COVID-19 and Intellectual Disability
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Webinar for Intellectual Disability Services on How to support people with intellectual disabilities with a diagnosis of COVID-19
All Ireland Institute of Hospice and Palliative Care is collaborating with the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability and The Daughters of Charity Disability Support Service, St Francis Hospice Raheny, and Tallaght University Hospital to deliver a Project ECHO AIIHPC webinar for Intellectual Disability Services on How to support people with intellectual disabilities with a diagnosis of COVID-19. Click here to register and more information
People with an intellectual disability vulnerable to adverse outcomes of COVID-19 warns Trinity expert
People of all ages with an intellectual disability are particularly vulnerable to adverse outcomes associated with COVID-19 warns Mary McCarron, Professor of Ageing and Intellectual Disability at the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability- TCAID
OPENSHOP: Ageing with PrIDe - 10 Years of IDS TILDA
Join us on Wednesday for a screening of IDS-TILDA Ageing with PrIDe documentary & a discussion about ageing with an intellectual disability, featuring the star of the show Mei Lin Yap in conversation with TCD researchers Eric Lacey & Eimear McGlinchey.
World Down Syndrome Day Summit explores 20 years of Trinity research into Down syndrome and dementia
The Trinity Centre for Ageing with an Intellectual Disability (TCAID) marked World Down Syndrome Day 2019 by hosting a summit that presented 20 years of research on Down syndrome and dementia, exploring the latest in the science. Research findings from TCAID and others means that Ireland now has one of the richest data sets in the world on the health and well-being of adults with an intellectual disability. This research has shown that the risk of dementia is very high in people with Down syndrome.
Seminar-Dementia in people with Down syndrome: The state of the science
Dementia in people with Down syndrome is a one-day seminar, hosted by Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability, which explores the latest findings in the area of brain health, cognitive ageing and dementia among people with Down syndrome. Learners will explore symptom recognition, assessment tools, biomarkers, advances in treatments and relevant infrastructure to support healthy, happy ageing. Book a place on https://bit.ly/2GeI6WT or contact Mr Gavin Dann, Senior Executive Officer on Email: danng@tcd.ie or by Phone: (01) 896 3186.
Symposium on Ageing and Intellectual Disability
A half-day symposium on Ageing and Intellectual Disability is happening On Thursday, 7 March 2019 as part of the Trinity College Dublin School of Nursing and Midwifery Research School. Papers to be presented on the day include a keynote by the Dean of Faculty of Health Sciences and Director of TCAID, Prof Mary McCarron entitled The future is now: RNID-led research and practice advancing excellence in care for people with intellectual disability. There will also be papers on end-of-life care needs, transition from congregated settings, Person Centred Planning, oral health and assisted decision making.
IDS-TILDA Newsletter December 2018
Healthcare and People with Intellectual Disability Course
In January 2019, we will be running the popular Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) on improving healthcare and health assessments for people with intellectual disabilities. The course is aimed at healthcare professionals, care providers and others who work with people with an intellectual disability. Over three weeks, the free online course will explore best practice techniques for communication, assessment, and developing accessible materials for people with an intellectual disability. It is now open for registration on the FutureLearn platform and starts on the 21st January, 2019. It is led by Dr Eilish Burke, Ussher Assistant Professor in Ageing and Intellectual Disability at Trinity College Dublin and the Associate Director of the Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability.
People with ID get active at the PPALs Games in Trinity College Dublin
People with intellectual disabilities from six different services met in Trinity College Dublin to celebrate the culmination of a year-long physical activity leadership project, PPALs. The PPALs project is about empowering people with ID to make their communities healthier by becoming Physical Activity Leaders and today saw the newly trained PPALs awarded their certificates of completion by Minister Catherine Byrne, TD and rugby player Rob Kearney.