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Volume 09
February 15-16, 2019 Amsterdam| Netherlands
Vascular Dementia
11
th
International Conference on
Vascular Dementia 2019
Journal of Alzheimers Disease & Parkinsonism | ISSN : 2161-0460
David Truswell
Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity, UK
David Truswell, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2019, Volume 09
DOI: 10.4172/2161-0460-C1-060
The impact of dementia on UK Black, Asian and minority ethnic
communities
W
hile there is recognition of the challenges that dementia brings to the UK national
health economy, less well understood is the impact of dementia as a health issue for UK
Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities. In a recently published book on the subject
with contributions from academic researchers and the experience of carers and people living
with dementia in these communities the presenting author considers not only the shared
characteristics that are typical of the experience of all minority ethnic communities in the UK
but also throws a spotlight on the details for different communities. These include the African-
Caribbean, Irish, South Asian, Chinese and Jewish. The presentation will review some of the
key findings and conclusions from the book and their relevance for awareness raising, carer
support and access to services and deconstructing some of the stereotypes and assumptions
about minority communities’ response to dementia
Biography
David Truswell has worked in community based mental health services in the UK for over thirty years
developing services for people with complex care needs and enduring mental health problems in a career
spanning the voluntary sector, local authority services, and the NHS at a senior level. He has two Master’s
level degrees, including a distinction level MBA. From 2009 – 2011, he was the Dementia Implementation
Lead for Commissioning Support for London, working with commissioners across London to improve dementia
services. He is currently Executive Director of the Dementia Alliance for Culture and Ethnicity (www.demace.
com) a UK social enterprise developed by local and national voluntary organisations working with dementia
and is an independent Writer and Researcher on dementia support and services for Black, Asian and minority
ethnic communities. His book on the subject is due for publication in February 2019. He is also the Director
of somefreshthinking Ltd., a healthcare consultancy working on service redesign and change management in
health and social care servicesd.
david@somefreshthinking.com