Optimising support for carers of people with dementia by implementing the World Health Organization’s iSupport for Dementia Program
15:30-17:00 October 25, 2024
The WHO Western Pacific Region is homes for a large population of people with dementia and most of them are cared by family carers. Prolonged exposure to carer burden is associated with poor health and quality of life for both carers and their care recipients and disease burden on the health care systems. This symposium is important as it reports various innovative solutions to embed the WHO’s iSupport for Dementia Program into health and social care systems in Australia and China to optimise support for family carers, improve their capability in dementia care, reduce their stresses and stabilise home care.
Organizer
Prof. Lily Xiao, Flinders University
Presentations
15:30-15:45 Cross-national collaboration to implement the World Health Organization’s iSupport for Dementia Program in Australia
Prof. Lily Xiao, Flinders University
15:45-16:00 Family carers’ perceived needs and preferences in implementing WHO iSupport for Dementia program: A cross-sectional study
Prof. Jing Wang, Xi'an Jiaotong University
16:00-16:15 The effectiveness and dissemination of the Traditional Chinese iSupport toolkit in supporting family caregivers of people with Dementia in Taiwan site.
Prof. Chia-Chi Chang, Taipei Medical University
16:15-16:30 Disseminating the Chinese iSupport program: From Macau to Greater Bay Area
Assistant Professor Wai In Lei, Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau
16:30-16:45 Caregivers experiences in the WeChat groups of the WHO iSupport program
Ms. Mengmeng Xia, MSW, Peking University Institute of Mental Health (Sixth Hospital)
16:45-17:00 Discussion