Dementia Collaborative Research Centre – Carers & Consumers and
Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre
At QUT, the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre – Carers and Consumers (DCRC-CC) is co-located with the Queensland Dementia Training Study Centre (QLD DTSC).
About the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre - Carers and Consumers
The Dementia Collaborative Research Centre – Carers and Consumers (DCRC-CC), based at Queensland University of Technology (QUT), is one of three Dementia Collaborative Research Centres established with Australian Government funding.
These centres are an Australian Government initiative under Dementia: A National Health Priority. This initiative is an innovative plan to enhance the assessment and care of people with dementia and their families.
The Primary Dementia Collaborative Research Centre is based at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and focuses on Assessment and Better Care Outcomes. The centre based at Australian National University (ANU) focuses on Prevention, Risk Reduction and Early Detection.
The centres’ aims are to enhance the quality of assessment in care by translating research into practice. All DCRC’s are collaborative partnerships and the DCRC-CC based at QUT is a collaborative partnership with:
- ACEBAC at La Trobe University
- Alzheimer’s Australia
- Curtin University
- Griffith University
- Hammond Care
The foci of the DCRC-CC research is on carers, providers and social aspects of dementia, with the key objective of promoting increased dementia research and improving services for people with dementia, their carers and family.
Read more about the Dementia Collaborative Research Centre Initiative
About the Qld Dementia Training Study Centre (QLD DTSC)
The QLD DTSC was established in April 2010 as part of the Australian Government’s Dementia Initiative and is led by QUT in partnership with:
- James Cook University
- Griffith University
- Spiritus
- Blue Care
- RSL Care
Under its funding agreement with the Australian Government, the QLD DTSC provides dementia education and training services to metropolitan, regional, rural and remote areas of Queensland.
The dementia education and training activities developed and undertaken by the QLD DTSC are designed to target health professionals who have tertiary qualifications and/or who are seeking tertiary qualifications. This includes a focus on the following professional groups: (1) nurses, (2) medical practitioners; (3) social workers; (4) occupational and diversional therapists; (5) psychologists; and (6) physiotherapists.
The QLD DTSC focuses on the development of specialised dementia education and training opportunities that:
- are designed to increase the number of health professionals specifically trained in dementia care; and
- are supported by coordination and promotional activities that raise the profile of dementia studies. In particular, the QLD DTSC delivers services coordinated under seven core activities:
- Undergraduate content
- Postgraduate studies
- Scholarships
- Work-based placements
- Clinical workshops
- Guest lectures
- Research and consultancy