NISH to Hold Webinar on Dementia on April 27

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM:
The National Institute of Speech and Hearing (NISH) has planned an online seminar on management and rehabilitation of persons suffering from dementia on April 27, in collaboration with the Directorate of Social Justice.

The NISH online Interactive Disability Awareness Seminar (NIDAS) on “Dementia: An Introduction”, will be led by Dr. Robert Mathew, former professor and HOD, Dept of Neurology, Government Medical College, Alappuzha. The webinar will be streamed live for the registered participants from the NISH campus at Akkulam here from 10.30 am.

The 39th webinar being organized by NISH, the two-and-a-half hour proceedings in Malayalam, aims at creating awareness on the causes, importance of early identification and intervention and the management and rehabilitation options for the individuals suffering from dementia.

Dementia is a long standing disease of brain mostly seen in elderly. Though the most important symptom is memory loss, impairment of other cognitive domains as well as behavioural abnormalities also signal the problem. Those who are interested in the webinar may contact the nearest District Child Protection Units (DCPU) officer or register at http://nidas.nish.ac.in/be-a-participant/.

Registrants should have a personal computer/laptop/tablet along with reliable high-speed internet connectivity, webcam and microphone to take part in the discussions. Participants can also register via telephone, 04712944675. For more details, visit: http://nidas.nish.ac.in/.