Dates:
27 – 28 April 2018
Held in:
Trinity College Dublin
Supportors:
DNNI, HSE Health and Wellbeing, GBHI, ISSF, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin’s Culture Connects and Creative Ireland
HeadSpace 2018
Can we live longer, better?
HeadSpace2018 was a two-day celebration of scientific and creative investigation into brain health and dementia held in Trinity College Dublin in Spring 2018.
While we grow old in different ways, the brain is especially sensitive to external influence and aging. Poverty, housing and education have huge effects on health. As does access to healthcare, isolation, social connectedness and personal security. It’s estimated these social determinants account for 50% of disease and mortality. By 2041, 22% of the population with be 65 or older. Healthcare alone can’t solve the issues an aging population presents.
Planning for and improving the lives of older people needs:
- Creative thinking and collaborative effort
- Champions across society and government
- Many voices and communities contributing to new scientific discoveries, innovations and cultural change
The event invited people to bring their lived and learnt experience to the forum. Conversations focused on:
- How do we change?
- What can we do, today?
- Where is innovation creating tomorrow’s solutions?
Through conversations about caring communities, research and cultural solutions, Headspace 2018 informed, engaged, entertained and inspired.
Highlights from the two days
Talks included:
Michael O’Reilly of Creative Ireland and Kate O’Flaherty of the HSE talked about how we can build on existing activity and how we can get involved – Click here to see video
Dominic Campbell of GBHI and Creative Aging International and Professor Ian Robertson of Trinity College Dublin and GBHI talked about the social determinants of brain health, how we can understand it better – Click here to see video
Professor Martin Rossor, NIHR National Director for Dementia Research and Director NIHR UCLH Biomedical Research Centre Dementia Theme UK and Professor Brian Lawlor, Conolly Norman Professor of Old Age Psychiatry and Co-Director, Global Brain Health Institute, Trinity College Dublin, discussed EU and Irish approaches to brain health outline the history and focus of their work – Click here to see video
Alexandra Coulter, Director of Arts & Health South West and Secretary to the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Arts, Health and Wellbeing, and Senator Marie Louise O’Donnell discussed innovation and institutional change – Click here to see video
Creative programme
Headspace 2018 included contributions from:
Artist Sean Millar and Bluebell Youth and Community Centre show work-in-progress as part of Dublin’s Culture Connect’s The National Neighbourhood, a Dublin City Council initiative – Click here to see video
Tonnta Vocal Ensemble and Hollybrook Lodge premiere a new work by musician Robbie Blake, created with Hollybrook Lodge residents as part of Dublin Culture Connect’s The National Neighbourhood, a Dublin City Council initiative – Click here to see video
Speakers
Emer Begley
National Dementia OfficeIseult Byrne
Dublin's Culture ConnectsDominic Campbell
Creative Aging InternationalTim Carpenter
EngAGEAlexandra Coulter
Arts & Health South WestSebastian Crutch
UCL Institute of NeurologyKate de Medeiros
PhDElaine Green
St James HospitalNiamh Hennelly
NUI GalwaySenator Maura Hopkins
Fine GaelProfessor Kate Irving
DCUBrian Lawlor
Trinity College DublinDr Clíona Ní Cheallaigh
TCD and Consultant Physician, St James's HospitalDoctor Austin O’Carroll
Senator Marie-Louise O’Donnell
Seanad EireannKate O’Flaherty
Health & Wellbeing Programme, HSEVeronica O’Keane
Trinity College DublinCora O’Neill
University College CorkProf Desmond (Des) O’Neill
Tallaght HospitalMichael O’Reilly
Creative IrelandKevin O’ Shanahan
CNS Cork Mental Health Services/MusicAliveProfessor Ian Robertson
Global Brain Health InstituteDr. Mary Rogan
Professor Martin Rossor
National HospitalKathy Ryan
Irish Dementia Working GroupRoisin Ryder
Fatima Groups United FRCDavid Slater
Entelechy ArtsDominic Trépel
Trinity College DublinZuilmah Wallis
Kick CommunicationsLeonard White
Dementia Friendly BarberIvan Yates
Dominic Campbell co-founder of Creative Aging International is an Atlantic Fellow for Equity in Brain Health at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) supported by GBHI and the Alzheimer’s Association.
