8 & 9 SEPT18 - ADFM Memory Walk and Commemoration of World Alzheimer's Month at Atria Shopping Gallery

SEPTEMBER IS WORLD ALZHEIMER’S MONTH

8 & 9 SEPTEMBER 2018

ATRIA SHOPPING GALLERY

(Ground Floor, Centre Court, Damansara Jaya)

This year the World Alzheimer’s Month will be celebrated in Malaysia on Saturday, 8 September & Sunday, 9 September 2018. We have lined up presentations, forums and demos by local and foreign experts. Look out for more details in the forthcoming announcements.

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Come and join in a fun-filled leisure walk and at the same time be part of an exciting record-breaking Senam Ceria, a group healthy lifestyle exercise in Malaysia. This will take place at the Atria Shopping Gallery on Saturday, 8 September 2018. To secure your participation, complete the Registration Form attached. Registration fee is RM30 per person. You will receive an exclusive World Alzheimer’s Month T-shirt and a bag of mementoes to remind you of your involvement in the historic event.

You may submit your payment and registration form at Rumah Alzheimer’s Daycare Centre or at the Atria ADFM Community Corner (AACC). Rumah Alzheimer’s Daycare Centre is located at No. 6, Lorong 11/8E, Seksyen 11, Petaling Jaya and is open Mondays – Fridays from 9am to 5pm. The AACC is located at Lot T03 on the Third Floor, Atria Shopping Gallery (two doors from Daiso). The AACC is open daily from 11am to 7pm.

We look forward to seeing you at our World Alzheimer's Month celebration.

 PROGRAMME– 8 & 9 SEPTEMBER 

SATURDAY, 8 EPTEMBER 2018 CENTRE COURT, GROUND FLOOR, ATRIA SHOPPING GALLERY`
10.30am	Registration (media and invited guests)
11:00am	Welcome Speech by Datuk Dr Yim, Chairman of ADFM ExCo
11:05am	Speech by Ms Caroline Wong, CEO OSK Property Berhad
11:10am	Speech by Dato Amiruddin Satar, President and MD, KPJ Healthcare Bhd
11.15am	Speech by Ms DY Suharya, Regional Director, Asia Pacific Region, ADI
11:20am	Key Note Address by Guest of Honour, YB Dr Lee Boon Chye, Deputy Minister of Health, Malaysia (TBC)
11.30am	Presentation of Appreciation to MOH and KPJ by ADFM Patron, Puan Sri Wendy Ong
	Cake-Cutting - 21st anniversary ADFM - 1st Anniversary of Atria-ADFM Community Corner (AACC) – A pilot dementia-friendly community corner in Malaysia, First in Asia Pacific and in the Commonwealth
11:35am	Launch of World Alzheimer’s Month 2018 with a ‘Senam Ceria’ warm-up exercise To be led by GOH, ADFM Patron, VIPs, invited guests and participants of the Malaysia Book of Records         (then proceed to START line for the MEMORY WALK)
11:50am	Flag-off of MEMORY WALK of 3.5 km (The Memory Walk will end at Atria Community Centre at 3rd Floor and distribution of anniversary cake and goody bags to participants)
12:45pm	LUNCH
02.30pm	Talk “Benefits from SOCSO” (in Bahasa Malaysia) by Mr. Rajasegaran AL Murali Daran, SOCSO Executive Officer
03.30pm	Talk “Rehabilitation for People Living with Dementia” by Dr Saini Jeffrey Freddy Abdullah, Rehabilitation Medicine Consultant, KPJ Tawakal Healthcare Centre
04.30pm	Topic (TBC) By Dr Dev Teo, Resident Consultant Physician & Geriatrician, KPJ Ipoh Specialist Hospital
05.30pm	Drum Circle (DC) for Wellness (Mental Health)
06.00pm	End Day 1
CONCURRENT SESSIONS IN THE AACC Atria-ADFM Community Centre, Level 3
02:30pm	Caregivers Forum Moderators: DY Suharya, Regional Director, ADI APRO Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, UM Dr Leela Koran, UM Datin Jacqueline Wong, ADFM
04.00pm	“Brain Games” for Dementia Persons and Caregivers by Dr Azlina Ahmad Annuar, Neurogeneticist, UM
05.00pm	"Senam Ceria" Demonstration and Lessons
06.00pm	End Day 1
SUNDAY, 9 SEPTEMBER  Ground Floor, Centre Court, Atria Shopping Gallery
11:00am	Cognitive Exercises, Chair Aerobics and Terebent Demonstration by Ministry of Health (MOH)
12.00pm	Demonstration "Senam Ceria”  by Alzheimer’s Indonesia
02:30pm	Talk "A Cure for Alzheimer’s Disease – Fact or Myth?" by Ms. Lily Fu, Gerontologist, Founder of Seniors-Aloud
03.30pm	Talk “Dementia – Treatment & Prevention” by Dr Chan Yee Fai, Consultant Psycho-Geriatrician, KPJ Healthcare Group
04:30pm	Demonstration "Fitness for Seniors" by ACG Concept & Aged Care Group
05.30pm	Performance by Clap and Tap Children Orchestra Malaysia
06:00pm	End
CONCURRENT SESSIONS IN THE AACC Atria-ADFM Community Centre, Level 3
10:30am	Weekly Elderly Yoga Session by Certified Yoga Instructor, Ms Stephanie Kuan, assisted by Ms Shirley Low and volunteers
02:30pm	Talk “Person Centred Approach to Dementia Care” by Dr Lee Fatt Soon, Consultant Physician and Geriatrician
03:30pm	Silver Surfing: Basic Smartphone Functions & Using Apps for Emergencies (in Mandarin) by ACG Concept & Aged Care Group
04:30pm	Mandarin Talk “Communication with Alzheimer’s Persons” by Consultant Geriatrician, Prof. Dr Tan Maw Pin, UM
05:30pm	End ______________________________________________________________________ PUBLIC AWARENESS AT EXHIBITION BOOTHS (FOR DAY 1 & DAY 2) 1. HEALTH & WELLNESS ROADSHOW by Ministry of Health (MOH) •   BPKK Booth - Occupational Therapy & Rehabilitative services; Mental Cognitive Games and Health Education Materials for the Elderly. •   BKP Booth – Counselling Services; Teaching Relaxation Techniques; Screening for Depression, Anxiety and Stress (this will be set-up at AACC) 2. FREE HEALTH SCREENING by KPJ Healthcare          Eye checks, Diabetic and Health Screening, and SLC 3. MEMORY TEST by UMMC Geriatric Team 4. ABOUT DEMENTIA, ADI and ADFM – Exhibition and Pull-up Banners

