Cognitive Stimulation: Dr Gary Cheung of University of Auckland provides a primer on CST, training at UCL, and takeaways from AAIC 2024

Episode 14 August 28, 2024 00:31:29
Cognitive Stimulation: Dr Gary Cheung of University of Auckland provides a primer on CST, training at UCL, and takeaways from AAIC 2024
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Cognitive Stimulation: Dr Gary Cheung of University of Auckland provides a primer on CST, training at UCL, and takeaways from AAIC 2024

Aug 28 2024 | 00:31:29

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Show Notes

Dr Gary Cheung is an Associate Professor in Psychiatry at the University of Auckland. He conducts research in the field of old age psychiatry and has been instrumental in introducing to New Zealand- cognitive stimulation therapy (CST), an evidence based non-pharmacological intervention for dementia.

You can reach out to Dr. Gary via email [email protected]. Check out the resources mentioned in the podcast conversation; International CST Centre at UCL, St Louis University CST Learning Module

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