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Nathan M D'Cunha

@nmdcunha.bsky.social
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A/Prof at University of Canberra. Dementia & Cognition lead at the Centre for Ageing Research and Translation.

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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
New paper: Changing patterns of referrals in response to a multicomponent rehabilitation program for people with dementia and their care partners onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
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Changing patterns of referrals in response to a multicomponent rehabilitation program for people with dementia and their care partners
Objectives This article examines referral types and patterns over the first 30 months of a new multicomponent rehabilitation program for people with dementia and care partners, the Sustainable Perso...
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UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation @uccarat.bsky.social · 25/06/2025
New paper: Multidisciplinary Allied Health Reablement Model of Care for Older People in Residential Aged Care and Community Settings: Mixed-Methods Evaluation doi.org/10.1177/0733... @dianegibson.bsky.social @nmdcunha.bsky.social
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Abhishek Chandra PhD, MS @chandra-lab.bsky.social · 20/06/2025
Thank you @nmdcunha.bsky.social for hosting me for the CARAT lecture at University of Canberra. It was a pleasure interacting with you and your team.
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Marianne Piano @mporthoptics.bsky.social · 11/06/2025
Susan name-checks @clairemcoconnor.bsky.social and @nmdcunha.bsky.social's work in her Derek Prinsley Memorial Address here at #ANZSGM2025 - high quality research about dementia rehabilitation and reablement reaching hundreds of geriatric care professionals across Australia!
Susan in a patterned top stands at the podium on a large stage in a full lecture theatre with slidesSusan in a patterned top stands at the podium on a large stage in a full lecture theatre with slides
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 26/05/2025
The University of Canberra, together w/ @aihw.bsky.social, have launched the first Living with Dementia Survey! Visit our website at www.dementiasurvey.com.au for more information or sign up to www.stepupfordementiaresearch.org.au We need everyone’s help to spread the word!
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
It was a great pleasure to present at the recent Dementia Training Australia Symposium about the SPICE program among others doing inspiring work. Two of the latest papers here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... More coming soon! @uccarat.bsky.social
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
UC allied health program trials a transformative model of care for older Australians www.canberra.edu.au/about-uc/med... Great work by the @uccarat.bsky.social team @dianegibson.bsky.social
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UC allied health program trials a transformative model of care for older Australians
The University of Canberra’s pilot of its Enhanced Allied Health for Older People in Residential Care (EAHOP) program demonstrates positive wellbeing.
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 25/05/2025
Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Blood Test Explained By Neurologists www.forbes.com/sites/millet...
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Breakthrough Alzheimer’s Blood Test Explained By Neurologists
The lumipulse blood test brings renewed hope for earlier diagnosis and treatment for millions of people facing the uncertainty of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias.
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
New paper: Exploring the Role of a Dietitian in an Early Intervention Program for People With Dementia and Their Care Partners: A Composite Case Series journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @uccarat.bsky.social @grchelberg.bsky.social @dianegibson.bsky.social
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Exploring the Role of a Dietitian in an Early Intervention Program for People With Dementia and Their Care Partners: A Composite Case Series - Caitlin Bull, Elizabeth Low, Helen Holloway, Jane Kellett...
Symptoms of dementia can impact the nutritional status and quality of life of people with dementia, but there is limited research exploring the dietitian’s role...
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 24/04/2025
Great to see UC PhD student Nic Lawlis featured in today's Dementia Australia eNews Research Edition for his work on young onset dementia and physical activity www.dementia.org.au/news/preserv...
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Preserving physical activity for people with younger onset dementia research
What role does staying active play in preserving physical and cognitive health for people living with younger onset dementia?
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David Pocock @davidpocock.bsky.social · 20/04/2025
I strongly support this push for better funding for longer GP consults. The ACT has the lowest bill billing rate in the country and more support for longer consults is key to turning that around while also ensuring better healthcare for women. www.smh.com.au/national/the...
