The moments and memories that shape us: Advancing speech pathology practice through the lens of dementia care
Aged care
Dementia
Innovative practice
Interprofessional collaborative practice
| Sunday, June 15, 2025 |
| 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM |
| Hall L, Ground Level |
Overview
Assoc Professor Jade Cartwright
Details
⏫ Keynote address, Elizabeth Usher Memorial Lecture
⏲️ 9.00am - 10.00am
⌛ 60-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)
⏲️ 9.00am - 10.00am
⌛ 60-minutes
📚 Assumed knowledge of attendees: Foundational (new/casual familiarity with the topic e.g. treated a single case)
Presenter
Assoc Professor Jade Cartwright
University Of Tasmania.
The moments and memories that shape us: Advancing speech pathology practice through the lens of dementia care
9:00 AM - 10:00 AMPresentation summary
This presentation will explore the deeper, personal side of dementia care, focusing on moments of connection and the importance of learning from the stories and experiences of people with dementia. Through this lens, the intimate relationship between memory and identity will be examined, with a focus on how speech pathologists can promote personhood and strengthen relationships as memory and communication change over time. The presentation will offer valuable insights for the speech pathology profession, particularly in the areas of advocacy and innovation, as well as strategies for using moments of interaction to enhance quality of care and foster deeper connections.
Refrences
Beales, A., Bates, K., Cartwright, J., & Whitworth, A. (2019). Lost for words: Perspectives and experiences of people with primary progressive aphasia and Alzheimer’s disease and their families of participation in a lexical retrieval intervention. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 21(5), 483-492. Cartwright, J. (2022). A story of friendship, fighting spirit, and advocacy: Learning through dementia. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 24(2), 73-76.Cartwright, J., Roberts, K., Oliver, E., Bennett, M., & Whitworth, A. (2022). Montessori mealtimes for dementia: A pathway to person-centred care. Dementia, 21(4), 1098-1119.Douglas, J. T. (2024). My experience of person-centered and personalized care in early-stage primary progressive aphasia. Dementia, https://doi.org/10.1177/14713012241281006Ho, T., Whitworth, A., Hersh, D., & Cartwright, J. (2023). “They are dealing with people’s lives…”: Diagnostic and post-diagnostic healthcare experiences in primary progressive aphasia. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 25(3), 449-461.Macdonald, G. (2018). Death in life or life in death? Dementia’s ontological challenge. Death Studies, 42(5), 290-297.Naylor, E., & Clare, L. (2008). Awareness of memory functioning, autobiographical memory and identity in early-stage dementia. Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, 18(5-6), 590-606.Rose, N., Whitworth, A., Smart, S., Oliver, E., & Cartwright, J. (2020). “I remember when…”: The impact of reminiscence therapy on discourse production in older adults with cognitive impairment. International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology, 22(3), 359-371.Ruggero, L., Nickels, L., & Croot, K. (2019). Quality of life in primary progressive aphasia: What do we know and what can we do next?. Aphasiology, 33(5), 498-519.Summers, A., & Cartwright, J. (2016). Enablers of a positive journey with primary progressive aphasia. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology, 18(1), 15-18.Volkmer, A., Cartwright, J., Ruggero, L., Beales, A., Gallée, J., Grasso, S., ... & Hersh, D. (2023). Principles and philosophies for speech and language therapists working with people with primary progressive aphasia: an international expert consensus. Disability and Rehabilitation, 45(6), 1063-1078.Whitworth, A., Cartwright, J., Beales, A., Leitão, S., Panegyres, P. K., & Kane, R. (2018). Taking words to a new level: a preliminary investigation of discourse intervention in primary progressive aphasia. Aphasiology, 32(11), 1284-1309.
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Jade Cartwright is a speech pathologist and researcher in the School of Health Sciences at the University of Tasmania with more than 20 years of experience working in the dementia and aged care field. Jade’s primary research interests span dementia, communication, culture change and holistic models of care. Jade’s research has examined how transformation in mealtime care can provide a pathway towards more humanistic and person-centred ways of caring – promoting choice, independence, social connection and respect. Jade’s research seeks to change attitudes and reduce stigma towards aged care and dementia, showing that systemic change is possible, and that more inclusive, enabling and enriching models of care can be imagined, implemented, and sustained.
Session chair
Kathryn McKinley
Speech Pathology Australia
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