MSNAP National Memory Services Forum 2011

A UK conference for memory services / clinics, people with dementia and carers

This page is about the 2011 Forum .  Details of the 2012 Forum can be found by clicking here.

Many thanks to everyone who attended the MSNAP National Memory Services Forum 2011, 23rd November at Manchester Conference Centre. Information about the conference can be found below.

Download the presentations

Our speakers' presentations are available as PDFs.  Click on the links below to download.

• The North Thames Dementia Registry (NTDemReg) - Dr Craig Ritchie & Lisa Curry
• Introducing Life Story Work post diagnosis - Jean Tottie & Polly Kaiser
• Anesthesia for the Patient with Dementia - Dr Martin Gagel
• Community Team Interventions for Dementia Patients - Joanne Bell
• Croydon Memory Service - Patricia Irogeme
• Improving care for patients with dementia requiring elective surgery - Dr Sheila O’Toole
• Lancaster Memory Service Drop-In - Sharon Stephenson, Linda Dickens & Lynn Page
• Working towards accreditation: Advice, support and top-tips - The MSNAP Team
• MSNAP Update 2011 - The MSNAP Team
• Development of a service to reduce hospital admissions in patients with dementia - Dr Daniel Harwood
• Developing Meaningful Service User Involvement - Sarah Butchard & Jill Pendleton
• Developing an effective shared care protocol - Kate Anderson
• Memory Service Southend University Hospital - Dr Ioannis Liakas & Christine Timms
• Memory Services in Telford and Wrekin - Dr Sarah Lyle & Gill Foster

Confirmed speakers

• Professor Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, Department of Health
• Professor Martin Orrell, Chair of the MSNAP Accreditation Committee
• Professor Stephen Curran, Chair of the MSNAP Advisory Group
• Peter Ashley, person with dementia and Brian Hills, former carer
• Jean Tottie, Life Story Network
• MSNAP members from all over the UK
• Emily Doncaster (Deputy Programme Manager) and Sophie Hodge (Project Worker), MSNAP Team

Presentations and workshops

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• Interactive workshops, using the expertise of our members, focusing on problem-solving around common areas for improvement that services are keen to develop.
• Service user and carer experiences will also be included, so we would encourage our service user and carer colleagues to attend the event.
• Future directions for MSNAP, including gaining feedback on introducing new intervention standards.
• Debate about different models of memory services 
• Workshops for people thinking about joining the programme
• Input from MSNAP members - research, audit and innovations in their services
• Networking opportunities