - details can be found at http://www.chatathon.uk [http://www.chatathon.uk/]. In a way that everyone can understand, this video features Adam talking with: Dr Amanda Heslegrave, Senior Research Fellow, UK Dementia Research Institute at UCL. I collaborate with clinical researchers to measure biomarkers of neurodegeneration in a variety of biofluids, most topical right now are blood biomarkers which we are able to measure with the use of super sensitive assay technology - @ajh1269 [https://twitter.com/ajh1269] Dr Josie Jenkinson, Consultant Psychiatrist for Older People, Surrey & Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust. I am an NHS doctor and researcher, focusing on long-term specialist continuing care and health services research. I am particularly interested in deliberate self harm in older adults, delirium and dementia care pathways.