About the Dementia Collaborative Research Centres
The Dementia Collaborative Research Centres are funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council.
The DCRCs research agenda includes:
• developing programs and informing policy to further the prevention and reduce the risk of Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias
• furthering techniques to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease sooner
• enhancing the awareness of dementia in the community and amongst health professionals
• improving assessment and care for people with dementia and their families
• optimising assistance for carers
• improving nursing home care
• enhancing palliative care for people with dementia
To achieve these aims, each of the three Centres has a unique focus.
DCRC Assessment and Better Care based at the University of New South Wales, supports projects on issues around the assessment of dementia and improving care.
DCRC Carers and Consumers based at the Queensland University of Technology, supports research on the quality of life and the quality of care for both people with Dementia and people who care for them.
DCRC Early Diagnosis and Prevention, based at the Australian National University supports projects that investigate early detection and diagnosis of dementia, and risk reduction and prevention.
The three DCRCs each have multiple collaborators comprising many of the top Australian and international researchers, community groups and service providers. In addition, the DCRCs are working closely with the Consumer Dementia Research Network, the National Dementia Quality Care Network and other components of the National Dementia Initiative including the Dementia Behaviour Management Advisory Services and the Dementia Training Study Centres.
An important component of the DCRCs is capacity building, this means enhancing the ability of Australian clinicians and researchers to undertake applied dementia research, encouraging new researchers, providing scholarships and post-doctoral fellowships and providing a platform for grant applications through NHMRC and other funding bodies.
We rely on funding in order to perform our research and we welcome donations to further our research activities.
