German Alzheimer's Society
| German Alzheimer's Society V. Self-help dementia (DAlzG) |
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| purpose | Self-help for people with dementia and their relatives |
| Chair: | Monika Kaus |
| Establishment date: | 1989 |
| Seat : | Berlin |
| Website: | deutsche-alzheimer.de |
The German Alzheimer's Society e. V. Self-Help Dementia ( DAlzG ) and its member societies are self-help organizations that want to improve the situation of people with dementia and their families. The dementia of the Alzheimer type is the most common form of the more common with age dementia . The non-profit association was founded on December 2nd, 1989 and is based in Berlin .
The society has around 15,000 members in 134 affiliated organizations (as of August 2017).
Organization and financing
The company has an interdisciplinary advisory board as well as the "Living with Dementia" advisory board, which is made up of people with dementia. There are still several standing working committees for technical advice.
Internationally, the German Alzheimer's Society is a full member of Alzheimer Europe and a member of the umbrella organization Alzheimer's Disease International (ADI). The company sends a representative to the European Working Group of People with Dementia , an advisory body to which only people with dementia belong.
The German Alzheimer's Society is primarily financed by membership fees and donations, but also receives support from the Federal Ministry for Family, Seniors, Women and Youth and donations from the self-help funding of the health insurance companies.
Publications, congresses, research funding
As the advocacy group for dementia patients and their relatives, the German Alzheimer's Society regularly takes a position on relevant legislative projects and publishes its own demands. In addition to information brochures, the Alzheimer Society has also been selling Alzheimer Info, a quarterly membership magazine, since 1997.
In the meantime, an Alzheimer's congress takes place at different German locations every two years. In addition, subject-specific conferences are held regularly.
The German Alzheimer's Society awards research funding every two years, with which in particular projects in health services research are supported, the results of which can noticeably contribute to the improvement of therapy and care for dementia sufferers and their relatives.
Help offers
The German Alzheimer's Society offers a variety of help offers for those affected and their families, including the specially developed training program Help with Helping , which caregivers can attend free of charge. Since January 2002 there has been the nationwide Alzheimer's telephone, a free advice service for people with dementia, relatives and anyone interested, which is called five to six thousand times a year. Advice is also possible by email.
In addition to information and brochures on legal, practical and ethical issues, the association offers nationwide address lists of contact points and self-help groups on the subject of dementia as well as memory clinics on its homepage. Nationwide meetings are organized for relatives of the sick. The establishment of local self-help groups is supported.
In January 2011, as part of the youth competition was Alzheimer's and you created practical manual for teaching published. It is a practical guide for teachers and other educators who want to take up the topic of dementia in class or in youth groups and implement it creatively. In September 2016 the DAlzG launched the "Dementia Partner" initiative and thus joined the international "dementia friends" movement. As part of the initiative, various organizations and institutions across Germany offer courses that impart basic knowledge about dementia and how to deal with those affected. In addition, training and courses are organized for various professional groups, such as retail employees or police officers.
history
The initiative for the establishment came from Hans Lauter , then chief physician of the Clinic for Psychiatry at the Technical University of Munich and the then chairman of the Alzheimer Society Munich Koch. The first chairman was Eleonore von Rotenhan (1989–1993).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Martina Lenzen-Schulte: The invisible patient . In: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung , March 9, 2011, p. N1f.
- ↑ Practical manual for teaching at Alzheimer & You
- ↑ "'At that time Alzheimer's was practically unknown.' A conversation with the founding chairwoman of the German Alzheimer's Society Eleonore von Rotenhan ” . In: Alzheimer Info , No. 4/2009.