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Best Practice: Knowledge Exchange with Impact

Shirley Law

Head of Learning & DevelopmentDementia Services Development Centre

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崔志文 (Kenny Chui)Project Manager of Best Practice Programmein Hong Kong

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Knowledge Exchange at Stirling University

• The University of Stirling conducts world-class research that makes a significant contribution to society, the economy, environment or culture. We create and transfer new knowledge and ideas.

• We define knowledge exchange, therefore, as the sharing of knowledge derived from, and related to, research activity which makes a significant difference beyond the world of academia.

• The sharing of knowledge which has the potential to impact on innovation and to change, transform, enhance or generate new or improved professional practices, policies, technologies, products, services and public perceptions.

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How do we transmit our knowledge ?

• Education – Learning & Teaching

• Academic & Scholarly Publications – presentations and other outputs

• Commercial ventures and partnerships

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Stand Alone Module –SCQF 8 20 credits

The programme achieves the fundamental purpose of improving the person's lived experience of dementia by changing values, attitudes and beliefs about dementia.

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Taking research into practice to achieve impactDSDC draws on research and practice from across the world to provide comprehensive, up-to-date educational resources on all aspects of dementia.

Working with International partners through knowledge exchange

To train local qualified trainers

To train over hundreds of professional practitioners

To train over thousands of frontline workers

To make several seminars for knowledge transfer

To benefit over ten thousands of people with dementia

The output of the programme in Hong Kong

Hospital and community care services

Effectiveness of the changes

-Job satisfaction-Personal competence toward dementia care-Dementia care knowledge-Caring attitude-Social Impact

Moreover, it brings positive changes of the caring attitude among frontline staff which contribute to the future holistic care and to

promote the new dementia care culture.

The outcome of the programme in Hong Kong

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+Objectives in the care homes

+Strategy

Knowldge & Skill Transfer

Tutorial Assignment Practice

Sharing meeting and Evaluation

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Now

+Promoting quality care for peoplewith dementia in H K C C C U K Y C H

Person-centeredcare

Comfortable and homely living environment

Meaningful activities

+At Operational level

■ Nurses as case managers – coordinated care

■Opinion from bottom up, encourage frontline staff to participate in theservices

■Individualized care■No more restraint■Meal delivery to their rooms based on the physical and psychological needs■Flexi bedtime and warm reminders■Same Interest and background groups – play mahjong, chess■Cooking traditional foods■Elderly leads the prayer meeting■Birthday party for each person■Arrange bible study group, fellowship and cell group for giving comfort■Door-bell for some rooms/elderly – privacy■Have choice on meal – A/B choice menu■Elderly committee

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Thank you

Shirley Law