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The $8.5 billion health pledge doctors say will disadvantage women
Longer consults already attract a smaller rate of funding per minute than shorter consults. The gap is set to widen despite additional funding.
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Adam Smith @betterresearch.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
Thrilled to share our latest publication in Alzheimer’s & Dementia: a global survey on experiences and perceptions of sexism in dementia research careers. Grateful to my incredible co-authors for their collaboration on this important topic. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
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Experiences and perceptions of sexism in dementia research careers: A global cross‐sectional survey
INTRODUCTION Sexism is prevalent in academia and is a crucial factor driving women out of the academic workforce. However, sexism in dementia research remains underexplored. This study aimed to unde.....
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Systematic review of the efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for improving quality of life of people with dementia www.cambridge.org/core/journal...
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Systematic review of the efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for improving quality of life of people with dementia | The British Journal of Psychiatry | Cambridge Core
Systematic review of the efficacy of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions for improving quality of life of people with dementia
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 03/03/2025
Full article now available: www.publish.csiro.au/PY/PY24174
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Exploring dementia service gaps and barriers in the Australian Capital Territory: a qualitative study
Background In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the importance of unmet needs of services for people with dementia regionally and nationally. This study aimed to explore the servic...
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Nenad Naumovski @naumovski.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
New from Amanda Bulman, Andrew McKune, @nmdcunha.bsky.social @drwolfmarx.bsky.social Murray Turner. New manuscript published in Sleep Medicine Reviews (IF11); The effects of #L-Theanine consumption on #sleep outcomes: #systematic review and #meta-analysis. www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
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The effects of L-theanine consumption on sleep outcomes: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of L-theanine, a non-proteinogenic amino acid found in tea, on sleep outcomes. …
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 20/02/2025
Just accepted: Exploring dementia service gaps and barriers in the Australian Capital Territory: A qualitative study www.publish.csiro.au/PY/justaccep... @uccarat.bsky.social Full text available for free soon
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Exploring dementia service gaps and barriers in the Australian Capital Territory: A qualitative study
Background: In recent years, there has been increased recognition of the importance of unmet needs of services for people with dementia regionally and nationally. This study aimed to explore the servi...
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
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The Reality of Alzheimer's Research
YouTube video by Bloomberg Television
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UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation @uccarat.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
New paper: A Protocol for Enhancing Allied Health Care for Older People in Residential Care: The EAHOP Intervention www.mdpi.com/2227-9032/13...
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A Protocol for Enhancing Allied Health Care for Older People in Residential Care: The EAHOP Intervention
Background: Complications due to frailty and injury after falls are a significant problem for people living in residential aged care. This can lead to a range of negative outcomes including poor physi...
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
Omega-3 fatty acids had a small protective effect of slowing biological aging (via multiple epigenetic clocks, Figure) nature.com/articles/s43... Exercise and Vit D were also assessed with some additive benefits but not significant on their own
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 30/01/2025
New Paper: “I forgot she used to make chocolate cake”: Digital storytelling supporting person-focussed dementia care: A qualitative thematic analysis journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @uccarat.bsky.social
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
The Devastating Legacy of Lies in Alzheimer’s Science www.nytimes.com/2025/01/24/o...
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Opinion | The Devastating Legacy of Lies in Alzheimer’s Science
Fraud in research needs to end.
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 23/01/2025
The @uccarat.bsky.social are raising money for the annual Dementia Australia Memory Walk & Jog. We would appreciate any donations which go towards counselling, support groups, education, and research. Please feel free to join us on the day! www.memorywalk.com.au/fundraisers/...
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Support CARAT warriors To Beat Dementia!
Make a donation to support CARAT warriors in the Memory Walk & Jog to help Australians living with dementia.
