Category: StepUp for Dementia Research update
Friday, July 14th, 2023
StepUp is delighted to congratulate our advisory board member, Professor Warren Harding, on his inclusion in the 2023 King’s Birthday Honours List. Professor Harding was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in recognition of his significant service to business, to community health, and to the information technology industry – in particular health […]
Friday, July 14th, 2023
StepUp is delighted to congratulate our advisory board member, Professor Sue Kurrle, on her appointment earlier this year of Officer of the Order of Australia (AO), for distinguished service to medicine as a geriatrician, and to research into dementia and cognitive decline. Over her 35 years of experience, Professor Kurrle has made groundbreaking progress in […]
Thursday, June 9th, 2022
Do you have an interest in taking part in dementia research? Are you already a StepUp volunteer, or are you thinking about signing up? The goal of StepUp is to make it possible for everyone who wants to be involved in dementia research to get the chance to do so. As part of planning ahead […]
Thursday, March 17th, 2022
Director of StepUp for Dementia Research, Professor Yun-Hee Jeon, explains the importance of dementia research and how StepUp for Dementia Research works. This is also featured in the ‘Using our Brains’ donor program: usingourbrains.com.au
Thursday, January 27th, 2022
Professor Yun-Hee Jeon, Director of StepUp for Dementia Research, was interviewed about StepUp for Dementia Research platform that is connecting dementia patients to researchers using online dating algorithms and a strong client-centric design. It’s speeding up research and opening up possibilities for people with dementia who say it has provided “a strong purpose in life […]
Thursday, November 4th, 2021
Professor Yun-Hee Jeon, Director of StepUp for Dementia Research, was interviewed about what dementia is, challenges on dementia research studies in Australia, importance of participation and involvement in research studies, and how StepUp for Dementia Research works. To listen to the interview, please click below.
Monday, November 1st, 2021
New Paper Out: Early Implementation and Evaluation of StepUp for Dementia Research: An Australia-Wide Dementia Research Participation and Public Engagement Platform StepUp for Dementia Research team published the first paper about the service. It has been over two years since StepUp for Dementia Research has officially launched in June 2019. This paper shows the processes […]
Monday, July 26th, 2021
Financial Skills in Older Adults Over 50? Participate in a study to develop an online test of everyday financial skills. Ecstra Foundation is funding research led by Dr Stephanie Wong and her team at the Brain and Mind Centre (University of Sydney), which aims to help identify difficulties with everyday financial tasks in older Australians. […]
Tuesday, February 23rd, 2021
Tele-CBT: Telehealth Psychotherapy for Anxiety in Persons with Cognitive Impairment Researchers at the Dementia and Neuro Mental Health Research Unit at The University of Queensland Centre for Clinical Research (UQCCR) are looking for participants living with cognitive impairment and experiencing anxiety or worry to test a new psychotherapeutic program delivered via videoconferencing. What are the […]
Friday, January 22nd, 2021
Team Approach to Polypharmacy Evaluation and Reduction for General Practice patients with dementia: the Australian TAPERdem study What is this study about? Researchers from University of Western Australia are part of a study testing a way of helping General Practitioners (GPs) manage medications for patients who are living with dementia. This includes possibly reducing the […]
