Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre
The Wicking Dementia Research and Education Centre is at the forefront of translational research and support for issues confronting people with dementia and their carers. More than 25 projects are being carried out in Tasmania and nationally, across dementia research fields including neuroscience, nursing, psychology and sociology.
With a continuing increase in incidence of dementia in our community, the Wicking Centre's research "From Care to Cure" endeavours to better understand the diseases affecting the brain that cause progressive decline in functioning affecting memory, problem solving skills, function and social behaviour. The Wicking Centre's nursing research is aimed at improving care for people with dementia and their carers, while possible prevention is researched through the Tasmanian Healthy Brain Project.
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The Wicking Centre, a flagship of the University of Tasmania Faculty of Health Science, was established in 2008 and is core-funded by the JO & JR Wicking Trust (managed by ANZ Trustees) with significant contributions from the University of Tasmania and the Tasmanian Department of Health and Human Services.
The Wicking Centre particularly acknowledges the support of: the UTAS School of Nursing and Midwifery and the UTAS School of Medicine.
