Dementia Researcher

This week's podcast is hosted by Anna Volkmer discussing a topic that she is particularly passionate about; consenting participants into dementia research. She is joined by Dr Clarissa Giebel, Dr James Fletcher and Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez all who have first-hand experience of consenting adults into dementia research trials and studies and share their experiences and tips. Listen to hear how each of the panellists find navigating the 'grey area' of capacity, hear a remarkable story of bravery from one person who took part in dementia research and hear the panel discuss how we could all benefit from taking the time to produce inclusive documents that are not too long and jargon-filled. The panel discuss their experiences within the context of adhering to the English and Welsh mental capacity act of 2005: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2005/9/contents The useful website Dr Aida Suarez-Gonzalez mentions can be found here: https://www.changepeople.org/ The resources developed by Jill Pearl and Speakabilit