RESEARCH
Providing and evaluating the i-Support program in Australia and Greater China
Funded by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, this two-year project will implement and evaluate the Chinese iSupport program in Australia and Greater China.
TYPE
Project information
TOPIC
Dementia, Cultural diversity
FUNDED BY
National Foundation for Australia-China Relations
The World Health Organization has developed iSupport for Dementia, an online education program for informal carers, to enhance the public health response to dementia. Funded by the National Foundation for Australia-China Relations, this 2 year project will implement and evaluate the Chinese iSupport program in Australia and Greater China.
The program aims to:
- Strengthen professional collaboration in dementia research in Australia, Mainland China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macau; and enhance understanding of Chinese carers’ experiences in the program in these regions
- Showcase Australia’s excellence in dementia care policies, standards and care services
- Use the Chinese iSupport program as an opportunity to engage Australia’s diverse communities in developing multilingual iSupport programs
- Showcase innovation via online education and virtual carer support groups in responding to COVID-19 outbreaks.
Find out more about the project and outcomes
Knowledge exchange sessions
Session 1: Australian dementia care policies and practices – Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty
Session 2: Culturally-appropriate care for culturally diverse people with dementia and their carers in Australia – Professor Bianca Brijnath
Session 3: The concept and practices of dementia care continuity in China – Professor Huali Wang
Session 4: Dementia Care in rural China – Associate Professor Jing Wang
Our team
- Professor Lily Xiao – Flinders University
- Scientia Professor Henry Brodaty – The University of New South Wales
- Professor Julie Ratcliffe – Flinders University
- Professor Bianca Brijnath – National Ageing Research Institute
- Dr Shahid Ullah – Flinders University
- Dr Hui-Chen Chang – University of Wollongong
- Professor Huali Wang – Peking University
- Assoc. Professor Jing Wang – Xi’an Jiaotong University
- Professor Chia-Chi Chang – Taipei Medical University
- Professor Timothy Kwok – The Chinese University of Hong Kong
- Professor Mingxia Zhu – Kiang Wu Nursing College of Macau.
Online seminar
Join us on Thursday 3 March 2022 for this free online seminar: Dementia care policies and practices in Taiwan with General Secretary LiYu Tang of the Taiwan Alzheimer’s Disease Association. To find out more about the seminar and to register, please download the event flyer.