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Join us for the latest session in the Better Health & Care webinar series, exploring new approaches to improving quality of life, independence and dignity for people living with dementia and advanced illness. The session will feature two talks showcasing innovative research projects that are rethinking how care and support can be delivered.
Talks
Rethinking assistive devices for mobility and independence
🔹Professor Matthew Maddocks, Professor of Health Services Research & Rehabilitation, King’s College London
Our first presentation, 'Assistive devices to support indoor and outdoor mobility for people living with advanced illness', will examine how mobility aids can enhance daily life, independence and wellbeing for people with serious illness.
Falls, poor mobility and limited uptake of assistive devices can reduce independence among people with advanced illness. Our first presentation will focus on the 'Assistive devices to support indoor and outdoor mobility for people living with advanced illness' project, which examines how mobility aids can enhance daily life, independence and wellbeing for people with serious illness.
Matthew is an academic physiotherapist and Professor of Health Services Research and Rehabilitation. He has held several National Institute for Health and Care Research roles and is co-lead for the Palliative & End of Life Care research theme of the NIHR Applied Research Collaborative for South London.
He leads a team undertaking applied clinical and health services research that advances rehabilitation and palliative care for people with serious illness, through better management of complex symptoms and syndromes.
Making sense of dying with dementia: finding meaning when living with dementia as a life-limiting illness
🔹Dr Liam Gabb, Registrar in Palliative Medicine and NIHR Doctoral Fellow, King’s College London
Our second presentation, ‘Making sense of dying with dementia: finding meaning when living with dementia as a life-limiting illness’, explores how people with dementia can find meaning and dignity throughout life and towards the end of their journey.
Dementia poses a unique challenge to traditional models of caring for people with terminal illness. The ‘Meaningful Dying in Dementia’ project seeks to improve quality of life and enhance dignity for people with dementia by understanding what truly matters to them at the end of life.
Liam is a NIHR Doctoral Fellow and Registrar in Palliative Medicine. His clinical background has driven an interest in end-of-life care for those at the intersection of physical and mental ill-health.
He began his PhD at the Cicely Saunders Institute in 2023, developing a theory of ‘meaningful dying’ for people with dementia to deepen understanding of how to support them when facing the end of their lives.
Session chair
🔹Professor Glenn Robert, Vice Dean (Research & Impact), Faculty of Nursing Midwifery and Palliative Care, King’s College London
Who should attend?
This webinar is open to all but will be of most interest to researchers, practitioners, policymakers and those interested in health and care innovation, collaboration and impact. Whether you’re new to the Hub or already connected, this is a great opportunity to learn more and get involved.
Please note that this webinar will be recorded. The recording will be shared with those who signed up and on the Better Health & Care Hub YouTube channel following the event.
Connect with us
At this event
Professor of Health Services Research & Rehabilitation
NIHR Doctoral Fellow
Vice Dean (Research & Impact) and Head of Division, Methodologies