Black Country Healthcare - Dementia Action Week Webinars

Please see webinar topics below before booking your place.
We are pleased to announce BCHFT Admiral Nursing Team joined with Alzheimer's society will be hosting a series of webinars during Dementia Action Week 19th-23rd May 2025 9.30am - 13.30pm. Aimed at professionals, the theme is NHS Dementia Well Pathway. Each day will focus on a 'Well pathway' and have guest speakers. Please book onto as many webinars as you wish to attend. They will be held via MS Teams and meeting links will be sent in advance of the day. All webinars will be recorded.

Mon 19 May - Preventing Well 

• Dr Karen Jutla from Wolverhampton University - Understanding Dementia and Cognitive Ability
• Chris Cartwright, Director of Audiology at the Audiology Academy - The Importance of Hearing Well 
• Jenny Dudley, Diabetes Specialist Nurse / Inpatient and Community Diabetes Nursing Lead - Dementia and Diabetes

Tue 20 May - Diagnosing Well

• Dr Jill Rasmussen, Primary Care Specialist Dementia, Intellectual Disability and Mental Health - Diagnosing Dementia Well: Implications and Challenges
• Dr Mike Ridley Dash - Quality & Quantity: Delivering Person-Centred Dementia Diagnosis In Black Country
• Barbara Stephens, Chief Executive of Dementia Pathfinders Community Interest Company DiADEM

Wed 21 May - Supporting Well

• Lee Allen, Local Service Manager Alzheimers Society - Alzheimers Society Support in the Black Country
• Wonda Heritage, DUK Admiral Nurse - Admiral Nurse Support in the Black Country and Wider Area
• Gemma Lockley, Clinical Lead for Older Adult Therapeutic Service - Supporting People Following a Diagnosis of Dementia

Thurs 22 May - Living Well

• Dr Jill Ramussen - Q&A
• Dr Karen Jutla, Wolverhampton University - Equality, Diversity and Inclusion: Achieving cultural inclusivity in dementia care
• Fiona McCracken - PADS Dementia Support Services in the Community, Walsall
• Winston Lindsey - Wellbeing Hub, Wolverhampton
• Helen Kennedy - Sandwell Community Dementia Service
• Julie Granger - Alz Café
• Annette Darby - Supporting People Living with Dementia, Dudley

Fri 23 May - Dying Well

• Dr Griffin Ganga, Wolverhampton University - How do community nurses make sense of their experiences of providing end-of-life care for patients with dementia? An Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis
• Kerry Lyons, Consultant Admiral Nurse, Frailty and Physical Health - Introduction to Frailty in Dementia
• Becky Lawson, Clinical Educator, Compton Care - Advance Care Planning in Palliative and End of Life Care 
• Kathleen Humphries, Matron Older Adults at BCHFT / ReSPECT Lead - ReSPECT