MeetingDem conference in Wroclaw

On 27 and 28 February the Polish MeetingDem team organized a conference in Wroclaw. Some very informative presentations were given on the results of the three year project. The conference also included a visit to the Meeting Centre and the smashing premiere of the film on the Polish Meeting Centre.
The final MeetingDem symposium in Poland took place on 27-28 February 2017 in Wroclaw.
During those two days we summarised the MeetingDem project and celebrated its official end.
 

On Monday, all conference participants could visit the 1st Meeting Centre on Ciepła Street in Poland. It was an opportunity to meet people with dementia and their carers attending Meeting Centre, talk to therapists and coordinators or even participate in some of activities. Our international guests shared their experience with Meeting Centres in the Netherlands, Italy and the United Kingdom. Prof. Rose-Marie Drӧes – MeetingDem project leader – explained the idea of Meeting Centre Support Programme and prof. Rabih Chattat from Bologna and dr Simon Evans from the UK presented the Meeting Centres from their countries.
 

Second day of the conference took part at the Wroclaw Medical University where all researchers and professionals were discussing the MeetingDem first results and sharing knowledge about good practice in dementia care in Poland and Europe.
 

The conference ended with the premier of the movie about the Meeting Centre in Poland (directed by Sylwester Stepien) in Wroclaw’s cinema. It was a great and touching moment for Meeting Centre users, their families and all people engaged in the MeetingDem project.
 

By Polish MeetingDem Team

A report on this day in Polish can be found on the WMU website.
 

Also Rynek Zdrowia and Rynek Seniora pay attention to the MeetingDem conference on their websites.