In this episode, I am joined by Prof Bianca Brijnath and Dr Jo Antoniades from the National Ageing Research Institute (NARI) in Melbourne, Australia. We talk about their work into improving dementia care for people from ethnically diverse backgrounds, raising awareness and reducing stigma, and one of their key projects - Moving Pictures.

You can follow Bianca's and Jo's work on social media:

@BiancaBrijnath

@JoAntoniades

In this brand new season, I have invited some research and lived experts from my recent travels through Australia to talk about dementia care in Australia. In Episode 1, I am chatting with three brilliant researchers - Darshini Ayton (Monash University, Melbourne), Katya Numbers (University of New South Wales, Sydney), and Kasia Lion (Griffith University, Brisbane) about what dementia care is like in Australia.

To find out more, have a listen!

Speaking to the UK Alzheimer's Society's Senior Policy Officer Kielan Arblaster and Senior Media Manager Eleanor Green, we discuss how the Society comes up with its public reports, including "Left to Cope Alone", and its media strategies. The Society acts as an important gateway between research and the public, but also between research, people with lived dementia experiences, and decision makers. Listen out for mention of very active person living with dementia Joy Watson and her legitimate question about what happens now for people with dementia and their carers, and not just in 10 years time.

To find out more about Dementia Action Week and the latest Society's TV advert, take a look here.