'E-learning for tackling Dementia' Ed Shrager, Alzheimer’s Society

from data protection to dementia

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Hello!!

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•Alzheimer’s Society•Learning and development at the Society•eLearning at the Society•The future for us•Shameless plug

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Alzheimer’s Society was founded in 1979 by two carers

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In 2011, we have 2000 staff and 5000 volunteers.

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There are currently over 750,000 people with dementia in the UK.

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There are currently over 16,000 younger people (under 65) with dementia in the UK.

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There are over 11,500 people with dementia from black and minority ethnic groups in the UK.

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There will be over a million people with dementia by 2025.

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One third of people over 95 have dementia.

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60,000 deaths a year are directly attributable to dementia.

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The financial cost of dementia to the UK is over £20 billion a year.

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Family carers of people with dementia save the UK over £6 billion a year.

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64% of people living in care homes have a form of dementia.

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Two thirds of people with dementia live in the community while one third live in a care home.

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Our vision is of a radically improved world for people with dementia.

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A world where they have their rights recognised, where they can fully contribute to family and community life and where they can live with dignity, free from discrimination. ________________________________________________________________________________________

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A world where they, and those who care for them, have their needs fully met.

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A world, ultimately, where dementia can be defeated.

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Do you remember these?

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Five years ago we had a paper plus Access database system (and people used OHPs)

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Four years ago we had an Access database system (Powerpoint became the norm)

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Three years ago we had a training administration module on the HR system

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Two years ago we had a training administration module on the HR system and an eLearning system

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Eighteen months ago we started using the eLearning system properly

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Twelve months ago we started our Data Protection Awareness project

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Today we have over 7000 users on the eLearning system

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Over 2500 of them have completed Data Protection Awareness training online

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Over 400 of them have completed all seven modules of the Open Dementia Programme

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We have developed a Core eLearning programme for all staff and volunteers

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They said: ‘It’ll never work…our people don’t do computers…’

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We found that most people actually do and if they don’t they want to.

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First Click Campaign.

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What’s next?

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What’s next?

•Move to Learning Pool DLE

•Develop blended approach to learning

•Do more for less

•Evaluate and assess

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Shameless plug:

We have a training team that delivers to other organisations. More information available from the links on the next slide!!

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[email protected]

www.alzheimers.org.uk/workforcedevelopment

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Thank you for listening

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