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In Conversation with Webinars … Professor Claire Surr
18/10/2023 @ 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
Empowered Conversations has an exciting series of free dementia related webinars coming up over the next few months. These webinars aim to provide a space to explore lived experience, new research and best practice to nudge forward improvements.
Wednesday 11th October, 1.30pm – 2.30pm
In Conversation with … Professor Claire Surr
People with cancer and dementia experience worse outcomes than people who have cancer alone. We conducted research that indicated at least 1 in 13 of people aged 75+ with a cancer diagnosis also have dementia. We also looked at people’s experiences of accessing hospital-based cancer treatment and care when they have dementia and identified a number of areas for potential practice improvement. This presentation will summarise what we found and give examples of some of the practice changes that the participating NHS Trusts have put in. It will signpost attendees to useful resources such as: information booklets suitable for people living with cancer and dementia, their family members and oncology staff; clinical guidelines and other sources of information.