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
New paper: Pilot of a multicomponent program for people with dementia and their care partners: Health services staff expectations, experiences and observations journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/... @uccarat.bsky.social @grchelberg.bsky.social #SPICE
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 25/12/2024
Being able to pay for a casual gym visit via QR code and entry via Bluetooth. Genius - and perfect for public holidays at Warehouse Fitness & Gym Wollongong
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samanthaloi.bsky.social @samanthaloi.bsky.social · 18/12/2024
Our YOD-SIG's latest webinar supporting children and adolescents with parents who have #YOD @nmdcunha.bsky.social @jadecartwright.bsky.social youtu.be/6zMc48vzqmQ?...
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YOD SIG Webinar Supporting children with parents with YOD
YouTube video by Australian Dementia Network
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Kellie O’Callaghan @kellieocallaghan.bsky.social · 14/12/2024
💭 Social Connection Toolkit for Residential Aged Care www.swinburne.edu.au/downloads/So... #PatientExperience #LivedExperience #PatientEngagement #CommunityEngagement #Health #RuralHealth #RegionalHealth #Research #ClinicalTrials #Codesign #Collaboration #AgedCare
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UC Centre for Ageing Research and Translation @uccarat.bsky.social · 08/12/2024
New paper with contributions by one of our team: The impact of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program on hospital acquired complications – a non-randomised stepped wedge hybrid effectiveness-implementation study bmcgeriatr.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.... #CARAT #dementia
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The impact of the Dementia Care in Hospitals Program on hospital acquired complications – a non-randomised stepped wedge hybrid effectiveness-implementation study - BMC Geriatrics
Background Hospitalized older patients with cognitive impairment (CI) experience poor outcomes and high rates of hospital acquired complications (HACs). This study investigated the effectiveness of a ...
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 05/12/2024
Australia's National Dementia Action Plan 2024-2034 is finally out www.health.gov.au/our-work/nat... as well as AIHW indicators www.aihw.gov.au/reports/deme... #dementia
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Georgina @grchelberg.bsky.social · 04/12/2024
Thank you to #ERA2024 organisers & attendees for a great virtual conference & the opportunity to present our collaborative research on the SPICE Program for people with dementia & care partners in the ACT @uccarat.bsky.social #dementia #rehabilitation @nmdcunha.bsky.social
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Tricia McCabe @tricmc.bsky.social · 03/12/2024
Delighted to see this publication, the result of an extensive delphi process bmjopen.bmj.com/content/14/1...
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Enhancing the reporting quality of rehabilitation interventions through an extension of the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR): the TIDieR-Rehab checklist and supplementary...
Background Rehabilitation is a complex biopsychosocial process in which multidisciplinary professionals work in collaboration with a person and their family, with the shared objective of enhancing the...
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Carlos M Herrera @cmhmaliani.bsky.social · 02/12/2024
Good news, Altmetric has now started watching BlueSky for mentions of publications. And by the way, provides an easy comparison between this and the old site for a recent preprint of mine which I posted simultaneousl at both. Numbers speak by themselves !
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Eric Topol @erictopol.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
This publication today on multimodal #AI to accurately and precisely predict an individual's heath trajectory, in this case #Parkinson's disease, is a frontrunner for many to come www.nature.com/articles/s41...
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Personalized progression modelling and prediction in Parkinson’s disease with a novel multi-modal graph approach - npj Parkinson's Disease
npj Parkinson's Disease - Personalized progression modelling and prediction in Parkinson’s disease with a novel multi-modal graph approach
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samanthaloi.bsky.social @samanthaloi.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
Thank you ABC Health Report for talking about #YOD and #musictherapy www.abc.net.au/listen/progr...
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 01/12/2024
There are not many here yet but I think it is only a matter of time go.bsky.app/8iZnjmE
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 27/11/2024
Embracing Reablement as an Essential Support Approach for Dementia Care in the 21st Century: A Position Paper www.dovepress.com/embracing-re...
