Justice Fellowship awarded
Congratulations to Dr Amee Baird, a research collaborator with the Dementia Law Network, on being awarded an inaugural Justice Fellowship...
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Dementia Law Network
Aug 141 min read
International perspectives on advance research planning
A new report - with special relevance for dementia research - shares insights on law, policy and practices that enable people to plan...
Dementia Law Network
Jun 41 min read
NSW Committee report released
A NSW Parliamentary Committee has released its report, Equity, accessibility and appropriate delivery of outpatient and community mental...
Dementia Law Network
Apr 231 min read
New research on dementia and criminal risk behaviours
Research led by Dementia Law Network co-founder, Dr Fiona Kumfor, sheds light on the prevalence of behaviours in dementia that may be...
Dementia Law Network
Apr 81 min read
Visit by UK Churchill Fellow
In March 2024, Dr Victoria Shepherd, Senior Research Fellow at Cardiff University, visited Australia as part of a Churchill Fellowship on...
Dementia Law Network
Mar 71 min read
Dementia training for lawyers
A new article in Psychiatry, Psychology and Law, shares the results of a project that involved the delivery and evaluation of...
Dementia Law Network
Jan 251 min read
Evidence to NSW Inquiry
Dr Fiona Kumfor, Dementia Law Network co-founder, gave evidence on 30 October 2023 at the NSW Parliamentary Inquiry on Equity,...
Dementia Law Network
Sep 14, 20231 min read
Workshop report released
In June 2023, the Dementia Law Network convened a stakeholder workshop at the University of Technology Sydney to address how we might we...
Dementia Law Network
May 23, 20231 min read
Legal support for people with dementia
The Dementia Law Network is the focus of a new feature article in the Law Society Journal Online. It highlights a range of legal issues...
Dementia Law Network
May 16, 20231 min read
New articles on Advance Research Directives
Two new articles share stakeholder perspectives on Advance Research Directives and the inclusion of people living with dementia in...
Dementia Law Network
Mar 16, 20231 min read
Fiona Kumfor at the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias Conference
Dementia Law Network co-founder Fiona Kumfor was invited to present at the International Society for Frontotemporal Dementias Conference...
Dementia Law Network
Jan 9, 20231 min read
Welcome to Dementia Law Network
The Dementia Law Network is an initiative established by Professor Nola Ries and Associate Professor Fiona Kumfor. Nola Ries is a...
Dementia Law Network
Nov 14, 20221 min read
Panel session at the APA CCN conference
In November, at the 2022 Australian Psychological Society, College of Clinical Neuropsychologists Conference in Sydney, we presented a...
Dementia Law Network
Oct 31, 20221 min read
Your Brain Matters Podcast
Fiona Kumfor and Nola Ries recently joined Debbie Anderson on her podcast “Your Brain Matters." Fiona and Nola presented as part of the...
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