Scottish Dementia Alumni

The Scottish Dementia Alumni comprises of:

Agnes Houston MBE

Nancy McAdam BEM

Dr James McKillop MBE

Martin Robertson BSc (Open) BA (Hons)

YouTube channel – search for us or use this link.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUdt_vTAwwwzUWuW2sSX-ew

Current Projects

We are involved in:

• Supporting ECREDibles research peer to peer group, a DEEP network group and a sister group to the University of Edinburgh’s ECRED – Edinburgh Centre for Research into the Experience of Dementia. Started with funding from Life Changes Trust and Dementia Enquirers. ECRED have recently been awarded some funds from BINKS Hub to develop our work together.
• Dementia Through Our Eyes – resource and game in collaboration with Science Ceilidh. Started as a Dementia Enquirers project, the game and resource is now in development with a peer to peer grant from About
• Dementia.https://www.scienceceilidh.com/dementia-through-our-eyes
• New booklet resource in progress about end of life care. Coming in Autumn 2023. Funded by a peer to peer grant from About Dementia.
• We have written a Chapter in the book A Critical History of Dementia Studies, due for publication in September 2023. Houston, A., McAdam, N., McKillop, J. & Robertson, M., facilitated by Brown, P. (in press) Experts by experience: “I don’t want to be shaken, I want to be a shaker”. In Fletcher, J.R. & Capstick, A. (eds) A Critical History of Dementia Studies. London: Routledge. https://www.routledge.com/A-Critical-History-of-Dementia-Studies/Fletcher-Capstick/p/book/9781032268774

Projects October 2021 – Summer 2022

* ECREDIBLES

* DEMENTIA & SLEEP – coming Autumn 22

* BOOK CHAPTER – Publisher Routledge

* DEMENTIA ENQUIRERS projects

Inter-generational Game in progress in collaboration with Science Ceilidh and the Pioneers

Academic research project with Ecredibles  Nov 2021 to Summer 2022.

Work we have produced:

You can read it by clicking on this link

Preparing For The Unexpected FINAL Digital

You can read it by clicking on this link:

https://www.lifechangestrust.org.uk/project/dementia-and-gp-services-peer-peer-resource

You can read it by clicking on this link:

Dementia-and-Self-Management-Peer-to-Peer-Resource-WEB.pdf (dementiavoices.org.uk)

Watch Agnes and James in discussion reflecting on developing the booklet here:P

Please take a look at the Alumni involvement with Life Changes Trust reflecting on relationship based funding and beneficiaries https://vimeo.com/672346029

Take a look at the latest resource from the Alumni group Dementia and Sleep Challenges SLEEP FINAL