Alzheimer Australia Vic wins Victorian Healthcare Award

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At a gala ceremony on Wednesday, the Virtual Dementia Experience™ was awarded first place for “Excellence in person, family and community-centred care” at the Victorian Public Healthcare Awards presented by Premier Daniel Andrews and Minister for Health, Jill Hennessy.

 Launched in October 2013, the Virtual Dementia Experience™ is an immersive, interactive virtual reality experience that invades the senses and takes people into the world of a person living with dementia, simulating thoughts, fears and challenges. It has been experienced by more than 2,000 people including professional and family carers, healthcare professionals, high profile business and community leaders and Victorian and Federal politicians.

“It is an honour to receive such an acknowledgement from our peers within the public health sector” Maree McCabe CEO Alzheimer’s Australia Vic said.

 “We know from participant feedback and independent evaluation that the Virtual Dementia Experience is helping to transform dementia care and making a difference to the quality of life of all people living with dementia, their families and carers,” Ms McCabe said.

The simulation was created in collaboration with Melbourne game developers, Opaque Multimedia, whose team consulted with carers, people with dementia and our educators to develop the technology. It has previously been awarded the 2014 Victorian and National iAwards in Education, the 2014 APICTA Award in Education and most recently won the Microsoft Imagine Cup 2015 World Citizenship Award.

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