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Embracing reablement as an essential support approach for dementia car | JMDH
This position paper, authored by the ReableDEM research network, aims to address key issues related to implementing reablement in dementia care.
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Elisabeth Bik @elisabethbik.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
Breaking: Cassava Sciences Topline Phase 3 Data Did Not Meet Co-Primary Endpoints $SAVA CEO: "(T)he loss of cognition in the placebo group was less pronounced than ... in other placebo-controlled studies in AD. We are working to understand this better". www.globenewswire.com/news-release...
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Cassava Sciences Topline Phase 3 Data Did Not Meet Co-Primary Endpoints
Simufilam did not show a significant reduction in cognitive or functional decline versus placebo in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease in...
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 25/11/2024
ADNeT YOD-Sig Webinar: Supporting children and adolescents with a parent with young onset dementia events.humanitix.com/supporting-c... Join us on 12th December at midday AEST #dementia
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Supporting children and adolescents with a parent with young onset dementia
A FREE webinar on supporting children and adolescents with a parent with young onset dementia.
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Dan Quintana @dsquintana.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
Here are mine: 1. Avoid acronyms unless they’re *very* widely understood 2. Explain what you’re going to do as early as possible in the application 3. Include a figure that visualizes your project (preferably on the first page) 4. No walls of text, add figures and boxes (at least 1 per page)
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 23/11/2024
The Australian Dementia Network Young Onset Dementia Special Interest Group recently completed two projects to inform a model of care in Australia. Our results can now be found on our website (scroll to the bottom): www.australiandementianetwork.org.au/special-inte... #dementia
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Australian Young Onset Dementia Special Interest Group (YOD-SIG) - Australian Dementia Network (ADNeT)
About YOD-SIG The Australian Young Onset Dementia Special Interest Group (YOD-SIG) is a national network committed to research, policy, and clinical care to improve outcomes for people with young onse...
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Markus Eichhorn @markuseichhorn.bsky.social · 22/11/2024
Who should you nominate as reviewers for your manuscript? After a long chat with a post-grad it appears that there's a lot of misguided advice out there. Thread 👇
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Raul Pacheco-Vega @raulpachecovega.bsky.social · 21/11/2024
An education isn't how much you have committed to memory, or even how much you know. It's being able to differentiate between what you know and what you don't. - Anatole France
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 20/11/2024
Loving this paper 'Rethinking barriers and enablers'. How many thousands of weak research studies have reduced complex change to 'identifying and addressing barriers and enablers'? Here's how to do better! journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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Rethinking Barriers and Enablers in Qualitative Health Research: Limitations, Alternatives, and Enhancements - Abby Haynes, Victoria Loblay, 2024
Explorations of barriers and enablers (or barriers and facilitators) to a desired health practice, implementation process, or intervention outcome have become s...
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Nathan M D'Cunha @nmdcunha.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
We are looking for a new post-doc to join our team at UC with an interest in allied health in residential care www.timeshighereducation.com/unijobs/list... Applications close November 24th. We have 🦘🦘🦘 on campus! #CARAT
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Postdoctoral Fellow – Centre for Ageing Research and Translation - Canberra, Australia job with UNIVERSITY OF CANBERRA | 381793
• Contribute and innovate in research to help maintain quality of life and well-being for elderly ...
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Thesiswhisperer @thesiswhisperer.bsky.social · 16/11/2024
More of this amongst the Vice Chancellor class please 👏 (although he's still doubling his politician salary and pulling in 850K, so... ) www.canberratimes.com.au/story/8820677/
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'Pay me less': Shorten tells UC to cut his salary below $1 million
Shorten says university leaders should 'walk the walk'.
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Matteo Cesari @macesari.bsky.social · 15/11/2024
The Meaningful Engagement Assessment for Residents With #Dementia in Assisted Living Settings "...Providing meaningful activity is a critical dimension of person-centered #care for residents with dementia in all settings..." #LongTermCare #Geriatrics #Health #Medicine
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