WORLD ALZHEIMER’S MONTH (WAM) 2018 – 8 & 9 SEPTEMBER AT ATRIA SHOPPING GALLERY

Dear All,

ADFM with the Ministry of Health (MOH) is commemorating World Alzheimer's Month under the Theme "Every 3 Second - Someone Develops Dementia" on 8 and 9 September at Atria Shopping Gallery, Damansara Jaya - complete with awareness talks, caregivers forum, a performance by the Clap and Tap Children Orchestra Malaysia, Drum Circle for Wellness, Free Health Screenings, and a Memory Walk.  A detailed Program will be announced soon.  We are counting on you to join us, no matter your age or ability and capability, to help advance the awareness, care and support for people living with Alzheimer's, Dementia & their caregivers and families – SAVE THE DATE.

Sharing with you herewith is the Advance New Release from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI):

Women contribute over 58 billion hours globally per year to caring for people with dementia, yet receive no wage.

Alzheimer’s Disease International & Karolinska Institutet report shows disproportionate number of women are tasked with the role of informal dementia carer in households globally:

·          Women contribute 71% of informal dementia care hours

·          Informal dementia care provided is equivalent to 40 million full time workers

·          Every three seconds someone in the world develops dementia

·          Dementia became a trillion-dollar disease in 2018

·          Employers and labour laws need to adapt to increasing numbers of employees with a care giving role

London, 4 July 2018 – Women continue to be disproportionately affected by dementia as they provide 71% of informal dementia care hours globally, according to a report out today from Alzheimer’s Disease International (ADI) and the Karolinska Institutet.

The ADI report, Global estimates of informal care, from lead author Anders Anders Wimo of the Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society at the Karolinska Institutet in Sweden, revealed that the annual global number of informal care hours provided to people with dementia living at home was about 82 billion hours. Women contribute 58 billion (71%) of these hours, highlighting the continued disproportionate gender impact of dementia.

Paola Barbarino, CEO of ADI, says, “This report reveals not only the huge cost to society of providing informal care but the disproportionate impact of dementia on women; as women provide a substantial proportion of informal care. Because of this, women are more likely to reduce their work hours to part time, interrupt careers, or stop work completely, to be able to provide care to someone living with dementia. 

“Not only is there a gender imbalance in informal dementia care, but more women live with dementia than men, the prevalence is higher for women than for men; women are more at risk of developing dementia and the symptoms they live with are often more severe."

“Looking forward, employers and labour laws will need to adapt to increasing numbers of employees with an informal care giving role as the number of people living with dementia increases globally.”

Every three seconds someone develops dementia – yet most people with dementia do not receive a diagnosis or support. Today, almost 50 million people worldwide are living with dementia. As populations continue to age, the prevalence of dementia is expected to increase to 152 million people by 2050.

Cost of care for informal caregivers is undoubtedly a complex area but regardless of how the costs are expressed and calculated, it is obvious that the contribution of informal caregivers is substantial. Most informal caregivers are family members and many caregivers express positive experiences in this situation. However, being an informal caregiver can also be stressful in terms of coping, depression, impact on social networks and work patterns and morbidity.

Anders Wimo, from Karolinska Institutet says, “This report reveals the cost of caring for people with dementia is a substantial, yet people with dementia rely a lot on help from an informal carer who receives no paid wage or salary. The major providers of dementia care are the families of the person living with dementia but with different patterns of care in different parts of the world.”

In ADI’s 2015 World Alzheimer Report, it estimated the global societal economic impact of dementia to be $US818 billion, a figure now (2018) surpassing $US1 trillion per year.

The Global estimates of informal care report presents global estimates of informal care hours, compares the global distribution of caregiver time estimates, with that of costs, and highlights gender patterns in informal caregivers.

ADI chair Glenn Rees says, “It is high time governments around the world gave a higher priority to training, and to flexible respite and home-based services, to better support the invaluable informal work of carers.”