Curtin enAble Institute Dementia Community Advisory Group
The project
Curtin’s enAble Institute aims to help all people lead healthier lives and to remain in their homes and communities despite the challenges that life throws at us. The Institute’s research is organised into Domains of research, one of which is Dementia and Ageing.
The researchers conduct research that will:
- improve dementia care
- promote mental wellbeing in people living with dementia
- look at side effects of medication taken by people with dementia
- reduce the risk of falls in people with dementia
- explore the connection between dementia and other conditions eg. Parkinson’s disease, hearing loss
- reduce risk of future cognitive impairment and dementia in ageing populations
- understand the mechanisms underlying the dementia syndrome
The involvement opportunity
The Dementia and Ageing Domain is seeking 4 community representatives with a lived experience of dementia to join the Curtin enAble Dementia Community Advisory Group. This could include living with dementia or caring for someone with dementia (previously or currently). The Community Advisory Group helps to guide the Domain’s research from a lived experience perspective and play an integral role in the research. There will be a total of 10 members on this Community Advisory Group.
Activities of the Curtin enAble Dementia Community Advisory Group may include:
- Providing input into the design of a new research centre
- Providing perspective on areas of research priority for research
- Discussing and informing areas of priority of research
- Providing feedback on research ideas and funding proposals
- Reviewing research proposals and plain language summaries
Skills and experience
We are looking for people with a lived experience of the dementia journey, either themselves or as a carer, who are:
- able to confidently provide feedback
- able to communicate and engage with different stakeholders including other community representatives and researchers
- able to work in a collaborative way to inform the development of research priorities
Other information
The Curtin enAble Dementia Community Advisory Group meets 4 times per year. Meetings are 90 mins in length and are held at Curtin University Bentley campus (online attendance is available via video conference on Teams).
The initial term appointment is 2 years.
Community Advisory Group members are offered an honorarium payment of $37.50 per hour.
Training and support are offered by the Curtin Involve team.
Applications close 28th March 2024.
