Concussions in sport in the news

By NZDF on May 21, 2021

The concern over concussions and head injury in sport leading to increased dementia risk has spread to rugby, as a special New Zealand Herald feature explains.


Celebration Choir has recorded a song

By NZDF on May 21, 2021

The CeleBRation Choir, a community singing group for adults living with an acquired neurological condition, has recorded a song written especially for them called Celebration.

 


Kiwi Alister Robertson is the new chair of Dementia Alliance International.

By NZDF on May 21, 2021

Alister was diagnosed with younger onset Alzheimer’s in 2014 and has become a vocal advocate in New Zealand and internationally.


The Learning Link - May 2021

By Lara Hitchcock on May 14, 2021

Lara Hitchcock, Registered Nurse with the Memory Assessment Clinic at Burwood Hospital, shares a selection of dementia and delirium education resources from the past month.